Faithful readers -- just want to let you know that I am safely nestled in my next B&B, but too tired to write a good blog. The ride was long (47 miles), rough and scary today. I am fine, but mentally exhausted on top of the physical exhaustion because this was a lot of 'wilderness' riding today and the walk thru a 1-mile long creepy, pitch-black tunnel. There was hardly anyone on this section of trail so I worried a lot about a breakdown or mishap. The fears made me pedal really hard. And I worried about bears, having read about them in the Sunday paper this morning. 30 bears have been hit by cars in MD so far this year. Seems like a lot, don't you think? If those are the ones out by humans, how many are in the woods? So I jangled along with my bear bell (thanks Rudy!) and the bear mace (thanks Deb!) that was velcroed to my rack for easy access. (The same paper told a story about a guy out west who survived a bear attack by using bear mace.). At one point, I began to think that the trail mile markers looked a little too much like headstones. Have a pic of that, but not one I can get the iPad to post. So on that note, I leave you with a photo of the fine restaurant I had dinner at. It was the only game in town.
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DorkyBikeShortsFour months from now I intend to ride 334 miles in 10 days -- from Pittsburgh to Washington DC -- by myself. This blog will document the journey. Archives
October 2012
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