ALL TRAILS LEAD TO ICE CREAM

I'm going to openly admit that I've done too much the past few weeks and it's taken a slight toll on my " recently operated on " back.  I arrived home from hiking in Arizona and camping in Ohiopyle feeling great and anxious to get on my bike.  Thing is...I have a problem with moderation...I always have.  I guess, fortunately for me, my drug of choice is the outdoors...or, more specifically, my mountain bike.  Unfortunately, like any drug that you take too much of...especially when you shouldn't...the outcome isn't always positive.   Celebrating the first day of summer and "National Selfie Day" with Matt Linnane & Tim Sindlinger  with a ride in Michaux -- June 21, 2016 Taking a break in Michaux (Tim Sindlinger, Dave Raymond, Matt Linnane) -- June 21, 2016 Timmy gliding over a newly created ramp on one of our favorite trails in Michaux State Forest -- June 21, 2016 Matt taking a post ride shower from the back of hi...

Ohiopyle isn't in Ohio.  The little Fayette County town, located in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania, has been a family destination for a long time.  Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania gets it's unique name, most believe, from a combination of Native American words which come together as "Ohiopehelle" which, when translated, means "white, frothy water."  The main falls at Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania -- June 17, 2016 The town, itself, is complete engulfed by Ohiopyle State Park ...a sort of western Pennsylvania mecca for kayakers, rafters, hikers, campers, and cyclists.  The main feature of the park is the Youghiogheny River Gorge which meanders its way through the park.  The "Yough" offers some of the best whitewater rafting and sight seeing east of the Mississippi River.  That's me on the left with my mother, Kathy Raymond, and my brother, Jacob Raymond.  Based upon what I know from the background we were hiking the Fer...