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Shuttle each other's cars?
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ESTROM from Arlington, MA on 8/19/2014 6:41:44 PM:
My wife and I are considring doing both trails in Sept or Oct. I had an idea if someone else is doing it at the same time, we could arrange a mutual shuttle. For instance, we could meet you in Washington, DC and you could drive our car to Pitsburgh, or vice versa.
 
Greg on 8/22/2014 2:47:42 PM:
The logistics and legalities are probably a bit much for some folks, but I'm game to consider it. I'm planning the same time frame from Pitt to D.C. Are you starting in D.C. and just want to have your car shuttled up to Pitt?
 
Laura on 9/17/2014 4:01:20 PM:
hi, just saw your comment, and thought i'd chime in. not sure when you were thinking, but I'm part of a tiny crew that is planning on doing the ride the 2nd weekend of oct. we're going west-bound but we've got people from dc and from pittsburgh on the ride so we'll be planning some one way logistics on both ends.

if you're thinking the same weekend, and want to chat, let me know!
 
Greg on 9/18/2014 2:58:30 PM:
Well, I just got on a plane and am headed to Nicaragua for 8 days of diving! When I get back, I thought I'd take a couple of days to recoup, and then drive to Pittsburgh to ride them both to D.C. My plan at present is to leave my bike in D.C., fly back to Pitt to get the car, drive back to D.C. and get the bike, and then drive home to near Chicago. I'm guessing I'll be starting the first week in October, riding alone, but if it works out that it works with anyone else's plans, I'm game.
 
Greg K from Chicago on 9/18/2014 4:45:33 PM:
That's a lot of driving and flying.

You can take Amtrak from Chicago to Pittsburgh overnight (6:30 PM - 5 AM), then take it from DC to Chicago overnight again (4 PM - 9 AM). I did this trip last year in mid-October during the shutdown. Bike and box for each leg of your trip make your total transportation cost about $230 before you consider food.
 
Greg on 9/30/2014 8:50:47 PM:
Yeah, Greg, it is. But I don't want to arrive on an overnight train and ride dead-tired or waste a day. I'd have to do that twice. And Amtrak doesn't have roll-on on those routes, so I'd have to break down the bike. And I retired from an airline so I can fly from D.C. up to Pitt for free. I love trains, but Amtrak just doesn't make it easy enough. For the original poster....I'm riding from Pitt down to D.C. and will arrive in D.C. on the 11th if that works with your schedule in any way. Looking forward to the ride!
 
Greg K from Chicago on 10/2/2014 2:49:27 PM:
Either way Pittsburgh to Washington's a great way to go and October is the perfect time of year. I'm still considering a trip at the end of the month but time is getting short.
 
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