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By: day two of the S24O

day two of the S24O — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:57:06 +0000

[...] our trip was not an S24O, as we were back home at 2:45 PM the day after we left. I felt this was a great dry-run of a [...]

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By: Ray Roberts S24O « Bike Denton

Ray Roberts S24O « Bike Denton — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:07:58 +0000

[...] S24O is a “Sub 24 hour Overnight” bike camping trip, and the term was coined by Grant [...]

By: Eddie Allen

Eddie Allen — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:51:49 +0000

Here’s my account of how S24O translates in the UK. Wish I had the Californian weather, but we’ve got some green and pleasant land to make up for it.

[url]http://www.everydaycycling.com/edc/news/WiseWords/20080922_wise_words_microtouring.aspx[/url]

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:19:42 +0000

That sounds like my old days. A long time ago (before kids and wife) I would head out. Where? I had no idea. I would just ride. When I got tired, I would either find a hidden place to camp, or – with permission – camp on someone’s front yard. That was a great time.

By: 2whls3spds

2whls3spds — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:55:50 +0000

I quite often do out and backs (S24O’s) with stealth camping. One of my favorites was to catch a ride with a buddy going north on Fridays, he would drop me off about 45 miles up the road. I would ride for 10 miles or so, stealth camp along one of the local rivers then ride the rest of the way home on Saturday.

With the bride in tow it is going to B&B’s or nothing

Aaron

By: BodhiSativa

BodhiSativa — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:11:06 +0000

Great article RR. Inspiring! Looking forward to cycle trips like this! I never thought about 24 hour trips and often multiple day and week excursions have made me skip it all together.

By: Smudgemo

Smudgemo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:43:34 +0000

I’ve got some ideas for this that include places like Calistoga, Napa, Sonoma and Marin County. There are a ton of quiet roads and beautiful places see just north of me. Perhaps high fuel prices will make them just that much quieter.

By: russ roca

russ roca — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:52:01 +0000

JonK and TonkaT…Thanks for those suggestions! Do you guys mind making a Google Map or G-Map Pedometer of the route?

By: tonkatruck

tonkatruck — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:18:58 +0000

From the DC area, the C&O Canal towpath offers plenty of S24O opportunities. On narrow tires, you can avoid the dirt path of the towpath and take the Washington and Old Dominion trail to White’s Ferry, then take one of two campsites within a mile of the Ferry (that would be about 40 miles from the National Mall, but you could also take the Metro out to Vienna and cut out 25 miles).

The C&O canal towpath runs all the way to Cumberland Maryland and after White’s Ferry there are campsites every 5-10 miles with water, fire pits, and a toilet.

Check out the classic BikeWashington site that has all the info:
http://www.bikewashington.org/canal/index.php