Popular Post Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted June 8, 2018 Popular Post Share #1 Posted June 8, 2018 Several weeks of steady rain caused the rivers to flood the C&O Canal. A friend and her daughter rode the trail yesterday. A lot of downed trees and debris littered the trail. At Harper's Ferry, the bike stand was almost washed away. A Obligatory turtles, the official mascot of the C&O Canal. An aerial shot of Harper's Ferry from Sunday. I swiped the photo from a Faceybook post. The Shenandoah is to the left, Potomac to the right. Lower right is the canal (flooded) with a short section of exposed trail. For reference purposes, the bike rack seen earlier is located under the old railroad bridge (lower in the pic). There are stairs that lead from the trail up to the bridge to reach Harper's Ferry. The stairs are not fun with loaded touring bikes. 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted June 8, 2018 Share #2 Posted June 8, 2018 Thanks for posting these. Shame about the damage to the trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Longjohn ★ Posted June 8, 2018 Popular Post Share #3 Posted June 8, 2018 Not the best time to ride it on a road bike. Loved the picture of the girl lifting her bike over the downed tree. The turtles in the canal look happy. The first time I rode from DC to Pittsburgh (the year they connected the two trails) I had one day it rained for 24 hours. I have an old friend who lives in Confluence and I showed up on her doorstep looking pretty ratty. I spent the night there and she made me breakfast. I had planned on leaving at sunup which I had been doing all week but we had a lot of catching up to do and we talked for hours at breakfast. It was 10:30 by the time I finally hit the trail. All along the trail I kept seeing fresh sawdust from chainsaws and stacked firewood and brush. Just before Connellsville I caught up to the crew that was clearing the trail. They had just cleared the last fallen tree and they were resting on a log. I am blessed and highly favored. If I had left my friend’s house at sunrise I would have spent the whole morning trying to get my heavily loaded bike around all those trees. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted June 8, 2018 Share #4 Posted June 8, 2018 10 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Not the best time to ride it on a road bike. Loved the picture of the girl lifting her bike over the downed tree. The turtles in the canal look happy. The first time I rode from DC to Pittsburgh (the year they connected the two trails) I had one day it rained for 24 hours. I have an old friend who lives in Confluence and I showed up on her doorstep looking pretty ratty. I spent the night there and she made me breakfast. I had planned on leaving at sunup which I had been doing all week but we had a lot of catching up to do and we talked for hours at breakfast. It was 10:30 by the time I finally hit the trail. All along the trail I kept seeing fresh sawdust from chainsaws and stacked firewood and brush. Just before Connellsville I caught up to the crew that was clearing the trail. They had just cleared the last fallen tree and they were resting on a log. I am blessed and highly favored. If I had left my friend’s house at sunrise I would have spent the whole morning trying to get my heavily loaded bike around all those trees. A good tale of how the late bird gets the worms sometimes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted June 8, 2018 Share #5 Posted June 8, 2018 Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted June 8, 2018 Share #6 Posted June 8, 2018 Dang! The first couple pics look like my local bike trail a couple weeks ago; I'll find out tomorrow if they've been cleared. That's quite the washout at the bike rack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted June 9, 2018 Share #7 Posted June 9, 2018 I particularly like the one where the woman is on her hands and knees. I think I need to get laid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted June 9, 2018 Share #8 Posted June 9, 2018 Yep, its a mess @Old#7. Will be a while before it's restored. And looks like more rains coming... Went through Harpers Ferry the other day. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted June 25, 2018 Bump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted June 25, 2018 Share #10 Posted June 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, Old#7 said: Bump I saw these. I just thought that was "mild" stuff folks can normally expect after any storm - ie a tree down that will get moved in a day or two. But if it is like that (or worse) up and down the C&O, that is bad news. On 6/8/2018 at 7:49 AM, Old#7 said: The stairs are not fun with loaded touring bikes. My old dog and my new dog both HATE those stairs. I think the grate style is AWFUL. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted June 25, 2018 Share #11 Posted June 25, 2018 That trail looks nice to ride on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted June 25, 2018 Just now, Parr8hed said: That trail looks nice to ride on. It is sometimes. Cool historical stuff nearby too. Harper's Ferry, Antietam National Battlefield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted June 25, 2018 Share #13 Posted June 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: That trail looks nice to ride on. It was very nice when we did the ride a couple years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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