Rochester in the Rain

 Sep 21, 2024

It was parents weekend at the University of New Hampshire so I drove from Hanover to Durham on Friday to see my son Brodie for the weekend. When I got there, we went for a hike at Pawtuckaway State Park, which is a ring dyke complex from an extinct volcano. When I bought the Waltly back in 2021 I went on a ride around the State Park, Joe versus the Volcano Roubaix. Seeing this rock formation sparked my curiosity for geology and since then I have been hooked on the origin of mountains, volcanic and activity and the interesting topography it creates. Brodie had to do some studying Saturday morning so I went out for a little ride from the AirBnB I had rented in Berwick, ME.

Vert that Hurts

  Sep 19, 2024

Today was all about climbing some really big hills around West Leb. The longest of the four major climbs on this loop was a nearly 7 mile ride up the backside of Hayes Hill.

The East Coast Umbrella Lady

 Sep 13, 2024

Saw this woman walker coming down Lebanon Street in Hanover at the end of my ride today. It was a warm day and I thought the umbrella was cool.  The Appalachian Trail goes right through the center of Dartmouth College, so you see a lot of through hikers and day hikers in the area. The way college kids are these days sometimes it hard to tell the difference between a through hiker and a college kid. 

That Smell

 Sep 6, 2024

Taking advantage of summer hours at work I headed out on a longer ride today.  Following the Connecticut River I wanted to ride up the New Hampshire side to Fairlee, VT and then back down the Vermont Side.

Mascoma Lake Lunch Ride

 Sep 5, 2024

On yesterday's ride I noticed there is was a lakeside eatery called the Baited Hook so I came back today at lunch to have ice cream.

No Perfect People Allowed

 Sep 4, 2024

For this morning's Ride Before Work, I decided a flatter ride would be nice. I thought I would ride up Route 10 along the Connecticut River towards Lyme and then hook back through Etna. Of course a flatter ride is never a reality when riding in northern New England. 

More Cowbell

 Sept 3, 2024

I had a work from home week after Labor Day Weekend and I was back in New Hampshire staying with Ann and working from her hotel room in Hanover. She went to work, early as usual, so I went out for a ride. It was so cold this morning that I borrowed an old pair of ski gloves she happened to have with her.

Scutney

 July 8, 2024

Another two state ride starting from Hanover, NH, only this time I headed south to ride around Mt Ascutney. Ride with GPS didn’t pull any surprises with the road surface types this time. 

Missing Link

July 6, 2024

Ann & I rode down the Northern Rail Trail in New Hampshire to Danbury, NH.  A few years ago, I had ridden to Danbury from Concord but turned around due to the weather. Today's ride closes the loop on this rail trail.

Two States of Pavement

 July 5, 2024

I took the Waltly out to explore White River Junction and climb some hills, intent on staying completely on Pavement. Rode down through Dartmouth College and over the Connecticut River into Vermont. It seems Vermont has a lot more dirt roads than New Hampshire so I pieced together a route that I hoped would be completely on pavement.

East of the Connecticut River

 July 3, 2024

Headed south from Lebanon, NH to see what the roads were like on the east side of the Connecticut River. 

Killington Peak from Leb

 July 2, 2024

Tried another loop around Leb for lunch and headed out this time on Greensboro Road, which is a more pleasant way to Etna from the Hotel. I will have to add this to my future routes. However, when I turned onto King Road I got a bit of a surprise.

RAW: Rail Trail and Dirt Roads

 July 1, 2024

Ann got back after her shift at the hospital and was feeling restless and wanted to go for a ride. 

RBW: Hanover Loop

 July 1, 2024

The week before the 4th of July was a work from home week for me so I headed up to Hanover to work from Ann’s place and do some riding in whenever I got the chance. I wanted to find a good 25 to 30 mile route that I could head out on if all I had was two hours to ride so this was the first attempt.  

West Leb RAW

 May 31, 2024

Ann got off work early and was in need of some exercise so we took a little Ride After Work. We started from the Hotel and rode down to the  Northern Rail Trail.

Back way to Lyme

 April 19, 2024

Ann I drove down to Wallingford, CT last night to see Judas Priest in concert and we got back to Hanover at a little over 3 in morning. I slept in while she went to work and then headed out on another exploratory ride, this time staying east of the Connecticut River. I found some commentary on various routes in the Hanover and Lebanon area, and one talked about Eta Road and how much less traffic was on it.

Two States of Rain

April 18, 2024

Ann began working at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, New Hampshire mid April so I took a few days off to see her new place and explore the area on two wheels. There was rain in the forecast but it was supposed to be later in the day. 

Maine Miles

 

Staying so close to Maine I thought I would take a ride on the other side of the river and ride up through the Berwicks. I wanted to ride to Nubble Light in York but I got up late and only had two hours so I went this way instead.

Ride to the Beach

 

Saying goodbye to my son Saturday after breakfast, it was his mother's turn for Parent's Weekend, I rode out to the shore on the recommendation from my AirBnB host to check out Petey's Summertime Seaford.

Half Kanked

 

I headed up early to University of New Hampshire to visit my son for Parents Weekend. On Thursday we went for a hike at the Pawtuckaway Mountain Ring-Dike Complex were I first rode the Waltly after I buying it during the Pandemic. On Friday, since he had a classes, I headed over to Conway and parked at the Tuckerman Brewery and headed out.