Amazing day for Sierra--she did all 43 miles that we logged today! And 5 or 6 of those she was on her own bike! We went through two pretty long tunnels, and she also learned about a ton of stuff. For example, we crossed the continental divide and the Mason-Dixon line so those were both big topics. We also had a lesson in scatology in which we were deciphering if the animal poo on the trail was left by dogs or horses (it was horses). We also got to the junction of the Great Allegheny Passage trail and the C&O canal trail in Cumberland. Although our reserved hotel was in Cumberland, we wanted to log an extra 10 miles today so that tomorrow wouldn't be so long (it was slated as a 75 mi day). In those 10 miles past Cumberland we started passing all the locks of the old canal, which was fascinating for Sierra as well. We also saw a few of the Historic Lockhouses and we are getting excited about the nights we'll be staying in them!!
Evelyn didn't ride with us at all today because she stubbed her toes really badly last night and her foot hurt. At some point during the day it was sufficiently recuperated that she was able scooter on a paved section of the trail with mom and dad and Paul for a couple of miles.
After the divide our ride was all downhill, which was so nice after slogging uphill for 2 1/2 days! When we got to Cumberland Paul was up for rejoining us for our late afternoon stretch. It's so fun having him back on the trail!! We are keeping our fingers crossed because the forecast for tomorrow is rain.
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