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Forum: Touring
08-15-14, 04:28 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 18,266
Posted By meanderthal

Art - first off, I just "ride bike"; I'm not all...

Art - first off, I just "ride bike"; I'm not all that interested in optimizing things...so I just buy tires as needed and aim for (1) wide-enough to tour on, and (2) "quiet" tread, and feel lucky...
Forum: Touring
04-23-11, 07:22 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 12,092
Posted By meanderthal

Boredom en route

Have you unconsciously designed boredom into your tour? Take care not to plan all the adventure out of your trip beforehand. Leave room for surprises--good and bad. You will feel more alive and less...
Forum: Touring
03-31-10, 11:04 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 10,582
Posted By meanderthal

It wasn't so much the bridge as it was the 5-mile...

It wasn't so much the bridge as it was the 5-mile approach:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lewscanon/2762021130/

(Don't worry, this bridge is so out-of-the-way that you'll never find it.)
Forum: Touring
03-22-10, 06:00 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,696
Posted By meanderthal

Since the distances are so low, you might...

Since the distances are so low, you might consider going slightly farther, crossing into Ontario at the Peace Bridge and riding northward on the lovely quiet path along the Niagara River to NF and...
Forum: Touring
03-12-10, 05:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,019
Posted By meanderthal

I appreciate Google's effort and have confidence...

I appreciate Google's effort and have confidence the'll work out the kinks. That said, when I plotted a course from Woodstock to Victor NY, it gave me two choices. One, though with way too many turns...
Forum: Touring
02-17-10, 07:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,043
Posted By meanderthal

First time riding over 60 miles a day? A two-day,...

First time riding over 60 miles a day? A two-day, 160-mile trip? What do you take? Three days. Then enjoy a leisurely ride, stopping to take lots of photos along the way with the camera you've added...
Forum: Touring
02-13-09, 07:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,331
Posted By meanderthal

My experience is the same as David in Pa. Have...

My experience is the same as David in Pa. Have both. Comfort similar. Love the Lite's compactness. I think you'll do fine with the Lite. I got the full-length just to dodge possible foot end problems.
Forum: Touring
12-28-08, 05:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,864
Posted By meanderthal

Part way into your training-ride period, make...

Part way into your training-ride period, make some of your rides fully-loaded with most or all the gear you plan to have aboard. You want to get behind you that surprise of climbing aboard what was...
Forum: Touring
11-12-08, 06:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,157
Posted By meanderthal

Denise Goldberg has lots of journals of her solo...

Denise Goldberg has lots of journals of her solo trips HERE (http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/DeniseGoldberg).
Forum: Touring
08-12-08, 11:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 725
Posted By meanderthal

I use a mini-cassette tape recorder and...

I use a mini-cassette tape recorder and transcribe when I'm back home. Hanging from my neck, it's always ready for on-the-move commentary. I record what comes into my head as soon as it occurs to me....
Forum: Touring
07-28-08, 01:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 565
Posted By meanderthal

I'd say you have a quite reasonable route picked...

I'd say you have a quite reasonable route picked for a 30-day trip. I'm near the Hudson River and biked west, reaching Sisseton SD in 23 days averaging 70/day. You're going up and over the Great...
Forum: Touring
05-16-08, 05:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 778
Posted By meanderthal

Agree with valygrl - at that time of year, go up...

Agree with valygrl - at that time of year, go up in latitude and elevation, and Colorado's a wonderful choice.
Forum: Touring
04-04-08, 08:14 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,995
Posted By meanderthal

A couple of weeks after I'd finished my crossing,...

A couple of weeks after I'd finished my crossing, I sat down with pen and paper and this came out:

I remain awed by the richness of the experience. Few of us ever really link up in such a way,...
Forum: Touring
03-28-08, 07:02 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 8,099
Posted By meanderthal

Carole King's So Far Away and Home Again ...

Carole King's So Far Away and Home Again

Stan Getz's Here's That Rainy Day

Dobie Gray's Drift Away

Added: Dang, I see I've already posted here....the two Carole King songs. If forgetful, at...
Forum: Touring
03-27-08, 03:56 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 5,588
Posted By meanderthal

Retired computer programmer from the early years...

Retired computer programmer from the early years (years that some here may never have heard of) of computer graphics.

My just-for-fun income now comes from stock photography (career earnings...
Forum: Touring
03-25-08, 06:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,027
Posted By meanderthal

Stay north, as jamawani suggests. Since you say...

Stay north, as jamawani suggests. Since you say your destination is flexible, consider ending up in Astoria OR or Ilwaco WA and riding back to Portland or Vancouver (WA) to catch the train back. I...
Forum: Touring
03-12-08, 07:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 986
Posted By meanderthal

Unwarranted, IMO. I'm an Oklahoman living for the...

