Day 28: 8/21. Rome to Little Falls, NY

Today we ride 37 miles into Little Falls, NY. First I have to include a few more photos that Margaret took from Fort Stanwix. I especially liked the powder horns.





I had no idea of the water connection through this area, nor its importance.






At any rate, ya gotta just love it when a plan comes together. Last night we saw that we were predicted to get heavy thunderstorms which would begin in Rome at 12:00, and Little Falls at 13:00. So, we got up at six, had a quick breakfast at Denny's, and got on the road. We obviously wanted to get to Little Falls before the rain. Got there before noon, and completely dry. As an added bonus the motel already had our room done, so we got to shower right away. It was even nice watching the rain started shortly after 13:00.


Yep, in a valley.

The route today paralleled the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal, first we were to the south, and then to the north. Although we had about 10 mph of head wind, there were no real hills, and we averaged over 12 mph. Not bad for towing an eighty pound trailer.


Coming into Little Falls. Notice that the pavement is dry.

Tomorrow we start to climb out of the Mohawk River valley, and head to Johnstown.