Days 4 and 5: Frederick to Hancock to Frostburg, MD
We've made it to Frostberg, MD. It's graduation eve at Frostberg State University, which means it's hard to sleep. But seriously, a big thanks to Sarah's friend Danielle, she's great.
Sarah carried the torch for the second half of Thursday's ride after Jon's knee was acting up. Sarah found herself in the middle of nowhere on beautiful rolling hills that merited stopping for strawberries. James and Jon toured the "Redneck Mall" (Puneet, ask James about The Shirt) and set up camp in Hancock. It's a cool little one-stoplight town with a shady, surreptitious "campsite" just off main street which we filled with music, books, sleeping bags, bacon, and eggs. Today, both cyclists set out on the C&O trail which was bumpy but beautiful. 50 miles of gravel and mud meant great views of the Potomac but a new appreciation for blacktop. The trail included the half-mile Paw Paw Tunnel through the mountain. Meanwhile, James got an old-man haircut at the barbershop. This is pre-haircut. Stay tuned for post-haircut pictures. peanut, butter, jelly (respectively), sarahjonjames
Annapolis, MD May 16 Washington, D.C. May 17 Frederick, MD May 19 Hancock, MD May 20 Frostburg, MD May 21 Ohiopyle, PA May 23 Clairton, PA May 24 Steubenville, OH May 25 New Philadelphia, OH May 26 Mt. Vernon, OH May 27 Marion, OH May 28 Lima, OH May 30 Bluffton, IN May 31 Logansport, IN June 1 Rensselaer, IN June 2 Crown Point, IN June 3 Chicago, IL June 4-9 Milwaukee, WI June 10 Lake Mills, WI June 11 Sauk City, WI June 12 Norwalk, WI June 13 Winona, MN June 14 Red Wing, MN June 15 Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN June 16-20
St. Cloud, MN June 20 Alexandria, MN June 21 Edwards, MN June 22 Fargo, ND June 23-24 Cooperstown, ND June 25 Devil's Lake, ND June 26 Rugby, ND June 27 Berthold, ND June 28 Williston, ND June 29 Wolf Point, MT June 30 Glasgow, MT July 1-2 Dodson, MT July 3 Havre, MT July 4 Cut Bank, MT July 5
Glacier Nat'l Park, MT July 6-7
Eureka, MT July 8
Troy, MT July 9
Sandpoint, ID July 10-11 Colville, WA July 12
Tonasket, WA July 13-14
Twisp, WA July 15 Mazama, WA July 16 Concrete, WA July 17 Anacortes, WA July 18 *Seattle, WA July 19-26*
You folks are amazing! I am Kathy and I work with Sarah's mom. God bless you all and be safe. We willbe following your progress from here in Richmond.
ReplyDeleteAn old-man haircut? I am insulted ... lol! Hope the strawberries were good .. yummm ... it is that time of year.
ReplyDeleteMark
Frederick, MD