100 Miles

Anna's bike computer is a little off, so she went by Bob's reading to make sure she had done the mileage!

Our plans to ride the Shenandoah Valley Bike Club century on Sunday were foiled by the weather, so we decided to roll our own 100 mile ride on Saturday.

We left from home and did the "Tour de Suburbia":

• Up to Bethesda
• Around Haines Point a bunch of times
• A little way up the W&OD trail
• Lunch break back home
• On to Fort Belvoir
• And a few meanders through the local neighborhoods

We must have passed a thousand people out on the trails & roads. It was a little nutty at times but we feel great about the training we did and the accomplishment of doing a century this year!

Family & Friends

It's reunion time!

In August I went up to the Philadelphia area to reconnect with my siblings and aunts & cousins from my mom's side.

Sweet Aunt Gloria

Cousins
Maria, Alan, Joe
Anna, Eileen

Eileen's husband Joe with Alan

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We also hooked up with long time friends of Anna's from high school, Barb and Mick. It is wonderful to have friends like this that you can not see after many years and pick up right where you left off!

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We attended the Old Timer's Reunion in West Virginia again this year, where we reconnected with many old friend's and even went caving. It was a momentous occasion for Bob's dad, Stan, and our friend, Roy, to go caving: Stan had a knee replacement in June and Roy had his hip replaced, also in June.

The whole gang, minus Mark the photographer

Hiking to the cave entrance. It was a gorgeous day with spectacular views.

Stan and Roy, the the joint replacement-duo.

The stream goes into the entrance, so you're basically following the stream, or walking in it, for the whole length of the cave (about 1 mile).

From the inside looking out.

Anna underground!

We also went biking in West Virginia on the Allegheny Highlands Trail. This a railroad grade trail that goes from Elkins to Parsons, and on to Thomas. Parts of it were very pretty, and there are options to make off-trail loops. We're not done with this one!

Sunny, Yoli, Roy & Carl on the 3 mile paved section out of Elkins, before it turns to gravel.