Quite a number of years ago, I took the rails-to-trails known as the Genesee Valley Greenway from the town of Mt. Morris to the Brookdale Preserve (just south of Rochester, NY). Then last year, I took the section of the…
Biking around Canadice Lake on the Old Haul Road Trail
Last week was a “staycation” for me. Every day felt like, “we can’t possibly see something today as nice as yesterday” and yet it always was! Who knew there were so many places spectacular with fall colors this close to…
Biking the Sodus-Wallington Trail to Sodus Point
Over the long weekend last week, I had the opportunity to check out a new (to me) rails-to-trails from Wallington, New York (you’ve never heard of it? Neither had I) to Sodus Point. It’s very well-maintained – very small gravel…
Cycling Bear Creek Harbor to B. Forman Park
I took a little bike ride. Usually, I’d ride trails and keep my road-riding to a minimum, but it had rained the week before and the trails were very soggy. We ended up taking back roads for a very nice,…
Genesee Valley Greenway – Oakland to Letchworth
How about a peaceful bike ride on an old railroad bed? What about one that also follows an old canal, complete with crumbling locks? And then how about that same rails-to-trails ending you up in one of the most scenic…
Genesee Riverway – Ontario Beach Park, Turning Point Park, & Maplewood Park
A couple weeks ago, we took a bike ride along the Genesee Riverway in Rochester, New York. I had ridden the northern part of the Genesee Riverway from downtown Rochester to the Erie Canal in Genesee Valley Park a few…
Beautiful Keuka Outlet Trail!
I posted a few weeks back about biking the rails to trails Ontario Pathways between Goose Street and Phelps, NY. After we’d loaded up all the bikes in Phelps (not to mention chowed down on the delicious lunch one of…
Biking the Ontario Pathways
Every year I like to take a bike ride on a rails-to-trails or canal path in celebration of my birthday. It’s a nice time of year and everyone is ready to get out and enjoy the nice weather. Well, this…
Scenic Bike Ride: Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Trail + Erie Canal Path
Well, it’s that time of year again: time for the Big Birthday Bike Ride. A few weekends ago, we loaded up all the bikes, drove down to the far southeast end of the Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Trail (at Pannell…
Biking the Auburn Trail / Lehigh Valley Trail
A few weeks ago, I celebrated a birthday. It was a bit of a milestone, I suppose. Anyway, I decided that I’d like to really celebrate – like, something that lasted more than an hour or so. So it was…