Bicycle Touring: Vermont

Vermont: A touring cyclist's delight, or pain, depending on how you look at things. From the Green Mountains, to Lake Champlain, the state offers so much to an adventuring tourist on a bicycle. Follow my 5 day journey through the entire state from south to north, up and down. Witness my joys and my...not so joyous moments. Enjoy
Music Clips:
Minor With Cricket- Audionautix
Daisy Dukes: Silent Partner
Righteous - Silent Partner
The Wrong Time- Silent Partner
Minor With Cricket by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Artist: audionautix.com/
(I know the music transitions may be slightly awkward, but I picked these clips specifically to portray the feelings that I was experiencing, and just like the transitions, my up and down ish experience is reflected by the course of sentiment given off by the video. My goal was to make you feel how I was feeling)
Critiques welcome and encouraged, comment below.
My travel blog: lifeguardontherun.com
Instagram: lifeguard_ontherun
Snapchat: christian_arza
Twitter: @ChristianArza

[@LEXPIX]

Awesome journey, thanks for sharing.

[@wrongwaypete]

Sincere thanks for the effort, especially since the ride covers familiar ground in my neck of the woods, but I can never watch "fast-forward" bicycle touring videos all the way through. It just injects a frenetic pace into something which, by its very nature, should be leisurely. You're not alone in doing this, and I'm not alone in not liking it.

[@12carza]

Thanks for chiming in and watching. I certainly agree with your thoughts on bicycle touring being a leisure activity and I could see how the fast forwarded bits don't convey that. My video editing style changed towards the end of my tour & the last 2 or 3 videos on my channel have none of that so if you haven't seen them already, check it out :)

[@wrongwaypete]

Thanks so much for the kind reply, Christian. I didn't mean to sound overly harsh. I guess I've just encountered a number of hyper-space-speed bicycle videos recently. I will definitely check out your other productions. Safe travels, from a fellow Bay Stater.

[@JohnMFlores]

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing!

[@stormindude]

Very nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[@stitchergary]

10 years ago my schedule gave me 7 days in a row off every 4th week... I used to ride my motorcycle to Vermont from Northern NY all spring, summer, and fall.... Bought a Surly Disc Trucker and am going to start the bicycle touring gig, especially in another 13 months when I retire....thanks for the video!!

[@12carza]

Oh wow.. Interesting routine. Those areas are extra beautiful while touring on a bicycle. I'm sure the new bike will be a great fit and ride like a dream. Happy touring!

[@gobybike5016]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait till we're done with winter in Michigan so I can get on my bike again.

[@12carza]

I hear that! Thanks for watching!

[@tompritch56]

Just subscribed...Looking forward seeing other journeys. Will be doing a southern tier journey.

[@nabilalanbar]

The maple store is quintessential Vermont. Down to the notepad asking you to write down what you took.

[@longbra]

"You all don't know how much food I'm going to eat! WOAHuuh!" LOL

[@12carza]

Hahaha classic bicycle touring expressions

[@ptliang011]

Hi, what is the size of your wheel and the type of brakes? Disc or Rim brakes? Thanks.

[@12carza]

Hi! I have rim brakes and the tire size I use is 700x32. Both seemed to work well with my tour.

[@cww922]

Vermont and Plattsburgh, NY were the places I started my bicycle touring days (85/86). Country is incredibly beautiful, but the hills are killer, especially for a newly bike tourist. Nice videos! Are you riding a Trek 520?

[@12carza]

Thanks for watching them! I agree that area is incredibly scenic but well worth the pain of the hills. On my whole tour of the east coast VT takes the cake as the toughest/ hilliest. Not even the apps of NC/VA were as bad. And yes, trek 520! love it!

[@MrPunkassfuck]

"I am not a quitter" Spoken like a true alcoholic :P

[@12carza]

Lmao. This is an interesting analogy.

[@kervilou5905]

nice vid ! what about cows ,,, mich in france

[@gonzalomeana3989]

Hi what bike you use

[@12carza]

gonzalo meana 2016 Trek 520

[@Andy-sj2dv]

Beautiful scenery but I'm not liking the fast forwarded footage as it makes me feel vertiginous. Enjoying your travels, thank you.

[@richardshansky3040]

I agree

[@jackhartcup]

Music is nice, if a little somber.

[@12carza]

It was my intention for the music to reflect the mood... with the rain, clouds, and initial difficulties I guess you can say it's kind of a somber one. Thanks for watching!

[@dannyzuehlsdorf3697]

depressing

[@darylpearson67]

The fast forward footage make the video meaningless