RE: Lake Champlain VT

Didn't use anyone's maps, but did the trip in 2001.  Maybe 2002 but I would
have had my co-motion by then and I think I took the Cannondale.   Memory
has it that we planned on a week but actually took 6 days.  

Would need to go find my journal for exact details but roughly we:

Parked at the police station in Ticonderoga and took the ferry across.  

Rode up to Burlington in 2 days.  Camped in some park or campground (but
free I think) day 1 and in some park in Burlington (at least registered
maybe paid) day 2.  Stopped at Shelburne farms before Burlington for the
tour and bought cheese and bread for dinner.

Crossed over to the islands then up in to Canada across and down back into
NY (2 more days).

Planned on going straight back down to Ticonderoga but didn't like the hills
and as one guy who was walking with his daughter at the top of a hill "it's
hotter than I've seen in the 17 years I've lived here". So we took the easy
way back.  Essex-Charlotte Ferry back to VT and back the way we came.  Got
back to the cars I think mid afternoon 2 days later.

Now that I think about it, we drove up for day 1 so the ride that day must
have been a 1/2 day as well.  That being the case, if we had left early on
day 1, it would probably have been a 5 day ride.

Bp



-----Original Message-----
From: touring-bounces+bp20100401=comcast.net-Wizm5X4GRk5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org
[mailto:touring-bounces+bp20100401=comcast.net-Wizm5X4GRk5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of
Bryan Lorber
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:31 PM
To: touring
Subject: Lake Champlain VT

Has anyone completed the circumnavigation of Lake Champlain using the Lake
Champlain bikeways map?

I'm wondering how many days it would take to ride, lightly loaded, round
trip, starting and ending in Colchester, VT. Plan on 50-60 miles a day.
Would  head north through the Champlain Islands and cross over the lake to
Rouses Point, NY. Then head south to Whitehall NY, back into VT and north
back to Colchester on the VT side.
 Any insights will be greatly appreciated.

Bryan
Barrington, RI
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