Today was *challenging.* It's not that I haven't done harder climbs or more miles, just that the climbing was relentless! We did 49.5 miles with 3600 ft. of climbing. There were about 7 flat miles, but we were fighting a very stiff crosswind on that section of road.
Every long descent was followed by a climb and the rest of the time it was a steady 2-5 % grade up, with little flat spots in between. The scenery was a bit more open than yesterday, with more farms than forest. We are now near Lake Champlain, in Shoreham, a very tiny town. There was a huge ride that started here today "tour de Farm," and an apple festival. We caught the end of the festival and now a lot of riders are coming into the inn for a drink.
The jury is still out on tomorrow's weather. The ride is only 30 miles and we are also supposed to take the ferry over to NY state to see Fort Ticonderoga first.