John Dillon Park Campground to Keene, NY 67.2 miles

I warmed my feet by the fire while eating breakfast.

I found a business in Tupper Lake that had an intriguing business model. Washboard Donut is a laundromat/donut shop/gift shop. I had to stop. While they weren’t the best donuts I have ever had, they were solid and novel. Fresh cake donuts with a schmear of your choice of icing and your choice of something sprinkled on top.

I picked up my third headlamp of the trip in Saranac Lake. I guess I’m hard on headlamps.

I stopped and ate my lunch outside of Nori’s Natural Foods Grocery before picking up the new Adirondack Rail Trail. That would take me all the way to Lake Placid. It was an excellent rail trail.

When I passed the trail head to Cascade, I really wanted to hike up to the top.

Riding past Cascade Lakes on Route 73 was sweet.

Once I got to Keene, it was a good climb to get to my Warmshowers hosts, Jon and Tanya. Jon is a stone mason and Tanya is a teacher. They live with their daughter Zoe in a home they built themselves near Keene, New York. Even though I arrived during the work week and they lead busy lives, they made time to host me two nights so I could spend a day off the bike visiting the Eastern Side of the Adirondacks that I had spent many summer vacations visiting in the past. I was very thankful for that opportunity.