Today is the big day! Woke up early but by the time I got done double-checked everything bike and gear related and last minute adding a 3rd water bottle cage, it was 10:30AM and I needed to go! It was a good first day riding, a little too warm and sunny but I had a tailwind coming out of the south most of the day so I couldn't complain.
I snaked my way north through the east side of Ithaca and then up Ridge Road (Rt 34B) between the finger lakes. Lots of beautiful farmland and little traffic. Got to King's Ferry hunkering for some food, but the 2 restaurants there weren't open. As my water got low I started thinking maybe I should have planned this route through some more populated areas, but then a lovely little mom-and-pop gas station appeared and I thankfully filled up my bottles with cold water and gator-aid!
Front there I continued heading north till the top of Cayuga Lake and started heading west to meet up with the Erie Canal. I stopped into a diner near the I-90 exit and enjoyed the house special, battered and fried short ribs. I then continued west until I hit Lyons and finally Newark, where the canal towpath started. From there I slowly pedaled along the towpath, winding down the day, until I found a grassy area along the canal and set up my tent and then jumped into the canal to cool off after a long hot day of riding.
Start: Ithaca, NY
End: Newark, NY
Distance: 82.75 Miles
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