Truckin’

View from Bear Mountain – LHT, Hudson River in background

You’re sick of hangin’ around and you’d like to travel;
Get tired of travelin’ and you want to settle down.
I guess they can’t revoke your soul for tryin’,
Get out of the door and light out and look all around.

Sometimes the light‘s all shining on me.
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me,
what a long strange trip it’s been.  ~~~ Truckin” (Grateful Dead – 1970).

Sorry I’ve been away for the last few days.

I’ve been riding my new touring bike – a Surly Long Haul Trucker. Did a maiden voyage on Tuesday to Bear Mountain.

Perkins Drive was closed, so the climb to the top was superb. But patches of ice slowed down the descent.

The incredible weather and new ride have dominated my consciousness! I’ve done 120 miles in the last few days.

I’ve been fantasizing about training for a few serious long haul adventures this summer – starting with the Adirondack Park Loop.

Hard to work under these conditions!

Perkins Drive, Bear Mountain State Park

Ice fishing – Lake Tiorati, Harriman State Park

Lake Tiorati – Seven lakes Drive, Harriman State park. Doesn’t get any better than this.

On a clear day, you can see forever. Manhattan skyline in distance, from Bear Mountain.