This morning, along with a heavy dew again, I woke up to ……. breakfast! The place I camped at last night was a Bed and Breakfast so I got breakfast even though I was sleeping in my tent. Fruit, granola, and some apple quiche. That was a treat.
I got an extremely late start today. Besides waiting for everything to dry out, I had to change a flat tire. Flat tire number 6. Still not bad for all the months and miles I have ridden.
My legs feel pretty good today. That is good since there is a pretty long hill to climb right out of Blue Mountain Lake that was a good test for them. After the hill, it was more rolling hills and rural riding in the Adirondacks.
In the Adirondacks, you could realistically call the terrain “mountainous”. They are not big, tall mountains, but still mountains. I don’t have to ride OVER them until Vermont however. Just through them for now.
Just outside of the very small village of Newcomb, I crossed the Hudson River. It was not very impressive this far upstream. More like a large Creek than a river, but still a New York landmark.
I have to make some decisions today on how far to ride. I could go all the way to Ticonderoga and a 71 mile day or stop short. I opted for stopping short in the town of Severance, NY. Severance has a Post Office and that is about it for services, but they have a campground.
I stopped short today after 55 miles because of the spacing of the camping opportunities in the next couple days. It made the most sense to stay in Severance to avoid an extremely long or extremely short day tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a fun day and better because of this decision.