Day 14. 71 miles.

We said our goodbyes and rode through the city of Syracuse. We rode through downtown and then along a lakeside bike trail until we hit 370 west. The sun shone brightly above our wide, smooth shoulder.

I have been continually impressed by the quality of biking conditions in New York state. Shared use road signs paired with images of bicycles speckle the highways, making us feel welcome and respected. It is nice to know that biking is taken seriously here.

We turned north on route 14 and hit Lake Ontario in the early afternoon. We rode a smaller, lesser-known lakeside road until we arrived at a beautiful park along the shore. We hung out in the sun, tossed a frisbee around, and went to the local store to buy a large spinach pizza--which we finished off in a matter of minutes.

We returned to the park and slept under the pavillion by the lake, alongside a brilliant starry sky.