The Gap was carved out by the West Branch Ausable river, leaving huge cliffs on each side and a bunch of gorges and waterfalls on the river. Great riding. I also went through Lake Placid, which is a total tourist trap, so I continued on to Saranac Lake, where I found a great place to spend the night: the former site of an old motel.
After setting up camp and making dinner, I headed into town for a drink. Found a bar called "the Waterhole," which was blaring the Grateful Dead. I sat and drank a beer on their porch for a minute before striking up a conversation with Sam, who invited me to hang out with some other people at the bar. Everybody was really cool and psyched about my trip. Saranac had a good vibe, laid back, not too touristy, but not a redneck hole.
The next day I rode Route 56, which goes through some very remote country. Miles and miles of smooth pavement with forest on each side, punctuated with the occassional pond. Very few houses, virtually no cross roads.
Camped outside Canton, NY for the night.
Next went to Ogdensburg to cross into Canada. The woman at the toll booth waved me through and I spent the next 10 minutes on a white-knuckle ride on the steel-grate bridge crossing the very wide St. Lawerence river. Once I got my bearings in Canada, I found the Thousand Island Parkway, which is a long bike path which runs along the river. Lots of great views and good riding.
Today I'm in Gananoque Ontario, where I met Sarah, a very friendly Canadian bike tourist from Peterborough, ONT who is heading to Halifax Nova Scotia. Had a nice talk with her and got some good tips on where to ride next. Speaking of which, it's beautiful weather out here and I'm in a library typing, so I'm going to get going.
Hooray Canada!
3 comments:
sounds awesome, glad to hear the trip is going well! i'll tell everyone at work to check the blog out. i was worried you got caught in some thunderstorms the first day out, but it looks from the pictures you've got some nice days of riding in. living the dream...
Hi Tony
So glad you are enjoying your trip! This is truly an adventure of a lifetime! Be safe!! Love, Uncle Bob & Mary Jo
looks beautiful. i'm glad you're off to a good start. i had a dream i talked to you on the phone last night and everything was going well so i figured that was a good sign. speaking of signs that "notis" is hillarious. i'm totally jealous man. have fun!
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