Ride for Water 2012

Day 62 – August 4 – Orwell, NY to Boonville, NY – 41 Miles

Day 62 – August 4 - Orwell, NY to Boonville, NY – 41 Miles Things did not go as planned today. The dreaded 4-H’s have returned. It was hot and humid with temperature in the mid 90’s. The hills and headwinds plagued us all day. The...

Day 61 – August 3 – Sodus Point, NY to Orwell, NY – 75 Miles

Today was the first day in quite a long time where we encountered hills for the entire day. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Erie Canal had spoiled us. The hills today were not particularly challenging and they were a good warm up for what we will...

Day 60 – August 2 – Spencerport, NY to Sodus Point, NY – 70 Miles

We got a rather decent 8:00 start this morning. For the first time on the trip we stopped at a Dunkin Donuts. It was quick and right on our route of travel back to the canal towpath. Today the scenery along the canal transitioned from rural...

Day 59 – August 1-Lockport, NY to Spencerport, NY– 56 Miles

Today’s ride had everything going for it, a dedicated recreational path, no hills, beautiful weather, beautiful scenery and a wealth of history. We were not disappointed. The entire day was spent traveling the Erie Canal Trail located on the towpath of the Erie Canal. We...

Day 58 – July 31- Buffalo, NY to Lockport, NY – 55 Miles

Today was a transitional day for our trip. At least it seemed that way to me. Until we reached Buffalo, we still seemed to be in the Midwest. Today we crossed into Canada, rode north along the Niagara River, then re-entered the U.S. and headed...

Day 57 – July 30- Buffalo, NY – Rest Day

Our rest day really started last night as Phil took us to dinner and on a tour of Buffalo. Buffalo is a city steeped in history. Established on the eastern end of Lake Erie, Buffalo’s history was destined with the establishment of the Erie Canal. Buffalo,...

Day 56 – July 29 – Lake Erie State Park, NY to Buffalo, NY – 54 Miles

We spent about an hour planning our route into Buffalo. While it delayed our start, in the end it would make navigation easier. Our primary source for directions was the New York State Department of Transportation web site and its directions for following Bicycle Route...

Day 55 – July 28 – Conneaut, OH to Lake Erie State Park, NY – 76 Miles

It turned out to be a longer and tougher day than we had anticipated. The roads were for the most part in good condition and the temperatures were perfect. The challenges came with the persistent headwind and navigating through Erie, PA. We got a bit of...

Day 54 – July 27 – Willowick, OH to Conneaut, OH– 75 Miles

Willowick is one of the eastern suburbs of Cleveland and we had to make our way through several more before we were out of the metro area. For the most part we followed the shore of Lake Erie except near Perry, OH where we made...

Day 53 – July 26 – Huron, OH to Willowick, OH– 65 Miles

Overnight a front pushed into the area bringing the humidity back. It made sleeping difficult so I wasn’t feeling particularly rested for the day ahead. Cleveland was only 36 miles away and our target destination was east of the city. US Route 6 would take...