Milepost 38 (Xydexx) - Biking in Northern Virginia

My To Do List, to be updated as necessary (edit):

# Bike another 1000 miles this year.
Just go out and do it whenever you have and hour or two of free time (leave time to get degrungified afterward).

Upcoming tours:
- Unscheduled: Leesburg, VA to Cross Junction, VA and Back

# Bike from Leesburg, VA to Hawthorne, NY (or an equivalent 300-mile, multi-day bike tour).
Buy a tent. Plan route (probably via Harrisburg, PA).
# Check out the D&L Canal Trail.
Bring bike up when traveling to New York.

# Find new cyclecomputer (in the archives)
# Buy a spoke wrench

# Find a biking partner.

# Bookmark: This is like the best map website ever

CYCLECOMPUTER SETTINGS: Set cyclecomputer to 0947.

I'm done.

It was a nice enough day for it; 65 degrees and sunny. Upon realizing I had less than 20 miles to go to reach my goal for the year, I figured it was only appropriate to take a trip to this journal's namesake for my final entry.

Rode out via the Usual Route to the W&OD, and then back with a stop at Dunkin' Donuts again for more hot cocoa and Halloween-themed donuts. Had a chat with a nice old lady outside the gift shop about recumbents, the nice weather, and old photographs on display in the store.

I'd like to thank you all for sharing the journey with me, at least virtually. I hope my little trips around Loudoun County have been interesting.

Happy trails!

—Xydexx

RideTime: 1:35:19 AvgSpeed: 12.55 MPH MaxSpeed: 23.5 MPH Dist/Day: 19.94 Miles

YTD     : 1006.76 Miles

65 degrees and cloudy. Late afternoon ride via the Usual Route to the Route 28 bridge and back. I got rained on a little on the return trip.



—Xydexx

RideTime: 1:31:43 AvgSpeed: 13.60 MPH MaxSpeed: 26.4 MPH Dist/Day: 20.79 Miles

YTD     : 986.82 Miles

Kinda cool today, mid-60s and sunny. T-shirt and sweatshirt combo. Brought along a flannel shirt as well but was too warm in it so I stowed it away. Rode out via the usual route to the W&OD and then out to Herndon and back.

There's a few good days left in the weather forecast before November 1, so I should be able to meet my goal pretty easily.



—Xydexx

RideTime: 2:17:28 AvgSpeed: 13.25 MPH MaxSpeed: 25.5 MPH Dist/Day: 30.35 Miles

YTD     : 966.03 Miles

The weather is much cooler since I got back from Germany, and November 1 is right around the corner, so I'm trying to get as much biking in as I can in order to meet my goal for the year.

Today was a cool 55 degrees. Cloudy and windy. I dressed in layers (t-shirt/long sleeve shirt/sweatshirt). Better to be too warm than too cold. Forced myself out into the cold around noon. Rode out via the Usual Route to Milepost 38 and then onward to Hamilton. Turned around and stopped off at Dunkin Donuts in Leesburg around 2PM for a hot cocoa and Halloween-themed donuts to fuel the second half of the trip. Returned to the W&OD to the Route 28 bridge, then returned home via the Usual Route.

The cyclecomputer reset again as I was entering data. -:( Once the season's over I'm gonna replace it--hopefully it will last a few more rides. (I have a brand new one somewhere, I just have to unearth it from the archives.)



—Xydexx

RideTime: 3:10:34 AvgSpeed: 12.99 MPH MaxSpeed: ---- MPH Dist/Day: 41.27 Miles

YTD     : 935.68 Miles