Monday, June 20th .... Today we rode 58 miles from Syracuse to Utica. We left later as we were going to be arriving at the hotel before the rooms were going to be ready if we remained on the normal schedule. The scenery was beautiful with some rolling hills that went through a number of small communities. The route generally followed the route of the Erie Canal. The next three rides which will bring us to the conclusion of the cross-country ride are thought to be some of the more difficult rides. Tomorrow is a 100-mile ride with a number of hills and climbs. The weather is also a little questionable. We will just take what we get!
Saturday, June 18th .... Today was a surprise. Four days ago, we were getting heat warnings and the temp was 94 with high humidity. This morning when we left Buffalo it was 55 and the wind was out of the NW at 15 mph and the sky was overcast. The ride was good. It was not too difficult even though we had 3400 ft of climbing. Most of the hills were short, less than a mile in length but some had spots where the grade hit 10%. Overall, most hills were in the 3-5% range. We will see more hills with increasing length over the balance of the ride The big milestone was we crossed the 3000-mile point and have less than 400 miles to go. It has been a trip I will never forget and has lived up to my expectations.
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