The Bike Path To The Allotments

Not so much in the midwest trails. But if you ride ong enough you will come to some quaint little towns where you may find a B&B. There, it is mostly farm land, which of course I loved. In summer, flying along the trails or country roads, the sweet smell of the corn was wonderful. There are also a fair number of Native American sites of interest here and there, such as some burial sites and such. And in other areas, there are natural sites -- rivers, rocks, water craters (I can't remember the actual name of them, but they are like sink holes that fill up with water, not very big, but interesting.)

Now on the C&O canal trail and the trails that it connects to... THAT is a history buffs paradise. The history of the commerce along the canal is really rich -- the boats, the workers, the products, the lifestyles... there are stops along the way that describe different aspects of it. Then there are trails that go down in to the Civil War sites in Virginia, Jamestown and Antietem and such... In some of those areas there are camping places and again, little towns with quaint B&Bs if you prefer. There are also little pubs and whatnot where you can stop for a burger and a beer or fish and chips when you get hungry. Little art galleries or gifty shops... Then back on the trail and into the lovely scenery again.... When I lived in Virginia, this was one of my favorite ways to spend a day or two. I have always thought I would like to be able to say I had ridden the whole C&O Canal and all those areas -- but I better get busy before my knees give out!

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Daisybeans/MaryAnn

"Once the relation between poetry and the soil is well established in the mind, all growing things are endowed with more than material beauty." -Elizabeth Lawrence

Well, both the paths of the mid-west sound interesting as well as the historical one along the C&O Canal.

Those native american sites in the mid-west sound interesting to me.We always aquaint indians with the south-west there...but in fact they were all over the place.
I once saw a map of which showed the locations of many villages and found it amazing just how widespread they were throughout the whole of North and South America.
I have always lamented at the conflict the european cultures which came to the Americas had with the native cultures. What a rich source of interesting historical and anthropological data there could have been had there not been such deep conflicts.

Your description of things to see along the C&O trail as well as the others sounds positively intrigueing.
I can see that once I got started on that, it would be difficult to get me to come home. hahaha.

Well, you have set set your goal high. I hope that you can do more of those trails. Actually I understand that biking is good for one's knees. I knew an older lady here on the complex that was chatting with me about her knees one day over tea. She had said that her doc advised her to ride at least 2-3 Km's per day to get them into shape. I had never heard of that before.
She did not follow that advice, had surgery and now still gardens but has trouble doing work on her knees.

Anyway, I guess that you won't be biking any of the trails this winter, eh? I can imagine that it would be difficult in the winter.

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Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html