Oh my goodness havent had a pop tart in forever !! A shoe Fairy much needed!! Love your breakdown and information for each lock much of this area is really beautiful the dams and bridges are all so well kept and strange to say but beautiful. Do be able to achieve a bucket list place u have thoight about for 30 years is amazing. Thought the hiker biker canps were nice your first place with the beds and showers was a perfect stay! Your bike filming is in expert category these days love all the shots!! Looks like fun!!😊

Your videos are excellent, John. Mine are rubbish. Haha! Looking forward to the next one!

Thats one sweet ride.

Wow! I'm really impressed with the flood bridge around lock 70 - I'll have to add that to my journey! Like you, I've been excited to see the Paw Paw tunnel for a while!

Thank you so much for including the history along the way! It's something I love to do, too - and so few others seem to! I'm heading along this same path at the beginning of May this year, and it'll be interesting to see what differs from your fall trip. :-)

I love all the details you add to the video, I especially liked learning about the Pawpaw tunnel. I always think it's interesting when you hear about the construction of so many of these tunnels and how they ended up taken way longer to construct. Must have been such a difficult job. Did you have ear plugs with you to help you sleep with the noise of the trains going by, or maybe you got used it the sound?

Such beautiful country to tour through. I've visited the Paw Paw tunnel and I was just as amazed as you were. I remember the long passage of time spent looking at the light at the end as we walked. I believe on one of the descriptive markers [or Wikipedia?] said when two boats going in opposite directions met occasionally there were fist fights over the right of way and the loser would have to back up. Awesome vlog , shot of the train crossing on the bridge was stellar as it compared to the previous canal boat mode.

Wonderful adventure vlog! Keep up the fantastic content uploads, friends! Take good care of yourselves too~

I appreciate the cold hike. I need to get out … need to stop making excuses because it’s cold

Hey John we still stand by how nice it always is to watch you hike but like we said probably because we are not doing it. LoL!! 18 degrees you must love it!! It was a nice trail good to see the dam, pond and all the other beautiful glacial areas. It was nice of yiu to thanks those for still letting us have access and walk through we were so thankful in Hawaii with several locations like this. Great trail great content!! Nice to always see you inspiring us!!!😊

Looks like people know about pawpaw, but for some reason it so rare here in PA. Nobody growing it. Thanks for nice video

Hi John. Thanks for yet another well-filmed and narrated hiking video. RE: Temperature Probably colder temps than I'd hike in (due to how cold affects my sinuses), I was impressed with how you persevered. I guess it again shows how "COOL" John is! 🙂 I look forward to re-watching the entire series on this trail once you complete the walk. God Bless!

Cold hikes make strong men.

Beautiful hike, John! I love how the snow always highlights the undulations of the terrain. I really applaud the amount of effort you put forth to hike in those cold conditions! 👏👏👏 As always, keep up the great work! Your videos are a highlight of my week

Well done for getting out there to hike in that weather. I completely agree about walking facing the traffic. Too many people drive distracted and may not expect to see someone walking along the road. If you can look out for yourself, it's probably safer.

Really looks like a great trip!! What a great way to see part of the country!!

What a trip! Sorry you had such crappy weather. As you know, you missed some spectacular views but you and your group were amazing.

FANTASTIC John!

Hi John. Another well-filmed, narrated, and informational video! The details provided are excellent. Look forward to the last day's videos. Thanks for your great work and all you do. God Bless!

Let's hear it for Greg's shoes - the true MVP of the trip. I've never even heard of paw paws before. I need to try those tasty things!

Wow another great bike ride and so many great stops! Never had Paw paws never even heard of them we will have to remember that when we get to the other side of the country. Loved seeing the mill, dams, canals, bridges, forts so many great stops with history and the scenery was great! We will be sharing a few places like this soon we like places like this. Oh those shoes have been through so much still cracking me up! Your sleeping location didnt look that bad and great you guys were able to get some laundry done!😊

Around the corner from the C&O Bicycle shop and "chicken" coop is the WMRT pavillion...a free primitive park camping spot with public water and electric outlets. A restroom is open except in late Fall-Winter. Sheetz is in sight. Can access from main street also across ftom from the church building.

