Monthly Archives: July 2022

I’d been on a bit of a roll for the past few weekends and Maddie had a 12-hour shift at Rescue, so I figured I’d keep the streak rolling with another 251 ride. The routes left are dwindling amazingly fast and I wanted to do something ambitious, but not too wild, and what I’d plannedContinue reading “Ride 34: Goshen, Chittenden, Mendon, Killington, Stockbridge, Pittsfield & Rochester”

After my first overnight adventure on the Canyon on Ride 31, the bug had really bit me. We had a great opportunity coming up with the holiday weekend, so Maddie and I decided to do a bikepacking overnighter together. It also just so happened that a route I’d planned as a possible day ride hadContinue reading “Ride 33: Waitsfield, Fayston, Warren, Granville & Hancock”

As I mentioned in my introduction to Ride 27, Vermont was going to get a new municipality. Since it fell on a Friday and because it was right around the corner, I decided that on July 1st, its first official day of existence, I’d ride through the City of Essex Junction. This would obviously beContinue reading “Ride 32: Essex Junction”

When I began this project, I knew I always wanted to incorporate some overnights into the routes. I’ve done some light touring on my Jamis touring bike, but that was using more of a classic set-up (rear panniers) as opposed to what these routes would require (full-on bikepacking). Bag and rack-wise, I ended up goingContinue reading “Ride 31: Saint Johnsbury, Kirby, Victory, Granby, East Haven, Guildhall, Lunenburg, Concord & Waterford”