Bike Touring on the East Coast: Frenchtown to Delaware Water Gap

During Spring 2015, a group of friends and I will be touring the entire east coast from Key West, Florida to Bar Harbor, Maine, approximately 2,500 miles in total, following the Atlantic Coast route created by the Adventure Cycling Association. This will be a self contained fully loaded bike tour which means I'll be carrying around 45 lbs. or so. I'm looking forward to experiencing the east coast like never before. With this blog, I plan to post pictures as we progress using the BlogPress APP on my mobile phone. Let's see how it goes and wish me luck. On a bike tour such as this, our daily challenges and not necessarily in this order, will be our physical condition, food, shelter, traffic, navigation, and weather. The above picture was taken during my Southern Tier crossing of the U.S. in spring of 2008. Bike touring requires a specific mind set and a passion.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Frenchtown to Delaware Water Gap

Today's ride to the Delaware Water Gap, about 53 miles with 2,600 feet of gain, was mostly on secondary roads following the river including a stretch on the Delaware River Scenic Drive, a wonderful meandering route through woodlands and riverfront homes along the upper Delaware River with minimum traffic.