Author: Dennis

I changed the route!  In tracing the family’s path to Canada, I would have had to go to Avon or Batavia today, and then to Buffalo tomorrow.  That didn’t seem as fun as going nearly straight North to Rochester and passing by beautiful Lake Honeoye in the Finger Lakes area. This picture was taken in… Continue reading Day 18 – Finger Lakes

I’ve been fascinated by the mystery of how my family moved from their homes in New Jersey to the wilderness in Ontario, Canada in 1801. In addition, I wanted to know the route that GW Howell took in 1846 that inspired this bicycle journey of mine.  I spent a lot of time before this trip… Continue reading History Lesson

Yay! I feel like I made some great progress today. After a hilly 22 miles, I crossed into NY.  I’m finally out of Pennsylvania!  Don’t get me wrong — I love PA; the countryside, the farms, the small towns, the people giving me room as they pass, and whoever ordered great weather for the whole… Continue reading Day 17 – Helloooo NY!!!!

By far the most difficult riding day.  I rode 67 miles with 4300 feet of elevation gain.  We started in Wilkes-Barre and ended up in Towanda.  Yes, still in Pennsylvania, but not for long.  We’re 20 miles from the NY border which we plan to cross tomorrow.  This picture was from a Scenic Overlook on… Continue reading Day 16 – The Big Up

After our adventure in New Jersey yesterday, I decided I wasn’t going to backtrack by riding out of Hope.  So I put the bike on the rack and we drove the 26.8 miles I would have had to ride to Tannersville, PA, and we spent the night at the Days Inn (worst place so far.)… Continue reading Day 15 – More PA

Made it!!!  Major milestone today getting to the halfway point.  This was also the first Welcome to a state sign that I saw on this trip.  It was on a backroad just after crossing the Delaware River into New Jersey.  Totally surprised me. This is the Delaware River just about at the State line.  This… Continue reading Day 14 – Jersey!!!

Another great start to a riding day.  It was a bit cool in the lower 60s, but with a big blue sky, I knew it would warm up.  Mike rode with me to get this day going.  A mile into our journey, we turned onto a street called Honey Hole Rd. Yes, I had to… Continue reading Day 13 – Great Start, Busy Finish

I rode from New Columbia to Drums today. The picture above is at the start of the ride as I passed over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Milton. The river splits and the island created is the Milton State Park (on the left).  I didn’t stop in the park but it looked… Continue reading Day 12 – “Getting Close to Jersey”

So good! So good!!  The day really was splendid!!  Cool temperatures, mostly sunny skies, and good company.  We started out by cutting through the Penn State campus. This picture is near Shortlidge Rd and E. College Ave.  The campus is beautiful.  I’ve been there before, but I don’t remember much — probably not because of… Continue reading Day 11 – Splendid!!!

It was an early start this morning — 6:23 on the road.  I checked the weather forecast last night and I had an early window with no rain, 50% at 10am, and 100% at 11am.  I figured it would take me about 3 1/2 hours to get from Clearfield to State College so I had… Continue reading Day 10 – #Stay Ahead of the Weather