Wow. That about sums up our evening.
After a morning and afternoon of hanging out around the house, we loaded up the bikes and the Burley and headed north towards Franklin to the trailhead of The Sandy Creek Trail, part of the Allegheny Valley Trails Association. It was, by a wide margin, the best rails-to-trails ride I’ve ever seen.
We started at the Belmar Bridge over the Allegheny river. It was incredible. More dramatic bridges with dramatic views followed. Then the path took us through an old railroad tunnel – a long one. The boys loved it and we did too. On the way back a porcupine along the trail graced us with a view of his backside for our viewing pleasure. It was quite an adventure and the boys were stoked.
Medically speaking…JT’s rash seems to be in another stage of “flare-up,” getting worse instead of better. I’ll probably tape socks over his hands again tonight. Plus he’s had more D than usual – several episodes last night. We certainly pray that this ends and ends fast. Thanks for thinking about him.