{"id":18519,"date":"2015-08-25T20:01:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T00:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=18519"},"modified":"2015-08-26T09:04:54","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T13:04:54","slug":"day-46-tuesday-august-25-meyersdale-pennsylvania-to-cumberland-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=18519","title":{"rendered":"Day 46. Tuesday, August 25 – Meyersdale, Pennsylvania to Cumberland, Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"

What day cannot be great, when it starts with a breakfast like this?\"DSCN7648\"<\/a> \u00a0Camera shy, Michael and Jan, have done an exquisite job\"DSCN7652\"<\/a> on an\u00a0over one hundred year old structure \"DSCN7657\"<\/a>and are the perfect hosts; this B & B is worth coming back to (just not on a bike).<\/p>\n

The day\"DSCN7663\"<\/a> was just as gorgeous as the breakfast was delicious.\"DSCN7676\"<\/a> \u00a0Sunny yet cool with a wonderful breeze blowing through the treetops; perfect for anything outside. \"DSCN7677\"<\/a>\u00a0We left the river, but occasionally crossed a pretty creek.\"DSCN7679\"<\/a>Biked\u00a0over bridges,\"DSCN7670\"<\/a> of which there were many;\u00a0The Bollman Bridge\"DSCN7668\"<\/a> the most notable.<\/p>\n

There was only eight miles to the “Eastern Continental Divide” at 2392 feet,\"DSCN7696\"<\/a>where we caught up with Richard and Alma (from New Jersey),\"DSCN7695\"<\/a> whom we’d met at the B & B. \u00a0Our\u00a0wonderful ride down traversed\u00a0through several tunnels; Big Savage Tunnel\"DSCN7698\"<\/a> being the longest at almost 3,300 feet long; views on the other side…\"DSCN7702\"<\/a>…stupendous. \"IMG_1373\"<\/a>\u00a0Crossed the Mason Dixon line\"IMG_1376\"<\/a> into Maryland\"DSCN7709\"<\/a> and continued our downward ride with beautiful vistas and towns,\"DSCN7723\"<\/a> this is of Mt. Savage. \u00a0Another railroad reference. we rode the Helmstetter’s “Horseshoe” Curve, \"DSCN7734\"<\/a>now a bit too overgrown to see, but interesting \u00a0story.\"DSCN7733\"<\/a> \u00a0Thirty minutes later we came to the end of the Alleghaney Passage \"DSCN7749\"<\/a>and tomorrow we begin the C & O Canal. \u00a0Cumberland is a pretty town;\"DSCN7750\"<\/a> embracing the railroad heritage \"IMG_1391\"<\/a>and bikers that travel through.\"IMG_1390\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Way too early to check in (excuse for the day) we stopped for lunch at an ice cream shop!! \"DSCN7758\"<\/a>\u00a0A pastrami sandwich with grilled onions disappeared before a camera could be found. \u00a0The peanut butter homemade ice cream shake lasted maybe<\/em> a minute longer.<\/p>\n

It was a wonderful short (33 miles), mostly downhill ride,\"IMG_1348\"<\/a> or in Jerry terms<\/em>……a day off.<\/p>\n

A couple blocks away, we found a wonderful local restaurant and a delicious dinner.\"DSCN7761\"<\/a>For dessert, a glorious sky,\u00a0\"DSCN7763\"<\/a>\u00a0restful night and promise of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\t\t