DAY 42 Cazenovia NY to Piseco NY 93 miles 3682 ft

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This morning it was misting and 49 degrees when I left the Inn.  Within a mile I was back because the battery for the electronic shifter had been charged by the guides but not put back on the bike.  Without shifting gears my chances of climbing are quite poor.  (Tough to have electronic shifting hey?)  About an hour into the ride it stopped misting and at the first break Michael the guide joined me for the next 10 miles or so.  During that time of level riding we rode next to the Erie Canal for a while and ended at the break which was set up outside a prison near Rome NY.  I was on my own till lunch.  A lot of climbing to get to lunch, (we did enter the Adirondacks) but lunch was beside a lake and was quite pleasant. I hopped in the van for 10 miles and then got out to ride the 25 miles to the hotel. Again a lot of climbing not really steep but a lot of it. My quads, hamstrings and calves all know I climbed today.  IT did get sunny later on in the day but the temperature was still only in the high 50's.  Guess we're in fall weather.  The leaves showed more color today but nowhere near peak. The place we are staying is much more basic than last night but it is very typical of the Adirondacks.


Piseco Lake

Barn #2

Oh no another barn

Can you imagine staring at this even for one day?

Right out of Shawshank Redemption

Lunch view

I knew I'd lose weight on this trip but looking at this selfie
makes me think I need to eat a little more

Church in a small town

View after a strenuous climb


View of the lake from the inn

Erie Canal

Once again the trip is recorded in two parts.  In all I road 85.2 miles and climbed 3796 feet.



Departed:Sep 29, '18, 07:13AM
Starts in:Cazenovia, NY, US
Distance:58.2 mi
Elevation:+ 2099 / - 2158 ft
Max Grade
5.8 %
Avg. Grade
0.0 %
VAM248 Vm/h
Ascent time02:34:31
Descent time02:01:58
Total Duration:05:18:51
Moving Time:04:36:29
Stopped Time:00:42:22
Calories:1671
Avg. Watts:101
Max Speed:26.2 mph
Avg. Speed:12.6 mph
Pace:00:05:29
Moving Pace:










Departed:Sep 29, '18, 01:08PM
Starts in:Ohio, NY, US
Distance:27.0 mi
Elevation:+ 1697 / - 1254 ft
Max Grade
8.1 %
Avg. Grade
0.6 %
VAM293 Vm/h
Ascent time01:45:44
Descent time00:44:25
Total Duration:02:45:49
Moving Time:02:30:09
Stopped Time:00:15:40
Calories:764
Avg. Watts:85
Max Speed:26.4 mph
Avg. Speed:10.8 mph
Pace:00:06:09
Moving Pace:00:05:34














































Comments

  1. Denis OSeptember 29, 2018 at 3:38 PM

    ADK region is looking good. Hope the weather holds for the next few days. It has been cold downstate as well but better in the afternoon. Keep it going - you are getting close. Good luck to the finish. Denis

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  2. UnknownSeptember 29, 2018 at 7:38 PM

    That skeleton “selfie” lol

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  3. UnknownSeptember 30, 2018 at 6:53 AM

    Almost there!

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