Category: Travel
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And off we go!
It’s been almost exactly 2 months since we returned to Denver, with about 2 weeks spent on the east coast during that time. It felt a bit odd, although familiar at the same time, to move out of our comfortable bedroom at Tom and Susan’s nice house in Boulder, where we had stayed during this…
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Planning the next chapter: Around the world
It’s been a month and a bit more since we returned to the United States from Slovakia, which seems like a long time ago! We scheduled our time here so that Chris could be here in Boulder to help her friend Sarah with the birth of her third child, a little boy named Diyar. He…
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Last day in DC – Bike ride, anyone?
I suppose it’s a sign of possible obsession that we decided to ride our bikes up the C&O trail from DC, when we could have done a million other things in our nation’s capital. But…it kind of made sense. We were worried about leaving our bikes outside of a museum while we went inside, so…
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On to DC – with some detours
From Shepardstown, the C&O passes close by the famous town of Harpers Ferry, marked by the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers and where Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia meet. During the American Civil War it was the northernmost point of Confederate-controlled territory. Besides being a notable place for trade and transportation, Harpers Ferry…
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Another lovely day: Hancock, MD to Shepardstown, WV
Leaving Hancock, a quaint white-painted town on the C&O trail, we had some amazing luck! The previous day Chris had some pain in her …ah…seat, and at night Chris discovered a budding saddle sore that could end our trip if it blossomed and got infected. So, we planned to get a new seat for Chris…
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A Perfect Fall Day: Cumberland to Hancock
After yesterday’s, cold, wet, and snowy weather, it was a huge relief to have a weather forecast that was increasingly warmer and mostly sunny. We woke up in Cumberland to completely clear skies, and while temperatures were near freezing first thing in the morning, the day warmed quickly. Cumberland is the place where the GAP…
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Are we riding, or skiing?
Tonight’s weather forecast is for snow! It’s not unknown at this time of year, but we hope that it delays until a bit later, when we are gone! Yesterday, we took an Uber 85 miles from Pittsburg to Meyersdale to meet up with John and Terri, who reported a day of varying weather comprising cold,…
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Sick as dogs
We ate a small pizza the night before we were supposed to leave – leading to Chris and I spending the entire night puking the pizza and our guts out, dashing our hopes of riding the entire C&O/GAP trail this time. The pizza that doomed our trip was from Pizza Fiesta, by the way. I…
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Pittsburg: Amazing bicycle museum!
Yes, we are bike fans, but anyone could be interested in this place. It’s a bit overwhelming when you first step in, but in a charming lunatic fringe kind of way. It has bikes and bike themed displays EVERYWHERE, from every era including the 1800’s as well as celebrity bikes. It’s the project of one…
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Amtrak sucks (or how we took the train to our next adventure)
Over a year ago, we planned on riding the C&O/GAP bikeway from Pittsburg to Washington DC again, this time hopefully to finish the whole thing. Last time, a mechanical issue with Chris’ rented bike caused injury to Chris’ knee forcing us to abandon the last couple days of the bike part of the trip and…