Bike the Virginia Creeper Trail in Damascus, VA
I had heard great things about the Rails to Trails Conservancy, which repurposes decommissioned railways into a nationwide trail network. So I jumped at the chance to ride one of their biggest success stories -- the Virginia Creeper Trail.
The U.S. Forestry Service estimates that over 200,000 people visit this trail each year. That provides enough business for eight bike rental and shuttle services in Damascus. I went with Bicycle Junction. The shuttle carted us up to Whitetop Mountain for the group to enjoy the 17 miles of downhill, dropping 2,000 feet in elevation.
For TransAmerica cyclists whose bikes can handle the gravel, the DIY way is to pedal yourself up to the top of Whitetop Mountain on the road, which is on the route anyway. For Westbounders, you could even take the trail down into Damascus instead of the road!
As the saying goes, Virginia is for lovers. You can find the photo-op to prove it at the Damascus Old Mill Inn. My stay at this historic landmark hotel stands out a lodging highlight of the entire cross-country trip. It's the perfect retreat for trail-weary hikers and bikers. They even have a special room rate just for us.
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Appalachian Trail Damascus VA 2017 Trail Town USA
The Appalachian Trail follows Laurel Avenue right through the heart of Damascus. The town is often referred to as Trail Town, USA due to the beautiful hiking, biking, and heritage trails this community has to offer.
Damascus is also home to the largest annual gathering of Appalachian Trail hikers - Trail Days. This multi-day festival in May attracts about 20,000 hikers and other visitors to Damascus each year, and offers hiker workshops, hiker services, food, hiking gear vendors and entertainment.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy in conjunction with the city of Damascus sold bricks for the rebuilding of a sidewalk in the middle of town. I purchased two, one for my kids and one for Angela (Lucky) and I. It was a nice to travel to Damascus to visit and find our bricks installed in the sidewalk.
We visited on Presidents' Day 2017
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Note: Some info shared from The Appalachian Trail Conservancy website.
Aerial photos of Damascus, Virginia
Photos taken over Damascus, Virginia. Music borrowed from Celtic Woman.
アメリカ横断自転車旅行 Day62-2 (Virginia Creeper Trail to Damascus, VA, the U.S.)
A record of my bicycle journey crossing the North American & Eurasian continents. The article on my blog:
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Virginia Creeper Trail October 2008
The Virginia Creeper Trail is a 34-mile rail-trail running between Abingdon and Damascus, Virginia. It has been described as the best mountain bike trail in the eastern United States.
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Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Abingdon - Part 2
Virginia Creeper Trail - Whitetop to Abingdon - Part 2
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Backpacking the Appalachian Trail from Damacus VA to Marion VA
The Adventures of Puma Ghostwalker… Rattlesnakes and Lightning…….Very, Very Frightning…….Me….. Galileo
When I left to hike the Appalachian Trail last May, I had the knowledge of several books on hiking the AT (as it is called) and how to do it. I still arrived at the Gainesville Georgia bus depot with an 85 pound backpack. It had all the things I found necessary to hike “My Hike”, including my laptop, solar panel and 12 days of food.
I remember waiting for car service at my camper with my friend Gary.
He even said its very heavy, when I went to pick it up I thought the shoulder straps were going to rip off, the fabric would stretch and make loud noises. At Gainesville I grabbed a cab and was driven to Amiclola Falls State Park, where I reregistered for my hike. I told the ranger I’m out for three months and was shooting for 1,000 miles, ending my season
at Harpers Ferry West Virginia, about half of the entire Appalachian Trail and the location of the ATC headquarters. It was a great get off point, they have a train station to Washington DC, there it’s a quick jump home to NYC at Penn Station.
Because I was going to be out for three months I decided to get a ride up the forest service road to the start of the trail, avoiding the approach trail of almost 9 miles.
Thank goodness I never would of made it to the top of Springer mountain that day.
