Would the D&R Canal towpath be the best way to reach Duke Farms? Or would a road option be better?
Biking to Duke Farms has been on the list for a while.
But if we wanted to benefit from the calmness of the D&R Canal towpath for much of the ride, the trade-off would be some stretches of busy road. Would it be worth it?
Continue reading “How to bike to Duke Farms (with a detour to the new Flounder Brewing)”I love the Lawrence Hopewell Trail but haven’t been on its Full Moon Ride in – gulp! – five years. Time to go back!
I love the Lawrence Hopewell Trail but haven’t been on its Full Moon Ride in – gulp! – five years. Time to go back!
Continue reading “Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s Full Moon Ride is back!”We did it! 360 miles after leaving Buffalo (plus a detour to Seneca Falls), we reach Albany!
Congratulate four new end-to-enders!
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride: We reach Albany on Day 7”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”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”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 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 Buffalo to Medina”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 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.
So if you have to pick one thing, my recommendation is Buffalo River History Tours and its boat and walking tour of Silo City, an abandoned collection of grain elevators stretching up to 10 stories tall as well as a couple of adjacent buildings that are slowly being turned into housing.
Continue reading “Erie Canal bike ride: Exploring Buffalo”
Exploring by bicycle 