Recap: Black Friday Olson Tower Explorer

West Virginia
Written By Ray George

Solo #optoutside Black Friday ride. 28.5 miles. 2300 ft climbing. Started in Parsons, WV on the Highland Trail. Rode up Blackwater Canyon Trail to Douglass Falls. Found a shortcut to remove the slog to Coketon. Climbed up Canyon Rim Rd. 2 stream crossings. Multiple puddles and rocky sections. 16 mile climb topped out at 3800 ft at Olsen Tower. Windy and cold for my 133 step crossfit climb to the top. Surprisingly the lookout building was open but very cold, windy and icy. Took a lot of photos of the beautiful views. Lunch outside at the base out of the wind. Screaming downhill and side road venture back to Highland Trail.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28931797

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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