When we got to a parking turnout next to the Appalachian Trail, I paid the cabby
and got my pack ready. I read that when you take this rout you have to go south on the AT to begin at the starting point, the problem was there were no signs saying “This Way South”. Not a problem, I took a compass reading and was on my way, after about an hours time I wasn’t seeing any features; my map said I would see. As it turns out in my first moments on trail I was lost, well not completely lost, just going the wrong way.
It was hot and my pack was incredibly heavy, I tried to focus on my footsteps, a wrong step would end my hike before it started with a twisted ankle or a blow-out knee. It was early after noon when I arrived at the top of Springer Mountain, I was exhausted and I was just getting started. My cell phone worked and I took a few photos and sent them out in real time, I’m here at the top of the world mom…..My Journey Begins…..
The top of Springer Mountain was rocky and exposed, so I took my solar panel out and charged my cell phone while I wrote a bit on my laptop, snacking on trail-mix. After an hours time or more I hoisted the pack to my shoulders and was on my way Northbound for 1,000 miles. I was very pleased when I got past all my previous steps and was on new fresh ground. At 2.8 miles I came to Stover Creek Shelter, it was gorgeous and enormous, sleeps 16
according to my trail guide. There were two groups of people out for the weekend,
a mother son and a father son, they seemed to take up the whole picnic table to cook and eat so I set up my cooking off to the side. It didn’t feel like they were interested in sharing the space. Later in my hike I would be more aggressive with people but
at this place in time I wanted to be alone anyway and setup camp far away from the shelter. For the most part I met many wonderfully kind people on my trek but there are always people I wish not to be close to in the world no mater where you are.Such an adventure so far, this is when I started having the same dream over and over
for the next three months, that I would be bitten by a poisonous rattlesnake.
I would be in a storm right before I hit the Smokey’s so bad that it produced
three tornados and killed people, crossed the path of six rattlesnakes, attacked by two rattlesnakes at the same time
and... I was hit by lightning…….my pack is heavy and I don’t have this, Oxen
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A Virginia Woman Rides Her Bike Across The Country To Raise Awareness For Alzheimer's Research
By KRWG News Editor And Partners
KRWG's Anthony Moreno recently met with a woman who stopped in Las Cruces while on a cross-country bike ride to raise awareness and funding for Alzheimer's research.
Alzheimer's disease has impacted many lives. According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than five million in the United States are living with the disease.
Rona Altschuler of Newport News, Virginia did not even own a bike before October. However, today this former long-distance runner is on a coast-to-coast bike ride to help spread awareness and raise funds for Alzheimer's research.
With Rona's Ride, Altschuler is honoring her mother Joyce Price, who lost her life to the disease in 2011.
Her body just shut down, and so I think about her everyday. She's with me on this bike ride. It's in honor of her, says Altschuler.
Approximately 500,000 people in the United States lose their lives to Alzheimer's disease every year.
Altschuler says that there can be a stigma to the disease that prevents people from talking about it, and she also says this is a disease that people need to discuss more.
We talk about cancer we talk about diabetes, we talk about many diseases, and this is one we have to be upfront and honest about. It's time to get it out of the closet. It's the only way we will find a cure, says Altschuler.
After arriving into Las Cruces, Altschuler was greeted by members of the Alzheimer's Association, New Mexico Chapter.
Maia Sideris-Dorame, Southwestern Regional Manager of The Alzheimer's Association, New Mexico Chapter says that the statistics show how many people will be impacted by the disease in the U.S.
New fact and figures state that one person will develop the disease every sixty-seven seconds, says Sideris-Dorame.
The Alzheimer's Association, New Mexico Chapter continues to fundraise through different events, like The Walk to End Alzheimer's which takes place on September 6th, 2014 in Las Cruces.
You can follow Rona Altschuler's journey by visiting her blog at RonasRide.wordpress.com.
University adds repair stations to encourage more to bike across campus
In an effort to improve its position as a bike friendly campus, Penn State has installed several Fix-It stations around the UP campus. Each station has a basic set of tools, a repair stand and an air pump.
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