I’ve already thanked Chris, who took me through Pittsburgh to my motel, but I forgot to mention probably his greatest help to me. Before we parted, Chris gave me meticulous directions about how to get from the end of the river trail to the beginning of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail, which runs from just outside the city to Cumberland, Md. The connection from one to another is not obvious as it requires walking alongside the railroad tracks for a few hundred yards and passing through a gate that appears locked and which has a sign about trespassers being prosecuted. Our journey was greatly assisted by Chris’ thorough guidance and advice.

Do unto bikers as you would have them do unto you…

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