We left camp early yesterday and got lunch at Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier before making the trek to Northfield and then on to camp near Moretown Gap. By the numbers:
- Distance: 43.6 miles
- Elevation Gain: 4,429 feet
- Little Free Libraries: 6
- Times Mike Fell Off His Bike: 1
Mike
Rose: “Descending off the ridge into Montpelier, the view was beautiful.”
Bud: “Getting over Lincoln Gap, mentally and physically.”
Thorn: “Ascending out of Montpelier on Hill Road.”
Ryan
Rose: “The blueberry farmhouse ale from Good Measure in Northfield. And the 20 year old kid with a PA system in his truck who told us to get off the sidewalk..?”
Bud: “The views from Lincoln Gap.”
Thorn: “One of my brake calipers getting wacky before Northfield. But I think I fixed it!”
Ellen
Rose: “I swore at a truck and finally got some chapstick— it’s the little things.”
Bud: “I’m excited to find out where we’re sleeping tonight, it’s always an adventure.”
Thorn: “Mike.”
Lauren
Rose: “A quiet breakfast near the lake we camped at.”
Bud: “The breweries we were going to stop at today won’t be open so we won’t be tempted to have more beer.”
Thorn: “There was a bug that flew straight up my nose. Still hasn’t come out.”
Here’s hoping we survive Lincoln Gap.
