Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Mt Davis and the Flight 93 Memorial Park

Tuesday July 30 was a day of jubilation of climbing to the highest point in Pennsylvania and somberness of visiting the Flight 93 Memorial outside of Shanksville.  The ride started out from Confluence climbing through the beautiful  hills/ mountains of southern Pennsylvania.  The weather was perfect after climbing out of the fog of the Youghigheny river valley.  Some of the riders decided to continue on the Youghigheny River Trail to avoid the climb over Mt Davis.  I really wanted to add one more state high point to my list that now includes Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Pennsylvania.  Not that going to the highest point in every state is on my bucket list, but if it is there for the taking, why not.  The riders who rode over Mt Davis rejoined the riders who continued on the YRT in Meyersdale.  From there the we had some long climbs and rolling hills on our ride to the Flight 93 Memorial.  Everyone visited the Memorial.  The ride continued over Bald Knob Summit followed by a 6 mile descent with speeds reaching 45+ mph. The total distance rode was 83.2 miles which includes the 7 mile round trip to the Memorial. Total climbing was 7,800 feet.  We are camping tonight at the Friendship Village Campground in Bedford PA.  Tomorrow is our last 'Big Ride' of the trip, 101.8 miles and over 7,800 feet of climbing (again) into Gettysburg!!

View from the Climb Up to Mt Davis


On the Summit of Mt Davis


Flight 93 Wall of Names


Flight 93 Crash Site

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  1. Jeff, it's been too long since I checked on your status - Wow! Great progress! You're heading right through my old customer's home town - Hannover, PA. Great to hear it's going well! Steve O.

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