Day 74, 63 miles to Hancock PA

With Matt's new tire, we hit the C&O trail. The C&O trail wasn't as well maintained as the previous trails! It was pretty bumpy,  had lots of tree roots, and a small two lane trail with a big grassy patch in the middle. The day started out very cold, so we stopped a few miles into the ride to sit in the sun to warm up. Shortly after our break we stopped in Paw Paw and warmed up with 2nd breakfast, where we ran into our bunk buddies again! Our waitress gave us a tip, to not ride our bikes through the tunnel coming up, and boy was she right. The tunnel had no lighting, ground was uneven and it was 3/4 mile long. Riding through that tunnel would have been suicide! The last 10 miles of the day were on the paved Western Maryland rail trail, and boy our butts sure appreciated it. We got into Hancock around 4, found a cheap hotel that had breakfast, and hit up subway for dinner. 

Cold and Frosty start on the C&O Tow Path

Lock House

Paw Paw Tunnel C&O Canal Tow Path

Red Neck Heaven ...I swear I can hear banjo's