Lovely rolling hills, beautiful blue skies, small houses with rocking chairs on the verandas, and picturesque towns. We have loved it.
We are now in Hancock, Maryland.
Here are a few pictures from the last couple of days.
We took the bikes down to the Potomac River, through rugged terrain. Got a bit scary for the wife, but we persevered, until we reached the river. I'm not sure what was scary for her, - the steepness of terrain, or the remotest possibility that we might have happened to come across a bear, or a snake!
As we looked across the river, we heard a train approaching. A hooter type of whistle, and soon enough it appeared on the opposite bank.
It was a goods train (freight), and I counted 113 carriages! All going very slowly.
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| Potomac River, Maryland. |

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| A cute little shop in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia (briefly). |
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| Shenandoah River, Virginia |







