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Dec 29, 2022

This has been a fantastic year for bicycle travel, and so the holiday spectacular is here once again to wrap up the top episodes, take a look back on all of the tours and adventures and assess each and every goal I set for myself for 2022. Happy New Year!

2022 Holiday Spectacular

Top Episodes
 
292: Touring Bike...


Dec 22, 2022

Looming storms, transportation question marks, and some subtle messages from a ligament in my knee all pointed to one thing... this phase of the tour was coming to a conclusion. But one more bit of adventure awaited to share with you. Plus, takeaways!

Empire State Trail - Day 7

Statistics
 
Miles biked 8
Airports...


Dec 15, 2022

Continuing the journey to Troy, NY and the completion of the Erie Canal portion of the Empire State Trail... the hills of the capital region of NY kick in, but the finish line beckons with a roof and a dry overnight.

Empire State Trail - Day 6

Audio update for day 6... my phone was still recovering from its dousing on...


Dec 8, 2022

Day 6 finally brought some dry sunny weather, and some new-to-me portions of the trail. In part one, we say farewell to Fort Plain's peacock and try to avoid getting lost in Canajoharie on the way to Troy.
 

Quick sidebar before we get started on Day 6... for those of you who listened to last week's best of regarding...


Dec 1, 2022

Adventure Cycling Association's Eastern Express Connector was developed by the legendary Frank Moritz as an alternative eastern spur for the Trans Am route, starting in DC. It includes the C&O, the GAP and Katy trails, bypassing some of the more challenging (in a not so good way) portions of the original Trans Am. In...