My 2008 Bike Trip to Mt. Washington

[Chris]

PART 1 Ok, so I mentioned that my Dad and I were going to ride the bikes up to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, right? Well, here's how it went. We left our homes in the south central Finger Lakes region of New York on Wednesday morning, Sept. 10 and headed north on Rt.13 out of Ithaca toward Chittenango. There, we got on Rt.5 east to Utica, NY. In Utica, we found Rt.8 and followed that up through the Adirondack Mountains to Ticonderoga. In Ticonderoga we got on Rt.9N and went north to Crown Point, NY near the southern end of Lake Champlain. Halfway between Crown Point and Port Henry there's a road called Bridge Rd. that goes east to [you guessed it] a bridge over Lake Champlain into Vermont. We camped at a campground on the NY side of the lake. The total miles for Wednesday were about 300. It was a nice, easy ride with beautiful weather and no interstate roads which means we passed through many small towns with 30mph zones and never went over 55mph. It was mostly rural farmlands between towns and finally forest when we got to the Adirondacks. I didn't get to take any pics until we stopped for the night.

This is what sissybars are for.

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This is the bridge across Lake Champlain to Vermont.

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We ate dinner at a little diner just on the other side of the bridge. The link for the Crown Point campground is http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24461.html

TO BE CONTINUED...

[Volker_P]

Another follower of the proven Mt. Honda luggage system!
I guess after 300mls on small roads you did sleep quite well. I understand that you did not have time to take many pics during your trip.

[5.4L to Freedom]

Jesus son! It looks more like you took Mt. Washington around with you!

[Maxx]

Did you readjust your sag and re-dampen the shocks before you left...lol

[Chris]

Yes, I slept VERY well. In fact, I never woke up once throughout the night which is highly unusual for me. The luggage looks like a lot, but it really wasn't. Just a little more than I needed. What you see there is a sleeping bag, tent, rain gear, 2 chairs, and a backpack with enough clothes in it to deal with 4 days of whatever weather we might run into along the way and a few other odds and ends. My saddlebags held the usual... tools, spares, first aid kit, cable lock, rags, plastic bags, bungees, etc. I did remember to set the spring preload on the top notches.

[arcangel]

With all that stuff, how did you find room to set.

[5.4L to Freedom]

A first aid kit on a bike... aren't you optimisitic! I ride with an M/C and none of them are that hopeful!

[Volker_P]

Well, you easily hurt yourself fixing things on the road with inadequate tools.
I also have always one with me, I found it quite helpful to avoid loosing too much blood on my way home after my crash last year. BTW, it is not just for yourself.

[5.4L to Freedom]

Guess I we all figure that if something happens where we need medical attention the meat wagon would come get us

[Chris]

Arcangel, the sleeping bag provided excellent back support.

5.4L, like Volker said, the first aid kit is not only for yourself.

[arcangel]

Ya Chris that back support could be nice.
To bad I dont have a back rest on my bike.
As to all that gear I am a assistant scout master with the boy scouts and I know all about being prepaired.
First aid kits backpacks sleeping bags, I have It all.
I have tried camping out on a canoeing trip stoping along the stream some where and seting up a tent and then cont on the trip the next day It is great.
Just not tryed camping on a moter cycle trip gess I have to try that now

[Volker_P]

If you are tired enough and the luggage behind you is high enough without sharp edges, you also can sleep on the bike on the main stand ...

[arcangel]

My luck , I would fall off or the bike would fall over and bust the bike