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

Friday, July 24, 2009

Day 62. Bradford, Vermont

We have made it to the other side of Vermont. 89 miles; lots of
hills. The hills tend to be steep here. There were several that were
at 13% grade. A normal highway is graded to 6 or 7%.

At 10 am we had only covered 24 miles due to the climb over "Bread
Loaf". Still we pressed on and finally managed to join Dave and
Marianne Barthel at thier home here in Bradford. I worked with Dave a
few years back at Dartmouth. It is great catching up.

We will rest here tomorrow.

Two more days of riding to Portland, Maine. Wow! It's been some ride.

~ Pete (iPhone)

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