I also use the sun for navigation. The DOT map is good to have. A good
book is Short Bike Rides Around Long Island.

George J Waldbusser ("Trail Boss")
Bike Around Long Island
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James E Henderson" <jim.henderson@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [BikeAroundLongIsland] not bad George


> <gjwbiker@...> writes:
>
> GW> But I wouldn't let the sign make me feel any more secure.
> > A Hummer still has a big advantage over a Schwinn.
>
> Bike route signs wouldn't help me with a flat tire or dehydration either,
> but getting lost has been a major problem while biking in western Nassau
> County when clouds hid the Sun, and I sure did wish for a marked bike
> route. On the other hand day trips to eastern Nassau and western Suffolk
> Counties are more a matter of stamina, at least for this Manhattanite.
>
> > > I can only assume that someone in the State highway dept. must
> > > be bike friendly? Or is some big bike club making waves?
>
> Region 10 of NYSDoT (Nassau & Suffolk Counties) has a bicycle
> coordinator. He's a good suspect. There are also official Departmental
> maps of Bike Routes 17 and 15 from Lake Erie to New England, of Bike
> Route 9 from NYC to Quebec, and of some Long Island routes. I haven't
> gone to their Veterans Memorial Highway headquarters to get those maps,
> or even seen them.
>
> > > I feel sorry for anyone on vacation THIS week...
>
> I hope to join a group trip to Paramus, NJ tomorrow but might have to
> stay home for an errand.
>
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