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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…
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Cycling VT 251: Day 10
Day 10 Middlesex, Worschester, Elmore, Wolcott, Morrisville, Hyde Park, Stowe, and Waterbury Miles: 56, mostly paved with a bit of dirt and a smidgen of bike trail. To date: 570 miles and 92 towns. I have the northeastern quadrant done. I expect the other three quadrants to be fewer miles, so I’m guessing I have…
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Pedaling and Perspective
I’m on my bike going downhill. At least, I think I’m going downhill. The road looks like it’s going downhill, and yet I have to pedal hard. Somehow my perspective of the road is off. My bike and gravity don’t lie. When the wind is blowing in my face, 15 miles per hour seems like…
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251 Cycling Adventure Day 9
Miles added: 13 Towns added: East Montpelier Towns to date: 84 I took another nearo day, logging in only one town—East Montpelier—and lots of calories, including a large maple creamee. I did laundry and spent hours on mapping my route while I have the luxury of indoor lighting and a dry table to spread out…
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Day 8
Joe’s Pond, Danville Danville, Cabot, Woodbury, Calais, Marshfield, Plainfield, Barre town, Barre the city, Orange, Washington, Williamstown, Northfield, Berlin and Montpelier Miles: 78 Towns to date: 83 Bobby, unbidden provider of water and electricity in Marshfield I am pooped. 78 miles and 14 more towns (I’ve lost track how much was on dirt and how…
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My VT 251 Cycling Adventure Day 7
Glover, Greensboro, Hardwick, Walden, Stannard, Wheelock and Lyndon Miles: 32 Towns to date: 69 After a long day yesterday I took what in hiker terms is called a nearo. That is, I did very few miles, logging in 32. It was really dewy last night and I was in no hurry to pack the wet…
