Oops - this was set to be published last Wednesday. Stupid blog software…
I’m leaving tomorrow for a 3-4 day ride on the C&O Canal from Cumberland MD to Georgetown, DC. I’m going with a couple of REI coworkers, Lyssa and Brenda. This’ll be my first chance to test out the Big Dummy and my gear on a multi-day tour. The weather is supposed to be rainy and muggy, so it’ll put my new dry bags to the test. The trail is mostly flat, but I’m not sure about its condition, or how bad the mud will be. Good thing I’ve got fat tires.
To inspire me for my trip, a few rousing words from James Elroy Flecker:
“Go as a pilgrim and seek out danger far from the comfort and the well lit avenues of life. Pit your every soul against the unknown and seek stimulation in the comfort of the brave. Experience cold, hunger, heat and thirst and survive to see another challenge and another dawn. Only then will you be at peace with yourself and be able to know and to say; I look down the farthest side of the mountain a fulfilled and understanding all, and truly content that I lived a full life and one that was my own choice.”
image by Joe Hatfield
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