The Beers

Alicia and I enjoy many outdoor activities. Alicia has long had a life goal of bicycling across America. It sounded like a great adventure to me. This was an opportune pause in our lives with a recent job loss (May 2009), so with just three weeks of planning and training - we were off.

This trek started May 24th, 2009 from Anacortes, Washington ending 65 days later in Portland, Maine (We had expected 60 days to Bar Harbor, Maine.).

3964 spinning miles!! Biggest day 115 miles. ~~Pete Beer

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Day 60. Long Lake - Adirondack

The Adirondaks are great. This is a land of wooded lakes. Houses
with names dot the lakes shores. The Seguls Nest, Whispering Pines,
Singing Waters. Now I feel I need come up with a cool name for where
I live. How about Beer Parlor?

We started out with wet roads, a favorable weather report and no
rain. As we rode the clouds lowered, dew started forming on my
forearms, and my glasses started collecting water. After awhile we
took a break and there was a really fine mist falling. Is it mist or
just really thick clouds?

Wet, wet, wet... How many ways are there to be wet. There is, of
course, rain. But there is also the heavy dew. A couple mornings
ago, everything was so wet it might as well have rained. Then there
is exertion. Any and all of these can occur, sometimes simultaneously.

What good is a rain coat in these conditions? None! Unless trying to
stay warm you will be wet anyway.

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