{"id":806,"date":"2020-10-11T01:02:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T05:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?p=806"},"modified":"2021-08-19T06:54:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T10:54:17","slug":"planes-trains-and-velomobiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?p=806","title":{"rendered":"Planes, Trains, and Velomobiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After one too many rides along the Farmington, it&#8217;s time to take a ride along the <em>truly<\/em> mighty Connecticut River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0362-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0362-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0362-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0362-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0362-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0362-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0362-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The ride starts taking in the respective town greens of Bloomfield and Windsor, with a quick detour by Windsor Station to see the train roll by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0315-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0315-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"808\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=808\" class=\"wp-image-808\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0322-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0322-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"809\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=809\" class=\"wp-image-809\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0329-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0329-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"810\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0329-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=810\" class=\"wp-image-810\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way up to Windsor Locks, we actually <em>do<\/em> pass over the Farmington River. This is a bit upstream from where it drains into the Connecticut River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0339-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0339-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"811\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0339-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=811\" class=\"wp-image-811\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0346-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0346-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"813\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0346-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=813\" class=\"wp-image-813\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0354-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0354-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"814\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0354-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=814\" class=\"wp-image-814\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick sail through the historic district, and it&#8217;s off to the Canal Trail&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0367-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0367-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"815\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=815\" class=\"wp-image-815\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0371-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0371-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"816\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=816\" class=\"wp-image-816\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0383-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0383-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"817\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0383-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=817\" class=\"wp-image-817\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In ages past, the canal let ships navigating the Connecticut bypass a particularly treacherous portion of the river. Today the area is presided over by bald eagles, who magnanimously allow humans passage through their territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0382-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0382-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"818\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=818\" class=\"wp-image-818\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Grand Poombah<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0397-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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canal<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Suffield end, we turn west and battle headwinds on exposed roads, passing Bradley Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0418-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0418-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"821\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=821\" class=\"wp-image-821\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0427-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0427-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"822\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=822\" class=\"wp-image-822\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0438-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0438-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"825\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0438-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=825\" class=\"wp-image-825\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And back through Poquonock, for one more encounter with that <em>other<\/em> river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0457-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0457-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-824\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0457-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0457-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0457-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0457-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_0457-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Farmington, like a bad penny<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After one too many rides along the Farmington, it&#8217;s time to take a ride along the truly mighty Connecticut River. The ride starts taking in the respective town greens of Bloomfield and Windsor, with a quick detour by Windsor Station to see the train roll by. 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