The Revolution

Tuesday 6/26 Day 67
Today was one of my favorite rides of my trip. For the first half of it I had the road to myself going through the Adirondack Forest. winding hills up and down for hours. Breath taking. I had a pretty decent climb for about 10 to 15 miles which turned into a great down hill to the edge of the forest. I really appreciated the cool clouds during these climbs.
After I left the forest I made my way to the dividing waters between Vermont and New York. I picked up some subway for dinner and headed to a ferry that I would be taking across the water. I made it just in time for the last one across. As I went across I looked back to the mountains where I was riding earlier and they were being pounded by the rain.
The feel of Vermont was amazing, I got the impression that I was in the revolutionary war as I went through the little towns. Each town had their own wooden church that looked authentic to the times. They kind of looked like the towns in the Patriot, and I imagined that there could be hundreds of red coats around every corner. Along with the historic look I ran into a couple of Revolutionary war markers on my way into town. It was great to see this type of history.
After about 10 miles into Vermont the rain started to come, I was soaked within 10 minutes. I tried stopping at houses and asking if I could pitch my tent but was not in luck. I figured since this route was on the Adventure Cycling route people around here were more used to bikers and could be more annoyed. I eventually went to a fire house and asked if I could pitch the tent in their yard. They agreed as long as I picked up after myself. easy enough :).

Trying to dry my cloths, I have
underwear on also...

Once into my tent I peeled off my layers and at my subway. I didn't have to worry about bears so I just ate in the tent. I had a really hard time falling asleep tonight because it was down pouring. I was worrying about flooding in my tent.