C&O Canal - Cumberland to DC

I have now seen every one of the 184.5 miles of the C&O Canal, and it was spectacular!  A bucket list item for a very long time was finally completed this past weekend.  I did not envision the ride being as fatiguing as it was, but my original plan to include 3 days of riding turned into just 2. The trip to Cumberland started with an easy ride to Union Station from my Mom.  I wasn't so sure of the logistics with the bike and trailer.  But it turned out to be extremely easy.  There's a big door on the 29 train where bikes are strapped to the wall.  Easy hook up and leave the trailer next to it.  Badda...

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Deep Creek Gran Fondo 2016

DEEP CREEK GRAN FONDO SAVAGE CENTURY The Savage Century ride at Deep Creek is the toughest ride in the area that I know about.  On Saturday June 25 I was reminded just how hard that ride can be.  There was some training ahead of this ride, but obviously a bit more was necessary.  I had a great practice run with Dan and Rich out in Middleburg, should have done that 4x more.  I did ride Fountainhead the weekend before, hurt my knee, then didn’t ride all week.  Maybe I should restart my Wednesday rides out to Purcellville? Bottom line is this is the first century that I happily opted for the metric instead. ...

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Raven Knob - Orange Trail

Camp Raven Knob 2016 Day 1 – Orange Trail Why do I do this?  It’s getting dark, pouring rain, thunder and lightning directly overhead, and where am I?  I have no clue.  Maybe for the adrenaline rush, lost in the woods with just my bike.  Telling myself not to panic, keep your cool, focus and “just keep pedaling”.  I’m gonna remember this quote, Amy Charity J   I’m very familiar with most of the mountain bike trails at Raven Knob.  This is my 4th year and I’ve spent a good number of hours investigating the area.  I came back this year with an almost singular purpose of discovering...

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