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The Pedalshift Project 021: Bike touring DC to Pittsburgh
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 01:08:37
Publish Date: 2015-05-30 18:23:16
Description:

An entire episode about bike touring DC to Pittsburgh on the Chesapeake and Ohio National Historic Park's towpath and the series of regional trails that is the Great Allegheny Passage.

 

 

 

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Be sure to tune in for the next episode... it's the first Pedalshift Book Club interview! Wha? Book club? Yes, I'm interviewing an author so it's a thing! We'll be chatting with Peter Rice, author of Spandex Optional: Long-distance bicycle touring for normal people. It's a quick read, so if you want to pick it up before the interview and have a question for Peter, shoot it my way at pedalshiftproject@gmail.com.

Bike touring DC to Pittsburgh via the C+O and GAP

If you didn't get a chance to experience the Pedalshift Tour Journals podcast as it happened, check out the series here. I did FORTY (40!) episodes all between 1 and 5 minutes long. It's quite the ride.

By the numbers

390 miles (with detours)7 days2 adirondack shelter nights1 night in a hammock1 spill led to a few bruises, a cracked iPad screen, a lot of sunblock in my hammock and a pretty scraped up leg.1 lost and 1 recovered iPhone led to 46 additional miles. some dramatic podcast episodes and a renewed sense of humanity. For now.1 lost pair of sunglasses, swim suit and bike undershorts1/2 flask of whiskey and 2 beers… that’s it!0 flats0 mechanicals0 regrets

Highlights + favorites

Completing the ride itselfPodcasting the whole ride and getting real time feedback#coffeeoutsideHelping out bike tourists in need (Sam and Anthony)The inspiration of Segway guyGreen tunnelsHuman-made tunnelsTurtlesInterviews with turtles… and snakesEating whatever I wantedBiking through the history of the regionNot being beholden to my original scheduleRepurposing of old technology (towpaths and rail ROWs) into bike-friendly routesAdirondack shelters and trail towns that “get it"

Lowlights + meh's

Did I mention I lost my iPhone?The spill.The realization that my route could be driven in 4 hours.

Images

Check out the photos here.

Music

The Pedalshift Project theme is America courtesy of Jason Kent off his self-titled solo album. Check out his band Sunfields' new release, Habitat, wherever cool music resides. And hey, new video for Ghost!
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