Yesterday was another hilly journey until the outskirts of Washington area then it leveled out or was mostly down hill. I spent over 20 miles on bike trails including 4 on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, the one I came to Washington to ride on. I had to leave it until today because there is no access to food or lodging for long stretches on the towpath and the day was getting on. After much research and 5.5 miles off route I settled on the Highland Inn in Arlington since it was the cheapest but still more expensive than any place up till now.
In the morning the first thing was to get food for the day so that I could stop at any of the little camping spots that were spaced about every 5 miles along the canal. As it turns out NOAA is forecasting rain tonight and tomorrow so here I am in Brunswick, MD at the Green Country Inn tonight and I will probably be here tomorrow night. The challenge Wednesday is whether to ride the gravel and dirt towpath after the rain or bypass it for a day to give it a chance to dry out. Stay tuned.
Below are some images of parts of the canal and path.
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