Monthly Archives: September 2023

Much like Ride 40, the loop for 41 went through many iterations. They’d both been planned for so long, that my skills, goals and knowledge around route planning outpaced them. Originally, the route was going to be a day route, avoiding the large ridge that separates Athens from Westminster and Putney. I then realized IContinue reading “Ride 41: Westminster, Athens & Putney”

This ride had originally been designed as two separate loops. Once I’d made the routes, I realized it wouldn’t be too difficult to link them and the connecting thread would be an epic climb that’s part of the VTXL route. Plus, if I split it into three days, I could basecamp in the Green MountainContinue reading “Ride 40: Dorset, Rupert, Sandgate, Arlington, Sunderland, Stratton, Somerset, Glastenbury, Searsburg, Wilmington, Whitingham, Dover, Wardsboro & Manchester”