I love the trails on both sides of the Walkway Over the Hudson.
So we bet wrong on the weather.
Rain – thunderstorms – were in the forecast for this afternoon. And we had a 12:45 pm reservation at one of the Culinary Institute restaurants in Hyde Park. If we could get seated early, we thought, maybe we could beat the storm.
Hah!
Continue reading “Empire State Trail bike ride day 3: New Paltz to Poughkeepsie and the Culinary Institute”Sometimes you just suck it up.
Sometimes you just have to suck it up and ride hills.
We had decided we wanted to ride Bike New York’s annual Discover Hudson Valley Ride. And while we came to our senses and opted out of the 75-miler (with 4,000+ feet of climbing!), the 55-mile route still came advertised with 2,900 feet of climbing.
Time to try something other than our usual. Continue reading “Hills and more hills with Bike New York’s Discover the Hudson Valley bike ride”
Exploring by bicycle 