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Distance: 61.50 miles Time: 08:30:00 Max Speed: 0.00 mph
Avg Speed: 10.50 mph Category: general: touring - solo Route: Bike hike east & south via trails (see ride description)
Weight: 228 Altitude Gain: 0 ft Avg Power: 0 W
Calories Burned: 0 Avg HR: 0 bpm Terrain: Road: Flat
Bike: Specialized 40lb-Globe 700c Hybrid Club: USA Towpath and Trail Riders association
Weather Conditions: hot, hot
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 “this is where Larson lives”
headed to Fairport via the Erie canal; my 1st cross county eastern canal trip;

-just east and north of Ayrault Rd. in Fairport, met an old friend, Fred Larson who was hiking/walking;

This is how it went: I passed Ayrault Rd., with the thought "this is where Larson lives". One minute farther along the trail, I see a tall fellow walking along, heading in the same direction as me. This guy is walking with a "John Wayne type" of swagger. I announce in my usual orotund voice: "Well this can’t be Fred Larson, could it be?" The man stops in his tracks, pivots around as I brake to a stop along side him. He squints, reaching back in his mind for a name. He Says: "Ja-John?" It was an extraordinary moment for me. I had not seen Fred for 3 or 4 years. Fred is an outstanding outdoorsman, he has hiked many miles by foot bike over many years. We chatted for a bit and made some tentative plans to cycle to Palmyra.

Heading back I ate at Tom Wahls (garbage plate and root beer); DURATION: 8.5 hrs


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