Reply to Bicycling Canals In General

Several years ago in order to prepare for almost a 3000 mile self-supported mountain bike race, I took to a local canal path found near me for all my training purposes. Very quickly, I warmed to bicycling along old historic canalways, and soon developed a fondness for seeking out and cycling other notable canals for such purposes. I did bicycle the entire C & O Canal-GAP Trail back in late October of 2013, as part of an event that was known as the "Great American Mustache Ride," and enjoyed it thoroughly. I highly recommend to anyone who is considering this route, to actually follow through and complete this entire route.

I have taken all my experiences thus far in riding canals, and put them in written form in a recently written book titled BICYCLING THE ERIE CANAL: Stories and Insight Leading Up to One Memorable Ride. This book contain much information about many of the canals in general, details on fellow wheelmen of the late 1800's who cycled these same routes, and my own perspectives as well.

To learn more, kindly follow the link provided -

https://www.amazon.com/Bicycling-Erie-Canal-Stories-Memorable/dp/1534677011/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470839877&sr=1-1&keywords=richard+s+costello