Today was a GORGEOUS day. We started with some trepidation because our map said that starting from Old Forge where we spent the night yesterday, the hills would turn to mountains. The day started with thick fog, but the kind where you knew it would burn off and the day would turn sunny. And indeed, 90 minutes later we were biking in the sun, but the day remained cool. It was one of the prettier days of our ride. The air was crisp, the “mountains” were doable, and the scenery was beautiful. The problem for me, as team “Wescov” photographer, was that we were either climbing or descending most of the day so that stopping for photos was difficult. Suffice to say, I could have taken hundreds.

To top of a great day of riding, we had a nice, warm lake right across the road and some friendly Canadian hikers in our B&B who offered to take us with them to dinner since there was no place close by. We had an interesting conversation about politics in Canada and the US.

The view from our dinner table overlooking Long Lake

Charles and Maja after enjoying a great meal. That is not a halo above Maja’s head, just her reading glasses.

On a final note, I would like to thank the State of NY for keeping up its roads! The roads we’ve been on for the past three days have consistently been the best of our whole trip–nice smooth surface and wide shoulders.