Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
happy independence day!!!!!
mike & i loaded up the car with our bikes, bob yak trailer & camping gear. we headed to cumberland (maryland) on friday morning and pedaled off on our trusty bikes down the c & o canal towpath. the first mile marker we came to was 184. this is actually the terminus of the trail...we started at the end and road toward the beginning. kinda backwards, huh!
the weather was great...no...BETTER than great...it was PERFECT! surprisingly, we didn't see many people on the trail...but everyone we saw seemed happy and that made for a nice "trail vibe".
throughout the day we pedaled past old lock houses and canal locks (both wet & dry), a gang of geese, a fema trailer outpost and an old cemetery that happened to have a freshly shed snake skin laying around in the grass. mike took a tumble and left an "ass print" in some thorn bushes along the edge of the trail.
we road all the way to old town (maryland) at about the 166.7 mile point, but we set up camp at the pigmans ferry hiker/biker site that is a short distance from mile marker 169. our neighbors were a herd of cows that decided to walk single file past our campsite...they looked at us...had a bit of a moo fest...then went along their merry way. i was happy that there was a fence between us & them!
it was nice to relax around the camp fire...stretched out and laid back against a couple of large logs...sipping on the beers that we managed to keep cold somehow...sweet!
next morning, we brewed some coffee (mmmmm!), packed up and headed back to cumberland. we got a real good look at a green heron...fly-hopping from one vantage point to the next while hunting for a snack in the canal waters. speaking of snacks, we stopped for a rest & a bite at the largest swamp white oak in maryland. it was an awesome tree...so beautiful!
we finally made it back to cumberland...good tired, good dirty and good thirsty! we had a celebratory beer at an outdoor pub that catered to the bicycle set...it was a nice place to cool down. after that, we loaded up the car and had a pleasant drive home...it was a perfect weekend!!!!!
the weather was great...no...BETTER than great...it was PERFECT! surprisingly, we didn't see many people on the trail...but everyone we saw seemed happy and that made for a nice "trail vibe".
throughout the day we pedaled past old lock houses and canal locks (both wet & dry), a gang of geese, a fema trailer outpost and an old cemetery that happened to have a freshly shed snake skin laying around in the grass. mike took a tumble and left an "ass print" in some thorn bushes along the edge of the trail.
we road all the way to old town (maryland) at about the 166.7 mile point, but we set up camp at the pigmans ferry hiker/biker site that is a short distance from mile marker 169. our neighbors were a herd of cows that decided to walk single file past our campsite...they looked at us...had a bit of a moo fest...then went along their merry way. i was happy that there was a fence between us & them!
it was nice to relax around the camp fire...stretched out and laid back against a couple of large logs...sipping on the beers that we managed to keep cold somehow...sweet!
next morning, we brewed some coffee (mmmmm!), packed up and headed back to cumberland. we got a real good look at a green heron...fly-hopping from one vantage point to the next while hunting for a snack in the canal waters. speaking of snacks, we stopped for a rest & a bite at the largest swamp white oak in maryland. it was an awesome tree...so beautiful!
we finally made it back to cumberland...good tired, good dirty and good thirsty! we had a celebratory beer at an outdoor pub that catered to the bicycle set...it was a nice place to cool down. after that, we loaded up the car and had a pleasant drive home...it was a perfect weekend!!!!!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
reemplazar boton!
mikeeeee is back home from his biz trip and all is good! we had some nice deck time tonight...the weather is , as goldie locks would say, just right! i must recommend the pisgah pale ale served in a frosted pilsner glass for your beer drinking pleasure. a nice evening, indeed...
Sunday, February 8, 2009
woohoo...bike weather!!!!!
today was a perfect day to take my new bicycle out for a spin. mike has a new bike too!!! santa brought them to us for christmas...and the weather has been too brutal to do anything other than look at them until today. we headed to the c & o towpath by way of great falls. the trail was crowded there...i guess that was to be expected considering the amazingly beautiful weather...but it has been a couple of years since i was last at that section of the trail and it was nice to see it again.
we rode a total of 10 miles...starting at mile post 14, riding to mile post 19, then turning back to repeat the same stretch in reverse. we saw mallard ducks in areas of the canal that had water...and a huge bird nest across the river in a very tall tree...most likely belonging to an osprey or bald eagle. i heard some small little birds chirping a bit and some woodpeckers calling out in the distance a couple of times...but i never saw them.
when we returned home, we captured a little time on the deck. the air was getting cool, but we bundled up a bit and sat outside, propped our feet up and toasted the day with a refreshing beer. the sun hadn't set, but the full moon had risen and looked a lot like a gigantic pearl. it was a beautiful day and i love being outside!!!
the ride felt good and i know i will sleep well tonight.
we rode a total of 10 miles...starting at mile post 14, riding to mile post 19, then turning back to repeat the same stretch in reverse. we saw mallard ducks in areas of the canal that had water...and a huge bird nest across the river in a very tall tree...most likely belonging to an osprey or bald eagle. i heard some small little birds chirping a bit and some woodpeckers calling out in the distance a couple of times...but i never saw them.
when we returned home, we captured a little time on the deck. the air was getting cool, but we bundled up a bit and sat outside, propped our feet up and toasted the day with a refreshing beer. the sun hadn't set, but the full moon had risen and looked a lot like a gigantic pearl. it was a beautiful day and i love being outside!!!
the ride felt good and i know i will sleep well tonight.
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