The C&O towpath

 I started the C&O towpath today which starts where the GAP trail ends in Cumberland Maryland. It goes 184 miles to Washington DC. The trail wasn’t nearly as well maintained as the GAP, but I made it the 46 miles today to a small town called Little Orleans. I got to be honest, it was a hard day with the distance and sometimes rough sections of trail. There were no stops along the way so nearly full time riding from 8am to 3pm. I normally stop for lunch or at least a snack break, but I had given all my snacks to a guy who had lost his gear and not eaten for a day. Anyway staying at a really nice B&B tonight which really helps. Tomorrow should be easier as there is a paved trail for 20 miles the parallels the C&O which I’ll take. Amping the cool stuff today; the water in the old canal was loaded with hundreds of Turtles basking on logs the whole way. Even a couple on the trail I had to turn and miss. The I saw a large totally black snake cross the trail right in front of me which was a bit freaky. Oh well..







Start of the Tow Path





Turtles!

One of the many Locks on the canal



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