Finished the Canal

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WASHINGTON, D.C. After 12 years, I can claim finish to my Pittsburgh to D.C. ride. If I want to. In 2001, Andrew and I rode out from D.C. but via the W&OD to Leesburg. We did not pick up the C&O Canal Towpath until Whites Ferry. In 2004 I rode from Pittsburgh to D.C. but […]


Reflections on the Year – 2015

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Reflections on the Year – 2015


My Last Ride With Dad

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This would be the last bike ride I had with my dad


25 Hours of Booty

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Just short of 200 miles, I stayed one extra hour at the 24 Hours of Booty to make it 25 Hours


Ligonier the Long Way

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LIGONIER, PENNSYLVANIA I suggested to (encouraged, begged) Team Portland that the best cycling route from Bedford to Ligonier would be US 30. That route is less than 48 miles with 5,000′ of climb. I was eating breakfast with my parents when Aaron Hoxworth texted me and told me they were already wheels down and headed […]


More Booty

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The 24 Hours of Booty ride in Columbia, Md.


A Second Ride With Dad

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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 […]


Velodrome Country

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A ride near Trexlertown


Safe, Unsafe, or Stupid

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The winds were gusting too much for a safe ride but the author gave it a try in Trexlertown, Pa.