A Mountain and a Rail Trail
HOPEWELL, PENNSYLVANIA Probably eight years ago I asked some riders from Altoona what the hardest climb in the area was. I was thinking Blue Knob or Horseshoe Curve. One rider told me to find Henrietta Mountain Road. And today I did. This was was tough. Although it wasn’t too long, just two miles. It’s always […]
Eight Bridges
A nifty eight covered bridges over just 43 miles in Bedford Co., Pa.
Spokes of Hope Saturday Ride
TREXLERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Our riding group from Spokes of Hope met at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center for what has become our annual ride in the valley. I joined Ken and Cindi Hart, Jay Bodkin, Kathy Robinson, Andrew Werner, and Branan Cooper (but Branan could ride only for a short bit). Cindi asked us to gather […]
Extreme Skinny Dipping
In a ride out of Bedford, Pa., a young couple stripped down naked and jumped into a lake right in front of this surprised cyclist.
Berlin
BERLIN, PENNSYLVANIA I was visiting my parents and hoping to get in a nice ride but the weather was anything but nice. So instead of starting in Somerset I set out from Berlin, instead. It was 50 degrees (10 C) and raining. A good day to try out my new Pearl Izumi rain jacket. I […]
Punxsutawney Phil
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA I’ve done this ride before although never quite like this. It was “wheels down” at 6:30 a.m. on a cool morning with a cloud cover. I left Friedens and rode up Pa. Rte 281 to Stoystown and not a single car passed me. I stopped briefly to take a picture when I found […]
Blue Knob in the Rain
Climb up to Blue Knob Ski Resort from Pavia. Halfway up the skies opened up. Miserable downpour. Treacherous descending.
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