On Day 3, Scott continued with the bike ride while Todd and Karen rested up and joined a fun sightseeing tour with part of the group. Scott pedaled with the strong cyclists from Paw Paw, WV to Hancock, MD (about 32 miles).
Meanwhile, Todd and Karen started the day with a pontoon boat ride on Lake Habeeb, followed by a visit to an Aviary, where we saw some beautiful owls and hawks. We then visited Sideling Hill and its tourist center, where we got to see one of the largest “cuts” into a mountain (fo
r a highway to pas through) in the country. The cut exposes approximately 850 feet of syncline formed nearly 350 million years ago, so it was pretty cool. :) After lunch, both the bikers and the sightseers were shuttled to Berkley Springs, WV, where we are staying in a quaint little hotel tonight before biking out tomorrow. We also had a lovely 
dinner tonight with the Team Sarcoma crew at a local restaurant with fabulous food, so it’s been a great day!
Tomorrow is probably going to be the most challenging part of the tour in terms of mileage (I believe it’s about 52 miles or so). And unfortunately, due to logistics of the C&O Trail, we have not had a SAG wagon following us on the path. In fact, there are large portions of the trail that are not even accessible by car and where there is no cell phone service. Obviously, that’s been a surprise to all of us (the coordinators of the trip included) so we’re trying to decide what to do about biking tomorrow. Todd, of course, feels rested from today and wants to get back out there, but we will have to make sure that’s feasible giving the logistics of the trail. So, stay tuned – I will post again tomorrow to let you know how the day went!
Thanks again to all of you for following this blog! This is been a great trip so far and we are enjoying sharing it with all of you. Thanks, too, to everyone who got the word out on Facebook this week about sarcoma – we appreciate you helping to raise awareness along with us!
- Karen
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