I Got Lost in Springfield

I wish there had been more of these. Tonight I set out for a good length ride on the Cross Country Trail.  I haven't been too far south of where the CCT crosses the Fairfax County Parkway and Rolling Road.  I quickly reviewed the map before leaving from work to go home so I would have a pretty good idea how to follow the CCT.  Perhaps a big cup of ginko-biloba would have help my memory for when I needed to make a turn. I needed real riding gear, plus arm warmers and a raincoat for this ride.  It was just over 60 degrees and raining.  It pretty much rained on me the entire 2 1/2 hours of this ride.  I was warm...

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Annapolis Bay Country Century

The Annapolis Bay Country Century on Saturday Sept 3 takes one on a scenic tour of southern Maryland.  The ride starts at Northern Middle School in Owings, MD.  I've never been to this area before, and the one observation is that as soon as you get away from the urban lifestyle we're all familiar with, everyone owns at least one truck and half of them own an RV.  Yes, I'm jealous as I too would like to own both a truck and RV. I pulled up to the school around 6:30am and started to gear up.  Bagels and bananas were laid out for a little breakfast.  Weather was very nice, just a little cool, and lots of sunshine. I...

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