Out on the trail

I decided to drive accross the river and try out the trails. Oil Train to North dakota: Albany plows the Trail: But Colonie doesn't: and don't go skating: Half hour of riding = on hour of Cleaning:

Almost to the End

Sunrise was about 7:30:

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and yeah, it does look more like winter:

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But there's still some fall left:

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Took it easy here. don't want a fall of another kind:

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Working on the bridges:

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Turnaround in Niskayuna:

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and a peek at Cohoes Falls:

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Elvis, your room is ready

Mother was looking for something to place on the Credenza at the Elevator at the Parkview, so I got her something: The only problem was that she called me on Wednesday and let me know it had driven off! posters were placed, and it found its way on the credenza again. It's now in her room. I was going to use Johnny River's "Memphis, Tennessee" for the video, but it was too short. "In the Ghetto" is exactly the right length, and does fit some of neighborhoods I went through. Saturday was gorgeous, so I got in 50 miles on the Mohawk Hudson. Starting out: It was cleanup day, This is at Kiwanis Park in Rotterdam Junction: Old lock 23: Headed Back: Today was much colder and windier, so I stay close to home and only did 25. I Really liked the 200 I had as a rental in Memphis. so much so, I went to the dealer and had a look. Will I be like Ememin?

16 miles to Schenectady

so said the milepost sign, so I decided to test it Twin Bridges: The mohawk: Haven't gotten lost yet: and here we are(mile 20, with the mile marker 4 from the start: Let's head back: down the hill at Knolls: Past Niskayuna: and almost home: I was going to make a video today, but no such luck. here's the music:

Donald's donut ride

My Internet Freind Donald Boothby, posted that his cancer had spread, and I posited in BikeJournal.com that would be a good idea to do a bicycle/donut eating ride for him. I started out on the Mohawk Hudson. This is an old Warehouse in Watervliet:
The Troy locks: and back on the Mohawk Hudson: pausing at Cohoes Falls: and finally: Downtown Albany: and looking back home at Rensselaer:

Laid back and loving it

It's the first weekedn of spring , so I had my bent tuned up and went out to Schenectady to do the Rest of The Mowhawk Hudson:

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Lock 8 new :

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and old:

Ge's Old World HQ:

and the Stockade district:


Going through Little Italy:
Honk:

Turn around at Lock 10

And today I went down to Castleton and made it all the way to the bridges:

Not quite what it seems

Yesterday I did a little ride down 9j and some dirt roading:

we had some snow

but it got up to 45 yesterday, so I figured it had melted enough that I could try the Rotterdam section of the Mohawk Hudson. wrong:


Need a Trail shelter?

I made it to the end:

and got off on 5S. Maybe I should get a dutch bike:
Oh wait not that Amsterdam. I pedaled all the way to Florida:

and turned around and went to Rotterdam:
yet another name from when this was niew nederland, not new york
And to close, a Pan Am pic: