by Paty | Jun 15, 2022 | Cycling, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic
C&O Canal Towpath || Day 2 || 41 miles Date: June 15, 2022Start: Marble Quarry Hiker-Biker Camp (C&O Mile 38.6)End: Horseshoe Bend Hiker-Biker Camp (C&O Mile 79.2)Cumulative Distance: 79.2 miles Between the frogs and other...
by Paty | Jun 14, 2022 | Cycling, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic
C&O Canal Towpath || Day 1 || 38.6 miles Date: June 14, 2022Start: Washington, D.C. (C&O Mile 0.0)End: Marble Quarry Hiker-Biker Camp (C&O Mile 38.6)Cumulative Distance: 38.6 miles I stayed with my friends Rodney and Janene in Northern...
by Paty | Jun 13, 2022 | Cycling, Great Allegheny Passage, Mid-Atlantic
Date: June 13, 2022Start: Eugene, OREnd: Washington, DCTravel Distance: ~ 2,800 miles I’m about to begin my first day of bikepacking. Or bike touring. Or whatever the heck I’m calling this 9-day summer cycling adventure up the East Coast. My...
by Paty | Apr 3, 2021 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #35 Date Visited: March 28, 2021 Route Taken: Whispering Spruce Trail – 0.6 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Flat, east dirt path Elevation: 4,861 feet Ancestral Lands: Shawnee, Cherokee, Saponi &...
by Paty | Apr 2, 2021 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #33 Date Visited: March 27, 2021 Route Taken: High Point Trail from the Mt. Davis Picnic Area – 1.9 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: Flat, forested area with several hiking trails and a metal lookout tower...
by Paty | Apr 1, 2021 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #34 Date Visited: March 28, 2021 Route Taken: Backbone Mountain Trail from Highway 219 to the summit of Hoye-Crest – 2 miles round-trip (plus a little detour when Finn took the wrong trail on his return trip) Type of...
