Crossing the Eastern Continental Divide
(We won't tell you the elevation, so you can't compare us to the Atlanta crew)
No updates Tuesday...sorry we were bushed!
After one on my more difficult days ever on a bicycle I was too beat to blog. We finished a great ride through Ohio, rode to the Montour Trail around Pittsburgh to begin the Great Allegheny Passage Trails to Washington D.C. The Montour was a disaster, not what we had envisioned as the start to our rail-trail adventure. It was poorly marked, dumped us out on busy Pittsburgh streets at rush hour. We were hopelessly lost then by an almost-miracle found our wonderful support crew patiently waiting for us about 8:00 pm. By the time we got to the motel, cleaned-up and ate, we were mentally and physically shot, but still considered the day a success. We were all safe, healthy and one step closer to our goal.
Today was a whole new ball game. Great ride through Pennsylvania and into Maryland. The trails along the rivers, across the trestles and through the tunnels of the old railroads were just so nice, what a pleasure. 100 miles of pedaling fun. More of the same tomorrow, until we get to Cumberland, Maryland and begin the trip along the C&O Canal Tow Path. Should be fun.
Thanks for reading.
Bob
Hello, all!
ReplyDeleteWe just wanted to let you know we are following you via the blog, and we wish you good weather and a cool breeze to push you onward. You're in the home stretch now!
Thank you for doing this for all of our kids!
Chris & Camille