I've also realized that I don't really like trail touring. While I haven't been rained on very much, which is amazing given the weather conditions (thunderstorm at Harpers Ferry but I'm already at my B&B), the trail has been sticky, muddy and wet. I reckon I lose 30% of my effort.

But that's not really the issue. It's boring! If I didn't have the 25 mile downhill into Cumberland, the brief ride on the WMRT and a last minute road detour I decided to take from Williamsport to Sharpsburg I would have gone bonkers. I get off at Whites Ferry to ride to a relative's house, deciding whether to avoid the towpath and take surface roads.