FLCC> Advice on Bicycle vacation

[Rob Coapman]

My current pick would be Lake Placid.  Excellent cycling- although certainly
not flat the roads aren't super hilly either.  They seem to be a lot of
longish but reasonable grades.  And, as I just found out this past weekend,
there is some truly excellent, and family friendly is you pack a lunch and
do day-hikes, hiking in the high peaks wilderness just south of Placid.
Peaks such as TableTop and Phelps are within a morning's round trip hike
from the Adirondack Loj tailhead.  
 
Camping in the high peaks isn't for everyone, as all you get is a patch of
ground or the occasional lean-to, but there are other spots in the general
area that aren't so neolithically apportioned.   
 



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From: flcc-bounces at icycle.org [mailto:flcc-bounces at icycle.org] On Behalf Of
racerra
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 10:08 PM
To: Steven Powell; FLCC
Subject: Re: FLCC> Advice on Bicycle vacation



Hi All,

My family and I would like to do a vacation: camping, road biking, hiking.
We tend to be in the leisure groups.  Any ideas for good places to go.  I
would say we want to stay within about a 6 hour drive or so.

Thanks,

Ron Acerra 

----- Original Message Follows ----- 
From: Steven Powell 
To: FLCC 
Subject: FLCC> Sunday Legge & Ford Hill Ride Report 
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:06:53 -0400 




> FLCCers,
> 
> What an amazing weather day and a gorgeous ride! We split
> into two main groups with 10 riders in the moderate group
> and at least that many in the lead group. The lead group
> left promptly at 9 am (a new tradition?) while the
> moderates were planning their re-grouping/rest stops. In
> order to save energy for the hills to come, we took the 
> easier way out to Slatterville Springs (Ellis Hollow to
> Thomas Rd). The moderates passed the lead group on
> Boiceville Rd, as they were tending to a flat tire. At
> that point a few of the riders swapped from the moderate
> group to the lead group. There was also some overlap
> between the two groups as we started up the climb on Old
> 76 and turned onto South Rd. for some more serious
> climbing.
> 
> The 6 riders in the moderate group followed the published
> cue sheet up Legge Hill with its amazing top-of-the-world
> view, down the very steep backside where you could ride
> as fast as you would like thanks to some good pavement
> (there was a short gravel section, but that fortunately
> was on the climb up). I'm not sure if the lead group 
> followed the cue sheet up Legge Hill or if they continued
> on Honeypot. Perhaps someone from that group could post
> a quick note.
> 
> At the bottom of Legge Hill it was unanimously decided to
> continue on up Ford Hill, which didn't seem nearly as
> long of a climb as Legge Hill. Near the top, we were
> greeted by two friendly dogs and one with an attitude
> problem toward bike riders. I had my waterbottle out,
> ready to defend my front wheel, but he backed down and
> decided to just make a bunch of noise at our group and
> stayed a few feet away from all of us.
> 
> After Ford Hill, we took a short detour to Speedsville and
> the convenience store for a rest stop and some water,
> sandwiches, and ice cream. This was definitely bike
> touring, and we were in no hurry to end such a perfect
> cycling day. We headed back out to Rt. 79, turned off on
> Flat Iron where we encountered a pretty substantial
> headwind. At that point some us started to feel the
> effects of the earlier climbs and miles, and the pace
> slowed a bit. Back out onto 79, and we split into two
> groups, one returning via the low-energy Thomas Rd./Ellis
> Hollow and the other small group go up and over Snyder
> Hill for one last climb.
> 
> My cycle computer showed 12.9 mph for the full 47 mile
> ride, which fit pretty well with what I expected for the
> moderate ride group. We probably stopped about 6 times
> and re-grouped, which allowed us to keep together and
> navigate some of the trickier sections of the ride. This
> moderate bike touring style with multiple stops for
> re-grouping, is not for everyone, but there seems to be
> enough interest with 6-10 of us to continue it on the
> Sunday rides.
> 
> Until next Sunday.
> 
> --Steve Powell
> 
> -- 
> Steven Powell
> Cornell University
> School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
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> Ithaca, NY 14853
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