Day 62: A very tough, hilly ride to Horseheads, NY

I left my WS house this morning at 08:30 and it was 44 F and foggy. I wore my raincoat and my full fingered bicycle gloves for warmth!  I could also see my breath and all southerners know that indicates arctic-like climatic conditions where it is unsafe to be outside. But off I went and boy was it hilly! Big steep hills, small steep hills- I spent most of my time in my small hill climbing gear up front. I thought this might be the first ride I would need to use my headlight coming in. I stopped for a Cliff Bar/Fig Newton break after 15 miles, another snack break after 25 miles (2 slices of pizza and a Dr Pepper) and stopped for lunch after 40 miles and had a huge grinder, chips and another Dr Pepper. I needed the rest breaks and the calories today…The hills were milder after lunch though the headwind continued to build a bit. I rolled into Horseheads around 4:30 pm and was glad to be done for the day. My WS hosts Scott & Juliann had pizza for dinner and then took me out for some sight seeing and ice cream afterwards. It has been a really nice evening! Daily mileage: 78, trip miles: 3,456

It started out a little foggy today:

Pretty roads, all descending imto valleys out of which I would later pedal:

Some pretty scenery along the way:

A couple of nice old houses in Addison, NY:

Most times I cross a bridge I stop and look for fish. In this photo there is a large fish stirring up sediments from the bottom- the sediment plume is clearly visable: 

Pretty sunset tonight from a hill overlooking the town: