I’m not ashamed to hop off my mountain bike to climb a hill. I’ve never enjoyed the experience of my heart pounding in my throat, and it seems to be worse with age. So I was pleasantly surprised by a seven-mile loop over a series of moderate ups and downs with a total elevation gain of a bit over 200 feet during which I only dismounted the bike once.
Doug and I met at Dave and Rivka Cilley’s Floodwood Outpost, previously part of their St. Regis Canoe Outfitters business in Saranac Lake. Dave and Rivka, recently retired, sold the business to two of their employees, Maeghan Farnham and Steve Cerri. Although canoe rentals will no longer be available
