This is a list of the blog posts for the bicycle touring trip I took in June of 2016 from Washington, DC to Pittsburgh, PA on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath Trail and the Great Allegheny Passage Trail. (Under construction; days 4-6 coming soon!)
DC to Pgh Bike Tour Day 3 – Harpers Ferry, WV to Hancock, MD
Another early start today after the hotel breakfast buffet at 7:00am. I lubed my and Mike’s chains as we got ready to leave outside the front lobby, then helped Tom adjust his handlebar. It was less than a mile through town, across the footbridge, and down the spiral staircase to get back to the C&O…
DC to Pgh Bike Tour Day 2 – Washington, DC to Harpers Ferry, WV
We got an early start from the Inn at Rosslyn. After trying unsuccessfully to find a pancake place for breakfast, we settled on the Panera Bread at the Rosslyn Metro Station, since it was on the way to the bike trail. They weren’t able to make breakfast sandwiches due to kitchen renovations, so we settled…
DC to Pgh Bike Tour Day 1 – Pgh to DC via Amtrak
I woke up this morning at 12:56am, four minutes before I had my alarm set. All I had to do was get dressed, toss my gear in the car, and hit the road. The eight of us doing the bike tour arranged carpools to save on parking in Pittsburgh, and I was to meet my…
Packing List: Credit-card touring on the C&O Canal/Great Allegheny Passage Trails
I am leaving early Thursday morning to check off another item on my bike bucket list, riding the C&O Canal and Great Allegheny Passage Trails from Washington, DC to Pittsburgh, PA. Back when I lived in Pittsburgh, I used to ride parts of the GAP trail between McKeesport and Confluence, just 20-50 miles at a…
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