Unwarranted, IMO. I'm an Oklahoman living for the past 45 years in upstate NY, including a recent 12 weeks in Brooklyn. Maybe it's just me, but I frequently come home elated by how nice people have...
Forum: Touring
02-16-08, 04:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,010
Posted By meanderthal

This probably would never have happened had I not...

This probably would never have happened had I not been overly tired and inattentive. Perhaps it was the late start I’d gotten out of Lemmon SD after the previous day’s 101-mile westward push,...
Forum: Touring
02-11-08, 02:22 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,032
Posted By meanderthal

First thought--best thought

+1 on brotherdan's post! As for me...

...it is the long-term effect on me that I value most. Following the idea of "first thought, best thought", I include the paragraph below, done days after...
Forum: Touring
01-28-08, 05:56 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 18,266
Posted By meanderthal

My Voyageur's my only touring bike. Bought it new...

My Voyageur's my only touring bike. Bought it new in 1991 and it has given me near-trouble-free service while biking/camping cross-country and on many other tours. I've never wished to trade up.
...
Forum: Touring
10-24-07, 07:09 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 5,954
Posted By meanderthal

For a long-term, steady trickle of funds: If...

For a long-term, steady trickle of funds:

If you are a good photographer, investigate the online microstock companies. As a contributing member, you can upload photos which are in turn bought by...
Forum: Touring
10-06-07, 07:18 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,406
Posted By meanderthal

I've never had anything stolen. Though at night I...

I've never had anything stolen. Though at night I do often secure the bike to something substantial and stow my panniers in the tent with me, by day I like to practice "stealth security", which is to...
Forum: Touring
10-02-07, 01:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,167
Posted By meanderthal

Douglas - I'm glad to get your bridge info, as I...

Douglas - I'm glad to get your bridge info, as I suffered such a crossing and knew there must be a better way. There was lots of broken glass on the bridge when I crossed, in addition to a somewhat...
Forum: Touring
10-02-07, 07:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,167
Posted By meanderthal

No - the secluded area (it's some kind of...

No - the secluded area (it's some kind of "preserve") is north of Annandale Rd -- north of the last part of Annandale that goes east-west just before it hits 9G. If it's not marked or you don't see...
Forum: Touring
10-01-07, 11:22 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,167
Posted By meanderthal

Years ago (I'm reading from trip notes) I...

Years ago (I'm reading from trip notes) I bivouacked 4 miles north of Castleton just 50 yards up an obscure path on the right, leading off Route 9J. (Photo below) You'll find a large flat area that's...
Forum: Touring
09-30-07, 05:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,167
Posted By meanderthal

Early in the route, I recommend taking pleasant...

Early in the route, I recommend taking pleasant back roads, with very little addition to mileage. Specifically, around the Norrie Point turnoff, take the road (Old Post Road?) that goes through...
Forum: Touring
09-26-07, 04:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,269
Posted By meanderthal

Rich B. - I assume it was my panniers you were...

Rich B. - I assume it was my panniers you were referring to. They're Cannondales that I bought with matching handlebar bag in 1992. I don't think they supply them anymore.
Forum: Touring
09-26-07, 12:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,269
Posted By meanderthal

I use a wide-mouth screw-top RubberMaid bottle...

I use a wide-mouth screw-top RubberMaid bottle down there. In a standard cage, it clears the fender nicely and is quite sturdy against the flying sticks and stones. It holds a bit more than a short...
Forum: Touring
09-26-07, 11:34 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,540
Posted By meanderthal

A remote-controlled, multi-nozzle, wide-stream...

A remote-controlled, multi-nozzle, wide-stream (misting) pepper-spray dispensing system with outlets on each pedal and perhaps on the aft fender reflector or clipped to rear panniers. Activation of...
Forum: Touring
09-14-07, 06:34 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 8,647
Posted By meanderthal

On a cross-country solo ride, I was asked by a...

On a cross-country solo ride, I was asked by a nine-year-old how many years the trip would take me.

Not long thereafter, a boy of about fourteen, who probably left his bike out in the rain all...
Forum: Touring
09-09-07, 12:24 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 8,099
Posted By meanderthal

Carole King's So Far Away and Home Again are...

Carole King's So Far Away and Home Again are guaranteed to work if you need a good cry somewhere along the way. Dang, now I'm all verklempft!
Forum: Touring
07-10-07, 11:13 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 6,158
Posted By meanderthal

Bovine etiquette

Bovine Etiquette

Cows do not consider it rude when we moo, even if we’ve not yet been properly introduced. But have you ever noticed the knowing glances they often exchange when we speak to them...
Forum: Touring
03-18-07, 02:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,957
Posted By meanderthal

I don't know, Turd. I was only passing through...

