We started the day off at a Dunkin Donuts in Glen Falls. What a great way to start the day! I don't know if I'm as big a fan of them as OSJ, but I LOVE DD!!
I mostly backtracked to the NY/VT border and then jumped on Rte 9 in VT to ride home. We rode all the way to Brattleboro where we picked up 119 and rode the rest of the way home.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
We awoke about 6:15 and walked one mile to a nearby diner for breakfast. Neither Ruth nor I were impressed with the Diner so we'll not go back there tomorrow. It was ok but not worth a walk so once is enough.
Today was an awesome ride!!!
We did another of the Shamrock Tours. This one was a big looping ride from Glen Falls up through the Adirondack Park and stopping in Lake Placid
before continuing home. We got going about 8 AM and did lots of riding along two lane roads. I did get lost twice during this ride and I think it was because I only had their tankbag maps, not the articles. I should have planned better for the whole ride.
In Lake Placid, we stopped at the Speed Skating rink where Eric Heiden (from Madison, WI; just north of where I grew up) swept the 1980 Olympics
.
We then headed back to the Olympic Ski Jumping site. Being Austrian, Ruth HAD to see this site and see how many of her countrymen were named on plaques there. We paid the $10/person entry fee and parked the bikes. Ruth was immediately smitten.
We were both amazed to see them jumping. The jumpers would wear the same suit they were in the winter so it was hot for them. We chatted with one and then we climbed aboard the chair lifts to go to the bottom of the jumps. From there, we took an elevator to the top of the 120m jump. The guy running the elevator had a pretty boring job. It was reasonably cool outside but the
elevator was hot and he never got to see anything. He was dozing off after pushing the button to go to the top.
At the top we were able to climb to see where the competitors stood. It was quite impressive and I don't think it was something I'd want to do!
Ruth spoke to a boy that was 11 years old and was jumping off the 90m jump. I wondered if we'd see him in the 2012 Olympics...
They also had a place for acrobatic jumpers to practice jumping into a pool. They turned on jets in the water immediately before the jumper went (perhaps to keep them from sinking into the pool too far??).
We then continued back to Rte 9 and then south to Lake George. We hung out for awhile and peoplewatched and then, when we got to the KOA, we walked to a local pub for a raddler (beer and sprite) before cleaning up for the night and hitting the hay...
Today was an awesome ride!!!
We did another of the Shamrock Tours. This one was a big looping ride from Glen Falls up through the Adirondack Park and stopping in Lake Placid
before continuing home. We got going about 8 AM and did lots of riding along two lane roads. I did get lost twice during this ride and I think it was because I only had their tankbag maps, not the articles. I should have planned better for the whole ride.In Lake Placid, we stopped at the Speed Skating rink where Eric Heiden (from Madison, WI; just north of where I grew up) swept the 1980 Olympics
.
We then headed back to the Olympic Ski Jumping site. Being Austrian, Ruth HAD to see this site and see how many of her countrymen were named on plaques there. We paid the $10/person entry fee and parked the bikes. Ruth was immediately smitten.
We were both amazed to see them jumping. The jumpers would wear the same suit they were in the winter so it was hot for them. We chatted with one and then we climbed aboard the chair lifts to go to the bottom of the jumps. From there, we took an elevator to the top of the 120m jump. The guy running the elevator had a pretty boring job. It was reasonably cool outside but the
elevator was hot and he never got to see anything. He was dozing off after pushing the button to go to the top.At the top we were able to climb to see where the competitors stood. It was quite impressive and I don't think it was something I'd want to do!
Ruth spoke to a boy that was 11 years old and was jumping off the 90m jump. I wondered if we'd see him in the 2012 Olympics...
They also had a place for acrobatic jumpers to practice jumping into a pool. They turned on jets in the water immediately before the jumper went (perhaps to keep them from sinking into the pool too far??).
We then continued back to Rte 9 and then south to Lake George. We hung out for awhile and peoplewatched and then, when we got to the KOA, we walked to a local pub for a raddler (beer and sprite) before cleaning up for the night and hitting the hay...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Adirondacks Three Day; Day 1
Ruth and I took a leisurely morning and left for Lake George about 10:30. We rode Rte 62 to 140 and then north to Rte 2. We rode a little longer and stopped for ....
and then continued out Rte 2.
Ruth was enjoying her ride and needed a bladder break on Florida Mountain. It's a great view from there and she's always a good subject of photos. (By the way, I don't have any idea why the photos are black and white rather than color. It seems my camera was toggling back an
d forth randomly!)I then reminded Ruth about the hairpin turn coming up. Although she was concerned, she did it like a trooper! She did criticize her own technique in that she crossed the centerline on the exit of the turn but I thought she did great!
My plan was to ride Rte 2 until I got to the corner of NY and then follow a route from the April, '07 issue of RoadRunner magazine. It was in a Shamrock Tour beginning in Glen Falls, NY (just south of Lake George). It had us going route 2 to 22 to 372 to 40 to 197. I thought the route was FABULOUS!!! It was mostly two lane roads and quite comfortable to ride on. Traffic was light and I enjoyed the roads lots.
We arrived at Lake George about 5 PM and headed for the KOA that is actually in Lake Luzerne. We're camping here because of some points for the AMA Grand Tours
Both of us forgot a few things and Ruth had noticed a Target a few miles back (in Glen Falls) so we went back to it. To her surprise, there was a JCPenney there and Ruth had to visit. We also had an "Apple Fortune" at a 99 restauraunt (thanks Dick!!) and then headed back for the night.
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