Roxy and Linda's Bicycle Blog
45th posting on August 27, 2013 ..... Back to the welcome page and listings for other links
Day
79 - Ticonderoga, NY to Rochester, VT - 45
miles ........ 3690
total miles
A new state today! We left Ticonderoga and took a ferry across
Lake Champlain to Vermont. Vermont greeted us with hills, steep hills! The day
was humid and sweat was dripping off us. The scenery was beautiful. We rode thru
Middlebury and had lunch at a bakery cafe. Tasty! After lunch we started climbing
Middlebury gap, some of the sections were really steep. We gave our granny gears
quite a workout. At the summit there was a road sign indicating a steep 12% downhill,
wheeeeee......no pedaling required! Our first stop in Rochester was the Green
Mountain Bike Shop. We had a rear tire replaced and the drive trains cleaned and
lubed. Great service! Tonight we're staying at the Pumpkin Patch B&B, nicely
renovated home built in 1873. Enjoyed chatting with owners Debbie & Rich,
nice folks.
Our email address is gusrox30@gmail.com
. Feel free to drop a note and say hello anytime!
Our
route across New York. |
We
rode past Fort Ticonderoga on our way to the ferry. |
Linda
is hailing the ferry. Costs $2 to cross one way with a bicycle. |
Walking
on the ferry to cross Lake Champlain to Vermont, we were the only passengers! |
Another
new state! Can't remember how many we've gone thru, but know there are only 2
left! |
This
Vermont route is very pretty. Kind of overcast & very humid, but no rain yet. |
Middlebury
is very picturesque. Great lunch stop before heading up the Middlebury Gap. |
The
Middlebury River was flowing downhill along the road for miles. |
Pretty
flowers on the railing of a bridge, with the Middlebury River in the background. |
Mountain
campus of the Middlebury College. Every building we saw had the same color scheme. |
We
just summited the Middlebury Gap. The downhill is going to be great! |
Rest
break @ Ripton country store. It's fun to stop at these small places and |
Any
mistakes or corrections, email me at coachellis@cox.net
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