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It was. We have another ride planned for a couple of weeks from now, doing the Empire State Trail from Albany NY to lower Manhattan. Three days, 210 miles. Should be a blast. Stay tuned for that video somewhere down the road. Thanks for watching, and commenting.

@@MedvedActual thanks for watching, glad you liked it

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope the rest of your Hall of Fame rides are going well. See you again on the trail sometime.

Glad it brought back good memories for you. Thanks for watching the channel, commenting, and subscribing. See you on the trial.

We did the whole GAP two summers ago, we loved the tunnel. Thanks for watching and commenting.

i agree. I've done the ride from Ventura to Ojai before I started this channel. Its a great trail as well. Thanks for watching my channel and commenting.

Click It!! And hit the "Like" button too!

@@beyondthedriveway1839 I did!!! of course I did! I love these vids!!!

3 hours at 10 mph but cut that in half if you do 20 mph on an ebike. The train ride back is 2 hours.

If you start early in the morning, you can make it easily in 2 to 2 1/2 hours. But if you start later, say after 10 or 11 o’clock, you’ll be facing headwinds pretty much all the way down so that adds a lot of time. On the flipside, if you leave from seal Beach and head north to Azusa, sometimes you can get a pretty good push the whole way.

@@socalhomies I never noticed the tunnel. Thanks for letting me know, I’ll look for it the next time I ride it. Thanks for watching my channel, and your comments.

Good to know, I'll check it out and try to make plans to ride it. Thanks for watching and the trail info.

Thanks for watching, and subscribing. Yes, for you this would be very easy to do. Just take the Amtrak to Grand Central Station in Los Angeles, then jump on the metro line (L/Gold Line) and take it to the Duarte/City of Hope exit. Then use Google maps to get you to Encanto Park, which is about a mile away from that metro line stop. I’m not sure the easiest way to get home from seal Beach, but I would imagine you could pick something up at a Long Beach. Enjoy, let me know how it works out for you.

Yes. You can take Metrolink from Oceanside or Amtrak from San Diego (more expensive) to Los Angeles Union Station. From Union Station take the Metro Rail A Line to Azusa/Downtown. Get on your bike and ride north on N Azusa Ave (Hwy 39). Turn off to the right on Ranch Rd and continue north. When Ranch Rd comes back into Hwy 39 cross the highway and get onto the San Gabriel River Trail (SGRT). Ride north on the SGRT to the "end" of the trail. Distance from the train station is only 2.6 mi. Ride the 38 mi to the "beginning" of the SGRT at Seal Beach. To get to a Metrolink/Amtrak station by a scenic route on bike paths and roads mostly with bike lanes you can ride 26 mi to the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. From the SGRT at Seal Beach go east on Ocean Ave. Ocean become Seal Beach Blvd as it swings north. Turn right on Pacific Coast Hwy and continue to Sunset Beach. Turn toward the beach on Anderson St and left on South Pacific Ave. Where it ends at a cul-de-sac continue parallel to the beach on the Bolsa Chica asphalt "boardwalk". Take this "boardwalk" through Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington City Beach, and Huntington State Beach. When you get to the Santa Ana River Trail (about 12.6 mi from Seal Beach) turn inland on it and ride 13 mi to the Anaheim train station. From Anaheim take Metrolink or Amtrak back to Oceanside or San Diego. Of course the Metrolink or Amtrak schedules are key. A related fun bike trip is to start in Seal Beach, ride parallel to the coast to Long Beach and then ride north on the Los Angeles River Trail (LART) to Union Station (31 m). Take Metro Rail A Line to Azusa, and ride back to Seal Beach (38 mi). Of course you could also start in Azusa or anywhere along the loop route. The difficulty is that the LART ends at S Atlantic Blvd and doesn't start up again until near Elysian Park. City streets must be used to get from S Atlantic Blvd to Union Station. I know a route that is safe (IMO) for an experienced cyclist. I can write it out if anyone is interested. You can also make the loop smaller by connecting the LART to the SGRT via Gardendale St/Foster Road or via the Rio Hondo Bikeway between Imperial Blvd (@ the LART) and Whittier Narrows (@ the SGRT).

@@scotth5132 Great detail, thanks for adding it. Thanks for watching my channel as well.

It certainly was. I hope you have an equally good ride when you do it. Thanks for watching, and commenting.

That’s great, are you doing the race?

Sorry, I thought I responded to this a while ago (typed it, but must not have sent). Glad you liked the video. I did check out the problem with the audio, it was only on headphones, figured out the problem. Thanks again, enjoy your rides.

I know that feeling. But right now I'm training for a few good rides this summer. Hope you have some planned as well. Thanks for watching the video and commenting.

Thanks for watching, glad you liked it. The second street crossing is Whittier Blvd, just off the Whittier exit of the 605 Freeway. At about the 18 mile mark before the end of the train in Seal Beach. Enjoy the trail, let me know how it goes for you.

Glad you enjoyed the video. Just checked out the Periscope, very nice, is this your first tandem? The rack I have is a Yakima Sidewinder, I've had it for years. It pivots at the front fork attachment which makes it super easy to use with just one person doing the loading. There are 2 straps in front of the stoker cranks that attach the frame to the rack. The rack is still available on line, but not directly through Yakima any longer. I've made modifications to work with Yakima's JetStream bars, quicker to install, and I lowered the rear height. If you want to talk further about the rack, let me know.

