tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post565672683906496578..comments2023-11-24T11:39:17.055-05:00Comments on The Blayleys: Climbfest in the Catskills - Part 2 - Nectar for the HoneybeesFixie Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12932022188247682078noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-33049732790312015722013-05-03T10:46:13.223-04:002013-05-03T10:46:13.223-04:00Actually we did have a paper map, but the large sc...Actually we did have a paper map, but the large scale map doesn't have the little roads that we were on in Bovina, and the small scale map with all the details and little roads is so detailed that it's hard to get the big picture. You have to flip a lot of pages in the Gazatteer. So the GPS, when it works, is really good for this sort of navigation. For the journey out, I had checked the big picture map and knew the main roads we'd take, and felt confident in the technology to get us to the destination on the little roads. I suppose I should have realized much earlier that something was wrong on the return journey, when we were not going back the same way we came out. I really should have scaled out the display to check, but it didn't occur to me that it was actually taking us to some random place. The time estimate was the same. As I said, lesson learned - double check. Technology is not a bad thing. But you still need to use your brain!Fixie Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932022188247682078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-65624052181097966112013-05-03T09:57:52.069-04:002013-05-03T09:57:52.069-04:00We're paper map addicts and have bookshelves f...We're paper map addicts and have bookshelves full of them. The cartography of my favourite maps is probably good fodder for a blog post, even. However, the map in hand is worth many sitting back at base, and guess where ours was on this occasion...<br />Fear rotharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993209782692168195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-4767756798711441062013-05-02T22:55:09.164-04:002013-05-02T22:55:09.164-04:00This is why I keep a paper map with me :-). This is why I keep a paper map with me :-). somervillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903377050982678550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-22275525859783010582013-05-02T21:58:07.464-04:002013-05-02T21:58:07.464-04:00I like the idea that our GPS had such cultural, hi...I like the idea that our GPS had such cultural, historical and musical leanings. However, looking at the map, it seems that it actually took us in the other direction. The plot thickens!<br /><br />The bag in question is commercially available, yes. It's a Revelate Designs Pika:<br /><br />https://www.revelatedesigns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=store.catalog&CategoryID=4&ProductID=7<br /><br />Fear rotharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993209782692168195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-3062128660655253732013-05-02T18:05:08.425-04:002013-05-02T18:05:08.425-04:00I'll hazard a guess that the GPS took Woodstoc...I'll hazard a guess that the GPS took Woodstock to mean the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival, so that you ended up in Bethel in Sullivan County.<br /><br />"He also had a giant expandable seat bag..." -- Is that commerically available or custom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-57938152125021633662013-05-02T10:49:26.557-04:002013-05-02T10:49:26.557-04:00Ah, yes, on the northern loop of the route. Scutt...Ah, yes, on the northern loop of the route. Scutt Mtn road, on the southern loop, is also closed in winter, but I guess it was open for you.<br /><br />I'm hoping to have my Rawland Stag 650B by June. Until then I have my Shogun 650B with Hetres, so either way it smooths out those washboard ruts.somervillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903377050982678550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-78460245783244645992013-05-02T10:33:08.472-04:002013-05-02T10:33:08.472-04:00I believe it was around mile 45/46 and called 96 r...I believe it was around mile 45/46 and called 96 road. It was an awesome road, although the descent was a bit bumpy for the skinny tires and showed a weakness in John's new bar bag mount. We added a cable tie for extra security after this ride. Honeybees and the 650BX42 tires loved it.Fixie Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932022188247682078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-12234789656119142412013-05-02T10:00:19.110-04:002013-05-02T10:00:19.110-04:00So glad you enjoyed the route! I won't be up ...So glad you enjoyed the route! I won't be up there before June to ride it again but can't wait...<br /><br />Can you tell me which road had the sign saying it is officially closed?<br /><br />--somervillebikes<br /><br />somervillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903377050982678550noreply@blogger.com