Andy Strauss, John Cromwell and I started out on a bike trip to Michigan from the Penn Yan, in the Finger Lakes of New York, on October 3o. I needed to veer off in Buffalo. After staying with Blue Hannon, I took Amtrak from Depew Station to Albany. From Rennselaer, NY I biked to Mills-Norrie […]
I was sitting in my backyard watching this bee, wondering why it was just clinging to the outdoor furniture. I noticed the curled wings. Later it died and fell to the ground.I’m wondering if this is because of Varroa mites, which I was learning about at this website:https://www.honeybeesuite.com/
I want to go over the packing for my upcoming trip. In June of 2020, Both my daughter and I used Arkel Dolphin panniers. They are great! We have both used them for multiple trips. They are easy to pack, secure well to the frame, are waterproof, have more than a single compartment and are […]
When the New York Central System was sold off to form Conrail in the 1970’s, a lot of history was lost. Who wanted to store an office building basement worth of old documents? And today these may be one of a kind.My neighbor was gracious enough to let me remove some maps and elevation profiles […]
West of Wilkenweir on the H-S Trail A quick note about my book progress before head out – I’m spending a lot of time walking on the Horse-Shoe Trail and am learning a lot. Today, for instance, I’ll drive to Welkinweir and fill in a couple of gaps of the Horse-Shoe […]
This is just a short post with what’s up – What I’m up to, what I’m working on, and what I’m reading this month. This past weekend, my daughter and I biked from the Trexlertown velodrome to Bowers Park. We stopped at Jason’s Bike Shop, shown here. Our route two-lane roads passed by wheat fields […]
We drove to DC. Visited colleges. Spent the night. Hiked on the Billy Goat Trail. It was a good trip.
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 […]