{"id":7,"date":"2008-09-08T17:10:10","date_gmt":"2008-09-08T22:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/takingawalk\/?p=7"},"modified":"2009-06-12T18:00:37","modified_gmt":"2009-06-12T23:00:37","slug":"day-three-august-9-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/takingawalk\/2008\/09\/day-three-august-9-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Three – August 9, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now at least I am in the right calendar year.<\/p>\n

On this Saturday, I walked from Leesburg to Purcellville<\/a>, Virginia. This was ten miles on the W&OD trail<\/a>. I walked alone and completed this in 3 1\/2 hours. That is a speed of three miles per hour, so I probably walked too fast.<\/p>\n

This walk segment was the first time I brought my camera with me. I took several photos and put them on pages in Wikipedia. One is a photo of the train station in Purcellville<\/a> at the end of the trail. Another is a photo of a church building in the town of Hamilton<\/a>, Virginia which is a little to the east of Purcellville.<\/p>\n

Here is a photo of the Stone Bridge at Clarkes Gap. This is the highest point on the W&OD Trail.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The weather was great. I started at 65 degrees and finished at 75 degrees.<\/p>\n

I saw a lot of bicycle riders, especially at both ends in the towns.<\/p>\n

Purcellville is the western end of the W&OD trail. The only trouble is that I parked my van at the wrong spot in Purcellville. I wandered about for half an hour trying to find it. Three stops to consult my map led me to the right place.<\/p>\n

Tip for the future: pay attention to the where you park.<\/p>\n

Some history: Leesburg, Hamilton, and Purcellville used to be in “horse country” in Virginia. Slowly and surely, they are becoming suburbs of Washington D.C. I find this to be a shame as this is beautiful country.I wince when I see 100 aluminum-sided townhouses in a row.<\/p>\n


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