Bridges Bicycle Touring

Days 4 and 5: Meyersdale – Cumberland – and Back up Big Savage Mountain

kristingbridgesSeptember 7, 2023September 7, 2023

The hardest part of Day 4 was getting up out of Meyersdale. It’s always getting up to or out of the towns that are the worst when we’re on tours.…Continue readingDays 4 and 5: Meyersdale – Cumberland – and Back up Big Savage Mountain

The GAP Redux, Again

Pittsburgh and Day 1 on the GAP

kristingbridgesSeptember 3, 2023September 5, 2023

We love Pittsburgh and we love the GAP trail, and the past 2 days have only reinforced that. We got into Pittsburgh and parked in the Grant St. garage and…Continue readingPittsburgh and Day 1 on the GAP

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The Last Day

kristingbridgesSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021

29 Miles from Schenectady to Albany Getting back on the trail for the final day is always bittersweet. I’m looking forward to being in the same place more than one…Continue readingThe Last Day

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The Shortest Day

kristingbridgesSeptember 12, 2021September 12, 2021

19 Miles from Amsterdam to Schenectady The hotel last night was truly awesome, but they still haven’t restored their continental breakfast service, so we tried to find something nearby. It’s…Continue readingThe Shortest Day

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The Unexpected Metric Century+

kristingbridgesSeptember 11, 2021September 12, 2021

44 Miles from Utica to Canajoharie 67 Miles from Utica to Amsterdam The title I wanted to use for this blog would have lost me my “all audiences” rating. Just…Continue readingThe Unexpected Metric Century+

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The Day our Trip Almost Ended

kristingbridgesSeptember 10, 2021September 10, 2021

41 Miles from Canastota to Utica We got a decent start this morning, though we tried to be good cycling ambassadors and not take a one way street the wrong…Continue readingThe Day our Trip Almost Ended

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The Longest Day

kristingbridgesSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021

50 Miles from Weedsport to Canastota Today was the longest day we’ve ever planned on a trip – we did more in a day 2 years ago, but that was…Continue readingThe Longest Day

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Rain and Mosquitos and Hills, Oh My!

kristingbridgesSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 2021

Today, we knew we couldn’t avoid the rain, but we still pushed off from our hotel with only our raincoats over our normal cycling clothes. We were not a thousand…Continue readingRain and Mosquitos and Hills, Oh My!

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A Long, But Pretty Day from Brockport to Palmyra

kristingbridgesSeptember 7, 2021September 7, 2021

Day 3: usually our toughest day on any trip. There’s something about the body just saying “seriously, we’re doing this again?” But it really wasn’t bad today. Our muscles did…Continue readingA Long, But Pretty Day from Brockport to Palmyra

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Port to Port: A Perfect Day from Lockport to Brockport

kristingbridgesSeptember 6, 2021September 7, 2021

Once again, rain was expected today and once again, Mother Nature decided to get it out of her system before breakfast! We managed to find another Tim Hortons, in a…Continue readingPort to Port: A Perfect Day from Lockport to Brockport