Honeoye Lake

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After two nearly all-day affairs, 18-mile Honeoye Lake was a pleasant break. It was all the more enjoyable because I did it with my largest riding party yet - David Riley, Ben Jacobs and Ryan Miller, all colleagues from the Democrat and Chronicle.

The Friday night before the ride, Ryan and I were working late at the paper, Ben was at the Jazz Festival and David was up with his infant daughter. Nonetheless, the four of us gathered at Honeoye High School just before 8 a.m. to set out down the east side of the lake.

Like Owasco Lake, a significant portion of the length of the ride is actually due to a marsh at the south end of the lake. In fact, Honeoye Lake itself is only about 4.5 miles long, the second-shortest Finger Lake after Canadice, I think.

We rode at a fairly good clip, stopped just once for a drink of water and rolled back into the high school at about 9:30 a.m. As on my last two rides, the weather was great.

I won't be riding the next two weekends, but plan to resume July 16 for Seneca Lake, which is the second-longest ride at 77 miles. Until then, have a Happy Fourth of July, and thanks for your support of Nurse-Family Partnership.