Biking Across the U.S (hopefully)
Frostburg - Connellsville 75
Didn't tend to my rainfly very well since it wasn't supposed to rain overnight... which it did, so woke up to some wet gear. I guess my bike got an extra cleaning. From yesterday into this morning the climb was a steady gain, thankfully spread out over many miles. It still wasn't super fun. Whenever I had something hard, difficult, or stressful to do my mom would say 'you just gotta do it'. I know it sounds like the Nike slogan, but she meant it as; whatever is facing you, just get it done. You know you have to do it and there's no other choice. That's how I look at these hills... just gotta do them. Since the start of the C&O trail and the GAP trail I've seen a billion animals. Turtles, snakes, rabbits, deer, turkey, badgers, peacocks (don't know why), chipmunks, cats, probs a million other wildlife... and now a bear. I'd just gotten past the marker for the Mason-Dixon Line and saw a silhouette come on the trail. First thoughts were 'that's a big dude'. When I realized it was a bear I thankfully had a little bit of distance, so I turned my bike in the other direction in case it charged or something. I only saw half of The Revenant, but my guess is the second half wasn't him and the bear becoming friends. I then just started singing at the top of my lungs, because that's the advice my dad gave when we were kids. Or it was just his ploy to get me to do something instead of sitting in the middle of the trail asking to be carried. The bear came back on the trail and stared at me for a couple seconds, then went back into the woods. I was singing Rocky Racoon by the Beatles, so I guess the bear just has bad taste in music. Or maybe he isn't cultured, which I imagine would be hard to be if you lived in the woods. I sped by the spot where I saw it as fast as I could, and my riding shorts were still dry. Pretty awesome day overall. Sunny and right by the Youghiogheny River. Passed over probably a million bridges and through half a million tunnels. Great day overall and they have some hiker/biker camping shelters in Connellsville park. Sweet deal.
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Christie Rochefort
6/22/2017 07:42:39 am
Looks amazing so far. Sorry you missed out in catching up with your Dad. Stay safe and thanks for the photos and blog.
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