2026 GCC T-shirt!

Received the 2026 Great Cycle Challenge registration packet yesterday and I was thrilled to see the usually blue cotton T-shirt was orange!! Wow! Really felt dramatically increased my visibility!

Pine Creek Rail Trail with Pocono Biking

June 28 -30, 2026 65 miles from Wellsboro PA to Jersey Shore PA across 2 days with Pocono Biking through an area called the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. It was visually stunning to ride along the clear river at the base of the tree covered “canyon” walls. What a fabulous trail! So well maintained, shaded for most of it and with comfort stations frequently along the way.

There were a dozen of us on this van supported tour with 3 leaders. We stayed at the Hotel Manor in Slate Run which is “half” way along the trail. The first day of riding starting from Wellsboro back to Slate Run was just under 40 miles, the second day was almost 30 miles riding from Slate Run back to Jersey Shore where we’d left our cars. We were lucky with the weather which was sunny and about 80F. I didn’t see any rattle snakes or black bears (which are apparently common along the trail) but did see a bald eagle, several deer and a turtle. Oh and 2 covered wagons each pulled by 2 Clydesdales.

6/21/26 Columbia Trail

Sunday ride on Columbia Trail (High Bridge to/from Long Valley). 23 miles. Really lovely day 78F, 45% Humidity. So many cyclists and walkers! Passed 2 gorgeous black Clydesdales being riden along the trail. Also encountered a fox walking on the trail,

6/17/26 Sussex Branch Trail between rain storms

A quick and muddy ride on the Sussex Branch Trail out and back from the Waterloo Road trail head almost to Andover NJ. I don’t have statistics since I forgot to turn on the tracking app, but I rode for about an hour and guess about 8 miles. Lucky to get the ride in between rain storms today. Pretty trail through woods and past several lakes.

6/15/26 Paulinskill quickie

What a gorgeous day for a ride today!! 73F & 46% humidity perfect for a jaunt on the Paulinskill Trail. Only 8 miles round trip to the Blairstown Airport & back. Quite a few trees leaning across the trail, but only 2 down across it that had me stopping and lifting the bike over them.

5/27/26- Lehigh Valley Gorge

Fabulous ride today on the D&L rail trail through the Lehigh Valley Gorge from White Haven to Jim Thorpe. 24 miles. Was hoping the Rhododendrons would be blooming but none except those at the Rockport rest area. #railtrail