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Tour Journal: Erie Canal, Allegheny Highlands, etc.
I've just completed a two-week ride from Albany, NY to Baltimore, MD via Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Erie, Pittsburgh, and Cumberland, MD. My journal can be found he http://www.officebears.com/cycling/t...ieCanal06.html. Enjoy, -bob |
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Tour Journal: Erie Canal, Allegheny Highlands, etc.
thanks Bob we're from Balto and done a few CAM's so recognized a few of your routes. Nice journal - thanks for sharing. E "Bob Clemons" wrote in message news:rIidneABsp6PIDLZnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d@cablespeedmd .com... I've just completed a two-week ride from Albany, NY to Baltimore, MD via Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Erie, Pittsburgh, and Cumberland, MD. My journal can be found he http://www.officebears.com/cycling/t...ieCanal06.html. Enjoy, -bob |
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Tour Journal: Erie Canal, Allegheny Highlands, etc.
"Bob Clemons" wrote in message
news:rIidneABsp6PIDLZnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d@cablespeedmd .com... I've just completed a two-week ride from Albany, NY to Baltimore, MD via Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Erie, Pittsburgh, and Cumberland, MD. My journal can be found he http://www.officebears.com/cycling/t...ieCanal06.html. Thanks. I was planning on taking part of this route along the Yock two years ago, but got talked into rafting at Ohiopyle and ended up busting some ribs, which ended the biking. You provided a nice vicarious experience. |
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Tour Journal: Erie Canal, Allegheny Highlands, etc.
A very nice account. The first part brought back memories, as I've biked
twice from Albany to Niagara Falls or Buffalo as part of longer trips. I experienced the Lake Erie headwinds you reported southwest of Buffalo. One of my trips (in 1994) was on Highways 5/31 and close to where you rode, except my riding companion and I stayed on the highway. The earlier trip (in 1968, whatever that says about my age) was further south, on US 20 and very hilly. If you had it to do over again, would you use the off-road trails as much as you did. You have my particular admiration for crossing PA and W. MD. west to east. That's a lot of climbing! "Bob Clemons" wrote in message news:rIidneABsp6PIDLZnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d@cablespeedmd .com... I've just completed a two-week ride from Albany, NY to Baltimore, MD via Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Erie, Pittsburgh, and Cumberland, MD. My journal can be found he http://www.officebears.com/cycling/t...ieCanal06.html. Enjoy, -bob |
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Tour Journal: Erie Canal, Allegheny Highlands, etc.
Ron Wallenfang wrote: If you had it to do over again, would you use the off-road trails as much as you did. If I had to do it again I would make a couple of changes, but I would probably use the trails about as much as I did. Given perfect weather I would have probably spent more time on the Erie Canal trails, just because the roads aren't particularly scenic. Given worse weather I would have spent more time on the roads (just because it's cleaner and you can go faster). I would also have allowed for an extra day to get to Niagara Falls. Five days wasn't enough time to stop and smell the roses, which is really the whole point of traveling by bicycle. Certainly, I would take the Allegheny Highlands Trail from Pittsburgh to Cumberland no matter what the weather--to avoid the hills, and because it's a pretty nice trail. I chose the roads and hills in W.Md over the C&O Canal because of the mud and because that towpath is too boring to ride more than once every five years (except, of course, for the always thrilling Paw Paw Tunnel). Besides, after two days in the woods I was ready for some open roads. -bob |
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