tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post56314757849017500..comments2023-11-24T11:39:17.055-05:00Comments on The Blayleys: Vermonster - Training and Day 1Fixie Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12932022188247682078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-30618340034935781042017-07-25T15:44:57.267-04:002017-07-25T15:44:57.267-04:00Great post and pics. Glad I stumbled on your blog....Great post and pics. Glad I stumbled on your blog. Any suggestions for a dirt road excursion leaving from Burlington? I'll be camping there next month for a few nights and would love to explore these famous roads one morning before the family wakes :) Mike Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-49889631252024052402016-12-02T16:43:54.692-05:002016-12-02T16:43:54.692-05:00The Coast Starlight (West Coast) finally just got ...The Coast Starlight (West Coast) finally just got bicycle service. Ours isn't roll-on service, it is heft the bike up to the baggage car service. I left my Carradice Barley on the bike, with only some tools, small first aid kit, and spare bicycle bits in it. I've gotten flak from baggage car folk for this before, but the baggage car attendant couldn't really complain when a 60 year old grandmother hefted her bike up to him... My review on the Coast Starlight bicycle service: http://lynnerides.blogspot.com/2016/12/first-200k-in-11-months.html.<br /><br />Looked like you had a wonderful ride!lynnefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150859903856738614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-4517698972898625862016-12-02T07:52:26.580-05:002016-12-02T07:52:26.580-05:00I enjoyed this read. I think I actually enjoyed t...I enjoyed this read. I think I actually enjoyed the section reviewing the inadequate Amtrak approach to making space for bikes more than I enjoyed the section about the ride. I barely know you, but the disappointment (I could use a stronger word) came through quite clearly. <br /> <br />I used to commute almost daily on an Amtrak into D.C. - the Amtrak trains were an alternative to the Virginia Rail Express trains, and accepted the VRE ticket - and the conductors (mostly those on the VRE trains - which were Amtrak conductors, btw) sometimes would explain the stupidity flowing down from above, and also that conductors had the authority to refuse bikes even on trains designated for them! Supposedly due to "limitations" at certain stations. Such total poppycock. <br /> <br />Perhaps the most interesting thing was the rationale behind all the empty seats on the east corridor trains that went from D.C. (or further north) to Florida. Amtrak management insisted on keeping seats available in case someone(s) decided at the last minute to book passage for the entire DC to Florida trip. Empty seats that could have been sold to intercity travellers - yeah, that seemed a good way to raise revenue. <br /> <br />Anyway, the Amtrak review section also warmed my heart in another special way -- you write so much better than I, and you almost never have typos, missing words, etc., that I was happy to see several such mishaps in this post. :-) <br /> <br />Martinskiffrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627376178648891371noreply@blogger.com