Hi

The second to the last day of our ride was one to remember.   The route took us from Amsterdam NY into southern Vermont.  We rode Rte 9E,  passing through Bennington VT,  and had a couple great climbs accompanied by screaming descents.  Bicycle descents are commonly rated on the white knuckle scale; a rating of 1 white knuckle equates with the mundane (riding down my driveway), up to 10 white knuckles being "oh shit, I did that and lived".  We had 2 descents which were solid 8.5's and a  couple of 7's.  The scenery was great,  and going through Vermont brought back a lot of good memories of the time we lived on the East Coast.   We had a solid ride, averaging 18.3 mph, and 186 watts for 125 miles with 7700 ft of climbing.

We have our last day tomorrow,  and we will have ridden over 3300 miles.  I will have to come up with some profound thoughts for my final blog.  I bet you can't wait for that.

Tom  

Day 32 Amstedam NY - Keene NH 125 Miles
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