TTs First Solo Ride in DC: Discovering the Beauty that is the Mt. Vernon Trail

The last few months for me have been a huge adjustment, between packing up my life in Phoenix and starting a new in Washington DC, I haven't found a ton of time to be out on the rode.

As many know, I accepted a new position with the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors in Washington DC back in late July and gave my one month notice to friends, family, and of course Southwest Center for HIV, that I would be packing up and headed toward being a part of Macro-Level Social Change.

One of the hardest decisions of my life, but it has been an amazing few months as I have transitioned from work on the local-level to managing NASTAD's HIV Prevention Profile for Gay Men across the United States.

With that being said, I'm a bit delayed at posting about my first solo adventure on my bike here in DC as I had a hectic week of travel for work.

I set out last Sunday Morning (October 10, 2010) to explore the Mt. Vernon Train - as DM states the first must do ride in DC - and boy was he ever right.

I left my Condo in Adams Morgan and found my way to an entry to the trail near the Lincoln Memorial.

I rode along the winding trail on what is by far the most beautiful ride I have experienced yet on the East Coast. Riding alongside the water, through the woods, and ending up at the end of the Mt. Vernon Trail, of course famous for being the Home of George Washington.

The weather was gorgeous, the perfect day for my first longer ride out here.

Looking forward to next weekend, when I’ll be co-leading my first ALC Training Ride here in the area.