We rode 69 miles today from the hotel where Ralph and Tom were staying across Key Bridge via the Iwo Jima Memorial to the C&O Canal trail and up the Potomac. I'll have to say this was a ride that was much easier than I thought it might be and filled with wonderful surprises. The locks we saw along the way, the wildlife, the views of the Potomac as it rolled over the bedrock and the shade covering nearly the entire trail made the 7 hour ride today a real treat. It is uphill all the way but not so you would notice. It is such a gradual rise the it is unnoticeable.
We left at 7:30 and arrived in Harpers Ferry at 2:30. Interesting moments included seeing the mighty whitewater at Great Falls, the many locks in varying states, some just a shadow but several in working order including the one at Great Falls where barge rides pulled by mules were an option we didn't choose today. Fawns, herons, turkey vultures, turtles, fish,
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