Vacation for Sarah and I usually means some sort of insane bike trip. This year came with some career shuffling and schedule uncertainty and we weren't sure we would have the time for an adventure. With less than a month of planning and winter weather impending (or so we thought) we made the last minute call to pack up our bikes, use Amtrak's new roll-on service from Pittsburgh to DC, and ride our bikes back along the C&O Canal Towpath and Great Allegheny Passage.