the Way of the Turtle

15.6 Mile Ride Along the Erie Canal
Sunday, May 27, 2007

Giving my legs a break from running (this is, after all, the week that culminates at NIPMUCK) Ann and I headed north to Greece and took the Erie Canal towpath west throught Spencerport and Adams Basin. For a little while it looked like we might make it all the way to Brockport, but her legs gave out and we headed back before then.

The ride out was windy, but we were moving at a fairly slow pace so that wasn't really a big deal. Of course, the plus side to that is - the ride back was quite a bit faster with a nice tailwind! The path wasn't too busy, and the roughest section was apparently paved last summer. The amount of new development we saw was a bit disheartening... what can I say, I'm a firm believer in fewer people and more trees!

JMH