PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA It’s reunion time! First the States reunion followed by the Lowmaster reunion the first two Saturdays in August. It gives me the opportunity to ride from my parents’ place near Somerset to the reunion site near Punxsutawney. One hour photo – Top of Summit Hill out of Johnstown I just can’t seem to […]
I met Chey Hillsgrove in Seattle as he finished a cross-country ride
Climb up to Blue Knob Ski Resort from Pavia. Halfway up the skies opened up. Miserable downpour. Treacherous descending.
MEYERSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA Last year’s “First Ride With Dad” was such a success that my sister, Betsy, and I decided to do it again. She rode the Great Allegheny Passage trail from Frostburg, Maryland and I parked in Rockwood and rode to Meyersdale where we told our father to meet us. I screwed it up last […]
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA It was supposed to be a simple ride along the Mount Vernon Trail and across the bridges that span the Potomac River into Washington, D.C. But this one hurt. I parked at Gravelly Point. It had rained much of the morning, although the rain had mostly stopped. Everything was wet, and as I […]
ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA This is one of my favorite climbs. A four mile warm up climb followed by a four mile steep climb including an 18% wall. Three lakes and a 200′ tunnel. A mountain stream cascading down as you ride up. Trains creaking as they slowly make their way up the mountain. What more can […]
SHAWNEE, KANSAS After a day in the car it was time to hit the ground and ride. And it wasn’t good. I was excited to meet my 4th cousin, by marriage, Nick Schotamus. Oooh, he is younger than I thought. The only chance I had was Nick only had his single speed bike. Didn’t matter. […]
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