Confluence,PA
The GAP (Great Allegheny Passage) is a dream come true. There is no traffic except for hikers and bikers. The trail is wide and smooth, mostly cinders. It slopes very gradually up to the Eastern Contintal Divide but the incline is hardly noticeable - effortless biking. There are towns now and then for re-supplying. I even made friends with some other long distance bikers also riding to DC. Biking doesn't get much better than this.
When I was here in 2010 I remember the Dravo campsite, the last one before arriving in Pittsburgh. I stopped there for a night and rode into the city and back the next day, giving me two nights at Dravo. The Boy Scouts maintain the place, including keeping the lawns mowed and the picnic tables spotless. But this time around I found that they have since built a shelter, just like those on the AT except bran new and clean. This was my first "legal" campsite since I got on my bike three weeks ago. By legal I mean you are supposed to camp there. I found it to be a beautiful and relaxing place to spend the night.
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