Razors Edge ★ Posted December 29, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2020 ...from Adventure Cycling. Joey and I weren’t seeing eye to eye on many things at the time, but he signed on. Five days later, we were on our old Raleigh taking selfies at the Capitol, the White House, and the Lincoln Memorial, where we officially shoved off at 5:00 pm. Dodging hordes of cyclists, runners, and walkers on the C&O, we joyfully pit-stopped at Great Falls and cruised into Swain’s Lockhouse, mile 16.5, a free campsite. It was a perfect start — until Joey woke up in the morning with 337 mosquito bites. Yes, a mesh tent and mosquito repellent might have helped. So I bought him some Off!, humored his grousing about the hardships of camping and water-pump showers, and politely suggested that he could have been more involved in the packing and not relied on Daddy to do all the thinking. He agreed and the healing began. We happily pedaled for hours under the wondrous green canopy, with turtles diving in the mossy canal muck, Sinatra and Stevie Wonder blaring from Joey’s iPhone playlist, and some fun sightseeing at Harpers Ferry. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 29, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 29, 2020 We just kept petite close by and the bugs left us alone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 29, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 29, 2020 Did you see the recent post in YouTube from Gravel Cyclist? He did GTown & part of the C&O path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 30, 2020 For me..it was the chiggers...I quit counting after 87 bites... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 30, 2020 The GAP/C&O sounds nice except for the ~>€¥•# bugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Share #6 Posted December 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: The GAP/C&O sounds nice except for the ~>€¥•# bugs! Only one campsite had bugs, the rest of the ride was pretty much bug free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Share #7 Posted December 30, 2020 There aren’t many bugs out there now. This is the best time of year to ride the GAP/C&O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Share #8 Posted December 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said: There aren’t many bugs out there now. This is the best time of year to ride the GAP/C&O Except they closed the Big Savage tunnel for the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Share #9 Posted December 30, 2020 Just now, Longjohn said: Except they closed the Big Savage tunnel for the winter. bastiges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Share #10 Posted December 30, 2020 "Taking selfies at the Capitol" Been there. Done that. At the mall in front of the Smithsonian, Aug. 15, 2019, when life was normal. Yesterday, we had to drive to another county to find a Cheesecake Factory with indoor seating to celebrate Ryan's (on right) 20th birthday. I'm watching 12 1/2 year-old Adam (center) - who has gotten a lot taller - on Jan. 4, 5, and 6 when my main job will be to make sure he logs in on-time for each of his live, online, 7th grade school classes. I can't wait until things are more like this again: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 30, 2020 Share #11 Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, MickinMD said: "Taking selfies at the Capitol" Been there. Done that. At the mall in front of the Smithsonian, Aug. 15, 2019, when life was normal. Yesterday, we had to drive to another county to find a Cheesecake Factory with indoor seating to celebrate Ryan's (on right) 20th birthday. I'm watching 12 1/2 year-old Adam (center) - who has gotten a lot taller - on Jan. 4, 5, and 6 when my main job will be to make sure he logs in on-time for each of his live, online, 7th grade school classes. I can't wait until things are more like this again: We have a family picture where we’re standing on the exact same spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted December 30, 2020 13 hours ago, Longjohn said: Except they closed the Big Savage tunnel for the winter. Every year or just this year? Seems a tunnel would be the section with about the least amount of "maintenance" the trail sees in winter. 13 hours ago, Longjohn said: Only one campsite had bugs, the rest of the ride was pretty much bug free. Which one? That campsite needs a good public shaming! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Share #13 Posted December 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Every year or just this year? Seems a tunnel would be the section with about the least amount of "maintenance" the trail sees in winter. Tunnels always seem to be wet so could harbor lots of ice I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted December 30, 2020 16 hours ago, Longjohn said: We just kept petite close by and the bugs left us alone. Petite's the team's "galvanic anode"? Always good to have someone like that around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Administrator Posted December 30, 2020 Share #15 Posted December 30, 2020 I heard about the bugs and got this... I had no issues at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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