GAP C&O 2024 (Cincinnati to DC Part 3)
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- Join me on my fourth time thru-riding the GAP/C&O and days 7-11 of my Bikepacking/touring adventure from Cincinnati to Washington DC.
Also, my clip about the "eBike rider passing me with a low cadence" is not meant to hate on eBikes. Quite the opposite - I love eBikes and their ability to get more people out on the trail and be able to do awesome adventures. My comments about him passing me at high speed in a low cadence is more about him showing "dominance" or "winning" over my slower pace on an acoustic bike and pedaling away. And then when I passed him I found it ironic/funny that he used the power of the bike to pass me but couldn't hold the speed and needed a break whereas I just kept on going. Like John Henry beating the machine. Actually, maybe not the best example as John Henry dies after his effort :-)
00:00 Day 7: 80.6 miles to Connellsville PA
08:41 Day 8: 76.1 miles to Frostburg MD
14:49 Day 9: 92.3 miles to North Mountain campsite MD
18:46 Day 10: 76.3 miles to Turtle Run campsite MD
23:30 Day 11: 39.5 miles to Washington DC
“Cliff Bars 12”. 🤣😂😁 Great job on this episode….as well as the others. Thx!!
Appreciate you taking the time to let me know. It takes time to put these together but I really like the concept of making them as I feel like I have someone along sharing the journey. And it's fun interacting with viewers once it's posted. And they make great videos to watch when it's cold outside in January.
Awesome trip!
Thanks - I had a great time. Heat, humidity and trail dust were temporary - the experience of riding the trail lasts forever. Cheers!
Wow, you seriously compressed the whole C&O canal, we saw only snippets of harpers ferry, great falls, and dc :)
would've been cool for me to see that part of the trip, having been all over that trail as a boy scout, and now living far away
I have a lot more raw footage of the C&O that didn't make it into the final clip. Some of the footage I captured was about the history of the cemetery, talking about the hiker/biker sites and their locations on the trail, etc. I figured some of the footage was captured in my last thru-ride and for some other topics, covered in other videos. Trying to tell a story of 5 days riding in 25 minutes without making it look like watching someone's slide show of their vacation can be a challenge. Sorry you didn't see what you were looking for but thanks for tuning in - hope you found the other aspects of the video enjoyable :-)
@@AdventuresWithPaul yes, loved it, great video, makes me want to ride again, and I just got back :)
I'll look on your channel for the C&O footage
Thanks!
6:42 Hey that is me and my wife passing by! We remember seeing you that day.
Was that cold water at that point in the trail amazing or what? I think we chose the hottest week of the year for that trip but it's just such a great trail it was worth it. How did your ride along the GAP go?
@@AdventuresWithPaul it was amazing to get some cold water there. The weather was definitely hotter than we expected. Our trip went well. We were super excited to see you posted the video of your trip!
Glad you had a great trip. GAP is one of my all-time favs and happy to roll along again. I'm going to look to some new destinations over the next few months and years so keep on riding and enjoying your adventures!
Watching this, I realize just how unprepared I was when I went DC to Pittsburgh. Bike was too heavy, I didn’t train beyond my commute…as a result, it’s a kind of an exhausted blur. Didn’t go to Antietam or Falling Water as a result.
No worries- they’ll still be there if you decide to do it again. I sort-of have my packing list down to a science but that’s cultivated after many touring adventures. Take everything you e learned from this trip and apply it to the next one. Each trip is a learning experience so you’ll get to a a point where you can pack in about an hour.
I just found your channel your doin good and we subscribed. I'm sorry you don't like ebikes. We are overweight and could ride rails 2 trails without ours! Not all ebikers are bad people.
Oh, no - not at all. I'm assuming you're talking about how "e-biker guy" flew past me. My comment was more around the show of force passing me at high rate of speed and then having to take a break as I just kept on rolling through. His intent was more to show me how he could go faster than I could, zooming past to show dominance but then needed a break because his display of speed was beyond his capability.
I'm a fan of e-bikes. Absolutely. They have so many advantages - pennies to operate, can help extend a rider's range, better to commute to a job than one more car on the road - I could go on. One of the biggest is it gets MORE people onto trails to be able to enjoy them. And my mission is to get more people out enjoying these things. My wife rides an eBike and though she still pedals it vastly helps her smooth out the hills and extends her range. It also enables adventures together as there's a big discrepancy between our capabilities and the eBike evens it out.
If you ever see me on a trail come up and ride alongside and say "hi!" I'd be happy to chat about all things adventures and riding. Cheers!
@AdventuresWithPaul thays cool we did see video where u riding with an ebike rider on Creeper trail! Look we watched all u videos lastnite they all good ones thank u
Cool! Kath (my favorite e-bike rider) and I plan to do the island line trail in Burlington VT and the Adirondack rail trail later this year. Stay tuned :-)
Congrats on completing your trip. Planning to ride the GAP July or August but worried about the 90 degree heat. Would it be better to go from Cumberland to Philadelphia to avoid the 66 miles of uphill climb and how many miles did you cover each day?
Oh, yes, the heat. I did it mid-June and had an unscheduled heat wave. Yes, it gets hot. I would suggest looking at historical highs at that time of year and make the decision then. I've ridden the GAP/C&O twice in September, and temps (and the changing leaves) are awesome that time of year. Cumberland to Pittsburgh (assume you meant Pittsburgh) you'll have a 22-mile 2-2.5% climb, and then you have the 80 miles or so downhill into Connellsville. You either take 2-3 hours for a steeper climb and have a longer less strenuous downhill, or the easier, longer climb going southbound. Your choice. Here's my schedule for the southbound ride:
00:00 Day 7: 80.6 miles to Connellsville PA
08:41 Day 8: 76.1 miles to Frostburg MD
14:49 Day 9: 92.3 miles to North Mountain campsite MD
18:46 Day 10: 76.3 miles to Turtle Run campsite MD
23:30 Day 11: 39.5 miles to Washington DC
Thx for the tips. Sept seems like a better time to do the trip, however I'll be in Germany. What grade is Connellsville to Pittsburgh?
Connellsville to Pittsburgh basically flat
Thx....Curious what you use for filming & getting good audio? I use a GoPro
GoPro for the win! I’ve had multiple people ask about gear so maybe I’ll do a gear video now that I’m home for a month
Nice! Do you have a route map or route file for the trip?
Entire route downloadable GPX at ridewithgps.com/routes/46371730.
@@AdventuresWithPaul , thanks!