Lake George to Glens Falls
20 miles
It's been a while since we've ridden the tandem and our legs and rear ends are reminding us about it tonight. The last time we rode was September 3rd (how did we let so much time go by?) and we are so out of condition. Today is the first day of nine consecutive days we will be biking, weather permitting.
Lake George
For our first ride on this trip I picked a trail that claimed to be "family friendly" and "gently rolling terrain with an occasional short climb". Needless to say, that is not how I would have described it! Our legs got a good workout this afternoon. And, I'm hesitant to admit it, but we actually got off our bike and walked up one incline.
We started out in the resort town of Lake George, New York. Nestled in the southern part of the Adriondack foothills. It is still "off season" so all the amusement parks, mini golf places, water parks, etc are closed. It looks like a very fun and lively place when it's "in season". We biked south ten miles to Glens Falls and then back to Lake George. There were several pubs and ice cream places with outdoor seating right on the trail to stop and refresh yourself, probably from all the "gently" rolling hills! Clay especially enjoyed stopping and reading all the historical markers along the trail, dating back to 1755.
One of the closed amusement parks
Even though we are sore and tired tonight, it felt wonderful to be riding again! Tomorrow we are headed to Vermont and are planning to ride two trails. The forecast is predicting rain so we are crossing our fingers that we won't have to cancel our rides!
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