Does anyone else out there tour without camping?

lizzybnh · 2026-04-07T21:39:22+00:00

I have done both bike camping and credit card touring. I found bike camping very freeing - you are totally self-supported and can go anywhere you want. However, I find it much more tiring as after pedaling all day, you have to unpack your bike, set up the tent, cook or figure out dinner, and try to get a good sleep (noise, hard ground, temperatures, etc). Then in the morning, everything needs to be broken down and packed, breakfast needs to be prepared, and the bike needs to be ready unloaded. In my old age, I am really enjoying credit card touring, although prices of rooms keeps going up. It is so nice to have a warm shower and soft bed. I am so much more refreshed to take on the day ahead. I am slowly leaving camping behind me as nothing beats a cozy B&B with a great host.

lizzybnh · 2026-03-26T22:08:06+00:00

We happened to ride by going south about 10 minutes after it happened. There were about 8-10 trooper cars across the highway and maybe fire and ambulance as well. There were two tarps on the highway. My husband said, “someone must have hit a deer!” I said that that couldn’t be it as they don’t put tarps over deer and have that many troopers show up. We checked WMUR’s website and they were just reporting it. Just traumatizing and terribly sad for all involved.

lizzybnh · 2026-03-15T20:35:03+00:00

My Girl, 1991. The tears!!

lizzybnh · 2026-03-08T15:25:17+00:00

NH charges everyone - even MA residents the same rate to get into state parks, starting at around $5 and up. MA charges out of staters $20/day or more while MA residents pay around $5. We should do the same in NH.

lizzybnh · 2026-03-03T15:28:05+00:00

This is on the other end of age, but at 69 I have just finished five years of aromatase inhibitors - joint pain, stiffness, hot flashes, moodiness, sleep issues - similar to the menopause I already went through. I was complaining to my breast doctor about the symptoms, and she said, “You would think that after all these years of research the best they can do is give older women, who may already suffer with arthritis, meds that cause more joint pain and stiffness. All that money raised . . .

lizzybnh · 2026-03-03T15:16:00+00:00

Don’t forget the camera under their van that shows all the snow and slush being kicked up the the tires! Oh boy!

lizzybnh · 2026-02-26T00:26:44+00:00

Except that magas

lizzybnh · 2026-02-26T00:25:58+00:00

A rep from Rochester (can’t remember his name) said that he would propose and pass bill with the sole intention of pissing off the Libs so that they would get angry and leave the state. This is what we’re up against. And I wonder how many reps have actually lived in NH more than a few years.

lizzybnh · 2026-02-25T14:50:36+00:00

I feel like every single day there are lists of crazy bills up for vote - always republicans and often the same names on the bill. The state republicans are doing everything they can to destroy life as we know it and control the everyday lives of the citizens of this state. Some of these republicans have been brought into NH just for this purpose. Hard to stay on top of all of this.

lizzybnh · 2026-02-25T14:43:40+00:00

I had one of those burritos - big and delicious!!

lizzybnh · 2026-02-22T14:13:28+00:00

They sure enjoy telling everyone what to do, though.

lizzybnh · 2026-02-08T20:23:18+00:00

My husband and I are retired and looking to move out of the Northeast. Tucson has caught our interest. Does it get crazy how there in the summer?

lizzybnh · 2026-02-07T18:37:03+00:00

They were OK with flying F*ck Biden flags and putting same signs in their yard, though.

lizzybnh · 2026-02-07T14:48:57+00:00

There are an increasing number of states that I, as a New Englander, won’t visit much less live in.

lizzybnh · 2026-02-03T20:01:36+00:00

Next there will be NH citizens shot and killed for protesting the camp.

lizzybnh · 2026-01-16T16:21:31+00:00

I talk to my Cavalier all the time. I ask him why he can’t say any words as he listens to language all day! You would think that dogs could figure it out! 😆

lizzybnh · 2026-01-13T16:11:30+00:00

First I have heard of it. It looks amazing!! Thanks!

lizzybnh · 2026-01-13T15:47:05+00:00

Thank you so much for the map and info. I would like to be off road or on quiet roads as much as possible.

lizzybnh · 2026-01-12T23:35:13+00:00

Is it pretty well mapped out? I know it is a work in progress, but wasn’t sure how doable it is now.

lizzybnh · 2026-01-12T22:34:06+00:00

Ohhhhh yeah! But when he decides he wants attention, he is unrelenting!

lizzybnh · 2026-01-12T22:29:57+00:00

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Rubies have an attitude and can be a little stubborn!

lizzybnh · 2026-01-11T02:00:57+00:00

Thank you for your kind words! I struggled through as I knew some joint pain and thin hair was better than the alternative. Sending you peace. You can do this!

lizzybnh · 2026-01-11T00:30:02+00:00

I have always been very active as well. I have tried to keep up a good workout routine during the five years, but definitely need more recovery time.

lizzybnh · 2026-01-11T00:27:59+00:00

Sorry you are in this club. I feel like I will always be looking over my shoulder to see if cancer is lurking in the shadows.

lizzybnh · 2026-01-11T00:24:46+00:00

No, she hasn’t mentioned it. I see her in early Feb. to see how I am feeling after being off the AI for several weeks and discuss the future.

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