C&O Canal, weekend of 8/2 - 8/3?

[tulip]

Are you thinking the whole C&O canal, or just parts? I'm itching to do a road ride, but if I can't manage it (driving to Loudoun County, which I hate doing), I may be up for a C&O ride.

[Kalidurga]

I'm not much on camping, so I'm not sure I'd ever ride the entire C&O in one trip. At this point, though, I've pedaled all but the first 12 miles of it in sections. I usually hop on the towpath, go 10-15 miles, and then turn around to make it a round trip of 20-30 miles. And I take a fair number of breaks along the way to enjoy the scenery (alright, I admit it, they're really rest breaks, but the scenery is a definite plus).

[Selkie]

My 'cross bike should be coming in the next month or 6 weeks, so I won't be able to join you until then. Maybe we can plan for a ride sometime in September, too? Tulip, I can meet you in Georgetown, maybe, and we can head west to meet everyone else? Of course, that would make for a long ride for both of us, with me riding in from Ballston and you from PG Co, on top of whatever miles we put in heading West w/the others. Or we can all meet at Great Falls Park in MD (plenty of parking, although you will have to pay to get in the park)? It's kind of a nice compromise in terms of a halfway point to meet.