For a bicyclist the roads to Henrietta were great ones. They 
were relatively flat and there was a significant and sometimes strong tail wind. Also, the roads themselves were smooth for the most part and usually there was a shoulder. In New York we get to some of the older settled sections of the USA. This cemetery in the woods with its thin, flat, and simple stones is an example. 
The huge, once proud but now sad, barn has now been replaced by the low sleek livestock production facility shown here also.
We also stopped at this wildlife refuge. It is locate in a low and flat boggy area that is not atypical of this part of New York. Apparently there is an abundance of waterfowl and wild turkeys among other wildlife in this area.
Although the barns are being replaced, there are stately old stone homes that are still well maintained. I have never seen one like that shown here where, instead of bricks, small stones were used to construct the walls.
This big cabbage field is an example of the vegetables grown in this area. We also saw big fields of green beans and many large sod farms. The soil is quite stony. I saw this during one of my corn field visits! The soil appears to be timber soil and looks more like clay than the black loam of Illinois.
Ken says: every morning it seems we have to ecape the city before we can really ride. This morning leaving Niagra falls we rode for seven and half miles through run down neighborhoods, glass strewn streets, and the occasional panhandler but we made our escape and the remainder of the day was great as we enjoyed all the things Tom has already told you about. some farming, great roads an pretty densly populated. Out West our escape from town may have been a half mile and only took two or three minutes, but toto is not in Kansas anymore.
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