Glad you liked it, and thanks for letting me know. The C&O is a beautiful trail, you'll love it.

Glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for letting me know. I'll be riding the Empire State Train in August, see you then.

Thank for watching, glad you liked it. Ordinary trail etiquette says the uphill hiker has the right of way. But in a race, you'll need to yield to the down hill runner when its too tight to pass, which is pretty much the case for the upper ⅔'s of the trail. Good luck with the race, but most of all, enjoy it.

I here its beautiful riding up there, looking forward to riding there this summer. Thanks for watching and connecting.

Thanks for the comments Mike. The Katy is definitely on my ride list. Hadn't heard of the Mickelson in SD, I'll look into it. We make a couple of XC drives each year, always looking for good rides along the way. Happy Trials to you as well.

Thanks Ben, glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoy this and all the other videos. Keep Riding

Thanks for reaching out, and glad you liked the video. Do you have any plans to come over and ride the trail?

I would love to ride the trail some day in the future, it’s one to keep on my list for when the time is right, thanks for the reply and the great videos best wishes to you all.

Thanks for reaching out. That is exactly why I make these videos, I'm glad you found it helpful. Let me know how the ride went for you after you've completed it. Good luck, have fun, and thanks for subscribing.

Yes, time to ride!!

Great question, and perfect timing. Karen decided she wants to have these adventures too. To that end, we ordered a gravel tandem (CoMotion Java) that is designed to handle multi-day rides. We will be receiving it just 2-days from now. I'll have a video of assembly and our first ride in a couple of weeks. I can't wait to do these rides with her, and we have other couples interested in joining us. So we'll be back and forth between a Boys & Girls Club and a Boys Club on future rides. Stay Tuned.

@@beyondthedriveway1839 oh fun. Ya I'll definitely stay tuned . I'll subscribe so I don't lose you 🤠

Great, Thanks. I just subscribed to your channel as well. @@BecKnBikes

Thanks for watching, and reaching out. We've encountered a few snakes (black and rattle) enjoying the sun along the trial, but they scurry off pretty quick at the sound of the tires. Although we did run over one snake, a surprise to us and it. There are bears in the area, but we didn't encounter any. I've mountain biked many miles in Colorado over the years, pre-dating this channel, many encounters, but none, other than shakes, that worried me.

@@beyondthedriveway1839 ok nice..the turtle looked pretty vicious though 😅

Thanks Victoria, I'm glad you enjoy the channel. I checked out yours, your first video was great, will you be posting more videos on your channel soon. Everyone loves cooking channels. Get back at it.

We saw lots of turtles, but nothing too big. We did take a swim in the Potomac, though no snaps there. Thanks for watching the video.

Thanks so much for watching and subscribing. We have a great time on our travels, I hope you are doing the same. We are considering adding an RV to our travels in the next year. I too a look at your channel, your experiences will be helpful. I just subscribed as well.

Thank you for watching and subscribing. An RV adds a whole different element to travel. Hope it works out for you as it has for me.

You'll love it.

@@beyondthedriveway1839 did 3 miles yesterday..not much but enjoyed

I'm glad it will be helpful to you. We'll be doing a lot more exploring of East Coast R2T rides this next summer, more videos to come. Let me know how your C&O ride goes this spring.

Thanks for your comment. The ride was great fun, glad I'm able to help you plan your ride. I look forward to hearing back from you after your ride.

@@beyondthedriveway1839 Your video was really inspirational. I had not considered B&Bs and was trying to figure out the logistics for camping, your idea is so much better.

Glad you liked the video, unexpected adventures are the best.

Definitely on the list of must do rides. We may do all or part of it next year. Have you done it?

We did have great weather. I'm have a mountain biking background, so the the Paw Paw detour was not an issue on my gravel bike. Although I've never did that type of ride with panniers before. The tomato pie was fantastic indeed. The Erie Canal Trail is on our to-ride list. Thanks for watching the video and reaching out.

Glad you liked it. You need to join us on a ride.

Planning to do a video of the San Gabriel River Trail from Azusa Canyon to Seal Beach. 35 miles of bike trial, no roads, with only 1 street crossing.

It was fun. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, I love doing this.

Did more than my fair share of camping in the past. Too old to enjoy sleeping on the ground any more. Love a hot shower, good dinner, and a comfortable bed.

oh yeah, i herd that. i like a hot shower too. and i like a warm bed as well. i am old to, but i will have to rough it just like have been doing for years.. i really like your video. thanks for sharing. @@beyondthedriveway1839

Thanks so much, have a great bunch of friends ride with, makes it so much more enjoyable.

It was a fun trip, you'll love it. If you start in PGH, its a little uninspiring until you get past McKeesport, good to get that out of the way first. Have fun, let me know how it goes for you, and reach out if you have any questions.

Thanks for watching, there are a lot of links in the description that should help with your planning. Please consider subscribing. There is a ride from the GAP on my channel from last year. I'll check out your channel as well.

@@beyondthedriveway1839 thank you, it is on my watch list

Thanks watching it Ben, It was a lot of fun.

Thanks Thomas, I appreciate you watching my channel. I'm a follower of yours, really enjoy watching your travels.