Another C&O bicycle adventure is in the books… but as always, I learn something with every tour. On this edition, the takeaways from the 2023 return to the C&O, plus a peek at what’s ahead this summer on The Pedalshift Project! Hey it’s the direct download link for The Pedalshift Project 326: Return to the C&O …
After a restful night at Huckleberry Hill, it was time to ride back to DC. But a beautiful Sunday on the C&O usually means a crowded trail… would that slow down my ability to get home? Hey it’s the direct download link for The Pedalshift Project 325: Return to the C&O – Day 3. Subscribe/Follow The …
After a nice night at the cabin, the second day looked to be a wet one… with forecasts of dangerous winds whipping the trail. Calling an audible seems to be the plan, but would there be another more mechanical issue that might be an impediment to making the final camp of the trip? Hey it’s …
Kicking off the spring 2023 ride of the C&O towpath, we have stelar conditions for riding. But the Paw Paw tunnel is closed, and the trail poses a hefty challenge for someone with a fully loaded bike to push. But the Park Service says there’s a shuttle, right? Hey it’s the direct download link for The …
We’re baaaaack! Our old friend the C&O Towpath has been waiting on another through ride, so let’s take advantage of some nice weather and do an early spring ride! On this edition, we preview the ride then just go ahead and share Day 0’s train to the trailhead in Cumberland and the post-sunset ride to …
An addition to the (now) ongoing audio series that is the audio guide to touring the C&O towpath! If you’re traveling to DC by car and intend to start in Georgetown and ride to Cumberland (and maybe beyond to Pittsburgh), what’s the scoop on parking in DC? On this edition, we cover the good and …
How can it be June and I haven’t ridden at all on the C&O? On this episode, we fix that! I could fit in a quick sub-24 hour trip and was rewarded by the trail and the weather for a fantastic ride. But it wouldn’t be one of my tours without something breaking… would that …
Kicking off 2021’s best-of’s by revisiting the 2019 tour from DC to Cincinnati. In January’s installment, we leave DC on the trusty C&O towpath… Originally podcast May 23, 2019.
I’ve taken listeners on a bunch of rides on the C&O, but I’ve never really done the full guide to cycling it. In the second of two parts, we go section by section from DC to Cumberland. It’s an audio guide to cycling the C&O Canal towpath whether you’re a first timer of a full …
I’ve taken listeners on a bunch of rides on the C&O, but I’ve never really done the full guide to cycling it. In the first of two parts, it’s an audio guide to cycling the C&O Canal towpath whether you’re a first timer of a full on expert.