Folks,
@Ripinator, @Imperialist67, @Michael McCoy, and I will be taking our C-bodies out for a run on October 10, 2020 (10102020) from Leesburg, VA to Lock 23 of the C&O Canal (in Seneca, MD -- just south of Darnestown). We will be driving through Point of Rocks and making stops at the Rocky Point Creamery and at the Sugar Loaf Mountain.
The weather for the proposed event day is supposed to be quite nice: mostly sunny with afternoon temps reaching 69F. I am therefore hopeful that @Analog Kid and @Imps Rule will both be able to join us, as well as @1978 NYB and @75LandYacht -- all of them have expressed interest in such an event. Paging all FCBO members of course, including local members @Newport Man and @Michael A. Corley and, from further away in VA, @1970FuryConv.
I have attached a map of our itinerary (Google link). In words:
@Michael A. Corley, @Imperialist67 and I will start the run at 2:30PM from the parking lot of the Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School at 800 N King St in Leesburg, VA 20176. After chatting a bit and taking a first batch of photos, we will head north on VA 15. We will cross the Potomac from Virginia into Maryland at Point of Rocks. We will then take MD 28 on our way to the Creamery in order to meet up with @Ripinator.
After indulging in frozen treats, we will get back on Rt 28 and drive to Dickerson, MD where we will make a left onto Mount Ephraim Road. Heading north on Mount Ephraim Rd, we will follow road signs to Sugarloaf Mountain for more photos at the West View Parking Lot. Note that donations of $5 to the organization running the park are expected from visitors: I will take some bills so we don't need to ask for change and thereby avoid at least some germs.
After leaving the Mountain, we will take W Harris Road to Barnesville, MD. W Harris is one-lane country road that ends at Barnesville Road, right in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. At the church, we will make a left and then immediately a right on MD 109 (Bealsville Road). We will stay on 109 till we cross MD 28, and turn left on the latter -- heading east toward Dawsonville, MD.
Note: If W Harris looks too narrow for comfort, an alternative is to take Mount Ephraim from the Mountain all the way to MD 28, and then take Route 28 to Dawsonville, MD. Same distance, (slightly) different experience.
Right before Dawsonville, we will turn right from Rt 28 onto Sugarland Road and drive on the latter till we hit River Road (MD 190). Turning left, we will briefly follow River Rd east to "Violette's Lock". This is our destination, and the end of the run.
After some more photos and banter at Lock 23, we will then split up our little caravan to return the cars to their home bases.
In total, we will be out for a about 1.5 hour of driving together (plus driving time to/from the run) and probably close to 2.5 hours in total. Folks who cannot do the whole run can easily join/leave at any of the 4 stopping points: Hazel Reid parking lot (2:30PM), Rocky Point Creamery (3 to 3:30PM), Sugar Loaf Mountain West View lot (around 3:50PM), and Lock 23 (4:30 to 5PM).
Look forward to it!
@Ripinator, @Imperialist67, @Michael McCoy, and I will be taking our C-bodies out for a run on October 10, 2020 (10102020) from Leesburg, VA to Lock 23 of the C&O Canal (in Seneca, MD -- just south of Darnestown). We will be driving through Point of Rocks and making stops at the Rocky Point Creamery and at the Sugar Loaf Mountain.
The weather for the proposed event day is supposed to be quite nice: mostly sunny with afternoon temps reaching 69F. I am therefore hopeful that @Analog Kid and @Imps Rule will both be able to join us, as well as @1978 NYB and @75LandYacht -- all of them have expressed interest in such an event. Paging all FCBO members of course, including local members @Newport Man and @Michael A. Corley and, from further away in VA, @1970FuryConv.
I have attached a map of our itinerary (Google link). In words:
@Michael A. Corley, @Imperialist67 and I will start the run at 2:30PM from the parking lot of the Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School at 800 N King St in Leesburg, VA 20176. After chatting a bit and taking a first batch of photos, we will head north on VA 15. We will cross the Potomac from Virginia into Maryland at Point of Rocks. We will then take MD 28 on our way to the Creamery in order to meet up with @Ripinator.
After indulging in frozen treats, we will get back on Rt 28 and drive to Dickerson, MD where we will make a left onto Mount Ephraim Road. Heading north on Mount Ephraim Rd, we will follow road signs to Sugarloaf Mountain for more photos at the West View Parking Lot. Note that donations of $5 to the organization running the park are expected from visitors: I will take some bills so we don't need to ask for change and thereby avoid at least some germs.
After leaving the Mountain, we will take W Harris Road to Barnesville, MD. W Harris is one-lane country road that ends at Barnesville Road, right in front of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. At the church, we will make a left and then immediately a right on MD 109 (Bealsville Road). We will stay on 109 till we cross MD 28, and turn left on the latter -- heading east toward Dawsonville, MD.
Note: If W Harris looks too narrow for comfort, an alternative is to take Mount Ephraim from the Mountain all the way to MD 28, and then take Route 28 to Dawsonville, MD. Same distance, (slightly) different experience.
Right before Dawsonville, we will turn right from Rt 28 onto Sugarland Road and drive on the latter till we hit River Road (MD 190). Turning left, we will briefly follow River Rd east to "Violette's Lock". This is our destination, and the end of the run.
After some more photos and banter at Lock 23, we will then split up our little caravan to return the cars to their home bases.
In total, we will be out for a about 1.5 hour of driving together (plus driving time to/from the run) and probably close to 2.5 hours in total. Folks who cannot do the whole run can easily join/leave at any of the 4 stopping points: Hazel Reid parking lot (2:30PM), Rocky Point Creamery (3 to 3:30PM), Sugar Loaf Mountain West View lot (around 3:50PM), and Lock 23 (4:30 to 5PM).
Look forward to it!
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