Leesburg, VA (USA)

[after taking some time this morning to get my finances in order, I went to get my bike from the storage building - prior to my ride, I took a detour with Mollie to celebrate her birthday (belated) with lunch at TopGolf - I had thought about possibly playing, but it was really crowded by that point (1230) - we had a nice time and then I took her home - I headed out on I-495 and I-66 (traffic jam again) - it was nice to have my clutch working normally after the car repair yesterday... - worst part of the drive, though, was a huge backup at VA-28 - once I got by that, it started to rain... - I didn't give up, though, and found Hampshire Park again (after exploring the area nearby) - when I got on my bike near mile marker 26 on the W&OD Trail (1430), it had finally stopped raining - I had a great ride through Ashburn, rural Loudon County and through Leesburg, all the way to mile marker 36 - the weather was great by then (still not hot - what a Summer!) - on the way back, I encountered several Loudon County Sheriff assets (looking for someone, with helicopter support) - I made it through several places where the cars drove on the trail but I kept going - before I made it back to my car, I took a detour at Two Creeks Trail Area to do some mountain bike trails - they were pretty rough, but I made it through unscathed - finished up around 1800 after roughly 22 miles - felt good - drove back to the house via the High School (shot some hoops) and the grocery store - relaxed for the evening with some movies]