We left the CG at 9:34 (obviously Ken picked the time) with the 4 bikes on our CRV and drove 1 3/4 hours to the parking lot at Rattlesnake Rock. Ken and I had biked on this trail 2 other times the most recent in 2009. We were excited to ride it again, as it is such a beautiful area. We rode about 2 miles north to Blackwell and then turned around and headed south with our destination being Slate Run and the Manor Hotel for lunch. Ken and I had stayed at that Hotel pre-camping days and thought the food was delicious. Also we had eaten there in 2009 when we camped at Petticoat Junction CG in Winnie!
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| It was said that people canoeing by the large rock saw 30 rattlesnakes sunning them and when they paddled by the smaller rock there were rattlesnakes piled on top of each other and the pile was the size of a bakeoven. |
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| These are the large and small rattlesnake rocks! |
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| On our way to Blackwell, |
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| Great carving outside the store and ice cream shop at Blackwell. The restaurant and inn across the street is no longer in business! |
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| This was an unusual carving at the ice cream shop! |
The ride from Blackwell to Slate Run was about 12 miles, so it was a very late lunch arriving there around 2. The ride on the trail was as beautiful as I remembered, riding all along Pine Creek. The whole trail is 63 miles and we did a total of 22 1/4 miles today. We had to stop on our way to lunch - Ken had a flat tire. Ken and Chuck put air in the tube, but we had to stop again went it went flat for a 2nd time. They tried air again, but the 3rd time they patched the tub. From then on it was fine!
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| This really is a gorgeous trail! |
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| You go over and through some interesting bridges.... |
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| ....and through "tunnels" of trees! |
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| Bike riding always seems more fun and easier when you are with friends! |
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| So calm, peaceful, and relaxing! |
We saw deer up close and personal at three different location along the trail.
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| This fawn did not appear to be frightened by us.... |
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| ...nor did these 2! |
After our delicious lunch on the large deck at Hotel Manor that overlooks Cedar Creek we rode to Cedar Run and stopped at the General Store for some delicious Perry Ice Cream. Then we walked across the street to the Cedar Run Bed and Breakfast to watch the hummingbirds. They are so interesting to watch, but very hard to capture on a photo - they move sooooo quickly.
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| What a great place to sit and enjoy lunch. Ken and I shared a pulled pork and a beef brisket sandwich. They do their own smoking at Hotel Manor and both sandwiches were delicious. |
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| So good to be with Chuck and Melissa again! |
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| The happy foursome! |
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| A view from the deck! |
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| This was our view of Cedar Creek while we were eating! |
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| This really is an old-fashioned General Store and the Perry Ice Cream was delicious! |
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| Ken took some great "shots" of the hummingbirds! |
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| Not easy to get a photo of them actually flying! |
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| Doesn't that look like glitter on his/her neck???? |
We were back to the CRV by 5:30, loaded the bikes and headed back to the CG. Did make a stop at Sheetz for gas and drinks, getting to the CG around 7:30. I worked on my blog and did some clean-up in Waldo.
Chuck and Melissa came to Waldo around 8:15 to play cards. Men won Skip-Bo and Pinochle - what is that about???? We finished around 10:30. This was another special day.
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