Well I was NOT ready for this ride yet:
Frederick Boonsboro Sharpsburg by jimf22003 at Garmin Connect - Details
64 miles, 6.9K of climbing over (and over) the Catoctin Mt Range outside of Frederick, MD. There were some really killer 16-20% grades on Hamburg Rd, Monument Rd et al, plus just tons of garden-variety 10-12% stuff. According to Garmin, I got up to nearly 50MPH on the downhills. I thought was being pretty conservative with the brakes because there was still lots of sand and junk on the roads.
Part of the route followed the Civil War Century route, but in reverse, from Sharpsburg over to Burkittsiville. It always seems odd to cross over the gap at Gathland State Park without seeing it mobbed by cyclists at the rest stop. The wind was nasty strong but fortunately when it was the strongest headwind I was sheltered by the trees. There was a long wide open stretch heading back into Frederick that was pretty demoralizing. I had an alternative 85 mile route planned but when I came to the decision point, there was no decision. I had enough!