307: Empire State Trail - Day 7 + Takeaways

Looming storms, transportation question marks, and some subtle messages from a ligament in my knee all pointed to one thing... this phase of the tour was coming to a conclusion. But one more bit of adventure awaited to share with you. Plus, takeaways!

Empire State Trail - Day 7

Statistics

 

Miles biked 8

Airports traversed 2 (including returning the car)

Minutes of ride recorded 0

Flats 0

 

Takeaways

 

1 - The Empire State Trail is truly one of the great routes in the US.

 

2 - Thank you local bike shops for swooping in to save the day

 

3 - Thank you trail towns that provide such great amenities

 

4 - Airports... I continue to love riding to or from them directly!

 

5 - I hate calling tours early, but I'm so glad I get to ride what I can

 

6 - When you deviate from routes, make sure to pay attention to what side of rivers you ride and where you're going to (relying on bridges)

 

7 - Keep your electronics dry even if they can get a little wet

 

8 - Find your edge