We signed up for an adventure, right? When we started out yesterday, we knew we might have a challenge finding a place to stay, as the only available lodging in Redfield, NY, were a lodge and B&B that each cost $100 for the night. We decided against them and instead found a very sketchy map of the state forest we'd be riding through that included some primitive campsites scattered here and there near the large Salmon River Reservoir. Unfortunately, after riding 60 miles we were ready to settle down for the night, but we headed down the wrong road to find the camp site (I mean DOWN a big hill) We were spent by that time, and Ron found out from a local that there would be campimg at the end of Noble Road. Well, 5 miles later, we found it, an old, rocky, formerly paved road. When we met two women walking along the road, they said that there was no place to camp, but there was a lodge. Once we arrived at the nice-looking building, it took us a while to rouse the owner, who lived upstairs. She finally answered our phone message, said we could stay there for $69.95 tonight, and let us in. After we told her our story and that we had biked 73 miles that day, she said, "Well, I'm only going to charge you $40, since you're biking so far. Praise God! The sleep was luscious, breakfast delicious, and we're halfway through our second long day - this time around 63 miles. After today, we'll really hit the mountains and will travel much slower.
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