Breakfast at the BnB was delicious, we stopped into the West Newton visitor center before heading out for the day, and learned that there was a group of 50 riders behind us heading in the same direction. So we hit the road to beat the crowd. We saw many touring cyclists today, headed the opposite direction. The trail was beautiful, we popped in and out of the trees, the trail was mostly smooth, and there were some great photo ops. We stopped in Conelsville to warm up and had a snack at one of the many picnic tables along the trail. We then stopped in Confluence for Linner, and decided we wanted to stay there for the night. After a couple failed attempts to find a place to stay, we decided to head out and ride 20 more miles, before the sunset. On the way out of town, we talked with some bikers who said there was an extra room at there hotel, so we got a hold of the owner. After some very confusing talks with the owner we booked the last room, and come to find out 3 other bikers were waiting for a call back from her to book a room. The room was big, and had a living room so we decided all 6 of us would stay in the room. We had a great time with Tom, Brian and Pat. We shared stories and got to know each other over drinks and dinner. They were riding from London Ontario to the Florida Keys, to complete a loop around north America, amazing! We all turned in at 9, Which we all agreed was past our normal bed time. Tom decided to brave the 30 degree night on the porch... BRR! Oh and Kayleen had a flat on her rear tire... The upside was she got to fix it while drinking a beer :)
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| the Great Allegheny Trail (GAP) |
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| Sunset in Confluence, PA |
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