Dad, daughter bike Pittsburgh to D.C.
CRANBERRY TWP — Kevin Cramer is no stranger to the 334-mile bike trail from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C.
However, this time the trip was the first for his 10-year-old daughter, Kayla.
Two years ago, Cramer made the 135-mile trip from Cumberland, Md., to Pittsburgh with his son, Cameron, who was 4 at the time. Cramer and his daughter took a longer route together.
The Cranberry Township father, 38, said the duo battled rain storms, detours, mud slides and potholes to make it to the nation’s capital. Cramer said Boston, a town in Elizabeth Township, provided a four-hour detour.
“I convinced Kayla to do the whole thing this year, just to say we did,” Cramer said. “It was a lot of fun, and we rode a lot.”
Kayla, who will attend Haine Elementary School in the fall, said the trip was challenging.
“We had to walk in some mud,” Kayla said. “But I liked the challenge. I would probably do it again.”
He said the trip with Kayla was the first time he did the entire Pittsburgh-to-Washington, D.C. trip.
Cramer called the trip a great ride and “very family doable.”
Cramer documented the recent trip with Kayla on his YouTube channel,
Read more about Kevin and Kayla’s trip in the Butler Eagle.
