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dingster1
06-21-2007, 02:55 PM
Hey ladies!!

I just got back from a solo ride on the C&O. Did Whites Ferry to Great Falls. I am a walking ache!!!!! Quads, hands,neck, places I''d forgot I had..... But I did it. I know for yall racer types thats not a long distance, but for me I was ecstatic. I did it on a hybrid, and it was one of my goals to do some of the C&O. I'll eventually get to Harpers Ferry... But I forgot...20 miles up is also 20 miles back!!! :)
mimitabby
06-21-2007, 02:58 PM
sounds like a great ride. Any idea how high you climbed? (I'm not familiar with the C&O)
BleeckerSt_Girl
06-21-2007, 03:11 PM
I am a walking ache!!!!! Quads, hands,neck, places I''d forgot I had..... But I did it.

Now it's time to be a "lying down ache" for a while...you've earned it! ;)
Zen
06-21-2007, 03:23 PM
You sound like a candidate for a multi day ride I'd like to put together. Georgetown to Cumberland, carrying all own own gear and camping for three, maybe four nights. A lot of logistics involved here but it can be done.

Kalidurga will be there, I'm sure.
Regina?
Slug?

Lets say June or July 2009. Bring lots of bug spray.
F8th637
06-21-2007, 04:19 PM
Good for you! I want to one day make it out to the C&O myself. Dare I say all the way out to Pittsburgh? ;)
Deanna
06-21-2007, 04:44 PM
What is the C&O?
Zen
06-21-2007, 04:55 PM
This (http://www.nps.gov/choh/) site is from the Park Service
This (http://www.fred.net/kathy/canal.html) one looks more interesting to me


http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/CanalTurtle.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/PotomacVista2.jpg



MOST OF IT LOOKS LIKE THIS
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/M.jpg
lauraelmore1033
06-21-2007, 05:19 PM
Oh, hard packed gravel! No wonder everything hurts. I thought chip-seal was hard on the joints and the sitter, but that looks like a really bumpy ride. Beautiful, but bumpy. There is some satisfaction in, as Lisa mentioned, being a "lying down ache"...
Zen
06-21-2007, 05:34 PM
40 miles is a good days ride!

look at it like this, when you get to Harpers Ferry you can cross the railroad bridge and have a nice lunch.

Let me know when you want to do that, I've been wanting to for ages.
Kalidurga
06-21-2007, 07:29 PM
Welcome to the C&O Appreciation Society, dingster! I've been pedaling the towpath for years and love it better than any road I've been on yet. The farther upstream you get (away from DC), the better! This is a great resource for cycling the C&O: BikeWashington.org: C&O Canal Bicycling Guide (http://bikewashington.org/canal/)

If you, f8th637 &/or ZenC want to ride together on the towpath sometime, I'd love to join you. No camping for me, though. Too much work involved in that :rolleyes:
Zen
06-21-2007, 09:34 PM
Tam, you're no fun ;)
Kalidurga
06-22-2007, 04:32 AM
Tam, you're no fun ;)

Bah. I'm tons of fun, but I'm also incredibly lazy. I'll tell you what... If you set up my tent and do all of my cooking and cleaning up, I'd love to do a multi-day camping ride of the C&O! ;)

If you want real fun on the towpath, though, let's head out to Paw Paw and take our bikes through the 1/2 mile-long, pitch-black tunnel. That's nifty! The flash from the camera belies how long and dark the tunnel really is. The second photo is an older one, looking in the opposite direction down the towpath from the tunnel.
sbctwin
06-22-2007, 05:04 AM
Congratulations, Dingster1....that looks like a wonderful place to ride. Did you see any critters? 40 miles on a hybrid is WORK!!!
Kalidurga
06-22-2007, 06:37 AM
How are you feeling today, dingster? Any of the aches receding yet?
smilingcat
06-22-2007, 08:18 AM
Ohh so beautiful... so tranquail.

I really need to move out from big cities. Been saying that since the 70's (lived & worked in NYC) then So. Calif (LA, OC, San Diego)... I hope to do so before I get too old and placed in a nursing home.

All the beautiful photos.
Smilingcat
mimitabby
06-22-2007, 08:21 AM
Chesapeake and Ohio canal!
Kalidurga
06-22-2007, 08:24 AM
Ohh so beautiful... so tranquail.

I really need to move out from big cities.

Smilingcat, that's exactly what I love about the C&O Canal Nat'l Historic Park and it's towpath. The old canal runs parallel to the Potomac River for 184.5 miles from the edge of Washington, D.C., all the way to Cumberland in western Md. Scenery and tranquility such as in those photos can be had within a handful of miles from the chaos of downtown D.C.. Though I personally prefer to head even farther away.

It always makes me happy to hear when people discover how great it is, as dingster did yesterday :p
Deanna
06-22-2007, 09:17 AM
Now that I know, I want to go. A little far for me though!
7rider
06-22-2007, 10:22 AM
I forgot...20 miles up is also 20 miles back!!! :)

That is something I frequently forget to add into the calculations. DRAT! Ya mean we gotta ride back, too? :eek: Where's the bus? :cool:

But well done, Dingster1! I hope you took a well deserved break and enjoyed your accomplishment.

And, Zen...I have to join Tam's ranks on the camping thing. Great in theory - not so great in practice. A B&B is roughing it for me.
HillSlugger
06-22-2007, 12:43 PM
You sound like a candidate for a multi day ride I'd like to put together. Georgetown to Cumberland, carrying all own own gear and camping for three, maybe four nights. A lot of logistics involved here but it can be done.

Kalidurga will be there, I'm sure.
Regina?
Slug?

Lets say June or July 2009. Bring lots of bug spray.

Why not 2008? ;)

Although I own tent, camping equipment, etc, it's not something I generally go out of my way to do. I did it when necessary for rock climbing. I'd prefer the idea of riding from inn to inn.
Zen
06-22-2007, 03:10 PM
why not '08?
I guess there won't be much else to do this winter except think of things to do when it gets warm.

Inn to inn end to end? How many miles could we do in a day while still going slow enough to enjoy the ride?
If i don't get a job soon i may be the lone camper.