Yesterday was my first day at work after a wonderful week on a small, roadless, bikeless, carless island in Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. My wife's car had to go in for air conditioning recharge, so off I went to Falls Church.

There are a lot of ways to get to my Arlington office from there, but the one with the most shade and the fewest lights is the WO&D/Martha Custis bike trail. The WO&D is is probably not the worst-signed route in the world...I'm sure that there are worse ones in remote war zones and disaster areas. However, every time I have tried to use the thing, I have gotten lost. The road maps don't show the bike paths and the bike path maps don't show the roads.

Amazingly, I was able to figure out the routing this time! I rode to my office, worked, and returned to pick up the car in the evening. I got to enjoy 12 miles of stoplight-free riding on a 15 mile trip!

Paul