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GAP and C&O?
Anybody here ride the Great Allegheny Passage trail and/or the Chesapeake
and Ohio Towpath? Just reading about these trails in Adventure Cyclist is making me want to figure out the logistics and just....GO! While doing the research, though, I could use some personal views of those who have ridden these trails. Thanks, Pat in TX |
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:11:12 -0500, "Pat" wrote:
Anybody here ride the Great Allegheny Passage trail and/or the Chesapeake and Ohio Towpath? Just reading about these trails in Adventure Cyclist is making me want to figure out the logistics and just....GO! While doing the research, though, I could use some personal views of those who have ridden these trails. I am riding this route for the first time beginning May 11--getting very excited! Have you seen this web site? It's very informative and has some links to other helpful sites. http://shaw-weil.com/linkup/index.htm Maybe I will see you out there? |
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I am riding this route for the first time beginning May 11--getting very excited! Have you seen this web site? It's very informative and has some links to other helpful sites. http://shaw-weil.com/linkup/index.htm Maybe I will see you out there? Thanks a ton for the link. My first logistical problems concern where to start! I can get a flight to DC from DFW, but then I'd end up in Pittsburgh...Well, I have a Bike Friday which comes folded in its own suitcase. Where to leave the suitcase? So, then I thought of leaving it in a motel in DC, but I'd have to get back there to pick it up. That led me to wondering about catching an Amtrak from Pittsburgh to DC (love riding trains!). As you can see, I am just starting to do the homework. Are you planning on camping along the trail? Pat in TX |
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I rode this with my brothers, their kids and my two sons in 2001. We
stayed at a B&B in West Newton, PA. The innkeeper ferried us to the beginning of the trail near Frostburg (now punched through)and we camped one night in Ohiopyle State Park. It was a memorable trip. I'll never forget getting back to the inn, stripping down to our shorts and diving into the pool. The yyear prior, we dry camped in our 36ft motorhome in the parking lot at Cumberland and cycled five days to Great Falls, camping three and staying in Harpers Ferry one night. We did a detour through Antietam battlefield one day. I had dropped my van in the Great Falls parking lot, and since I had an Golden Eagle Pass, the NPS staff accorded us preferential treatment and thus the van was untouched. Personally, I think this is one of the premier bike trips for anybody wanting to get a sense of America in the 19th century. The towpath is well shaded and OK for mid-day travel in June. There are a whole bunch of neat towns along the way, and you are never very far from "civilization" |
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GAP and C&O?
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:11:13 -0500, "Pat" wrote:
Are you planning on camping along the trail? Nope, too old to sleep on the ground..... We are doing the motel/hotel/b & b thing. A friend in Chicago, a pro tour director, is handling the "logistification" details, thank goodness! Guy A Ripley, TN SMU, 1966 Son lives near Farmersville/Greenville |
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Pat:
Great to see someone so psyched to do a long trip like this. These are always very memorable, even if they sometimes get a little tedious during the actual ride. (You'll understand what I mean five years after you finish the trip!) I haven't done this particular route, but I can say from experience that, true to your personal attitude, you should make sure to take your time and experience all there is to see, smell, and feel along the way. Have fun. Tom in NY. www.geocities.com/nyrides "Pat" wrote in message ... Anybody here ride the Great Allegheny Passage trail and/or the Chesapeake and Ohio Towpath? Just reading about these trails in Adventure Cyclist is making me want to figure out the logistics and just....GO! While doing the research, though, I could use some personal views of those who have ridden these trails. Thanks, Pat in TX |
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