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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

I've completed the GAP, C&O Next

The 330-mile bike ride from Pittsburgh to D.C. consists of two trails - the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) and C&O Canal Trail. I started from Pittsburgh on Sunday. I rode about 60 on Sunday. I could have gone more but did not sleep at all on Saturday night, instead driving thru the night to Pittsburgh. After a good night's sleep in Connellsville, I rode 90 today and completed the GAP portion of this ride. 

Most of the today's ride, except for the last 20 miles was uphill. Then I trudged off to a hotel that is on top of a hill. 


This is the hotel I stayed at in Connellsville. The elves were very good to me. 


This is from a railroad bridge near Ohioplye. 


This is the Mason Dixon line setting the boundary between Pa and Md. I am on the Pa side. At this point, I was finally riding downhill. 


This is the Savage Tunnel, quite long and wonderfully cool. My lights are shitty, so I waited for a crew to go in ahead of me and avoided them as they fell. 

Have not quite decided how long I'll ride today or where I'll be staying. 



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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 10, 2021 at 4:50 AM

    You do look like a Greek god in a leprechaun sort of way.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 10, 2021 at 6:12 AM

    We’re cheering you on, Bernie!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 10, 2021 at 6:47 AM

    Very cool adventure! Perfect elixir for forgetting about your daily ramblings in the Lehigh Valley. At least until you log on at the end of each day.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 10, 2021 at 7:04 AM

    Love this report. Will never travel these spots so you're showing what's it's like. You look great too. Keep up the good work.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 10, 2021 at 7:15 AM

    What does that slender stone building symbolize?

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  6. Bernie O'HareAugust 10, 2021 at 7:24 AM

    I have no idea. It was at St Rita’s, an Italian church in Connellsville.

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    1. AnonymousAugust 11, 2021 at 4:40 AM

      Get me a large cherry gelato please. No, wait. What?

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  7. AnonymousAugust 10, 2021 at 7:43 AM

    Good luck and hope you find a new cycle shop to tuneup those bikes when you return now that Curt’s closed.

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  8. AnonymousAugust 10, 2021 at 7:44 AM

    everything is downhill after you pass that line in the sand

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  9. Bernie O'HareAugust 10, 2021 at 7:50 AM

    7:43, I will give false names

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  10. Michael DrabenstottAugust 10, 2021 at 8:48 AM

    Have a great ride, Bernie. I'm enjoying the reports.

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  11. Bath BruinAugust 11, 2021 at 12:57 PM

    You are a stud in more ways than one!

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