Bike Touring on the East Coast: Lakeville to Windsor Locks

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.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Lakeville to Windsor Locks

It was 59 miles from Lakeville to Windsor Locks with about 3,500 feet of gain through mostly quiet country roads in dense woodlands with lots of steep climbs. I'm still under the weather (cough, cough) but rode a little better today. Gnats are becoming a problem when we stop in the countryside unless there's a breeze.