Wicked Travels Fall 2015 | Page 9

Bike Across The Brooklyn Bridge, New York City

Surely one of the top items on any serious biker’s bucket-list is to ride across the iconic Brooklyn Bridge. Thanks to the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge and New York’s Citi Bike Share program it all becomes possible. There are city bike docks located just a short walk from the Brooklyn Marriott so you can ride like a local through the colorful city. Rates in fall begin at $269 per night.

Cycle Through the Vineyards

of Sonoma, California

What could be more exciting than biking through the Sonoma countryside with a small group of biking enthusiasts, visiting vineyards and farms along the way. Sonoma on a Bike (a newly formed high-end tour company) takes groups of just 12 guests on a luxury six-day tour of Sonoma County.

The tour includes Dry Creek, Alexander and Sonoma Valleys, Bodega Bay, Calley of the Moon, Sonoma Mountain and past the Russian River and famous Redwood trees, as you travel along the Pacific Coast. The tour includes wine tastings at celebrated wineries, meals at high-end restaurants using locally sourced ingredients, stops at local gardens and farms and elegant lodging each evening. Fall itineraries often witness a portion of the grape harvest as well. The biking tour is rated moderate with riders traveling 20-40 miles of surfaced roads each day.