- Notes
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Drank coffee on our cabin porch and then made it back to the
trail. Tow path was a bit muddy and there was a lot of pollen
and debris falling with all of the wind.
At one of the lock houses we saw Liz again, who was looking at a
young spotted fawn. We rode past Big Pool where we saw more
deer and lots of bunnies. At the start of the rail trail (around
mile marker 114) we moved over and enjoyed smooth riding and
some speed over to Hancock where we had a tasty, big lunch. Saw
Liz and Tim again and said another 'see you later'!
After lunch, back on the trail about two miles out of town my
rack came undone! We bungeed it back enough to get to the bike
shop we had passed on the edge of town where they fixed it up
with a quick turn of a screw.
We stayed on the rail trail until it ended. Lots of nice hill
and farm views up there and mossy green gullies. Back on the tow
path we bounced along trying to avoid mud puddles. It was hard to
look-up and enjoy nature and we worked hard to stay on our bikes
and not hit each other by accident! Lots of long bends in the
path and some nice full sections of canal.
Eventually we made it to the dreaded Paw Paw detour. Brian
managed some of it on his bike but I mostly walked. We called
'cry baby hill,' but we were rewarded with some great views.
Right after Brian got a flat as we rolled into the town of Paw
Paw, where we met some nice folks and ate a dinner of heated
frozen food from Dollar General. Big 60+ mile day is complete!