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. […]
It was the final Day of Ride the Rockies and should have been an uneventful ride to Colorado Springs. It wasn’t.
SALIDA, COLORADO The day’s profile looked pretty easy – 40 miles of flat followed by some trending uphill over the 9,010′ Poncha Pass then a descent to Salida. We were also aware of wild fires burning near Salida and there were rumors of what the next day would bring. As we rolled through Alamosa, a […]
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