Author: djlofquist

The weather/rest day was good for me; I felt pretty fresh this morning. I also slept 19 hours over the two nights, which didn’t hurt… So, after a whopping big french toast breakfast, I got my stuff together and hit the road around 10:00. I left at 10:00 because based on the weather radar I … Continue reading Day 66: A slightly damp, hilly ride to the Long Eddy Hotel and Saloon

All I am doing today is eating, stretching and watching football. I’ve ridden about 1,700 miles since my last rest stop in Nisswa, MN. Daily mileage: 0, trip miles: 3,562. Continue reading Day 65: Weather/rest day in Starlight, PA

I had a very, very nice stay with Joanne and Jack last night at their lovely home on a lake in Factoryville Pennsylvania. After a hearty breakfast they drove me back up towards Binghamton and dropped me off at a road going East that would conmect with roads that would lead me to my destination … Continue reading Day 64: A short, intetesting ride to Starlight, PA

I didn’t leave my WS house until 09:00 because it was COLD this morning! When I woke up and checked the weather, it was 41 F. It was sunny though and by the time I left it had warmed up to 47 F. I had a beautiful ride south to Elmira and then the the … Continue reading Day 63: More hills and headwinds enroute to Binghamton, 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 … Continue reading Day 62: A very tough, hilly ride to Horseheads, NY

I left the hotel at 08:00 to try and beat most of the thunderstorms that were forecast to start after noon. The temp was about 55 F when I left and there was a light and cool North wind. It was a very heavy overcast and the clouds looked threatening even though the chance of … Continue reading Day 61: A nice recovery ride to Wellsville, NY

My WS host (Tom) fixed me a hearty oatmeal breakfast before he left for work and I had a couple of Starbucks Via’s as well. I took my time getting ready and when I started loading the bike I checked my rear wheel spokes to make sure everything was ok. Well, 2 or 3 were … Continue reading Day 60: A little bit of everything riding to Salamanca, NY

After a big English breakfast, I left the B&B around 09:15. You may notice my departure times slipping from 07:00 – 07:30 at the beginning of the ride to 08:30 – 09:15 at this point. I’m not more tired, just more relaxed about the ride. So I headed out NE along Lake Erie and pretty … Continue reading Day 59: NY State Bike Route #17 to Maysville, NY

I left this morning in typical post front weather- cool and breezy. In this case it was 51 F and a 15 mph northerly wind off Lake Erie. I found my way back onto the route and was pedaling along when another bike rider came up next to me. His name is Jerry and we … Continue reading Day 58: A pretty ride to Girard, PA

After a fabulous dinner on the shores of Lake Erie followed by lots of good conversation and s’mores, I got to bed about 10:30 which is a bit on the late side for me.  I was awakened in the early morning hours by lots of lightning, thunder, high winds and hard rain. When I looked … Continue reading Day 57: Raced a storm through downtown Cleveland on my way to Eastlake, OH