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I took my 13 yr old nephew Friday on his first long distance ride. His previous longest rides were with me @ 50 miles a few weeks ago as a test ride.
We left from WF, NC about 8:15 am Friday am, rode 777 miles (including a few ah-hem "detours" (I do not get lost just turned around a bit). We stopped to eat and get a room in Windsor, Ontario. We left the next am around 9 and struck out for Niagara Falls, Ont. After about 237 miles we got there. Rode around the park and up through the main road to see all we could see. Man were there thousands of people there too. We never stopped the bike at the falls. I told my nephew that was what we came to do and we left. I let him choose between heading to Montreal or USA. A boy after my own heart... He chose the good ole USA. We then snaked our way to Dubois, Pa and spent the night there. Left Dubois around 9 am and rode the remaning 508 miles home. Total mileage was 1725 for the trip. His first trip on a bike and first into Canada.
I would have loved to have seen his face when I told him well, we saw the falls time to move on.
I think I will ask him to take a trip with me to "see" Mt Rushmore, that is about 1800 miles one way. OUght to be able to get there and back in 4 days.
We left from WF, NC about 8:15 am Friday am, rode 777 miles (including a few ah-hem "detours" (I do not get lost just turned around a bit). We stopped to eat and get a room in Windsor, Ontario. We left the next am around 9 and struck out for Niagara Falls, Ont. After about 237 miles we got there. Rode around the park and up through the main road to see all we could see. Man were there thousands of people there too. We never stopped the bike at the falls. I told my nephew that was what we came to do and we left. I let him choose between heading to Montreal or USA. A boy after my own heart... He chose the good ole USA. We then snaked our way to Dubois, Pa and spent the night there. Left Dubois around 9 am and rode the remaning 508 miles home. Total mileage was 1725 for the trip. His first trip on a bike and first into Canada.
I would have loved to have seen his face when I told him well, we saw the falls time to move on.
I think I will ask him to take a trip with me to "see" Mt Rushmore, that is about 1800 miles one way. OUght to be able to get there and back in 4 days.