Today, I was doing some research looking for some organized rides to do here in New England. That led me to two different thoughts. The first was “How many states can I ride in one day?” I have done two different states many times. I don’t think I have done three. Living in Boston, I think it should be possible to ride in five states in one day: VT, NH, MA, RI and CT . Now, I just have to find a route that I can ride; Google Maps shows a route less than 100 miles.
The second thought was “How many different states have I rode in?” During my session on the trainer, I decided to list them and what year each was first done. Illinois was the hardest to figure out the year because I had to figure out when I first learned to ride a bike. I think I was five.
- Illinois (1973)
- Wisconsin (1981)
- Michigan (1992), UP (1994)
- Missouri (1993)
- California (1993)
- Florida (1996)
- Indiana (2004)
- Minnesota (2007)
- Massachusetts (2008)
- Maryland (2009)1
- Virginia (2009)1
- New Hampshire (2009)
- Maine (2009)
- Connecticut (2009)
- Iowa (2010)
- Vermont (2010)
- Rhode Island (2010)
- New York (2013)
- British Columbia, Canada (2018)
My research found the 6th Annual Vermont Lakes Region Cycling Weekend which sounds very interesting. I have never been to Vermont and it sounds like a very nice area to visit. I will be finalizing plans for this ride in the next few weeks.
Another ride I found on the LAB site is the Tour de Wyoming. Since the ride is a small ride, only 350 riders, I’ll have to keep an eye on when the 2010 registration opens. Everyone that I know wants to partake in the Ride the Rockies so I thought this would be an interesting alternate choice. I think I’ll also stay an extra day or so in Cheyenne and do some genealogical research.
Foot Notes
- Washington DC (2009)
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