Day 46: Hamburg to Canadaigua

Today’s Highlights:
It was very hot and humid for our long ride today from Hamburg to Canadaigua. Starting at 7:00 AM it was only 70 degrees, but very humid. By 11:00 AM, my bike computer was registering 100 degrees on the road. I was a little more than half done at that point. The route was also hilly all the way – not big hills, but enough to make us work the entire distance. Normally, I don’t take much notice of the shaded parts of the road, but it was on my mind this afternoon and I sought out any shade I could get near the edge of the road. At 82 miles I stopped at the Shark Ice Creme stand and had a large cone and a good fifteen minute rest in their cool air-conditioned parlor. That helped a lot. At 92 miles, I made a side trip to Lake Canadaigua and found a place to wade in and lay in the water for a while. The full-body cool down was very refreshing. With soaked bike clothes, I cycled slowly along the lake a little to see the sights and get a few extra miles in for a full century ride. The leisurely side trip added thirty minutes to my day, but it was worth seeing the lake and getting cooled off.

The first third or half of our ride was mostly in suburban areas. It’s a very nice area to live in, but I did not stop for any pictures. The town of East Aurora was very nice and had a picturesque Main Street. Past Aurora, we cycled through farmland. There were many nice farms and fields. We saw the usual hay bales, corn fields, cows and horses. However, they were on a much smaller scale than the ones we experienced throughout the Mid West. Still, this Finger Lakes region is a very beautiful area to cycle across.

I did not take a lot of pictures today. That was partly due to the nature of the scenery. However, at some point surviving the heat became the main focus. In a normal situation (at home), I would have not attempted one hundred miles on a day like this, but this is what we do on the cross country challenge. I’m happy to be conditioned enough to make it through. Most of the riders conquered it today.

Pictures Of The Day:

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