The signup for the camping and biking trip to the Abandoned Turnpike the weekend of April 12 to April 14 is now open and can be found below and on paoli1.org.
This trip will take us to one of the stranger attractions in Pennsylvania, an old section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was abandoned when it was easier to route around the area than to widen the existing tunnels. The approximately 10-mile trail includes two tunnels and a general postapocalyptic feel that was captured in the movie The Road.
We'll meet at the cabin at 5:30 on the evening of 4/12 to load bikes and gear and then depart for our campsite at Cowans Gap State Park. We'll get dinner on the road. Expect that we'll return to the cabin on Sunday 4/14 around lunchtime.
For anyone who wants to join us but doesn't have a bike of their own, we're going to see if we can source loaner bikes from within the troop. Indicate below that you'll need a bike as well as your height so we can try to match you to one. There's no guarantee this will work, but we're going to try! I encourage anyone in this situation to also investigate rental options as a backup option.
