Pilgrimage

How about a bicycling pilgrimage of the Buddhist temples of the Catskills and the Mid-Hudson Valley?

• Kunzang Palchen Ling, Red Hook
• Kagyu Thubten Choling, Wappingers Falls
• Chuang Yen Monastery, Carmel
• Tsechen Kunchab Ling, Walden
• Dharma Drum Retreat Center, Pine Bush
• Blue Cliff Monastery, Pine Bush
• Dharmakaya Center, Cochecton
• Dai Bosatsu Zendo, Livingston Manor
• Padma Samye Ling, Sidney Center
• Palyul Retreat Center, McDonough
• Zen Mountain Monastery, Mount Tremper
• Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock
• Retreat Mahayana Temple, Leeds
• Won Dharma Center, Claverack

It'd probably end up being about 400 miles, with plenty of hills. Perhaps ten days would be a reasonable schedule, leaving a bit of time to spend at each temple. The next challenge is to find places to stay. There are a few New York State campgrounds not too far:

• Taconic State Park, Copake Falls
• Fahnestock State Park, Carmel
• Mongaup Pond Campground, Livingston Manor
• Little Pond Campground, Andes
• Oquaga Creek State Park, Bainbridge
• Kenneth Wilson Campground, Mt. Tremper

Here is a nice map of New York campgrounds: Allstays

At Zen Mountain Monastery:

At Kunzang Palchen Ling:

At Karma Triyana Dharmachakra:

Initial route ideas:

• Berentsen to Beaverkill
• Beaverkill to Oquaga Creek
• Oquaga Creek to Little Pond
• Little Pond to Kenneth Wilson