August 6, 2021
To Lakeville
<<Snake alert!>>
I thought this was going to be a longer post, but it isn’t because now it’s the day after and we’ve ended the tour and are visiting Vance and Laurie. We don’t want to be aloof, remote guests, so this is a rush job. Riding-wise, the big story is the Harlem Valley Rail Trail, which is even better than the trail we biked down the Hoosic River two days back. Life-wise, the big story is that we finally got to meet up with CycleBlazer Bob Distelburg, whose we first came in touch with over on Cycle365 where he goes as BobinVT. We’ve been in communication for several years, but there’s no replacing meeting face to face. Bob biked up to meet us from Amenia, where he’s been staying for the last week. We rode together for several miles and then stopped in at an outdoor cafe in Millerton for a relaxed, extended visit. A real highlight of the tour!
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And it is even alive!
Garter snakes are always neat to find! Some just do not want to leave the nice warm pavement. Temperament is highly variable, from totally serene to hissy, striking, flattening, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_garter_snake
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_snapping_turtle
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I’ve never compiled a list before now, but so far we’re up to 10 bikers and teams, unless I’ve forgotten someone. It’s easier for us of course because so many are in our own back yards. Bruce and Andrea, the Grumbys, the Grampies, Anne and Dave Mathers, Keith and Kathleen Klassen, Jacquie and Al Gaudet, Greg Garceau, Bob Distelberg, Kelly Iniguez, Eva and Al Walters. I think that’s it.
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Video sound track: The Best is Yet to Come, by Grover Washington, Jr.
Ride stats today: 33 miles, 1,000’; for the tour: 2,536 miles, 80,900’
Today's ride: 33 miles (53 km)
Total: 2,536 miles (4,081 km)
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