After an all night flight from San Jose, CA to New York, I arrived at JFK airport at 7:30 this morning to meet Dave for a 9:15 AM flight to Burlington. Weather in New York was overcast and raining with cloud cover down to about 1,000 feet. Needless to say the traffic getting out on Tuesday morning was a bit of a wait. After being 10th in line for departure we finally got the go ahead for take off. All was forgotten however when we headed north the skies cleared with great visibility all around the Lake Champlain area.
After arriving at our place (the Fairfield Inn in Williston, VT) the first thing we did was have a bike build party. We unpacked the bikes but on the pedals, handlebars, front wheels
etc. I know its not a good idea but I had purchased the rear bag and handle bar bag without ever having installed them on the bike. Well there were know issues with the bikes and after a few test rides around the parking lot we set out for town. The hotel is about 4 miles from town.Given the Burlington has a large student population there are decent bike paths and trails in town but out where we were staying it gets a little sketchy. There are quite a bit of large trucks on the road in Williston. The town is just the perfect size to see and visit by bike either at the local pedestrian only outdoor mall or down at the lakeside. It is a bit challenging however given the hills that come up from the lake front. With a substantial student population from about three different colleges there are always people out and about either on foot or by bike.
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| From Velo Quebec 2007 |
18 miles
18 miles total
1 comment:
A blog post on yer first day with photos and a link to Google Maps... you're a computer as well as a bike nerd!
Delighted to read that the red-eye went well and still very jealous that you're actually doing this! Enjoy!!
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