Aug 13, 2020
The GAP 4x44 Loop tour begins with some question marks about heat and hydration, and oh yeah... a 24 mile climb to the eastern continental divide. With no climbing in my bicycling since 2019, could I haul me and a fully loaded bike up that hill?
It seems hard to believe I hadn't bike toured on anything
except the C&O in six months. SIX months! I love me some
C&O, but if you're like me variety helps keep me sane. So in
August 2020, still in the midst of a global pandemic that was
sticking around the US longer than any of us wanted, I figured out
a safe and responsible way to roll on a different trail.... the
Great Allegheny Passage. And due to some lucky happenstance, I
could do a loop where each day was a convenient and Syracuse
University numerology-friendly 44 milles (#GoOrange).
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Statistics
Miles biked 44 (GO ORANGE!)
Food resupplies 1
Rattlesnakes 1
Rattlesnake bites 0
Inactive water fountains 1
Big tunnels 3
Chilly beverages at camp earned 2
Flats 0