Vermont to Quebec City tour

[LilBolt]

We have been back from our VT to QC trip for a couple of weeks now. We renamed it Tour de Irene since our first day was washed out by the hurricane. We were lucky that we had no power outages and the road debris was minimal. What a great trip. We actually were looking forward to hills as we got closer to Quebec City. So much of the ride is flat! We had a great group and Josh and Mark work well together.

They were talking about possibly adding an Ottawa to Montreal to Quebec City trip next year. Sounds like another nice trip.

I know that this isn't hard core touring. I love all the stories of the self supported tours, and hope to do the same someday.

[SLash]

LilBolt,

Glad you had a great trip! I agree, Joshua and Mark work well together, different personalities but they're a good mix. Was it a 7 or 8 day tour? It seems like they talked about adding a day, but I'm not sure.

Still get their catalog so will watch to see if they add the Ottawa to Quebec trip.

We're going on another supported tour in about 3 weeks, This one is with UDC Tours in California. Comparable if not better lodging, better bikes and a little less expensive. We're doing the Sonoma wine country/Coastal tour, will include a ride along King Ridge Rd. which is supposed to be epic and also Chalk Hill, another well known climb. There are two days of serious climbs and technical descents.

Seems like a good company and a great tour.

[LilBolt]

It was 8 nights and 9 days. But, due to hurricane Irene we didn't get to ride the first day. We did a Sonoma trip last September with Sojourn. Joshua was one of our guides. We did Chalk Hill but not King's Ridge. We also did Joy Road To Coleman Valley which was a nice challenge.

I will keep a lookout for your report!

[SLash]

It was 8 nights and 9 days. But, due to hurricane Irene we didn't get to ride the first day. We did a Sonoma trip last September with Sojourn. Joshua was one of our guides. We did Chalk Hill but not King's Ridge. We also did Joy Road To Coleman Valley which was a nice challenge.

I will keep a lookout for your report!

I'm not sure what to expect, I read a blog post about King's Ridge by an ex-pro that made it sound very tough - the descending more than the climbing because of road surfaces but also very technical. What was Chalk Hill and the area nearby like?

I probably shouldn't have read (and re-read that post).

[bizflats]

this trip must be so adventurous man