Day 47 Friday, August 5th

A 74 mile ride from Little Falls to Latham, NY. The ride started out with a climb that was supposed to provide us with a panoramic view from above. Unfortunately when we got to the top a heavy mist obscured not only the view but the road ahead. It eventually burned off but by that time we were back at the lower levels. We were riding in a group today with Michel, Mary, Blythe, Russell, Barry and Mike. At the 43 mile mark Barry's front tire blew out at about 25 mph and he went down and got a pretty good gash in his head that required 16 stitches. He will sit out tomorrow and then hopefully finish out the last 2 days. He is one tough guy. He wanted someone to fix his tire while he was lying there with blood spurting out of his head. At the 49 mile mark we got on a nice paved bike path that almost took us into our hotel. We are real close to both Mass and Vermont but will be heading to our next to the last state tomorrow morning. Another good day of riding with the exception of barry's accident.