The arlington->whites ferry->leesburg->arlington loop ride (whether it be via road or towpath on the MD side) is my go-to weekend ride. The ferry operator asked me a few weeks ago (on a particularly cold yet muddy day of towpath riding) if I biked everywhere. I told him mostly yes. He then asked if I had a car. I said yes. He said, “oh, good, that’s a relief.”
Heh. I guess he was really asking if I was one of those bike-crazy weirdos…or maybe he was just worried for my safety…
Brendan