Greetings from Pittsburgh, PA... the city of bridges. We got a shuttle from Wheelzup bike shop in Cumberland, MD. It took close to three hours to get us up to the Golden Triange, which is the official start of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail, the driver said. We were the only couple on the shuttle! And he didn't pick up anyone to take back to Cumberland. We rode the rest of the way up to Point Park where two rivers come together and which is the spot bikers usually start and end their rides on the GAP. The GAP meets up in Cumberland with the C & O Canal Trail that goes to Washington, DC. I did both trails with Joan in... 2021? Here is a picture of Steve in Point Park. And below is a picture of where we got on the trail at the Golden Triangle. When you ride fully loaded, people often ask where you are headed, and where did you come from. At Point Park a couple rode up to us and asked. They have ridden the trail a cou...
Hello from Georgia. We are slowly making our way to New York. We are taking a whole month to get there. There are places to see, trails to ride, music to enjoy, and experiences to.... experience. Like whitwater rafting for the first time. Even at 72, I learn new stuff all the time. In Columbus, Georgia, we went white water rafting on the Chatahootchee River right by downtown Columbus. We decided to do it when we were biking the River Walk trail and saw others doing it... ( I made a video ) and it was 90 degrees so it sounded like a really good idea. Shortly after we got in the boat with our guide, "Dynamite", we went over our first falls. I screamed. I got a mouth, nose and air passage full of the Chatahoochee. The water looks clean, but still. We went over bigger falls, wetter falls, but I kept my mouth shut! This old broad can still learn. So far, no intestinal repercussions. Whew, I was a bit worried about that! The ride was a lot of f...