Hope this link works for my FlickR photo page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79434836@N04/
On Apr 24, 5:15 pm, Thomas Nezovich wrote:
> John Philip provides this link that shows some snow shots:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cnyriv/sets/72157629525386656/
> On Apr 24, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Thomas Nezovich wrote:
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> > Bobby and others, not all the Riv Rally East participants escaped the
> > weather but we would have had we not ridden on Monday. John Philip and my
> > plans originally were to ride with the group to Connellsvile and bid them
> > good by and turn around for our B&B reservation in Rockwood. With the bad
> > weather predicted we decided to go no farther west than the Saturday
> > destination of Confluence. We breakfasted with the group and while they
> > went farther west, we headed back east to Rockwood. We managed to make the
> > 20 miles there last nearly three hours. Rockwood is small and not much was
> > open on a Sunday. We ate a couple of times at the Opera House and at
> > supper a fellow who operates the Opera House and the Hostel on Main gave us
> > a tour to the hostel. It is very nice and inexpensive. The Rockwood Trail
> > House B&B is nicer ( but more expensive) and I've stayed there before. We
> > spent much time watching weather TV and scanning weather sites on computer
> > and knew we were in for some snow.
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> > We awoke to a slight covering of wet snow and around 34 degrees. Light
> > snow was falling: not too bad. After a great breakfast we left expecting
> > it to be worse when we got higher near the Divide. It did get gradually
> > snowier and windier. The stretch between Meyersdale and Deal to the Divide
> > was very snowey with probably 6 inches of snow on the ground. It was very
> > slow going in the snow: 5 or 6 mph with moderate falling snow but a tail
> > wind. Curiously, when we got through the Big Savage Mountain tunnel there
> > was much less snow on the ground, less falling out of the sky and different
> > winds. The snow soon disappeared, the trail was gravel again and the tail
> > wind returned. Our new problem then was we were cold. The little
> > downgrade allowed us to make 14 to 16 mph on the way back to Cumberland but
> > we were pretty damp from the efforts to reach the tunnel. We made it back
> > to the cars and managed to enjoy it and make it back home the same day.
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> > I had some concerns about ride Hetres in the snow but they were not too
> > bad. The snow riding was slow and level or slightly up hill though. The
> > snow was gone by the time we were zipping downhill.
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> > As Manny says, "Pictures prove it happened", but you will need to wait for
> > John Philip's post because I forgot my camera.
> > On Apr 23, 2012, at 10:21 AM, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
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> >> Boy, somebody up there must like us... Somehow we managed to slip
> >> through this weekend virtually untouched by this Nor'Easter that's
> >> been pounding several states in the East, and in the mean time had a
> >> fantastic ride from Cumberland, MD up to Ohiopyle, PA along the
> >> beautiful Great Allegheny Passage Trail.
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> >> Our total rider count was 14, and folks came from as far away as
> >> Kalamazoo, Cleveland, Washington DC, Wilmington DE, Bowling Green OH,
> >> Princeton NJ and Syracuse. We had a great bunch, and the cross-
> >> section of Rivs was truly stunning... We had Saluki, Hilsen,
> >> Hillborne, Bombadil, Atlantis, Quickbeam, SimpleOne and Rambouillet...
> >> what a variety!!
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> >> Friday night we assembled for dinner and a few beers in Cumberland,
> >> which is nestled in the mountains of western Maryland... beautiful
> >> country. Four of our group had ridden ahead to Frostburg, 16 miles up
> >> the trail where we planned to meet on Saturday morning. We were
> >> bracing for some pretty steady rain, and T-storms, according to the
> >> local weather forecast.
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> >> Saturday morning we assembled at the Cumberland trailhead (where the
> >> C&O Trail heads southeast to Washington, and the GAP Trail heads
> >> northwest to Pittsburgh). There is excellent overnight parking
> >> (covered by the highway), very close to the trail. We were wheels
> >> down by 8 AM, and hoping to get over the Eastern Divide by Noon. The
> >> sun was shining brightly at this point... huh??? We were puzzled, but
> >> delighted nonetheless. The ride up to Frostburg was gradual and not
> >> particularly difficult... but tedious. I was glad to stretch my legs
> >> at Frostburg, where we grabbed sandwiches to go, and met up with 3 of
> >> the 4 lead riders (one other rider, Ken Peyton was attempting an early
> >> breakaway... and would successfully hold off the peloton clear into
> >> Confluence, our stayover destination).
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> >> A short distance up from Frostburg we came to the (massive) Big Savage
> >> Tunnel, which extends more than 3000 feet straight through Savage
> >> Mountain. This was IMPRESSIVE to say the least, an
