TRIPLETT 2024 EPIC RIDE

Day 52 / Aug 27 / Hooksett, NH to Portsmouth, NH with Maine added in / 53.6 miles and 1,788 feet / 80 degrees After 52 days of pedaling, we reached the Atlantic Ocean and dipped our front tires. On the way to the beach, the route took us on another NH rail trail, which…

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Day 51 / Aug 26 / Keene, NH to Hooksett, NH / 60.3 miles and 3,193 feet / partly cloudy and 78 degrees Oh boy, we are almost to the coast. Today was a great ride through classic New England scenery. Most of the roads were well paved and with very little traffic. We did…

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Day 50 / Aug 25 / Hancock, MA to Keene, NH / 87.4 miles and 6,975 feet / 80 degrees We started with a nice continental breakfast at the Berkshire Valley Inn in their lovely community room. Anyone recognize the guy with the raccoon eyes? The route today was full of several tough climbs, but…

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Day 49 / Aug 24 / Latham, NY to Hancock, MA / 54 miles and 3,362 feet / Sunny and 91 degrees Today we rode through Albany, NY, “crashed a local 5K on the trail, crossed the Hudson River and had our final ride on the Empire State Trail before riding into Massachusetts. Before we…

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Day 48 / Aug 23 / Herkimer, NY to Latham, NY / 76.5 miles and 1,353 feet / sunny and 80 degrees with a light tailwind It’s probably just as well that I don’t look at the routes for the future until the night before. We were back on the Empire State and Erie Canalway…

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Day 47 / Aug 22 / Cicero, NY to Herkimer, NY / 67.1 miles and 1, 356 feet / 68 degrees and mostly tailwind As we prepared for the ride, we looked over at the parking lot of Camping World and saw the flag waving to the east. It should be a good morning with…

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Day 46 / Aug 21 / Rochester, NY to Cicero, NY / 96.5 miles and 1,916 feet / 60 degrees and rain We were back on the Erie Canalway Trail today for about 45 miles. That’s a lot of quicksand – especially when it is raining on and off. There also were places with standing…

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Day 45 / Aug 20 / Niagara Falls, ON to Rochester, NY / 88.3 miles and 1,460 feet / 68 degrees with a few showers Today we crossed Rainbow Bridge with a stop for a passport check at the border. Once through passport control, we entered NY and began our ride to Rochester. A chunk…

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Day 44 / Aug 19 / Rest Day We are enjoying our final rest day of this adventure. It’s been a lot of miles on the bicycle, and we were ready for a break. It is also raining today – so it’s a good day to not have to ride. As I referenced in yesterday’s…

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Day 43 / Aug 18 / Tillsonburg, ON to Niagara Falls, ON / 91.3 miles and 1,753 feet / 78 degrees Sunday was our final day of riding before our last rest day. We rode for a bit on the Trans Canada Trail – it was crushed limestone and was one of the better unpaved…

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