(Note: a version of this post with cooler maps is available at the Everytrail site. I am, however, trying to make sure that I have versions of things I carry about on my blog, since Blogger makes it easy for me to download a backup of my entire blog. With other sites (I'm looking at you, Facebook), I feel like my history is out of my control.)
I left home around 7:30 and swung by the College Park Bike to Work pit stop. I got my free t-shirt, and I won some arm warmers in a raffle. Well, I won a choice of items, and I already had the other items. I think there's a reason I didn't already have arm warmers -- it's called a long-sleeved shirt. I munched on a free bagel, and then I had the guy from REI check out my bike (it was fine) while I digested the bagel.
I cut back to the Trolley Trail to Paint Branch Parkway, which became Good Luck Road. I was on Good Luck Road for a large portion of the total trip. I passed a bunch of NASA test facilities, which I think finally revealed to me the origins of the name of the road. I didn't have too much trouble finding my way on the part of the trip that I hadn't done before, but I got in a little bit of trouble trying to find a shortcut from Old Town Bowie to 197...I ended up by some very nice horse farms with a "No Tresspassing" sign that seemed to block my way to the WB&A Trail. The total distance for the detour wasn't too bad, but the hill was.
After a couple of miles on 197, I was on the mean streets of Bowie, which provided a very pleasant ride on suburban residential streets. It was exhilarating knowing how close I was to my goal. Finally, I pulled up to work, loaded my bike on my pre-positioned car, then went into my office, grabbed the clothes I had left there, showered, and did some work. Can't wait 'til next year!
The arm warmers and the Good Luck Road made me laugh...long sleeved shirt and how it got its name. :)
ReplyDeleteGood call on the pre-positioned car.