The Kancamagus Highway is basically part of Erik Corbett’s Conway Village backyard. He rides it a lot. About a year ago, he got the idea to cycle the entire Kanc which morphed into riding Route 112 essentially across New Hampshire.
Last month, his wife Beth dropped the 42-year-old off in Fryeburg at the Maine State Visitor Center on Route 302 at 6 a.m. for his ride to Vermont. Beth drove while Corbett was on his bike.
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