We only did a few miles of bike riding this weekend as it
was full of graduation, confirmation, and birthday parties – each in a
different New England state (NH, MA, & VT respectively). However,
all the driving we did do gave us some valuable information prior to embarking
on our summer bike trip.
As anyone who has planned a trip of any length will
confirm, information and logistics is an important part of the planning
process. We understand this as well, so
while in Vermont helping our friend Dan celebrate his birthday, we scoped out a
couple of the roads we were planning to take in June. I say “were planning” because it appears that
they are not really bike-able roads. In
fact, one of them isn’t really a road as much as a game path or snowmobile trail. Interesting how Google works, isn’t it?
Anyway, we are lucky to know this now because it would
have made for a very long day trying to find an alternate route to
Rutland/Proctor by way of who knows what.
As it is, we will be staying on the numbered roads mostly, hoping they
have at least some kind of shoulder.
A tremendous amount of rebuilt road stretches across
Vermont these days. Crossing the many
small brooks and streams now, we can only imagine their roaring ferocity during
the storm known as Irene. Great divots
of hillside were washed away by the raging waters making me think it’s not
unlike the scooping soft ice cream from a container, but on a much vaster
scale. We look forward to taking our
time and meandering through this wonderful state and marveling at the power of
Mother Nature and the tenacity of mankind.
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