I needed to ditch some agitation today, thus my version of a 7-mile biathlon, a bike and photoshoot, along one of my favorite running routes. This section is off Spar Mine Road in Broadway.
According to the "family legend", when the Proctor "boys" first started running, the cornfields on one side and the trees on the other reminded them of the cover of a Doobie Brothers album called China Grove, hence the nickname for this section of road. China Grove, by the way, is available on CD. Check out:
http://www.doobiebrothers.net/discography/listen-to-the-music-the-very-best-of-the-doobie-brothers/
Just past "China Grove". The Shenandoah River is on the other side of the trees, and every once a while the trees open up enough to sneak a peak. The loop also provides a mountain view. Trees, river and mountains, little traffic, a hill for a bit of a challenge -- the perfect run or ride.
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