Day 1- Meet the group of apprx. 70 riders at a hotel in Washington DC for dinner, instructions, get rental bike, etc. My new friends are Robyn & Ed from Missoula, their friend Warren, and my roommate from MD, and John from MD? who also turns 60 this year.
Day 2 - ride starts along C&O Canal (where horses pulled barges of goods)! Unpaved, a bit rough but I'm in great shape except for my aching lower back. Lush, green, warm day, perfect. We follow the Potomac River for several days. Camp in tent! Breakfast buffet in camp, lunch to go on the ride, dinner buffet in camp.
Day 3 - RAIN! Soaked but it was warm along C&O Canal - historic & beautiful. No fall colors yet.
Day 4 - Very wet morning but cleared up. Great people, some singles, good guides, fabulous food. Loving it.
Day 5 - Last day on the C&O Canal - Paw Paw tunnel was long, cold, dark, and pretty cool.
Day 6 - Transferred to GAP (Great Allegheny Passage rail trail) at Cumberland, MD. It's a little smoother ride and a little easier. Still no fall colors but tons of water & we rode over the Eastern Continental Divide.
Day 7 - Visited one of Frank Lloyd Wright's houses.And enjoyed the ride, the friends, and the scenery.
Day 8 - Ended ride in Pittsburg after a great day of riding! Then the bus took us back to Arlington and our hotel. I got the metro to Dave & Richard's house and have an early flight home in the morning.
The trip was PERFECT in every way! Loved it!
States I bagged: Washington DC (again), Virginia, West Virginia (short detour), Maryland, Pennsylvania.
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