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01-13-21, 10:16 PM
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01-13-21, 10:20 PM
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In the early 1980's, when I was just starting in the music business, I used to trek from Long Island all the way up to Hopewell Junction - a bungalow colony called Sylvan Lake - to play gigs for fifty bucks. There was absolutely nothing up there at the time, so I couldn't even spend what was left of the fifty (after gas and tolls) on a sandwich. Has Hopewell Junction built up at all since then? I'm asking because, if I do this ride, I'm going to need a place to stay and a place to eat.
01-14-21, 07:09 AM
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Which do you think would be more scenic, north or south of Albany ? It seems most of the northern route is on roads and minimal trail. We've done the Buffalo to Albany and was looking to extend the ride if there was a next time. Thanks
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01-14-21, 11:22 AM
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01-14-21, 11:34 AM
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No confusion. I understand that and have ridden the Dutchess Trail over the Walkway, etc. I am just trying to piece together a ride that will last an entire day (maybe two, if I retire this year) and drop me off somewhere I can stay overnight. I do not want to come home the same day. If I do, I can't call it a "tour!"
01-15-21, 05:40 PM
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Hopewell Jcn by the trail seems pretty desolate to me the couple of times I've paused there - there's the Daddy O's right alongside the trail, but not much else beyond the usual small town CVS/RiteAid etc. I'd suggest the extra miles to Poughkeepsie, which has more going on, with neighbourhoods, a college campus and so forth.
No confusion. I understand that and have ridden the Dutchess Trail over the Walkway, etc. I am just trying to piece together a ride that will last an entire day (maybe two, if I retire this year) and drop me off somewhere I can stay overnight. I do not want to come home the same day. If I do, I can't call it a "tour!"
01-15-21, 05:47 PM
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Hopewell Jcn by the trail seems pretty desolate to me the couple of times I've paused there - there's the Daddy O's right alongside the trail, but not much else beyond the usual small town CVS/RiteAid etc. I'd suggest the extra miles to Poughkeepsie, which has more going on, with neighbourhoods, a college campus and so forth.
I tour without her and I'm not a drinker, so I prefer places I can hang out by a lake, grab a casual dinner in town and people watch, etc. I'm not sure this exists in that part of New York. As an example, my favorite all-time places to ride and stay overnight are Mystic, CT and Narragansett, RI.
Oh, and I also like Kingston and New Paltz.
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03-01-21, 08:51 AM
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And no: I don't come here for looking for inspiration to ride. I also supplement what, if anything, anyone suggests with my own research.
03-01-21, 11:29 AM
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Not even sure what you mean by "how many times..." because I only responded once. You seem to have zero tolerance for anything I post here, so why don't you block me or something?
