• Hoyles Mill Connector?

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    Banked Turn

    I rode Schaeffer Farm this morning. But, instead of stopping at the car when I was done, I rode across the road (Schaeffer Rd) to a small trail head. This trail, which I later determined was the Hoyles Mill Connector, goes through grasslands, technical rocky sections, two stream crossings, and some abandoned gravel road. One of the stream crossings was about 50′ wide and 3′ deep at one point (yes, my M2 still floats). The other stream crossing was a washed-out bridge:

    Not a bridge anymore

    Total mileage this morning was 17.75 miles in two hours and one minute, with an average speed of 9.26 mph.

    A Rock

    It looks like someone from MORE found the Willys…

    MORE Willys

  • Spring

    What does spring in Maryland bring? A 5 ft. black snake on our wood pile.

    Snake

    Plant in the backyard

    He left out of this gate…

    Gate

  • What I did this weekend

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    Saturday: Rode Schaeffer Farm (again). This time I got about an hour and ten minutes of ride time and just under ten miles. I found an old Willys-Overland Wagon abandoned just off the trail.

    Willys-Overland Wagon

    Willys-Overland Wagon

    Today we went to the National Arboretum in DC to see the Azalea Collection.

    National Arboretum

    National Arboretum

    In addition to Azaleas, they also had an interesting lifted golf cart:

    National Arboretum

    Then we went back to Schaeffer Farm for a short ride. This time with another Yakima LockJaw that I got used off of Craig’s List. So, with the hitch-mount Kingpin rack and the roof-mounted LockJaw mounts I can carry six bikes. However, I don’t see any more than four people riding in the Subaru.

    Subaru at the trail head