You're all such a good bunch. Thanks for such supportive posts. Scott -- It may interest you to know that NOVA parks is, at long last, building a W&OD trail bridge over Whiele Avenue.
On Friday, November 17, 2023 at 3:49:13 PM UTC-5 RichS wrote: > Nick, > > Congratulations on completing your first century! Thanks for the report > and all the pics. An ideal day and route for a century. > > Best, > Rich in ATL > > On Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 3:32:14 PM UTC-5 thetaper...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> A good friend and I managed around 105 miles last weekend. It was our >> (the Atlantis and my) first century. >> >> We made a long loop here in the D.C. area. >> >> First out to Leesburg on the W&OD trail. It took a while for the sun to >> peek out from behind the autumn clouds, but when it did, all the frost >> started sublimating, making it look as though we were riding through clouds: >> >> [image: 20231111_091735.jpeg] >> [image: 20231111_093939.jpeg] >> [image: 20231111_095837.jpeg] >> >> >> Then wound our way northward to the Point Of Rocks bridge via rural roads >> in Loudoun County, both paved and gravel of various types: >> >> [image: 20231111_115654.jpeg] >> [image: 20231111_115813.jpeg] >> >> And headed back to Georgetown on the C&O Canal towpath. Then on home >> after dark via the Mount Vernon trail and southern end of the W&OD. >> >> [image: 20231111_140349.jpeg] >> >> We happened upon a giant old snapper sunning next to the towpath that had >> an ecosystem living on its back: >> >> [image: 20231111_135651.jpeg] >> >> Around mile 65, we stopped for a break at one of the boat ramps near a >> lock house, with a lovely view of the Potomac: >> >> [image: 20231111_145241.jpeg] >> >> All in all, it was a specacular though difficult (and, at times, cold >> and/or dark) ride. No real mechanical issues aside from a dropped chain >> here and there, for which we were both grateful. I feel that my Atlantis >> was truly in its element, traversing nearly every type of passable terrain >> with aplomb. I can't imagine having ridden anything else. >> >> [image: 20231111_143422.jpeg] >> >> Nick A. >> Falls Church VA >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5d9ecd56-01f4-4a9e-9623-e0048755f3d5n%40googlegroups.com.
