Well, today was an absolutely amazing day. I was so happy that the sun came out behind the clouds after the first few hours of riding, and enjoyed riding in the hot, humid, heat!
The first 30 miles was just more NY towns, and not a whole lot of scenery. At mile 31 we took a right turn, and a mile later crossed over into Vermont! It seemed to me that the scenery changed instantaneously!!!!! (did I spell that right???) I could not stop taking pictures --I was just in awe of the beauty of the mountains out here!! You'd think I had never seen one before that way I was taking pictures!!!! I just could not put my camera down!!!
I finally did tho, as we approached The Maple Hill festival. It was a place outside of Bennington, where vendors from all over Vermont get together to sell their products, many of course which was maple products. I bought a piece of maple candy, and tho it was soooooooo heavenly sweet, can you believe I, Meiri, did not buy any more because it was too sweet????!!!! There is something to put into the record books!!! They were also selling authentic maple syrup at one of the booths too. I thought of getting one, but then realized, right--when am I ever going to make pancakes or french toast? I thought I could maybe put it in my plain yogurt, but decided to stay with the agave necter. They had live music playing, and had different crafts, etc.. at some of the other booths. It was quite fun!
We then stopped off to see a monument that was built in honor of a man named Sparks, from the revolutionary war. Apparently, he fought in a battle which was a turning point in this war. There are streets named after his wife, Mary Sparks-- apparently she was a nurse back in the day, who also happened to be a mother of 11 kids!!!(Personally, I think any mother of 11 kids deserves to have a street named after them)!!!
I found this next picture to be quite amusing! Typically, one does not usually see a sign like this while driving down the street!
We supposedly climbed our last mountain today. It really wasn't too terrible-- I still think Mt. Rose was the worst on day 5, and Monarch Pass came in at a close second. The climbs today don't even measure up to these mountains. Plus, I was enjoying the scenery so much, I wasn't really minding the climb so much. We finally reach the top of the summit, where we could see 3 different states from our vantage point. Someone had told me that the states were Massachusettes, New Hampshire, and ----ooops-- I forgot the last one. Either way, if any of you can point out which state is which in these photos posted, it would be greatly appreciated!!! :)
I just thought the view in and of itself was amazing!!!
It was kind of funny, cuz Norb and I ran into Gordon and Dave again today-- twice--- once at the bottom of the mountain, and again at the top! Gordon and Dave, if you don't remember, are the two men who are doing the self-supported bike tour across the country from Washington state to New Hampshire. They have the same destination as we do.. Portsmouth!
Well, from what I hear, tomorrow is suppose to be more challenging than today was, so I am going to sign off! Tomorrow I ride 84 miels to Manchester, NH! Afterwards, I am very much looking foward to meeting up with my friend Lynn!
Hope you are all doing well!!! 48 hours to goal!!!!!
Adios!!!! Meiri.
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