Friday, September 26, 2008
By Lawrence Walsh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

During one of their initial bicycle rides on the C&O Canal Towpath in Washington, D.C., in the early 1980s, John Surma and his wife, Becky, asked a fellow cyclist how far the trail went.

The man said it went at least as far as Great Falls, Va., and added:

“Some day, they say it’s going to go all the way to Pittsburgh.” Read more»