Blogs from Cumberland, Maryland, United States, North America

June: we began day two with a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water in Mill Run, Pennsylvania. Breathtaking! A must for everyone's bucket list. After a Trail side lunch we set out for the day. Over a 1900 foot viaduct, over the Eastern Continental Divide, thru a 3,000+ foot, holy shit, railroad black as night railroad tunnel, lots more tunnels and beautiful early fall scenery. We landed in Cumberland, Maryland for the evening. Just for the record, our personal seat adjustment valets, Taylor and Chris had much lighter duty today. Our group of 14 enjoyed a laughter and whiskey soaked dinner at a local establishment. A lot of Buffalo wings and Maryland crabs were sacrificed. All our riders are in good shape after 80 miles. Hitting the trail early tomorrow, hoping it stays dry??... read more

Karen and I left Maine and made it as far south as Carlisle Pennsylvania. We stayed at the Carlisle Barracks Army base which is a sort of living museum and the site of the US Army war college. After a comfortable night we did our morning workout in the same gymnasium where the Olympian; Jim Thorpe trained when he was a student at the Carlisle Indian school. The old building had been beautifully restored with historic photographs of early 20th-Century students lining the walls. We had a good workout but hardly felt Olympian when we left. Carlisle Barracks was a major surprise for us. A wonderful place with friendly people, good location and most importantly a bowling alley where Karen and I each played four games. I keep hitting the Boston pocket and my hook has ... read more