Back on the road

 After a two year hiatus, I’m back on a bike trip.  We will ride a bit more than 1000 miles this month, starting and ending in Burlington, Vermont, and most of the time in New York State.  Our group is once again led by Nancy and Ken Wright, and I have ridden previously with 11 of the 17 riders. It felt like old home week as we gathered in Burlington on Saturday.

Today’s ride was a short, easy warmup, 30 miles and two ferry rides to Plattsburgh, New York.

We rode from Burlington up the Colchester Causeway, with views of Vermont’s Green Mountains on one side and New York’s Adirondacks on the other.

Although we didn’t see Champy, Lake Champlain’s famous monster, se did spot a dinosaur or two hiding in a woods filled with colorful birdhouses.  

We are, appropriately enough, staying on Margaret Street.

Frequently, our evening gatherings are in a motel breakfast room.  Not today, as we looked at afterglow in the eastern sky across the lake. Focusing on tomorrow’s route was a challenge.