We rode the backroads east of 270 north to Thurmont, MD, stopping to eat at the Cozy Inn & Restaurant before proceeding west across Cacoctin Mountain on Rt. 77. From there we ended up at High Rock, near Camp David.
Check out this panoramic view from High Rock, looking out on Great Valley:
http://www.potomacwatershed.net/resource/antimono/hirkasse.html
Here's a shot of me at High Rock, standing as close to the edge as I am going to get when the dropoff is several hundred feet.
All the pictures from the ride can be found here.
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Jeff Stevenson
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