Bike Trip: Days 4-5

Can't believe I have made it this far, we made it to Lock 21 outside of Rome today. We then drove back to Sylvan Beach to spend the night. We will be back at the lock in the morning to continue our journey.

Day 4:
We biked from Seneca Falls to Syracuse, which was 44 miles. It was quite a hot day, but we made it! We started by exploring the museums around Seneca Falls. We stopped at the Womens Rights National Heritage Park Visitor Center and the Seneca Falls Visitor Center/ Museum of Waterways and Industry. We then biked through Montezuma Wildlife Refuge to Port Byron to see the progress of Lock 52 that you can now access from the Thruway (its shaping up to be a really neat site). We had lunch in Weedsport and made our way into Syracuse where we spent the night. We enjoyed Empire Brewing Company for dinner and drinks and had a great nights sleep at our hotel.

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Day 5:  Syracuse to Lock 21 outside of Rome, 38 miles. Today was a gorgeous day for a ride with cool weather and lots of great museums. We started the day in Syracuse at the Onondaga Historical Association and the Erie Canal Museum (Both great institutions with lots of great objects and exhibits). We then rode to Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum to see their excavated dry docks. Out next stop after that was Canastota where we were able to sneak in a quick visit at the Canastota Canal Town Museum before they closed for the day. We biked to Lock 21 to complete our biking for the day then drove back to Sylvan Beach to spend the night. 

I met up with Vicki from the Erie Canal Museum, who does a wonderful job running their social media.  

Bike Trip: Days 1-3

This has been quite the whirlwind of a trip so far. I can't believe its already the 3rd day of biking and we have made it all the way to Seneca Falls. It has been quite busy and when I finish my days mostly all I want to do is eat and sleep...so there hasn't been a lot of time for blogging yet (plus no wifi at the lock we camped at last night). Once the trip is over I will do more detailed entries about the trip when I have more time.


Day 1:
I biked from Lockport to Spencerport alone on Day 1. Unfortunately most things in all the little towns were closed along the way, so my exploration was limited. I was able to meet some great people along the way, had some good food, and was able to end up at home hanging out with my friends and family at my local haunt McColley's Irish Pub at the end of the day.

 

Day 2:
Spencerport to Macedon. My sister joined me on Day 2 and is going to do the rest of the trip with me, it has made the ride a lot more enjoyable and we are able to motivate each other to keep going. It was smooth sailing as most of the trail through Rochester is paved. We stopped in Pittsford and took a ride on the Sam Patch through Lock 32. We also had a good time in Fairport at Fairport Brewing Company. We camped at Lock 30 in Macedon.

Day 3:

Macedon to Seneca Falls. We had another addition to the bike crew, Collin, my sisters boyfriend met up with us in Macedon and is going to bike with us till Thursday. We had a great time at Historic Palmyra (great historic sites that I would recommend anyone to check out). We also stopped at the Museum of Wayne County History. Biking through Amish country to Seneca Falls was beautiful, just lots of rolling hills that will hopefully give us great legs by the end of the journey. We are spending the night in Seneca Falls, and are looking forward to continuing to explore this town tomorrow morning. 

Stay tuned for more updates!

Bike Trip: Preparing to Leave

So the trip starts this weekend! Unfortunately I had to cancel the first day due to complications with finding a biking companion. So I will be starting my trip in Lockport on Sunday morning and going all the way to Albany. My sister has agreed to join me on the trip, which I am looking forward to, and I have a friend that is going to drive and carry our gear for us. The trip is packed full of site visits and exploring all the communities along the way.

We will be doing a combination of camping and staying in hotels and biking around 45 miles a day. I have been doing lots of training in preparation for the trip and have been reaching out to sites to arrange visits. Now all I have left to do is finish packing!

Follow along here for updates along the way. I will be blogging and posing on social media throughout the whole trip.

I would like to give a special thank you to the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor for giving me a travel grant to help pay for my travel expenses along the way!