{"id":1309,"date":"2021-10-14T09:17:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acrossthemapwithmatt.com\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2021-10-14T09:17:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:17:37","slug":"the-end-of-ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acrossthemapwithmatt.com\/?p=1309","title":{"rendered":"The end of CT."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If Maine was the prettiest state then I think Connecticut gets the serenity award. There were not many beautiful vista’s but the trails were so peaceful. Often times the trail would follow a babbling little creek. The woods were open and fall leaves covered the ground. Old stone fences would go for miles, stirring the imagination. I wondered who built them and why? Were they old farms? Most farms have stone around the property lines from removing rocks from the field every year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I usually had the trail to myself. When I did meet people they were friendly but conversations were pretty brief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the town of Mitford I went through a Dunkin drive through and the man in front of me bought mine. I never was able to thank him, I only waved as he pulled away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After I left Bridgeport it was all road riding to New York City. I was not looking forward to a city that size. After much thought I decided to rent a car and skip the worst of it. I actually ended up driving the whole way back to Cumberland MD. My Brother and his wife are going to be on the C&O Canal next week and I thought it would be fun to visit them. They rented one of the historical lock houses and I did not want to miss an opportunity to stay overnight in one. I think the canal lock houses are really cool. I haven’t seen my Mom and Dad since July and I wanted to visit them for a few days as well. And to be honest I am missing Dan &Emily and Mom&Dad. I love my trip and enjoy every day but it can get a little lonely at times. So any way I’m in Cumberland Maryland and am going to be biking the C&O for the next few days. When I start back on my trip I’m not sure if I will go back to New York or just continue south from home. The East Coast Greenway isn’t quite what I expected. I think with a map I could plan a route that would be more enjoyable to me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If Maine was the prettiest state then I think Connecticut gets the serenity award. There were not many beautiful vista’s … Continue reading The end of CT.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t