Day 12

It was cold and a bit foggy when I left Blue Mountain Lake early this morning but it burned off quickly as temperatures would reach the upper 70s by afternoon.  The fall colors were brilliant…someone said they are now at 75% of peak.   After climbing around Blue Mountain, I made it to Long Lake.  The stretch from Long Lake to Newcomb was amazingly picturesque and with perfect road conditions.  I reached for my camera often as each turn in the road presented a new photo-op.   There were several long high speed downhill descents today which was a nice payback for all the climbing.    I made it to Ticonderoga and decided to enter Vermont in the morning.   It had been a 75 mile day, and a fairly high mileage week.

                   
              The weather, road, and scenery were absolutely perfect and picturesque.

                                      
                               At every turn the views were spectacular.                             

These signs were fairly common today.  Of course, I put the bike in high gear instead.  This particular descent was on Blue Ridge Road, east of Newcomb, and was over 2 miles long.   My maximum speed per the bike computer was 38 MPH and  the lines on the road just looked like dots.   It was intense, exhilarating, and a bit scary!