Upriver section of Big Blackwater was reconstructed by March 2023 raising the towoath about 2 feet rebuilding the towpath base & river wall

Locals pronounce the creek Conococheague as Kon-a-ka-jig

Big Woods water pump is couple hundred yards east along the towpath

Locals pronounce the creek Conococheague as Kon-a-ka-jig

Nicely done

Great video! Thank you for sharing 🥾🏔

I've been eagerly waiting for your Day 4 and you did not disappoint. Entertaining and informative. Kudos, Sir.

The trail looked like it got a bit skinny in some parts where you could see people standing off to the side for you to pass, or maybe they were resting? I like when you include the old photos of the different bridges and the history. I have wanted to try a Pawpaw for a while now. There are many spots they grow in the wild near me, but they get taken fast. Last year a local fruit stand was selling them and by the time I got there, they were sold out. I think they sound interesting!

I can't tell you how I appreciate the effort that has been put into maintaining those old bridges and aqueducts! Where I live the department of transportation continues to tear them down even when they are in areas seldom used. Thank you, John! Once again you've brought us another beautiful video

Great video, keep ‘em coming John!

WOW! I guess we need to get out more. First you start the hike and I am thinking look at all that snow! Who hikes that much in snow. Then I couldn't believe how nice the hut was and had everything you need and others hike in all that snow ! Wow I must say it really easy beautiful the white snow and the blue sky. That morning view of the whole ridge and the sun it was really beautiful! All the snow and ice on your shoes! We are talking about trying a little snow shoeing this year. That hut was great this sounded like a perfect couple days I love when we don't have service. Ron really loves to read so he would have been in heaven! It really did look beautiful thanks for sharing your always opening my eyes more!

That's what I'm talking about - some real cold weather hiking. You got some really nice shots of morning at the hut. Did I already congratulate you for hitting 1000 subs? I don't remember. So congrats! Were you able to monetize too?

That was incredible, John! Facing those difficult conditions to be rewarded by those beautiful views 👍! Keep up the great work!

Following your winter adventure is most enjoyable and the added mt id's and showing the trail signs are a plus. I've visited the F Notch area a few times but never when it was below freezing. Hiking in those temps - even with the right gear - makes you one hardy caballero!

That’s looks crazy cold 🥶 don’t pay me enough money to doing that. It’s not just freezing cold but windy 🌬️ too. It’s only you a crazy man to doing that 😂 and I know your wife is staying in a warm place while you’re out there. 😂

It looked so beautiful to hike in the snow. The hut looked really cozy with the woodburning stove and the view from your bunkhouse was just beautiful. The AMC lodging looks like a great place to stay. I looked them up but the closest ones to me are in NJ or NY.

Wow what a beautiful fall day in Connecticut it looks a lot like the PNW cabt wait to visit one day. That canal trail is really nice! I feel like you shared this before those butterfly chairs looked familiar what a wonderful memorial for the Sandy Hook children so heartbreaking the butterflies are a nice idea. Loved seeing all your fall leaves your very lucky to have that to enjoy a nice ride. I agree I just like seeing kids outside and not glued to monitors or phones!! 😊 Great video!

Nice video of my locality! Let me know if you are ever in the area, again planning do the entire (St.J to Burlington ) LVRT as an supported, adaptive, group ride this summer. our farm is approximately half way

I am loving these shorts, John! Keep up the great work!! 👍

Looks like an adventure!

I have watched your videos before.... I used to work at MCC. You must live nearby. There is an additional 294 miles of rail trails and gavel roads down to Keene, NH. I have a Ride with GPS file for this ride. If you know the owners of MCC you can contact me through MCC.

Only got to ride this in the summer and missed my return in the fall like i wanted to, but def will ride this path again, it's so chill

Very nice John! Well-filmed, narrated, and produced. Hope you all are well and had a blessed holiday time.

The rain definitely made things hardy. Great trip! Epic shoe deterioration. I think I'm gonna try to tackle much of this route this winter - need all these peaks for my winter list save Moriah.

I always enjoy your videos. Great camera work and identifying the cross streets and points of interest is great.

Looks like a great ride.

That's great that they have extended that trail. Very nice fall colors and I liked seeing all the murals along your bike ride.