A roadside deli on today's route.
Thirty miles out of Albany, we crossed into Vermont.
A Vermont license plate. I take the license plate photos in our motel parking lots. One of these days someone is going to catch me taking a picture of "their" license plate and want to know what is going on.
The Col. Seth Warner monument in Bennington, VT.
Left-click the photo to read the inscription on the monument.
There were many life-sized sculptures along the streets of Bennington. This one was labeled "Weekend Painter".
The inscription below the sculpture.
We crossed the Appalachian Trail on a 7 mile climb out of Benningtion. The AT stands for Appalachian Trail and the LT stands for Long Trail.
Bill, from Kansas, who has hiked the full length of the Appalachian Trail and many other major trails.
I would imagine that this motel is named after Bill Bryson's book, "A Walk in the Woods". The book is a humerous account of Bill and a friend hiking the Appalachian Trail.
This looks like fun. I reached 43.5 mph on this downgrade. There were other reports of a 47 mph and of Achim and Alex (Germany) reaching 53 mph on their heavy recumbent-tandem.
A clean bubbling brook.
And a sky-blue lake.
Don Berens (Albany, NY) greeting his Vermont "Uncle George" and wife on top of Hogback Mt.
A restaurant on top of Hogback Mt.
Randy (CA) topping one of our climbs today.
George (England) getting some sun at the end of the day. Sorry, George, for the perspective on the fountain (left-click the photo). Hope that your hair is not getting wet!Tomorrow will be our last full day of riding with our 87 mile journey from Brattleboro, VT, to Burlington, MA. Burlington is just outside of Boston. Tomorrow's ride will also involve a lot of climbing and will be a long day.
I might add that 40 years ago this year (1968), I rode a bicycle from Ft. Devens, MA, to Brattleboro, VT, to visit my brother, John, who was attending a Spanish language school for a few weeks before spending a year as an International Farm Youth Exchange worker in Nicaragua. I was stationed at Ft. Devens during my Army training.
By for now and thanks for the comments,
Bob
4 comments:
Bob,
My mom and Dad were married at the Chapel in Fort Devens.. Interesting. How long of a ride was that back in 1968?
John Osborne
as the end of your incredible journey arrives. i just like to say how much admiration i hae for ALL of you.. especially my dad at such a great age of 72... thank you for your blogs i have really enjoyed them and it has helped me to follow my dad (george) along the way and feel a part of the journey.
all the best and good luck. (ps typical picture of my dad ...no top on, shoes somewhere near)
thanks karen xxx
Hi, actually I am not concerned about Georges hair getting wet, but I am worried that his whisky and dry may not be going down any.
We do still find it incredible that we can receive your reports and photographs in seconds of you posting them, what on earth would our parents have thought about this technology.... ( I am 71 years old ) mind blowing really.
We are so going to miss your blogs after this week.... we are indebted to you all for allowing us this opportunity to accompany you on this ride, your reports and photographs have been both entertaining and informative, not many things make me want to dash home to my computer, but your blogs certainly have done that.
You have all performed this magnificent tast and we are filled with admiration, we wish you well in your future endeavours.
Regards to the whole team.
Ray & Margaret Wilcox, George G`s. home town. England.
Hi Bob,
We have really enjoyed your pictures of the trip through Eastern NY, and onto Brattleboro.
Carolyn and I went to an antique car show that was sponsored by Hemmings Motor News in Bennington about ten years ago.
Jim and Carolyn
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