I woke up in 28 degrees cold with frost on the ground and tent. A neighbor camper from three sites away walks by and asks if I’d like a piping hot cup of coffee. Well ya! He continues to walk by and I sit in the sun warming up with coffee.
I cook oatmeal and eat it. I am letting the warm sun melt the frost and dry my tent. I walk over to visit Pete and Kate and to thank them again for the coffee. I tell them about this tour and of the past tours. We exchange contact info and I give them the links to my blog and YouTube movies. It was a slow cold morning before I set off down the road toward the C&O Trail.
Now on the trail I am enjoying the quiet ride on the single and double track riding along the Old Canal through the woods from Lock to Lock.
After Hancock I have four trail campgrounds to choose from each about five miles apart. I pick the site in Capagon State Park. I stop riding with thirty-eight miles at 4 in the afternoon. I eat and set up camp. I am now listening to the sounds of birds and peepers.
