Day 2: Somers to Rhinebeck

Seventy miles, 2,600 feet of climbing, brutal heat. Sounds like fun, right?

It was an accomplishment, let’s leave it at that.

We rolled out at 7 a.m. and kept rest stops short, even the fabulous lunch stop at the Culinary Institute of America. Final long climb to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds outside Rhineback featured some unwelcome double-digit grades, but we powered through.

Tomorrow is supposed to be the hottest day of the year. Aiming to roll out at 6 a.m.

View from the Hudson Bridge near Poughkeepsie.