Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Drive day…argh!!!...Tom took a wrong turn and we ended up in the birthplace of Paul Bunyan in time for a late afternoon, sunny ride along a country road connecting to Penobscot riverside trail to downtown, canal system of Bangor, Maine…oops, thought we were in Canada %-) Great circle ride back to campground. Rains on Thursday forced us to continue driving across Massachusetts westward past Johnny Appleseed’s hometown onto Greenfield for an overnight, rest stop, sleepover, then westward through patchwork fall, rich, red colors of scenic, hilly route 2 to Middleville, New York. We are KOA camped on shore of West Canada Creek, home of Herkimer Diamond Mines…I really like carrots J Bikes were out for a short country bike-route ride on silent roads of whirring crickets and fragrant smells of many hillside farms. Lush greenery is evident from the very humid temps as well as much devastation from the flooding remains of hurricane Irene.  The stillness and beauty of fall is apparent everywhere as homes are decked in harvest fanfare shades of oranges, reds and gold. Extraordinarily, beautiful 22 degree ride before showers caught us.

Calais Border Bridge Crossing

Penobscot Creek