C&O Towpath – First Try
- 04.12.10
- Trail Reviews, maryland, potomac, river, stone, towpath, virginia
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So, for work I occasionally have to go to Washington DC. This time, the timing and weather worked out to allow me to explore a local trail. I had two choices.
The first is the Washington & Old Dominion Trail which runs through Northern Virginia, quite close to where I was staying for my work thing. [...]
Hello, New Castle…
- 11.22.09
- Trail News, Trail Reviews, construction, New Castle, Ohio, river, Stavich, train
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Impressive. The Stavich Bike Trail is back.
With wife and little man off visiting relatives prior to Thanksgiving, I decided to give this unsung trail another shot. I tried going down in May after being really sick and only got about five miles in when I ran into a construction crew repaving. But, good news, because [...]
Oil Creek State Park
We’re headed off to a wedding about ninety minutes south of here, so I doubt I’ll be able to get a ride in this weekend. But, since I’m a week behind in posting (last week’s post was about the previous week… got it?), I’ll post about last weekend’s ride.
Oil Creek State Park is just a [...]
First Spring Ride
- 04.25.09
- Trail Reviews, bridge, river, sandy creek, tunnel
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Last week, I did my first real ride of the season on the Sandy Creek Trail. Sandy Creek Trail is one of the finest trail experiences I can recommend. I normally start in Belmar and go seven miles east and back. That fourteen miles has:
A gorgeous restored bridge over the Allegheny River. (Longest restricted bridge [...]
