30 August Monday North Woodstock, NH – Conway, NH

Starting Point: North Woodstock, NH
Ending Point: Conway, NH
Via: Kankamagus Highway
Mileage: 44   
Time: 4:17   
Mph: 10.3
Terrain: hilly up the pass then really down-hilly down the pass
Vertical climbing: 2,128
Temperature High: 90
Temperature Low: 72
Lunch: hummus/tomato/cheese sandwich, banana
Dinner: potato salad, cole slaw, bean salad, chicken, cake
Weather: sunny and humis
Lodging: The Beach Campground
Cumulative Mileage: 4,130
Miles to Go: 70
Projected Distance: 4,200
Days completed: 85 (including 9 rest days) [includes North Woodstock rest day]
Distance Completed: 98%
Days to Go: 2

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At the top of the Kank (Kankamagus Highway)

     Today was the last mountain pass we had to traverse. It’s probably the easiest one we’ve had to face the entire trip and the views were spectacular. The sky was clear and the mountains stood in sharp relief to the striking blue sky.

The Last Pass of the Expedition

     At the top I had a small picnic with Joe, Dean and Dan T. I had misremembered the view from the picnic spot. I would have sworn that the Presidential Range of the White Mountains was visible from the spot. It wasn’t. What was visible was Franconia Ridge and Kinsman Ridge. It has been humbling, for sure, in many parts of this ride because I misremembered some detail. Still, all in all, much of the route is burned into my brain.

Along the Swift River

     I was biking with Joe down Passaconaway Road on the north side of the Swift River and we found a nice place to cool off.  We took a dip in the river. Of all the times I’ve been by this area, this was the first time I had actually been in the river. On a 90 degree day, it was refreshing.