This was the prettiest segment of our Erie Canal bike ride. Also our longest.
It seems hard to believe, but there is such a thing as too much pie. And I learned that lesson on day 6 of our Buffalo-to-Albany bike ride along the Erie Canal.
Continue reading “Too much pie on the Erie Canal from Utica to Amsterdam on day 6”Today was history day for me.
The highlight of the 58-mile day: meeting up with one of our East Coast Greenway friends who happened to be in the area.
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride: Syracuse to Utica on day 5”
Look for the references to 19 in Seneca Falls —we spotted signs for the right to run 19 (that’s a 19k run) and had breakfast (and a great conversation with two locals) at Cafe 19.
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride: Seneca Falls to Syracuse on day 4”This is the day we started seeing lots of people – and boats – along the Erie Canal.
This is the day we really started seeing people on the Erie Canal trail — walking, biking, even some who, like us, had gear and probably also are end-to-enders.
And then the boats. The canal is still in use for pleasure!
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride day 3: Rochester to Seneca Falls”Today we coped with rain and grime. The best part of the day, though, came at the end.
This is not a photo Brian should see. He’s the guy who gives me grief over how filthy my bike gets.
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride day 2: A wet day from Medina to Rochester”It was shaping up to be a perfect day. Until a piece of metal broke.
It was shaping up to be a perfect day: sunny, warm enough for a sleeveless bike jersey, chocolate cake for breakfast… because why not?
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride: A crisis on our first day along the way from Buffalo to Medina”So much to see in Buffalo! Spend a day here before heading out on the Erie Canal trail.
We took a day at the start of this week-long bike ride along the Erie Canal to get a feel for Buffalo: the wealth from a century ago when industrialists were building their mansions along Delaware Avenue with the profits from their grain silos, from when the Pan-American Exhibition that showed off the promises of the new century was marred by a presidential assassination, and when Art Deco became the fashion.
Actually, there wasn’t enough time to see everything.
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride: Exploring Buffalo”Here’s the state of the D&R Canal towpath from Washington Road to the Lawrence Hopewell Trail.
At the beginning of May, we checked out the state of the D&R Canal towpath from New Brunwick to Princeton. For Memorial Day, we pushed further south.
Continue reading “The D&R Canal towpath from Princeton to partway to Trenton”Four people, four bikes but no mules, going the other way instead of from Albany to Buffalo.
Four people, four bikes but no mules — it’s going to be an adventure going the other way instead of Albany to Buffalo. But west to east is considered the better option. Downhill? Plus we don’t have to time the train at the end.
We’re heading out in early June. This is the plan.
Continue reading “I’m planning a bike ride on the Erie Canal — your must-sees?”Eight months after the one-two punch from Henri and Ida in late August and early September of 2021, it was time to check out how much repair work had been done.
The D&R Canal towpath was a mess after the one-two punch from Henri and Ida in late August and early September of 2021. Eight months later, it was time to check out how much repair work had been done and how rideable the route is.
So we hopped New Jersey Transit to New Brunswick to find out.
Continue reading “New Brunswick to Princeton on the D&R Canal + East Coast Greenway”
Exploring by bicycle 