Ben and I got up early to take him up to Wytheville, VA to meet Jack, his riding buddy for the cycling trip. The plan was to drive Jack's car to Winchester, VA, pick up a rental van, leave Jack's car in Leesburg at a friend's house, and drive to Pittsburgh by 5 PM to drop the rental car. Most of that worked out except for a massive traffic jam where they lost two hours and so did not get the car back. But that was solved by the proprietor of the B&B where they are staying.
They both looked exquisitely happy to get the show on the road and I am so happy for Ben to have this opportunity to have a bicycle adventure.
Here is the itinerary: Ride the Great Allegheny Passage from Pittsburgh, PA to Cumberland, MD, continue on the C&O Canal trail to Washington, DC., ride the Washington and Old Dominion Trail to Leesburg, VA. They will camp or motel along the way depending on the weather. Jack will pick up his car in Leesburg and go home for a long planned meeting. Ben will ride to Front Royal, stay in a motel, resupply his food, do laundry, etc. Then he plans to ride the Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park, 105 miles, and then join the Blue Ridge Parkway and ride until he gets near to where Jack lives in VA. They will join up again and ride until they finish the BRP or until I get a call that they need a vacation from their vacation. I imagine they will finish in Cherokee, NC, the terminus of the BRP!!
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