The Great Allegheny Passage Trek is a 400+ mile off-road ride from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. along a rail-to-trail and an old canal towpath. The group met today at the Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh and has an afternoon of sight-seeing and some bike repairs planned. The group played some name games to get to know one-another […]
The New England Shore Trekkers began a 16 day, 300+ mile ride from Guilford, CT to Boston, MA. Over the next 2+ weeks the group will cycle through Mystic, CT, Block Island, Newport, RI, Providence, RI, onto Cape Cod, Provincetown, and Boston. They met early this morning at Bryant Park in Manhattan and took a […]
I loved swimming in the river in Cold Spring, NY, and all the hilly terrain was difficult – Allison I liked getting fro yo and swimming in the pool. Having to go through all the stress the past two/ three days was hard – Alisa Hey what’s going on guys, welcome back to the blog. […]
Today we were up and out early and headed for Ghent. The route was another beautiful one and we made it to Bruges’ rival city just in time for lunch. After lunch we walked around the city and did some window-shopping, and tried to take advantage of the air conditioned stores (90°F today!!) After checking […]
Today the group had a great biking and sight-seeing day. We biked along the beautiful Dutchess County Rail Trail until we reached the Walkway Over the Hudson. It is an old railroad bridge made into a pedestrian bridge. We got a great view from the walkway over the Hudson River. Our last stop of the […]
Our day today was spent exploring the medieval city of Bruges. After a hearty breakfast at the hostel, the group set out for the center of the city, the Markt. Here, the group climbed the 366 steps to the top of the Belfry of Bruges and received a spectacular 360 degree view of the surrounding […]
We made it to Bruges, Belgium this afternoon! The weather was beautiful, and we all especially enjoyed the relaxing bike ride today. We stopped along the way for coffee, lunch, and even a short ferry ride. We were also excited to celebrate trekker Andreis’s birthday, so we capped off our day with ribs for dinner. […]
Today’s route was technically the longest day of biking but no way did it feel that way. The weather was great and spirits were high! We left camp as the morning chill was lifting and headed to our route. The route took us along the coast, over bridges, and under the towering windmills. As we […]
Anxious bikers assembled this morning in Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan at 8 a.m. for the beginning of their 16 day, 400+ mile adventure up the Hudson Valley, through the Adirondacks, cornering Vermont, and into Quebec, Canada to Montreal. The adventure started with a short train ride out of NYC with all their bikes and […]
Heat wave! We set out early today to try to beat the heat, and arrived in Rotterdam just in time for “second breakfast.” After meandering around Rotterdam’s giant arch-like “Markt,” we headed over to the Maritime Museum, where we enjoyed the interactive adventure exhibits (and the air conditioning!) Then we headed home, had some delicious […]