The Pedalshift Project 210: Western C&O Loop, Day 3

Concluding my western C&O loop adventure! Day 3 began with a chilly, rainy start. The loop had to be closed, but would anything other than rain and tunnels stand in my way?

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Pedalshift Tour Journals: Western C&O Loop

Day 3 began with a chilly, rainy start. It’s hard to believe a summer C&O ride would include anything other than hot, hazy and humid but it was what it was. The loop had to be closed, but would anything other than rain and tunnels stand in my way?

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Statistics

Miles biked: 44 (Go Orange, all my plan … not really)

Morning grilled cheeses: 1

Number of grilled cheeses eaten since this tour: 0

Downed trees: 2

Bat habitat tunnels: 1

Flats: zero

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