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Here’s a short video recapping day 2 of the bike ride from Pittsburgh to DC via the Great Allegheny Passage with KEEN Ambassador Alison Gannett.
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Earth Day Bike Ride to DC – Highlights of Day 2
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010Earth Day Bike Ride to DC – Highlights of Day 2
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Here’s a recap of Day 2 of our bike adventure to Washington, DC via the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal with KEEN Ambassador Alison Gannett. The 63-mile day ended at a lovely bed & breakfast, The Inn on Decatur, in Cumberland, Maryland.
Today’s recipients of a Random Act of KEENness: the staff of the Lucky Dog Café in Confluence, PA.
At the Rockwood Bike Shop, the inner tube sommelier (a.k.a. the local wrench) helps us with the vast selection of pneumatic delicacies.
“I wish these maps showed where the port-a-potties are.”
Sustainable transportation in Meyersdale, PA.
The Salisbury Viaduct passes 101 feet Interstate 70 and offers a spectacular view of the Garrett Wind Farm.
Props to our friends at Camelbak and Mountain Equipment Co-Op of Canada for their support.
A bucolic farm scene just outside of Meyersdale, PA.
The Eastern Continental Divide is the watershed boundary between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mason-Dixon Line is the cultural boundary between the North and South.
Video of Day 1: KEEN Earth Day Bike Ride From Pittsburgh to DC
Monday, April 19th, 2010The KEEN Earth Day bike ride from Pittsburgh to DC via the Great Allegheny Passage continues with KEEN Ambassador Alison Gannett and KEEN employees Chris Enlow and Brad Sigler. Day 1 ended with a visit to a KEEN retailer in Confluence, PA. Wilderness Voyageurs‘ operations manager Ben Scoville was a hoot! Day 2 picture bonus included, too.
Riding from Pittsburgh to DC – Day 1 Highlights
Monday, April 19th, 2010Greeting from Pennsylvania!
KEEN Ambassador Alison Gannett along with KEEN employees Chris and Brad are riding their bikes from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC. This 350-mile trip will take them through a series of dedicated bike/walk trails – The Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal.
Over the next 5 days they will post updates on the people they meet and the KEEN retailer the visit. Here are a few pictures from the first day from Pittsburgh to Confluence, PA. 85 miles down and 250 more miles to go….
Chris, Alison and Brad (left to right) hoping on their bikes outside the hotel in downtown Pittsburgh.
The 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage beings in Pittsburgh, PA.
Allison props her bike up against the information kiosk for West Newton, PA. These kiosks are found all along the GAP.
Along the GAP it’s normal to see a bike shop on the trail like the West Newton Bicycle Shop. You can get your bike repairs, grab a bite to eat, and relax on the banks of the Youghiogheny River.
What a cool gateway welcoming you to the town of Connellsville. The Laurel Ridge Plateau beckons in the distance.
A trailside mural perfectly captures life on the GAP.
Only has 273 miles to go.
Repurposed railroad bridges carry the GAP over scenic valleys and rushing rivers.
What an incredible looking trillium!
Heading up the ridge just 10 miles outside of Ohioplye, PA with a bird’s eye view of Class 3 whitewater on the lower Youghiogheny River.
Captured on Video: Earth Day trail work in Pittsburgh
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Earth Day trail work in Pittsburgh with Dick’s Sporting Goods
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009WHERE
The event took place on Heritage Trail on Pittsburgh’s Southside between 4th and 10th streets.
The Heritage Trail is part of the The Great Allegheny Passage, which is a trail system that connects Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C.
ABOUT THE EVENT
For the third consecutive year, KEEN partnered with Dick’s Sporting Goods, Friends of the Riverfront and Tree Vitalize on the project. During the course of the day on Saturday, April 18th, volunteers planted 117 indigenous large trees, black-eyed susans and sunflowers, as well as thousands of flower bulbs. The goal of the planting was to create a native tree canopy along side the trail.
In addition to the plantings we also installed 4 benches, 1 Bike Pittsburgh bike rack and a new crushed limestone trial leading to a scenic viewpoint.
All in all we had nearly 350 volunteers mostly comprised of Dick’s Sporting Goods employees and their friends and family. In exchange for a $35 donation the volunteers received a pair of KEEN, a logo’d water bottle from CamelBak, an event T-shirt and KEEN Socks. The funds raised this year will be used in part to fund the expenses for next year’s project.
Volunteers registering for the event
Trees delivered to the site at 7am
KEEN, Dick's Sporting Goods and Tree Vitalize welcome the volunteers
Father and son getting ready to do trail work
Shoveling mulch in Newports
Spreading crushed limestone on a trail
A family tree planting
View of the site
New benches and a bike rack
