Day 3. Let the camping continue. (WAIT! SCRATCH THAT! incoming thunderstorms! Hotel time!)

May 1, 2025

“Hello, Hampton Inn?”

5:00am I hear a car drive into the lot. The door opens driver walks around, then departs doing naught. 20 minutes later a second car arrives and its headlights shine into my tent; I hear the driver get out and the porta potty door slam and know full well his intent. Does he not have a bathroom inside of his home or did his family use all the facilities and forced him to roam? The driver used the facilities and departed like a champ, and that was the moment I felt it was time for me to break camp.

A pro-camper’s trick that is fairly well renown, is to remove dirt and grass by shaking your tent upside down

One of the highlights of riding this trail it seems is riding across the Bridge of Dreams

40 minutes into the ride, the weather begins to crumble as in the background I hear the thunder in the sky rumble. So far today the trail has been dry, but I don’t think that will last when I look at the dark sky.

What do I see at the top of this pass? Is that a shelter? Will I be safe at last?

I found the Glenmont Springs on Google maps and thought, “Water for free” But then I saw this sign and changed my mind, ”Not for me!”

The streets were wet from the morning rain. The wheels were spinning in the water was sprayin’

For breakfast this morning, I’d have to ride far - 27 miles on just eating a campsite Clif bar. The best breakfast to be had was in the next town. I would get a BG breakfast melt at the coffee shop Broken Ground.

Got coffee and breakfast in Millersburg – this was yummy filled with eggs, bacon and cheese it satisfied my tummy

Sometimes you have to stop and smell the roses or the tulips or the pansies or the oh heck what are these?

The next trail connection went through 25 miles of farmland. It was up up up, down down down that I all experienced first hand. The sky looked iffy and the wind blew hard. It forced me to check the forecast. I thought to myself isn’t going to rain again or are the dry conditions going to last? Twice more rain fell although not a downpour and when the precipitation finished, the sun came out once more.

See those clouds behind me swirling in forming? That led to my phone buzzing and giving me a thunderstorm warning.

instead of camping, I booked a hotel and began to grin tonight would be nice and dry sleeping in the Hampton Inn. And another bonus to seal the deal tomorrow would be a free breakfast meal. I booked two queen beds and in case you’re in doubt one for me to sleep in and the other for my tent to dry out. I asked during check-in if they had a laundry, they said they didn’t which left me in a quandary. So I did a quick shower laundry if you want to know and I’ll use the washing machine at the hotel tomorrow.

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Today's ride: 67 miles (108 km)
Total: 210 miles (338 km)

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