Ever ride your bike in the pouring rain? That's what happened to us yesterday. We were going 
to go hiking at Ohiopyle State Park, on the Great Allegheny Passage Trail, which is an old railroad that has been converted to a bike/hike trail connecting Pittsburgh to Washington DC. Instead of hiking it down along the rapids at Ohiopyle, we biked up on top where the railroad used to be. Ohiopyle is an Indian word meaning white frothy waters. Lots of rapids and many rafting along - could hear them as we looked down
on the river. In this picture - small red blobs - were 2 rafters that we followed. Unbelievable scenery. Camping, white water rafting, horseback riding, street biking and mountain biking, hiking, swimming, fishing, a virtual outdoor lovers area. Started out going north on the trail, about a 1% incline we were told, and biked over 6 miles one-way then decided to turn around - had not biked that long of a distance in months - and got within 2 miles of where we started - and wham! Pouring rain. Still, glad we didn't miss this opportunity to see Ohiopyle and experience the Allegheny Passage Trail.
to go hiking at Ohiopyle State Park, on the Great Allegheny Passage Trail, which is an old railroad that has been converted to a bike/hike trail connecting Pittsburgh to Washington DC. Instead of hiking it down along the rapids at Ohiopyle, we biked up on top where the railroad used to be. Ohiopyle is an Indian word meaning white frothy waters. Lots of rapids and many rafting along - could hear them as we looked down
on the river. In this picture - small red blobs - were 2 rafters that we followed. Unbelievable scenery. Camping, white water rafting, horseback riding, street biking and mountain biking, hiking, swimming, fishing, a virtual outdoor lovers area. Started out going north on the trail, about a 1% incline we were told, and biked over 6 miles one-way then decided to turn around - had not biked that long of a distance in months - and got within 2 miles of where we started - and wham! Pouring rain. Still, glad we didn't miss this opportunity to see Ohiopyle and experience the Allegheny Passage Trail.Today is clean-up day, laundry, final grocery shopping, tomorrow we leave for the Shenandoah.
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