Old Men On Bikes

The storm that blasted through has left the whole region without power.  Finished the interrupted laundry cycle in the tub Cooking behind the hotel Drying everything in the room

Colliers, WV to Cadiz, Ohio 41 miles, 3200 feet of ascent We are hunkered down in a hotel room in Cadiz, Ohio, after a pretty brutal day. It started well enough. We rose at 6, packed up, and had coffee with our Warm Showers hosts before heading south along the east bank of the Ohio. The ideal crossing would have been a few minutes away in Steubenville, but the Market Street Bridge was closed in 2023, I believe, apparently unsafe for even pedestrians and cyclists. So we had to continue south to cross at Wellsburg. After crossing, we had a bit of a climb from there to New Alexandria, them things got bad. We had a steep scary descent to Mingo Junction Gould's Road, along McIntyre Creek. There we started looking for Dawson Road. GPS told us to make a turn on a particular road, but it was signed "No Outlet". While we discussed what to do a woman can by and asked what we were looking for. I said Dawson Road and she laughed a little. "It's just a few houses ...

Sunday, April 27, 66 miles Monday, April 28, Pittsburgh PA to Colliers, WV Sunday was a true day of rest. Nobody really slept in, but we tried not to exert ourselves. We spent the morning dealing with things that are hard to do on tour, like laundry and bicycle maintenance. Then we had a day in Pittsburgh. Sue and I went for a walk in Frick Park. Then we all went shopping for odds and ends at Goodwill and REI, then rode the Duquesne Incline for great views of the city.  In fact, we had a view directly to "The Point" where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers become the Ohio. That is where the Great Allegheny Passage officially ends, just a few miles from where we turned off to go to Sue's.  Also included in the day was a trip to East End Brewing, Sue's favorite brewery in the city. And then, of course, Sure made us another great meal. We could not have had a better recovery day. But we had to leave Monday. We thought of staying another day, but we have a long way to g...