G.A.S.P.

(Great Adventures to Scenic Places)

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May 11, 2000

The following morning (5-11) I left Cooperstown heading south, then southwest toward Binghamton. This was another change in plans, but made good sense to someone (me) who’s now looking to get home as soon as possible. Once I got about 20 miles south of Cooperstown (near Oneonta), then I could follow the Susquehanna River nearly all the way to Binghamton. Follow the river – ride on a mostly level road – get it?

The plan worked well until I got to within about 10 miles of Binghamton. Then my road (NY Rt. 7) merged with I-88 and cut through the valley without leaving any room for a frontage road. I had to ride on a little country road up and over a mountain to reach Binghamton. This is not what you want to have happen toward the end of an 80-mile day.