by Tony Davis | Jan 2, 2025 | Biking, Hiking, Maryland, Nature, Sightseeing, Washington D.C.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park Canal Trail isn’t really a rail trail, it started as a towpath along the canal. But, it’s so scenic and in such a great area that it had to make our list! The 184.5 mile long Chesapeake & Ohio...
by Tony Davis | Nov 26, 2024 | Biking, Boating, Kayaking, Nature, North Carolina
The US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte NC has 1,300 acres of protected land offering 40 miles of mountain bike and hiking trails; the world’s largest man made, recirculating whitewater river; a large ropes course and zip lines; and flat water access to the...
by Tony Davis | Apr 5, 2024 | Biking, Hiking, Nature
Banks-Vernonia State Trail is a 21 mile easy-grade, linear rail trail from Banks, Oregon to Vernonia, Oregon. The Banks-Vernonia State Trail is the first rail trail in Oregon, and repurposes a route that was once used to haul lumber from old-growth forests to...
by Tony Davis | Oct 22, 2023 | Biking, Hiking, National Parks, Nature, Sightseeing, USA, Utah
Zion National Park is Utah’s first national park. It was granted national park status in 1919, after starting out as Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. “Mukuntuweap” is the Paiute Indian word for “straight canyon” or “straight river” . The main focus of Zion...
by Tony Davis | Sep 14, 2022 | Biking, Boating, Distilleries, Hiking, Scotland, Sightseeing
We’ve done four bike and barge trips now, and they just keep getting better and better! If you aren’t familiar, bike and barges are trips where you live on a boat for the duration of trip but then the boat takes you to several different locations for you...
by Tony Davis | Sep 14, 2022 | Biking, Boating, Nature, Scotland, Sightseeing
Our last day on the bikes unfortunately started out as another wet one. Because of the weather forecast and steady morning rain, only about half of the riders made the revised ride to Glengorm Castle and back. The revised ride was only about 12 miles (19 km) round...
