We literally rolled down the hill into Maryland today, with a 32 mile ride into Cumberland. We climbed gently for about 8 miles to the Eastern Continental Divide, then did very little pedaling for the next 24 miles, as we gave up the altitude we had gained over the past two days. Sweet. We had time for a leisurely lunch in Cumberland, followed, for some us, with excellent ice cream at the Queen City Creamery. Then our group managed to monopolize the laundry at the hotel for the remainder of the afternoon. There are several other groups of bikers staying here; I hope they didn’t have as much laundry as we did.
This is a profile of the altitude changes as we climbed up to, and then descended from, the Eastern Continental Divide. The scale makes it more dramatic than it really is.
At the Divide, then the spectacular view as we started the descent.
Next stop the Mason Dixon Line, where we posed on the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland.
We didn’t go into Frostburg, but we did enjoy the artwork at the path into the town.
Mile zero of the Great Allegheny Passage. Now we head down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to DC.
I love this statue, honoring the canal mules and the children who led them down the towpath.
No girl germs at this table. All the men ended up sitting at lunch together, with all the women at another table, mostly based on the order of our arrival.
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