I don't know, Turd. I was only passing through when I last camped (while on a tour) at a conservation area, and that was back in the 90s. Anyone else with current info?
Forum: Touring
03-17-07, 09:08 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,957
Posted By meanderthal

Ontario Conservation Areas

Check out Ontario's Conservation Areas. If they're like the ones I bike-camped at back in the 90s, they're low-cost and have fewer facilities. Here's a link, though many of the sub-links don't work:...
Forum: Touring
01-19-07, 03:46 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,994
Posted By meanderthal

Crater Lake (with a stop at Beckies Cafe) Death...

Crater Lake (with a stop at Beckies Cafe)
Death Valley
Yellowstone
Forum: Touring
12-31-06, 01:18 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,954
Posted By meanderthal

CANDLE LANTERN, and WAY too many spare...

CANDLE LANTERN, and WAY too many spare candles...enough to get me through War and Peace. But did I take along War and Peace? No! There was no room left after packing all those candles, which I'd...
Forum: Touring
10-01-06, 12:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,964
Posted By meanderthal

Stretch a string on a globe from NYC and you'll...

Stretch a string on a globe from NYC and you'll find the shortest crow-flying distance to the west coast would end either around San Diego or at the mouth of the Columbia River on the OR/WA border. I...
Forum: Touring
09-23-06, 08:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,543
Posted By meanderthal

Miles from Nowhere is still my favorite. Also, if...

Miles from Nowhere is still my favorite. Also, if you can get your hands on a copy, it's fun to peruse Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle by Karl Kron, published in 1887. Here's the review I wrote for...
Forum: Touring
09-15-06, 05:15 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,631
Posted By meanderthal

If you're riding east along the Erie Canal path,...

If you're riding east along the Erie Canal path, you're allowed to tent-camp free on the grounds of each of the canal locks (at least this was true a few years ago). Some (all?) are on the south side...
Forum: Touring
09-15-06, 06:25 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 554
Posted By meanderthal

Thanks - I've considered doing the trail before...

Thanks - I've considered doing the trail before but always wondered about the gravel part. I guess if it got too bad--sinking in, etc.--I could always escape to a nearby back road for the duration of...
Forum: Touring
09-14-06, 03:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 554
Posted By meanderthal

How would unpaved parts be with touring (road...

How would unpaved parts be with touring (road bike) tires?
Forum: Touring
08-31-06, 11:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 453
Posted By meanderthal

If you approach CLNP from the west via Route 62,...

If you approach CLNP from the west via Route 62, don't miss the legendary Becky's restaurant in Union Creek (at junction of Rte 230). It known far and wide for its pies and generally good food....
Forum: Touring
07-18-06, 06:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 637
Posted By meanderthal

Rise early--very early--and shove off at first...

Rise early--very early--and shove off at first light. You can make 30 or 40 miles before it gets brutal. Call it a day and enjoy the hospitality of air conditioning. I camp, but occasionally like to...
Forum: Touring
08-22-05, 10:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 686
Posted By meanderthal

I sometimes scan the necessary original map pages...

I sometimes scan the necessary original map pages using my scanner, and then, using a photo editor, I desaturate (turn to black&white) all the areas I'm not passing through. That leaves my intended...
Forum: Touring
06-30-05, 09:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 785
Posted By meanderthal

I have the one that 2manybikes cited. It's brand...

I have the one that 2manybikes cited. It's brand name is ALVIN, and is quite accurate if used carefully. Make sure, when you start a trace, that you have first rolled the wheel backwards (to the...
Forum: Touring
06-22-05, 12:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,235
Posted By meanderthal

Yes, it would be fun to do a cross-country tour....

Yes, it would be fun to do a cross-country tour. But when you think about it, "coast-to-coast" is really an arbitrary distance. Revitalization comes by way of crossing personal--not...
Forum: Touring
06-07-05, 03:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 476
Posted By meanderthal

David - sounds like you've arrived at that...

David - sounds like you've arrived at that "natural state of being" that comes, sooner or later, on a long-distance cycle tour. It is a rare time when we know we're exactly where we ought to be. You...
Forum: Touring
06-02-05, 07:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 948
Posted By meanderthal

NY state parks range from $11 to around $17 w/o...

NY state parks range from $11 to around $17 w/o hookups, plus a "registration fee" even without prior reservations. The latter used to be $1.50 but may have risen.
Forum: Touring
06-02-05, 12:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 827
Posted By meanderthal

I agree, as long as you're in a tent and away...

I agree, as long as you're in a tent and away from insects. Just be sure the pad is sufficiently insulating; cool ground can drain body heat fast. If it dips into the 50s at night, you can always put...
Forum: Touring
06-02-05, 10:34 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,453
Posted By meanderthal

I love my helmet mirror (the large ThirdEye...

I love my helmet mirror (the large ThirdEye model). It's very forgiving of bumps and whacks when you're not wearing the helmet; it just swivels in its socket and the unit stays firmly fixed to the...
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