Pickleball The States

 September 29 - October 7 2021 This is our 5th multi state pickleball tour and is an overall summary of both pickleball and other activities. For more detailed info on pickleball in specific states, click the links included in the summary. Wednesday September 29 2021 Our first day was a 4.5 hour drive to Cuyahoga Valley National Park just south of Cleveland OH where we spent the afternoon riding the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath and then a hike to Ledges to watch the sunset. We previously had been rained out on our attempt to ride the Towpath when we went on our Eastern States Pickleball Tour. Looking forward to returning to bike more of the Towpath. Thursday September 30 2021 We arrived in the Rochester NY area in plenty of time to bike the Genesee Riverway Trail before heading to the courts in Greece NY for some pickleball play. We enjoy taking our bikes along with us and finding trails to ride during our non-pickleball time. This trail begins on the pier at Lake Ontario and c...

  October 2, 2021 Bennington VT has two locations for pickleball. The outdoor location is at Paradise Inn and the indoor location is at Mill Pickleball . We prefer to play outdoors when we can, so Paradise Inn was a great choice, and we understood that play occurred at that location just about every day. We even spent the night there before we played the next morning.  There are four courts in excellent condition, once you swept the courts, overlaid on a tennis court (which I doubt sees much play). Rotation into play is informal and attempts to get a good mix of play. Our first game was with Michelle and Philip, both who came from neighboring NY to play. They got us warmed up and ready for the games that followed. They were a pleasure to play against. By the time our game was over there were enough players for another court with one person waiting to rotate in. I liked that balls were provided and seating was available courtside. While this particular day was overcast, on a s...