Ok, fine, let's go to Jones Point and ride the OTHER direction (Virginia). This of course meant right into the NW wind for the first 10 but so be it. Nice little detour at the beginning of the Custis Trail, where you now cross I66 on a bridge instead of an underpass. Same amount of climbing so fine. Detoured into DC to get those extra 3 miles on the Ohio Drive loop and enjoyed that NW wind some more. Actually pretty happy not to be riding the Mt. Vernon Trail much these days .... SO ROUGH. So many roots have rippled the pavement into very large bumps. Not a pleasant ride in a lot of places. Also, pro tip, summer or early fall Friday evening is NOT a great time to attempt to ride through Old Town Alexandria ... soooo many cars and pedestrians and nobody wants to go fast .... Still plenty light in the evenings as long as you get a prompt start ... but by the end of the month, sunset is before 7pm ... so no lights ... for now