Bike Touring on the East Coast: Washington DC to Owings Mills

During Spring 2015, a group of friends and I will be touring the entire east coast from Key West, Florida to Bar Harbor, Maine, approximately 2,500 miles in total, following the Atlantic Coast route created by the Adventure Cycling Association. This will be a self contained fully loaded bike tour which means I'll be carrying around 45 lbs. or so. I'm looking forward to experiencing the east coast like never before. With this blog, I plan to post pictures as we progress using the BlogPress APP on my mobile phone. Let's see how it goes and wish me luck. On a bike tour such as this, our daily challenges and not necessarily in this order, will be our physical condition, food, shelter, traffic, navigation, and weather. The above picture was taken during my Southern Tier crossing of the U.S. in spring of 2008. Bike touring requires a specific mind set and a passion.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Washington DC to Owings Mills

After Washington DC, it was a bit anticlimactic for me today while riding to Owings Mills which turned out to be 67miles with 4,000 feet of gain. The highest elevation gain on this tour so far. The Hampton Inn in Owings Mills, a nice hotel with excellent service, was the alternate after we decided to cancel our stay in downtown Baltimore due civil unrest. The day, which was perfect for riding with pleasant temperatures and low humidity, was along the Rock Creek Bike trail for the first 24 miles after leaving downtown DC followed by the rolling countryside terrain of Maryland. Yes, we entered another new State today. Few pictures today, perhaps I'll be more inspired tomorrow. Looking forward to our visit of Philadelphia.