dung beetles, beedy eyes and bikes!
Being inspired by a Baltimore Spark member, Matt and I headed out to ride the Western Maryland Rail Trail on Memorial Day. We biked almost to mile 22 before we noticed the weather was shifting and decided to -ha- turn around and head back :D We got caught in the rain for the last 8 miles, but it wasn't so bad - if I hadn't had had my 2 digital cameras with me, I would have been ecstatic about it LOL
Anyway, it was 43 MILES of biking on one of the most AMAZINGLY beautiful trails I have ever had the pleasure of being on.
I am a geology dork so I had to hop off my bike and take pictures of the textbook perfect examples of flood superposition /sedimentation as well as wave patterns! I have to go back with a scaler object so I can take better pictures :D It was just such a great surprise to see !
Among the rock formations we found lots of snakes! I think they were Black Racers because the larger ones were solid black on top with white bellies, and the smaller ones we saw were dark with a mottled pattern :D
We also saw many dung beetles, and to my complete and utter JOY, a pair rolling a dung ball across the path!!!
I am a dork, but these little things MADE my day :D
only downside - OMG THE MOSQUITOES !!!! they could have been from a sci - fi horror flick the swarms were so expansive! Stopping to snap a pic or take swig of water was like open season for our blood! * NOTE TO SELF next time bring massive supply of bug repellent!!! haha
I think we will go back again within the next two weeks, I want to start from the other end and spend a bit of time in Hancock - get lunch, window shop and so on :D
What a great trail :D and what an amazing feeling, biking 43 miles in 5 hours (picture taking lol) and NOT being in pain (ok, other than my butt! lol) the next day!
Anyway, it was 43 MILES of biking on one of the most AMAZINGLY beautiful trails I have ever had the pleasure of being on.
I am a geology dork so I had to hop off my bike and take pictures of the textbook perfect examples of flood superposition /sedimentation as well as wave patterns! I have to go back with a scaler object so I can take better pictures :D It was just such a great surprise to see !
Among the rock formations we found lots of snakes! I think they were Black Racers because the larger ones were solid black on top with white bellies, and the smaller ones we saw were dark with a mottled pattern :D
We also saw many dung beetles, and to my complete and utter JOY, a pair rolling a dung ball across the path!!!
I am a dork, but these little things MADE my day :D
only downside - OMG THE MOSQUITOES !!!! they could have been from a sci - fi horror flick the swarms were so expansive! Stopping to snap a pic or take swig of water was like open season for our blood! * NOTE TO SELF next time bring massive supply of bug repellent!!! haha
I think we will go back again within the next two weeks, I want to start from the other end and spend a bit of time in Hancock - get lunch, window shop and so on :D
What a great trail :D and what an amazing feeling, biking 43 miles in 5 hours (picture taking lol) and NOT being in pain (ok, other than my butt! lol) the next day!