Before departing Leonard Harrison State Park on the third morning or our family bike trip down the Pine Creek Rail Trail, we needed to take one last chance to enjoy the beautiful views.
When I set down our son’s bike at the Blackwell access area, I discovered a flat. With the help of a stranger and supplies from Miller’s Store, we got the tube replaced before I took the van down to the Slate Run Access area and began my journey north to meet my family.
I met up with them around mile 29, giving us a chance for a family photo at a bridge I had inspected back in my days as a bridge engineer.
We celebrated the completion of half our trip when we crossed Elk Run.
Even though this was one of our shorter days, our children kept wanting breaks. With such beautiful scenery to enjoy, it was hard to fault them for it.
With our riding done, we went to check into Happy Acres Resort. It is not a place we would recommend. It is as much trailer park as it is resort. While our cabin was nice (if dusty), on all four sides of it were run down trailers. The bottom of the pool was covered with worms, and there were no posted chemical levels. Wasps lived on the playground. Maybe on the bright side, we did see this guy, ironic given that our cabin’s name was “Bear Crossing.”
Before bed, Felicity mentally prepared for the coming day, previewing the course for our longest ride.
