Day 47 - Welcome to Massachusetts. My last state, state Number 17 and my home.

Day 47: Back in Mass!

Brattleboro, Vermont to Cambridge, Massachusetts – Lowell House Miguel and I got going early at 4:40 a.m. We crossed over the Connecticut River, and into New Hampshire. There was no “Welcome to New Hampshire” sign to take a photo with, so we took one with the Connecticut River sign. We battled hills for the first …

Day 45 - Erik's sister, Kat painted this for me :)

Day 45: Great Sacandaga Lake

A Rest Day at the Schreiners’ House in Day, New York My first real rest day! Well almost… I slept in today, until about 7:30 a.m. I ate my first breakfast, eating almost an entire box of Corn Chex, then Kat and I went to her grandparents house for a second breakfast! We had blueberry …

Day 43 - Dad and I heading Southeast toward Lockport from Niagara Falls - The sun is about to come up.

Day 43: Family Ride Day

Niagara Falls, New York to Syracuse, New York – Crest Hill Suites Dad wanted to ride along with me today, and his goal was to do 100 miles. We woke up early, ate breakfast, and started riding at 5:00 a.m. We did some pre-dawn city riding, which was a bit slow going, but right around …

Day 42 - Looking back toward Niagara Falls from an overlook in Canada

Day 42: Canada

Rest day and a quick ride to Canada I slept in, at least what counts for sleeping in for me these days – until 7:30 a.m., but I didn’t get much rest. My brother, Will was terrible to share a bed with last night. He kept kicking me all night long. Suddenly, sleeping in a …

Day 40 - Sunset at my Lake Erie Campsite

Day 40: Riding to Lake Erie

Hartville, Ohio to Ripley, New York – Lakeside Campground My alarm went off at 3:45 a.m. today. I got a good, long sleep last night, and am ready for a big day. Last night I asked the hotel staff about getting an early breakfast, and they had everything opened up for me 2 hours early! …

Day 39 - More Gravel!

Day 39: Back Out There

Newark, Ohio to Hartville, Ohio – Comfort Suites Jennie and Jose got up early to send me off. They made me another amazing omelet, and set me up with a couple of sandwiches for the road. I even commissioned one of my water bottles to serve as a beef stew to-go container for dinner tonight. …