Today we did our longest ride so far - 34.8 miles on the Schuylkill River Trail. A few weeks ago we did 25 miles or so of the same trail. The trail is a Rails to Trails trail so it's pretty flat but given that we live up on the ridge above the river, any ride for us pretty much involves a steep climb on the way home.
Nancy's getting used to her new bike. This was her second ride on it - we did a shorter ride last evening in the Wissahickon (The Wissa-what?? I don't know... it sounds weird!). She was definitely happier today on the paved surface. Most of the time we averaged about 12 mph or a little more. The early part of the trail, however (pictured above) is not paved but gravelly so we had to slow down going through there. Also on the way back from where we turned around, we had a lot of wind coming at us (plus being more tired) so that slowed us a little.
It's hard to see on this map, but we went almost to Valley Forge Nat'l. Park before we turned around. The orange arrows are our starting point and turning around point.
So, although we're pretty tired, we seem to be able to stand upright and walk (for the most part, anyway!). A little arnica and some Recovery Rub should help a lot!
Oh, by the way, no, we didn't ride up the steep hill to get back to our house - we walked it, which was tough enough!
Sarah & Hoot we hope your party was a lot of fun!
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