The Washington Post - By David Montgomery, Oct. 13, 2020
Not far into the chilly dimness of the Big Savage Tunnel, I started to feel panicky: The archway of proverbial light at the end was not getting larger, as if I were not getting nearer. As much as I pedaled, it seemed I wasn’t progressing.
The illusion passed, and after a few minutes my wife, Susan, and I emerged into the hot sunlight of southwestern Pennsylvania. But that tells you how long the tunnel is — about two-thirds of a mile — and it’s just one of the stunning features along the Great Allegheny Passage bicycle trail from Cumberland, Md., to Pittsburgh. Read More...