GAP/C & O Trip Diary
Day 6
Bald Eagle Island hiker/biker – WS host, NW, Washington, DC 20011, approx 60 miles
I was so close to my
end point. I was super excited to get on the road. I tried to lighten my load
by eating a hearty (for me) breakfast. I made a fire and burned paper, the maps
I’d downloaded.
The Potomac was
definitely getting wider and wilder. I had lunch at a lockhouse and Larry
caught up. Afterwards I did a power hour where I cycled as hard as I could for
1 hour. I got to Great Falls Tavern visitor park about 1:30. My info said there
is a snack bar there, but it is very basic. Not really anything worth buying.
At this point I was only 15 miles from DC.
It seems to take
forever, but all of a sudden I empty out into Georgetown and a swank coffee bar
that runs under a highway overpass. It’s over and about 3:30 pm. I decide to
take a victory lap—and go find the Lincoln Memorial. Something that says, I’m
here.
At about 5:30 I
begin the trek up to my warmshowers host. I take Rock Creek Trail up past the
Washington Zoo. The trail is VERY narrow and at places, very steep. I
definitely would not recommend taking it in the dark. It was still light when I
arrived feeling very satisfied with my bicycling adventure.
Friday=sightseeing
via the bike
Sat: =million man
march revisited and sightseeing until time to board the train. Where just 2
weeks earlier there was a rule change and I was now allowed to ROLL ON. So
easy. I relaxed and enjoyed the ride through the night where I deboarded in
Chicago at 8:30 a.m.—ready to ride HOME.
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