{"id":1255,"date":"2011-06-22T07:55:44","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T11:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=1255"},"modified":"2011-06-22T07:55:44","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T11:55:44","slug":"rb-bike-trip-take-3-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2011\/06\/22\/rb-bike-trip-take-3-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"RB Bike trip take 3, day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

I woke up this morning in my “suite” in Clifton Park, (the only room available)\u00a0 absolutely not wanting to go for a long bike ride.\u00a0 Physically, I felt fine, but psychologically speaking, I was a mess!\u00a0 I just wanted to stay in my safe suite and while away my time watching TV and doing crossword puzzles.\u00a0 I wanted to go home! Who needs this exercise business?\u00a0 But I got on the ol’ Fuji and hit the trails anyway, despite my better judgement.<\/p>\n

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my "living room" in Clifton Park <\/p><\/div>\n

A good part of the morning was spent avoiding Albany traffic by skirting the lovely Tomhannock Reservoir:<\/p>\n

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the lovely Tomhanks reservoir<\/p><\/div>\n

At 2 pm I tackled “the Hill”.\u00a0 It’s basically a 4 mile stretch of road east of North Adams, Ma, that climbs 1500 feet and takes you high up in the Berkshires.\u00a0 Anyway, I’ve begun to categorize climbs based on how long I have\u00a0 to crawl along\u00a0 in my lowest of low gears, typically at about 4.1 mph.\u00a0 For example near my home in North Russell there is a 5 minute hill, etc.\u00a0 This monster climb too 45 minutes, plus an extra 15 minutes (after the switchback) and another 10 minutes at the “Whitcomb Summit”.\u00a0 Here’s my bike at the switchback:<\/p>\n

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By now I’d remembered that last year I ended up cycling 100 miles in one day (a Century) which I knew that I didn’t want to repeat.\u00a0 (for one thing mild headwinds are predicted for the next few days and the Century last year was, admittedly, with a tail wind!) … so instead of crashing for the night at the lovely Whitcomb Summit Motel, I kept going another 20 miles to Shelburne Falls… bringing today’s total to 78 miles (including the Hill)<\/p>\n

Shelburne Falls is a pleasant town, with restaurants, shops a trolley museum and the “Flower Bridge”.\u00a0 Apparently when a 20-year old trolley bridge was abandoned in 1929, some local residents converted it into a garden!\u00a0 It really is lovely.<\/p>\n

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Flower Bridge, Shelburne Falls, MA<\/p><\/div>\n

Tonight, I’m staying at the “Dancing Bear” guest house… my host,\u00a0 in addition to his many other talents, also worked at New Hampshire Public Radio for years.\u00a0 Smallish world.\u00a0 Tomorrow its on to Worcester… or possibly some thunderstorms!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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