Recap: Great Allegheny Passage / C&O Canal Trail 2013

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8 cyclists. 335+ miles. Pittsburgh to Cumberland on the GAP trail and Cumberland to Washington DC on the C&O trail. We returned to Pittsburgh via Amtrak rail service. 

GAP/C&O 2013 Day 1 Photoset - Pittsburgh to Ohiopyle, PA
GAP/C&O 2013 Day 2 Photoset - Ohiopyle, PA to Cumberland
GAP/C&O 2013 Day 3 Photoset - Cumberland to Hancock
GAP/C&O 2013 Day 4 Photoset - Hancock to Harper’s Ferry
GAP/C&O 2013 Day 5 Photoset - Harper’s Ferry to Bethesda, MD
GAP/C&O 2013 Day 6 Photoset - Bethesda, MD to Washington, DC / Amtrak


Here is a fairly comprehensive list of the items I carried on my bike for the GAP/C&O Adventure Ride. ~ Ray

Salsa Fargo
Salsa Stainless Water Bottle Cages mounted on fork/downtube
Schwalbe Big Ben 2.15"setup tubeless
Garmin 800 GPS
PDW clip-on fenders
2 Big Bottles/1 small bottle under downtube
PDW Blinkie Light
Light & Motion Urban 550 headlight (failed)
SalsaWanderlust Rack

Ortlieb BikePacker Plus Panniers

Hygiene
Bathroom stuff – bike sized
Deodorant
Toothbrush
TP
First aid kit
Sunscreen / Bug spray / Off Clip-On
Camp towel/2 packs of unscented waterless bath wipes
Unscented castile soap
Aleve/Imodium/Pills/Ear plugs
Eyeglass case
Garbage bag

Clothes
Underwear
Long Sleeve Ibex wool t-shirt
Hiking Pants
Swimsuit
Ibex Wool Jersey/Endura shorts liner/ two pair wool socks
Mountain Hardware sleeping bag

Electronics
iPhone charger&cable/garmin cable/camera cable&charger/Mophie battery/headphones (In a Bag)

Food - In drybag
Clif bars/Honey stinger waffles/gels
2 bags trail mix
3 bags of jerky
Scratch labs mix
4 Dehydrated food packs
4 breakfast meals
Coffee packs
Odor Free Bag
GSI Halulite Microdualist Cooking set/Collapsible Spoon

Soto Windmaster stove
2 Gas canisters
2 GSI H20 Lite collapsible water bottles
Stainless steel bottle of whiskey

Top of rack – hook dry bag to rack with bungie
Six Moon Designs Skyscape Trekker 24oz tent
5 Stakes / 2 Poles / Center pole
Tyvek to protect against rocks
Food bag hanging rope

Revelate Designs Frame Bag
iPhone
Wallet/Cash/ID/Med card/Debit Card
Tools / Tire levers / bigger Allen key for pedals
2 Tubes
Lube
Hand wipes
Day food
Pump
Black Diamond camp light
Revelate Designs Gas Tank
Camera

Outdoor Research handlebar Bag
Sea to Summit sleeping bag liner
Klymit pad
Helinox camp chair
Big Agnes Sleeping Giant Memory Foam Pillow
Keen sandals

Floating
Helmet
Bike shoes
Dew rag
Gloves
Showers Pass Jacket

Ray George

Ray founded Ohio Gravel Grinders in 2012. Ray moved to Columbus in 2007 and jumped into bicycle event organization and advocacy by launching Bike the Cbus, Columbus’ only city-wide bicycle tour, currently organized by Yay Bikes! He developed Columbus Rides Bikes! blog and companion Facebook group with over 3000 members to support the Tuesday Nite Ride. Ray has been instrumental in organizing charity rides, including Ride the Elevator, Night of 1000/1001 Tacos, and Yelp on Two Wheels to support many organizations.

Ray enjoys long gravel bike rides in the woods and lunch with coffee outside. He has been featured on a number of podcasts. Check them out on the Featured On section. Honey Stinger Ambassador

http://www.ohiogravelgrinders.com
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