This is the first leg of our cross-country cycling trip in the US. We left Rockville, MD late in the afternoon on the 14th of July.
Food? Check! Gear? Check! Training? Uhh… We have no training whatsoever but we started pedaling anyway before any of our family and friends have the chance to ask us again when we’re going to leave for our cycling trip.
We rode along the C&O Canal… thank goodness it was flat, it was easy, it was the best way to start this adventure. After 185 miles, we finally got to Cumberland, the end of the canal, on the 18th.
Unfortunately, we have to go back to Rockville for a few days to take care of some paperwork for Eyna’s visa status but we’ll be back on our bikes on the 24th.
This break will also give time for our muscles to recover.
first campsite: chisel branch campground along the c&o canal
breakfast: coffee, oatmeal, granola and craisins
j.c. sunray along the c&o canal
vultures hanging out along the c&o canal
cycling alongside an algae filled c&o canal
cycling on an aqueduct along the c&o canal
having a break at calico rocks campground along the c&o canal
power nap at calico rocks campground along the c&o canal
spiderweb along the c&o canal
view of the potomac river along the c&o canal
picnic tables along the c&o canal
along the c&o canal
along the c&o canal
along the c&o canal
along the c&o canal
third campsite: little pool campground along the c&o canal
cycling along the c&o canal
cycling on a shady bike path along the c&o canal
along the c&o canal
a steel bridge along the c&o canal
spotted some fawns along the c&o canal
along the c&o canal
on the way to the paw paw tunnel along the c&o canal
entrance to the paw paw tunnel along the c&o canal
ceiling of the paw paw tunnel along the c&o canal
the other end of the creepy paw paw tunnel along the c&o canal
wild raspberries along the c&o canal
campfire along the c&o canal
fourth campsite: town creek campground along the c&o canal
muskrat eating algae along the c&o canal
cycling along the c&o canal
a heron and geese hanging out along the c&o canal
view of cumberland along the c&o canal
lunch with christian and his family in cumberland
after 5 days of cycling, a night at marriott hotel in cumberland; a wedding gift from christian and his family
Statistics:
July 14: Rockville, MD to Chisel Branch Campground, MD, 26.72 miles in 5 hours and 45 minutes
July 15: Chisel Branch Campground, MD to Killiansburg Cave Campground, MD, 45.78 miles in 5 hours and 43 minutes
July 16: Killiansburg Cave Campground, MD to Little Pool Campground, MD, 47.21 miles in 5 hours and 39 minutes
July 17: Little Pool Campground, MD to Town Creek Campground, MD, 42.52 miles in 5 hours and 5 minutes
July 18: Town Creek Campground, MD to Cumberland, MD, 23.63 miles in 2 hours and 40 minutes
Total miles: 185.56 miles
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