June 19 2023

 Today we rode from Syracuse New York to Utica, New York. It was a short day with only 58 miles. It was a beautiful riding day. The weather was cool and sunny. We thought did have a headwind which caused us all to go a bit slower. Much of the scenery these days is quite similar to what I’m used to riding back in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. We did see a few farms today. But most of the areas were residential.   As this is the last week of our riding, most of us are focused on just riding and not taking too many pictures. The amount of pictures each of us are taking has dwindled quite a bit.  I have included a few below.

This week is bitter sweet. At the end of the week we will have completed our seven week trek of riding across the country. Although many of us are anxious to get back to our homes, we have thoroughly enjoyed the past seven weeks. As my blog states as well as others, they have been some ups and downs, but mostly ups. It has been a great adventure.








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