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October 13, 2025
John Gardiner
Proto-Future, Bicycle Adventure, Trip Report, Field Recording

Proto-Future 12: GAP Pilot, Part 2

October 13, 2025
John Gardiner
Proto-Future, Bicycle Adventure, Trip Report, Field Recording

The second part of a pilot episode I recorded in 2023, exploring Pittsburgh and biking on the GAP trail back to Connellsville.

The City Cast Pittsburgh episode on the Silence of the Lambs house can be found here: https://pittsburgh.citycast.fm/podcasts/spend-the-night-at-the-silence-of-the-lambs-house

Go support my friends at City Cast if you’re in any one of their 13 (soon to be 15) cities!

October 13, 2025
John Gardiner
Proto-Future, Bicycle Adventure, Trip Report, Field Recording

Tagged: Proto-future, Urbanism, Bicycle, Pittsburgh, Pilot Episode, Bikepacking, GAP Trail, Bike Trail, Trip Report

John Gardiner

Proto-Future 11: Layout, Life, and Podcast Update, 2025

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Have a Thought? 

Proto-Future is attempting to do something which has never been done in model railroading before. I am here to ruffle feathers, seed ideas, get rusty gears turning, and help the hobby escape the transition-era worshiping rut we’ve been in for 30+ years, thereby better appealing to younger generations and improving the world around us along the way. If you have any thoughts at all – good or bad – pause for a second, think them through, make sure they’re logical, then email me, and we’ll see where it goes.

While the podcast is transitioning to Proto-Future, I still happily accept beginner questions and will address them on-air every now and then. Feel free to email me via the contact form, and I’ll do my best to help you in your quest.

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