Day Four dawned like the previous three: beautiful sun, many miles awaiting us, and...very sore derrieres and muscles! We rolled out of the hotel around 7:30, after a fortifying breakfast, and quickly managed to get off the main road to some rolling country highways. We traveled about 40 miles relatively quickly through more gorgeous Maryland countryside, seeing plenty of horse farms, corn, and churches. At one point, we passed through Brookeville, Md, which is famous for being the nation's capital for one day, August 26, 1814 - see this link for an explanation: http://town
ofbrookevillemd.org/acad_historyF.html [Richar
d was excited enough to take a few pictures!] After a few hours, we saw the sign that told us we were almost there: Rock Creek State Park, which meant that we would cycle the rest of the route car-free. After some quick refreshments, we set out on the bike path, twisting and turning towards th
e D.C. line, which was 13.5 miles away. Although there were no cars, which was greatly appreciated, the bike path was a bit jarring at the end of a long trip. We soldiered on, however, eventually encontering a great road in Rock Creek P
ark, just inside the D.C. border; we flew down the road at about 25 mph, with Kenny setting a very fast tempo. Finally, we turned one more corner - and saw the back of the Lincoln Memorial. We then rode right up to the monument - and ended our 340 epic journey. Everyone was thrilled to
finish the ride - job well done!
ofbrookevillemd.org/acad_historyF.html [Richar
d was excited enough to take a few pictures!] After a few hours, we saw the sign that told us we were almost there: Rock Creek State Park, which meant that we would cycle the rest of the route car-free. After some quick refreshments, we set out on the bike path, twisting and turning towards th
e D.C. line, which was 13.5 miles away. Although there were no cars, which was greatly appreciated, the bike path was a bit jarring at the end of a long trip. We soldiered on, however, eventually encontering a great road in Rock Creek P
ark, just inside the D.C. border; we flew down the road at about 25 mph, with Kenny setting a very fast tempo. Finally, we turned one more corner - and saw the back of the Lincoln Memorial. We then rode right up to the monument - and ended our 340 epic journey. Everyone was thrilled to 
finish the ride - job well done!
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