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VT 251 Cycling Adventure:Day 16
Shelburne, Saint George, Charlotte, Monkton, Ferrisburg, Panton, Addison, Bridport, and Vergennes Miles: 55 Totals to Date: 148 towns and 915 miles. Today I thought about how difficult it is sometimes to get up out of a comfy chair and start to work, but how once started, the dreaded task is not really all that bad.…
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VT 251 Cycling Adventure:Day 15
Highgate, Alburg, Isle La Motte, North Hero, Grand Isle, South Hero, Milton, Colchester, Winooski, Burlington and South Burlington. Miles: 72 Totals to Date: 139 towns and cities and 860 miles. Today more than made up for the past two days of rain. Even though at 72 miles it was a bit longer than I like,…
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VT 251 Cycling Adventure:Day 14
Cities: Saint Albans Towns: Franklin, Sheldon, Fairfield, Bakersfield, Fletcher, Fairfax, Georgia, Saint Albans (yes, it is both a city and town), and Swanton Miles: 68 Totals to Date: 128 towns and cities and 788 miles Two weeks out and over half the towns completed! I ended the night about ten miles from where I started…
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VT 251 Cycling Adventure:Day 13
Johnson, Waterville, Belvedere, Montgomery, Enosburg, Richford, and Berkshire Miles: 45 Total to Date: 118 towns and cities and 720 miles. Today was the first day I have had to ride completely in the rain. It was the kind of day that I thought would be a nightmare when I was planning this trip. The temperature…
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VT 251 Cycling Adventure: Day 12
Day 12 Bolton, Richmond, Huntington, Hinesburg, Williston, Essex, Jericho, Underhill, Westford and Cambridge Miles: 48, about one fifth on dirt and the third day in a row with a wicked headwind for most of the ride Total to date: 111 towns and 675 miles. I am finding around fifty miles with my gear to be…
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Day 11
Duxbury, Moretown, Waitsfield, Fayston, Warren, Granville, Hancock, Stockbridge and Pittsfield Miles: 57, all on pavement To date: 627 miles and 101 towns. I hit town 100 while riding on route 100! I would have had trouble planning that if I had tried. Today was the first day I started out in the rain. I was…
