Bridges Bicycle Touring

Day 4: Finished with the GAP, on to the C&O! 32 miles from Meyersdale to Cumberland

kristingbridgesSeptember 22, 2016August 28, 2021

Today was a tough start. It was definitely a “2 Aleve” kind of morning. Things hurt that I don’t usually have problems with. The climb back to the trail was…Continue readingDay 4: Finished with the GAP, on to the C&O! 32 miles from Meyersdale to Cumberland

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Day 3: The Road So Far…. 42 miles from Ohiopyle to Meyersdale

kristingbridgesSeptember 21, 2016August 28, 2021

(a gratuitous reference to #Supernatural) So the third day. When we started out this morning, I distinctly heard my body say, “whoa! What are we doing? We just did 2…Continue readingDay 3: The Road So Far…. 42 miles from Ohiopyle to Meyersdale

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Day 2: 46 miles from West Newton to Ohiopyle

kristingbridgesSeptember 20, 2016August 28, 2021

(Pictures to follow. We’re promised wifi tomorrow night!) Today was a really nice day after the damp day yesterday. We got in the trail after a lovely breakfast at the…Continue readingDay 2: 46 miles from West Newton to Ohiopyle

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Day 1 in the books! 36 miles from Pittsburgh to West Newton

kristingbridgesSeptember 18, 2016August 28, 2021

(Photos to be added when we get wifi) For a couple days now, we were pretty sure we’d get rained on today, it was just a matter of how much.…Continue readingDay 1 in the books! 36 miles from Pittsburgh to West Newton

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Getting Ready!

kristingbridgesSeptember 14, 2016August 28, 2021

Last year’s inaugural bicycle tour was so enjoyable, we’re doing it again. And this time we’re taking off the “training wheels” – no support vehicle at all! I’m excited, but…Continue readingGetting Ready!

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Grand(?) Finale! Augusta to Machens and Back to Black Walnut

Birdlady42September 26, 2015August 28, 2021

Made it! Today was the last day on the trail. The most popular last stop is St. Charles, mostly since there is an Amtrak station there to take people to…Continue readingGrand(?) Finale! Augusta to Machens and Back to Black Walnut

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Shortest Day, Tougher Ride: 35 Miles from McKittrick to Augusta

Birdlady42September 25, 2015August 28, 2021

Today we figured would be a short day, so we took our time leaving McKittrick. Joey, the owner of the B&B, let us leave our bikes in her barn so…Continue readingShortest Day, Tougher Ride: 35 Miles from McKittrick to Augusta

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Second Longest Day: Jefferson City to McKittrick

Birdlady42September 24, 2015August 28, 2021

Today was our second longest day, but we spent the day thinking tomorrow was! We covered 43 mostly flat miles with a light headwind. We have settled into a pace…Continue readingSecond Longest Day: Jefferson City to McKittrick

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“Recovery Ride” From Rocheport to Jefferson City

Birdlady42September 23, 2015August 28, 2021

A lot of the trail looked like this today. To say that today was easy would be a lie, but it wasn’t awful, either. I’m definitely glad it was one…Continue reading“Recovery Ride” From Rocheport to Jefferson City

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Longest Day: Sedalia to Rocheport (edited with photos)

Birdlady42September 22, 2015August 28, 2021

I will post photos tomorrow since we don’t have wifi at this location. I will highly recommend it, though: Katy Trail B&B. It’s owned by the author of the book…Continue readingLongest Day: Sedalia to Rocheport (edited with photos)