Before we go to Day 3, one comment about Rockwood: It sucks. All the restaurants are closed on Mondays. No working TV’s or internet, cell phones had no signal and the trains blow their horns all night. We eventually fixed the internet once we found the router hidden behind a chair on the front porch. We told Tim he should move there and upgrade everything. They could rename the town Snowwood.

We did meet some nice couples there that were riding tandem bikes (Jerry/Ethel and Dave/Linda). Robin and I tried riding a tandem bike once but every-time I looked back she wasn’t pedaling so it didn’t work for us. lol

Our Day 3 ride left Rockwood PA heading thru Meyersdale, Frostburg and eventually crossing the Mason Dixon line into Cumberland Maryland. The highlight of the day was reaching the Continental Divide. The Eastern Continental Divide is an interesting geological feature. All of the water that falls on the northern side of the divide will eventually make its way to the Gulf of Mexico, while all the water that falls on the southern side will eventually reach the Chesapeake Bay.

After the divide, twenty-four miles of bliss (downhill riding), steep enough to coast with just a few turns of the pedals, but not too steep. It was 24 miles of pretty much sitting and watching the the amazing scenery on either side. Along the way, we crossed the Mason Dixon line. The Mason–Dixon line, also called the Mason and Dixon line, was surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the resolution of a border dispute involving Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware in Colonial America. It is still a demarcation line among four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (originally part of Virginia before 1863). Later it became known as the border between the North and South.

Once in Cumberland, we spent the night at the Fairfield Inn. Not mystifying like Rockwood, but a familiar chain hotel with amenities like a working TV, washer and dryer, real beds and working internet made for a nice finish to the day. End-of-ride drinks and snacks at the Crabby Pig next to the hotel and then dinner wrapped up another day.

PS: I won’t mention that I gave the wrong address to Melissa and the laptop was shipped to Pennsylvania instead of Maryland. A courier service is driving it accross the Mason Dixon line as I write.

OTHER PICTURES FROM THE ROAD:

Riding catch up after starting late on the first day:

Break Time:

Jerry at Youghiogheny River:

Look-out point after Big Savage Tunnel:

Larry had a flat…Pitt crew helping out (Jerry and Wayne):

Group selfie:

Larry showing us the top divide elevation of 2,392 ft:

Iphone timer feature and Borg extender arm for selfies:

Big Savage Tunnel – Unedited:

Group Pic:

Jerry showing us our next 24 miles of bliss:

Heavy Metal Fast Pass: