If you’ve been following me for more than a year or so, this will seem familiar. My former co-workers and I have decided to make another ride across NY state along the Erie Canal trail / Empire State Trail. I’ve done this trip a couple of times prior, most recently in 2022.
Back in 2022, the same group of guys planned this trip together, however due to Covid, one of them had to back out and then later another didn’t finish the whole ride. So it was decided that this year, we’d all do it, and all finish together!
This time we’re changing things up a little by stopping in different places and seeing some different sights. The route will be largely the same, but we’ll venture into Rochester and skip the side trip to Webster this time. We’re also going to skip the sketchy AirB&B in Syracuse.
Our adventure began with a leisurely trip from central Kentucky in the Zubby Family Truckster (a Sienna Minivan) up to Buffalo where we’ll begin our journey. The plan is to leave the car in a safe place here, ride to Albany, and take Amtrak back.
After getting checked in, we wandered about and found some dinner at a local brew pub. My goal is to come home a little lighter than I left, but the beer was oh so good, so I had to at least splurge on one pint.
I am most definitely looking forward to the time off. Work has been very busy lately. I won’t be able to completely unplug this trip as I usually do, but at least I’ll be with friends on the bike with hopefully good weather along the way. The forecast here looks great for the next few days.
As usual, I’ll be blogging along the way each day so my family can keep up with the adventure.
Onward Ho!
Peace,
– Dcn. Matt
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