Coop's first Rail-Trail ride

I hadn't seen Coop in a few days, so I decided we were going to go biking for the first time together this past weekend. I loaded up my bike and his trailer and headed over to the Panhandle Trail. This being the first time using the trailer, it took some time to hook it up. During this time Cooper was not a happy baby...it was hot and he was tired.



Finally we hit the trail.....


Coop was immediately out as you can see.....



The trailer worked pretty good...except for the trail surface (crushed limestone) kept flying up and landing on Coop. He had a few pebbles of sand on him before I realized. No problem....I zipped up the rain gear (clear plastic cover)....and vented the sides. Problem fixed.

We made it about 4 miles before I stopped to take another picture (see below). Coop was still out. Here is were I made my mistake. I decide to mess with some velco on the trailer. I startled Coop out of his deep sleep. He wakes up screaming! and screaming...

and screaming.... after walking with him for about 20 minutes he calms down some....but never really settles. I decide to put him in his trailer and make a run for home. It took about a mile...but he FINALLY stopped screaming and he went back to sleep.

Round two is this weekend. We all are heading to Ohiopyle/Confluence for the weekend. Hopefully things will be better on the Yough Trail.