Author: Lynne
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Dauphin Island
Day 3: Pascagoula, MS to Dauphin Island, AL; 43 miles, partly sunny, less headwind, 80 degrees Today was a shorter ride and it was nice to have the afternoon off the bikes. We rode across a long bridge to Dauphin Island (a warm-up for the Keys) and are staying at the aptly named, Gulf Breeze
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More beaches, bridges, and breeze
Day 2; Bay St Louis, MS to Pascagoula, MS; 53.7 miles, stiff headwind, cloudy and 81 We had rain clouds chasing us all morning, but we were able to outrun them and ended the day with no rain. We were told that the stiff headwind was keeping the storms at bay. I’ll take wind over
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Easter Blessings: He is Risen!
Bridges, Bayou, Breeze and Beaches: Day 1 New Orleans to Bay St. Louis 69.7 miles, 82 degrees, 15 mph SSE wind with gusts Luke 24:5b-6a “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Today was a tough first day of riding. One of the longest days
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Ready to ride in 2025
Shortly after Bill and I arrived home from our epic Northern Tier ride in 2024, we received a phone call from our friends, Mark and Debbie in Ontario asking if we wanted to join them for a Gulf Coast ride in the Spring of 2025. So, here we are ready to head to New Orleans
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Reached the beach and state 50
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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Penultimate ride
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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Two more states and another trail
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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Crossing the Hudson, leaving NY, welcome to MA
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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“The trail” take 5
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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Anyone for Day 3 on the NY State trails?
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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