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:

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

It looks like someone from MORE found the Willys…

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

He left out of this gate…

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.

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

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

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.