Bummer Daniel. Yeah, another viewer just brought this up to me and I added a link to an article I found in the first comment. It appears a land dispute has shut it down. wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/12/whites-ferry-river-crossing-in-montgomery-co-ceases-operations-after-court-decision/
I've ridden the C and O many times, riding a 3 day trip this weekend, and watching your adventure was a great motivator! Really really well done! Keep riding!
Nice video. I mapped out that loop a while back and will probably do it next year. I will be riding out of Reston too, so basically the same path you took.
Thank you for bringing back memories of my ride from Pittsburgh to Washington DC in 2010. The ride through Great Falls was definitely one of the highlights! See you around Boston, Galen! (and nice to meet you, Koaw)
I've never generated GPX. It's easy enough to Google Maps. From DC to VA it's Custis Trail to Washington and Old Dominion Trail. Then cross Potomac River at White's Ferry (though this ferry may be CLOSED due to landowner disputes). Then on the Maryland side it's Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath all the way to DC.
Thanks for making sure bike shops are considered essential businesses. I have several family members who commute with bikes, including myself. Way to go! Or as they say in the Navy! Bravo Zulu!!!
Many still run from me. =) But yeah, I've spent my whole life 'stalking' animals so I've gotten pretty good at understanding how to approach many creatures. Good to hear from you again Darran.
Wow! What an adventure! What kind of tires do you need for a dirt path like the canal? Did the fisherman keep his catfish? Is the canal water clean enough to eat from? Are you a convert? Have you been reaching for your bike instead of a car?
Hey Sarah! 1. Those dirt paths are easier with wide tires with less air pressure. 2. The fisher gave his catfish to some other boys that weren't catching anything. It was going to be a dinner. 3. Yes! I totally have much more respect for riding a bike. In fact, I went on a nice bike ride this morning along some paths in my city. Thanks for the questions!
Looks like a private dispute between the land owners has caused White's Ferry to shutdown. Permanent...we don't know yet. wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/12/whites-ferry-river-crossing-in-montgomery-co-ceases-operations-after-court-decision/
We took Whites Ferry when we did the C&O canal five years ago.
Nice! Then you know it's a cool ride.
I'm doing the same trail next couple of days. Thank you for heads up. 👍🙂
Nice! You'll need to double-check to see if the ferry reopened. It may be closed. =(
@@KoawNature I'm actually heading all away to Harpers Ferry and coming back through Leesburg via W&OD trail. I'm planning two or three days for it.
@@FollowThomas Have fun!
Outstanding much appreciated 💯🇺🇸
Appreciated
Good thing you went when you did. White’s Ferry was shut down last week, probably permanently.
Oh man. Thanks for the update. I had heard wind of that. I'll see if that's a permanent thing and make a note.
Impressive good job on the new rider for long distance.
Appreciate that Gary. It was a long haul for a newbie rider like me.
Amazing ride! Amazing video!
Glad you thought it was amazing too! Cheers, coolpix222.
All that stoping get you back in the dark !
Haha yeah.
I was trying to do this ride last week, but the ferry was closed :(
Bummer Daniel. Yeah, another viewer just brought this up to me and I added a link to an article I found in the first comment. It appears a land dispute has shut it down. wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/12/whites-ferry-river-crossing-in-montgomery-co-ceases-operations-after-court-decision/
y'all are so wonderful. this video inspired me to do this loop myself recently!
That's awesome! So glad to hear you did that. Thanks for dropping the comment and letting us know.
Could you please share your gpx with me?
great video. i will do this same trip next time i visit my sister in reston.
Alright! I hope you enjoy the loop!
I've ridden the C and O many times, riding a 3 day trip this weekend, and watching your adventure was a great motivator! Really really well done! Keep riding!
Hope you had a great 3-day trip! Cheers Miles!
What time of year was this?
Hey Austin. We did this ride in mid-March.
Holy shit - both of you rock! Snakes and snappers, bikes and pizza. So jelly. Thanks.
And thank you for watching!
Nice video. I mapped out that loop a while back and will probably do it next year. I will be riding out of Reston too, so basically the same path you took.
That's great! Hope you have a wonderful time when you do the loop.
Got to build up to long rides best way get your body use to it!
That's the plan!
Thank you for bringing back memories of my ride from Pittsburgh to Washington DC in 2010. The ride through Great Falls was definitely one of the highlights!
See you around Boston, Galen! (and nice to meet you, Koaw)
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching and nice to meet you too.
Could you or your friend please share the GPX of this trail with us? I’d love to use it!
I've never generated GPX. It's easy enough to Google Maps. From DC to VA it's Custis Trail to Washington and Old Dominion Trail. Then cross Potomac River at White's Ferry (though this ferry may be CLOSED due to landowner disputes). Then on the Maryland side it's Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath all the way to DC.
Thanks for making sure bike shops are considered essential businesses. I have several family members who commute with bikes, including myself. Way to go! Or as they say in the Navy! Bravo Zulu!!!
Thanks Maureen. Keep on riding!
Awesome ride! I’ve never gone 80 miles, but I did 60 over the summer during this pandemic. I think I’ll do this one once daylight savings is over
Yeah, you'd probably want a bit more light when you do it. Good luck!
Why Didn't you hop on the METRO?
Ha, it was tempting...but then we wouldn't have completed the loop!
@@KoawNature Great video. I've done that ride many times. Never saw that many snakes, I guess you know where to look.
@@charlesphelps2730 Thanks Charles. That's cool you've done it many times. It's quite a ride.
Its amazing the animals dont run from you. I get close and they run.
Many still run from me. =) But yeah, I've spent my whole life 'stalking' animals so I've gotten pretty good at understanding how to approach many creatures. Good to hear from you again Darran.
Wow! What an adventure!
What kind of tires do you need for a dirt path like the canal?
Did the fisherman keep his catfish? Is the canal water clean enough to eat from?
Are you a convert? Have you been reaching for your bike instead of a car?
Hey Sarah!
1. Those dirt paths are easier with wide tires with less air pressure.
2. The fisher gave his catfish to some other boys that weren't catching anything. It was going to be a dinner.
3. Yes! I totally have much more respect for riding a bike. In fact, I went on a nice bike ride this morning along some paths in my city.
Thanks for the questions!
It's easier to go to DC first the back on the canal.
Я не знаю как я попал на это видео(I don't know how i get on this video)
I don't know either!
Looks like a private dispute between the land owners has caused White's Ferry to shutdown. Permanent...we don't know yet.
wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/12/whites-ferry-river-crossing-in-montgomery-co-ceases-operations-after-court-decision/
So Galen, why aren't you wearing a helmet 100% of the time while you're riding?
When he was in traffic he was wearing a helmet at all times. He took it off when they hit the rail trail going < 10 mph.
It's true...we didn't wear helmets the entire time. Tsk-tsk. =)