Dinosaurs on the road again
It has been a while, I know, since Dinosaurs on Wheels has been together. Back in 2023, we tackled the Great Divide Mountain Bike route, from Banff in Alberta, down to the US/Mexican border. Unfortunately, only one of us finished (it wasn't me). Last summer, through the misfortune of Jerry's heart condition, he was unable to do any riding, so I kept my riding local. This year, we thought the same would happen again. However, days ago, Jerry received word from his doctors that he was cleared to ride. Good thing, because we had been planning a new trip for some time. This trip is a bit shorter and flatter than the previous rides we've done together. This time we are tackling the Empire State Trail. This route, through New York state, begins in Manhattan at Battery Park, follows the Hudson River north to Albany, then joins with the Erie Canal trail, the towpath for the famous canal, westward to Buffalo. From Buffalo it's less than 200 miles back to Cleveland, so ...