Hot, hot hot! We got 'er done today, and there was much beauty, but the heat is definitely becoming a factor. Temps in the low 90's with much more humidity today. Being in the shade was awesome, but biking out in the direct sun, especially after 10am, was very toasty. We started out at 6:30 am but it got hot quick. Thank goodness when you bike you generate your own little breeze. There were a few cases of heat exhaustion, including a friend in our group who, at the last sag, was in no condition to bike any further and caught a ride in a support van back.
Once we got out of suburban Albany, the scenery got beautiful. My second favorite day of the ride so far for scenery. We had our biggest climb of the week today, a long multi-mile climb hitting grades of 15%, and then of course a screaming downhill where I hit 42 mph.
We biked along with the Catskills to our west. The area is gorgeous, as we biked through the villages of Catskill and Saugerties. Very impressed by the Hudson Valley for sure.
We grabbed lunch in Cairo NY, where I took this photo of my good friend Jack Hayon who was born in Cairo. Egypt that is! Funny enough he is a huge baseball fan, and this photo was taken at the town ballfield.
Tomorrow we bike to Matamoras PA, in what will be even hotter conditions. Another 6:30 start for sure.
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