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This past week, I biked the Delaware and Lehigh Trail--a 140-mile towpath that parallels the Lehigh Navigation Canal, Lehigh Valley Railroad, and Delaware Canal from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, Pennsylvania. These transportation and commerce channels we...

Starting Point: Easton, Pennsylvania, Mile Marker 59 (9:45 a.m.)

End Point: Bristol, Pennsylvania, Mile Marker 0 (7:30 p.m.)

Total Distance Traveled: 59 miles (6.1 miles per hour)

I decided to explore the city of Easton the morning of my third and final...

Starting Point: Glen Onoko, Pennsylvania, Mile Marker 109 (9:45 a.m.)

End Point: Easton, Pennsylvania, Mile Marker 59 (7:15 p.m.)

Total Distance Traveled: 50 miles (5.3 miles per hour)

Despite the minor heat exhaustion episode I experienced yesterday, I...

Starting Point: Black Diamond Trailhead, Mile Marker 140 (12:45 p.m.)

End Point: Glen Onoko, Pennsylvania, Mile Marker 109 (4:00 p.m.)

Total Distance Traveled: 31 miles (9.5 mph average)

The Delaware and Lehigh (D&L) is a 165-mile recreational trail tha...

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A few weeks ago, I ventured down to southwest Virginia and biked the Virginia Creeper Trail--a 34.3-mile rail-trail situated on the old rail beds of Norfolk and Western's Abingdon Branch Railroad. The Virginia Creeper is widely regarded a...

The Virginia Creeper Trail is a 34-mile bike path that follows the Abingdon branch of the old Norfolk and Western Railway. The railroad, though rather short-lived, transformed the small, rural “frontier” of southwest Virginia into a bustling economic...

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We've reached a very important milestone here at Discover America with our very first YouTube video! We are very excited to launch this new channel and cannot wait to produce more content like this in the f...

Starting Point: Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, Mile Marker 72 (6:10 a.m.)

End Point: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mile Marker 150 (5:00 p.m.)

Total Distance Traveled: 78 miles (7.1 miles per hour)

I hit the trail at the break of dawn, crossing the bridge over the...

Starting Point: Cumberland, Maryland, Mile Marker 0 (6:15 a.m.)

End Point: Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, Mile Marker 72 (5:15 p.m.)

Total Distance Traveled: 72 miles (6.5 mph average)

The Great Allegheny Passage has been on my bucket list for quite some time...

The Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) is a 45-mile paved rail trail that runs from Shirlington, VA to Purcellville, VA. The path follows the old Alexandria, Loudoun, and Hampshire Railroad which was constructed in 1847 and played a significant role...