Adios Amigos! Today is the last day of my fellowship with the Trail Town Program and the Student Conservation Association. It is amazing to think how quickly the past ten months have flown and how much I’ve grown professionally and personally. Some of the goals we set initially at the beginning of my fellowship was to increase the Trail Town … Continue reading
Day Four: Final Destination- Cumberland, MD We woke up early the next morning determined to be in Cumberland to get ice cream before our shuttle would pick us up at three pm. There was such a dense fog that you couldn’t see the river as we crossed the bridge to get back on the trail. The fog burnt off quickly … Continue reading
Day three: I managed to dry out by the morning, where the sun was shining once again. We packed up and biked into the town of Ohiopyle. We stopped by the Ohiopyle Bakery and Sandwich Shoppe for breakfast. Although everything looked delicious, I went with their famous oreo crème brownie. After repairing and completing some maintenance on our bikes, we … Continue reading
We woke up to a beautiful sunny morning at the campsite but by the end of the day we would be soaked. We packed up and headed out on the trail to Connellsville. Although it was chilly enough to wear sweatshirts in the morning, when we arrived to the glass arch sculpture in Connellsville we were drenched in sweat from … Continue reading
Biking the Great Allegheny Passage: Lessons Learned in 4 Days For those who know me, I am not the best planner. One time I only packed peanut butter sandwiches, Miller Light beer, and a tent for a Dave Matthews Concert I was camping overnight at. I notoriously forget an essential item almost every time I leave for a trip, like … Continue reading