Green Lane Reservoir and Peace Valley Reservoir both have lots of trails. Green Lane has a developed section with a bandstand, picnic area, small lake and campground. In the surrounding areas, there are miles of rustic hiking, equestrian and mountain bike trails around the reservoir that work well for day hikes. There’s boat rental on […]
I used Natural Earth as a short cut for a few recent maps. But this morning I wanted to try a bilinear resampling of the SRTM elevation data. I like the result.In this version, I added a few more route options and a couple of campsites. The Speakeasy is supposedly developing a campsite. It’s just […]
It’s great to have friends who want to bike north from Philadelphia to Binghamton, New York. I was thinking about this, and it’s about 230 to 240 miles. You can go west through Tunkhannock, past Lake Carey where I lived as a kid. Or you can take the D&H Trail north from Simpson. This is […]
I’m exploring alternative bike trips that relate to some level of mapping work. Destinations include Ann Arbor, Buffalo, and the Adirondacks. It’s tough. I don’t have much time. Now is the ideal time to go. Trip idea 1, when the Canadian border opens: From Owego, New York to Ann Arbor or Detroit is about 550 […]
It was November 2020. The woods were so silent that the sounds of my sleeping bag woke me up as l lay in the sandy soil. Looking up into the sky from the 20 oz sleeping bag I was testing, this is what I saw at 4:02 am shortly before getting up to bike the […]
Last fall I posted about our bike ride from Jenkintown to New York City. This morning I wanted to make a digital pencil sketch map of the trip. My goal was it give some landmarks and have some sense of geography by using the coastline and major water areas. I’d rather be outside than sitting […]
My 14 year old daughter Kate asked me if we could bike to Niagara Falls. My wife suggested that Ithaca would be a good starting point. We ended up doing a round trip over 9 days, going anywhere from 26 to 60 miles. We camped and stayed at hotels, which ever was most convenient. Last summer, […]
Tonight Kate and I talked about the benefits of SPD pedals. We are going to be biking quite a distance, and it will be easier than just using platform pedals. She’s riding a Breezer Greenway (non-electric) that we got a few years ago. Everyone in my family thinks the Breezers are the most comfortable bikes. […]
We were biking in the mountains, and my daughter Kate said she wanted to bike where it is flat.Yesterday, Kate planned out our route from Albany to Niagara Falls. I’m redesigning the maps for the Cycling the Erie Canal guide book, and I’m trying to figure out how to make the trip work this summer. […]
I was listening to a podcast yesterday, and Elizabeth Gilbert commented that the human imagination is infinite. I thought this was worth pondering. But something else worth observing is a cluster of leaves that reach out above the canopy. Or a break in the trees where you can see a city skyline.This morning I spent […]