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It being the Independence Day holiday weekend, this ride had some other events to content with. Not that we were jam-packed with parties, but it’s a long weekend in July, so you want to fit in as much as possible! So the night before, Maddie and I decided to head to the Sunset Drive-in toContinue reading “Ride 4: Montgomery, Lowell, Westfield, Troy, Newport & Jay”

It’s been a streak of amazingly dry, sunny weather over the past week or two: not great for the garden, but fantastic for riding. With that streak forecast to be ended on Sunday by showers and thunderstorms, I hadn’t planned a 251 ride this weekend. However, by Saturday night the coast looked clearer and IContinue reading “Ride 3: Jericho, Bolton, Duxbury, Richmond & Huntington”

It was less than a week ago when this whole project kicked off and things sure felt different on ride number 2. First of all, there was the weather: overcast and chilly last Sunday and hot and humid this time. Plus there was the company, or should I say there was company. What a greatContinue reading “Ride 2: Sharon, Barnard & Royalton”

On a cool overcast Sunday, I clipped into my pedals and eased my way across the Church Street Covered Bridge in Waterville. Eased might not be quite right, I missed the boards that run parallel to the tires and traffic, so I ended up taking the middle line, but it was certainly smooth enough andContinue reading “Ride 1: Waterville, Belvidere, Eden, Hyde Park & Johnson”