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Biking 8/28/2009 Muscatine, IA to Kewanee, IL
78 mi day. Gray skies, temps in 60s, 6-10 mph NE winds, but NO RAIN on us!!!
Biking 8/29/2009 Kewanee to Wenona, IL
Partly sunny,wind NNW 20-30 mph, temp 50s-60s.
Biking 8/30/2009 Winona to Ashkum, IL
75 miles.
Biking 8/31/2009 Ashkum, IL to Monon, IN
70 miles, partly cloudy, light NE wind
Biking 9/1/2009 Monon to Lagro, IN
72 miles, partly cloudy, unrelenting 10 mph headwind.
Biking 9/10/2009 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada to Albion, NY, USA
58 miles, returned from Canada; began biking Canalway Trail.
Biking 9/11/2009 Albion to Palmyra, NY
74 miles; mostly cloudy but no rain. On Erie Canalway Trail all day.
Biking 9/12/2009 Palmyra to Fulton, NY
70 miles; morning rain, partly cloudy afternoon.
Biking 9/13/2009 Fulton to Rome, NY (before lunch)
80 miles today & more rain! Cool temps in the 60s.
Biking 9/13/2009 Rome to Boonville, NY (after lunch)
80 miles today & more rain! Cool temps in the 60s.
Biking 9/14/2009 Boonville to Long Lake, NY
75.5 miles. The day began cool & sunny, but rain clouds are threatening at the end of the day.
Biking 9/15/2009 Long Lake to Ticonderoga, NY
65 miles, crossing 2 summits. Weather mild & partly sunny.
Biking 9/16/2009 Ticonderoga, NY to Sharon, VT
80 miles today. Cool, cloudy day on verge of rain. Very rough, narrow roads-no shoulder. Needed to be very alert to traffic.
Biking 9/17/2009 Sharon, VT to Moultonborough, NH
78 miles, mostly cloudy & cool until sun peeked through mid-afternoon. Busy roads but fairly decent shoulder off & on.
Biking 9/2/2009 Lagro to Monroeville, IN
58 mile day. Darn headwind again.
Biking 9/3/2009 Monroeville, IN to Napoleon, OH
62 mile day, 5-10 mph NE winds, 78 degrees F, mostly sunny.
Biking 9/4/2009 Napoleon to Clyde, OH
74 mi. same NNE headwinds, 75-82 degree temps, road conditions varied between smooth to rough
Biking 9/5/2009 Clyde to Bay Village, OH
65+ mi., temps in 80s.
Biking 9/6/2009 Bay Village to Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH
75 miles, camping at Geneva State Park on Lake Erie.
Biking 9/7/2009 Geneva, OH to Erie, PA
Short 54-mile day. Overcast & very humid. Great bike lane from OH-PA state line!
Biking 9/8/2009 Erie, PA to Point Breeze, NY
72 miles; rain forecast & cloudy, but raced the clouds to clearer skies in the east, so no rain on us!
Biking 9/9/2009 Orchard Park, NY, USA to Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada
Crossing over the US/Canadian border. Total 62 miles for the day.
Biking 9/9/2009 Point Breeze to Orchard Park, NY
Morning ride to outskirts of Buffalo.
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