Maidei goes on a world tour-Part 1 of the Bicycle Mystery Tour

[Possegal]

(1) (2) Pittsburgh is also known for the inclines. We went up to the Mount on the Duquesne incline.
(3) One of the prettiest views in the country. Then again, I'm pretty biased. The fountain at the Point is under repair. I would have biked over to take a photo there if it was working, but since it wasn't, we didn't head that way.
(4) Another view from the Mount as we made our way toward the other incline.
(5) A stop at St. Mary of the Mount, to prayer for a few less hills, seemed like a good idea.


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[Possegal]

(1) Hanging in my pocket
(2) Heading back down on the Mon Incline
(3) Another Pittsburgh standard - a bridge. Depending on the source you read, Pittsburgh and its vicinity either has the most bridges in the world, in the US, or just a whole lot of bridges. This is the Smithfield St. Bridge. Some bridges are not very bikeable, some aren't so bad. This one is pretty easy to ride across. And to fall at the end of it.
(4) A view from the bridge
(5) View at the end of the bridge, into the city.

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[kmehrzad]

Nice pictures. Did Maidei get a nosebleed from the heights? What an awesome view from the top of the incline.

Pittsburgh, hometown of Frank Lenz, amateur photographer who became a well known adventure cyclist in the late 1800's (fascinating story).

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[Possegal]

Nice pictures. Did Maidei get a nosebleed from the heights? What an awesome view from the top of the incline.

I kept longing to have the legs I had when I was in my 20s and my only form of transportation was my bike or my feet. Dang I had some strong legs back then. I need to move back home!

[Owlie]

My former roommate from Pittsburgh thought my reaction to the hills when I visited her was hilarious.

[Zen]

Did she get the Hot Dog Labia from that thumb in her crotch?
and (purely as an aside)why are there so many Burghers in the DC area?

[Possegal]

(purely as an aside)why are there so many Burghers in the DC area?

As the saying goes - can't swing a dead cat around here without hitting one of us. Due to lack of jobs in Pittsburgh, and the close proximity to this area. I can be home in 3.5 hrs, which is nice! I'd live in Pittsburgh now if a job was there for me to do, but alas, there is not.

[Possegal]

My former roommate from Pittsburgh thought my reaction to the hills when I visited her was hilarious.

I have a few hills I LOVE to drive people down when they are new to the city. Of course requiring them to yell WEEEEEEEEEEE as we fly down them. Then people ask how it is that we can run and bike around there. Admittedly, I'd have a harder time doing it now, but you also learn that it pays to go a long way around in order to avoid certain hills.

[Possegal]

(1)That's the incline we rode down on
(2) That's the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning. I wish we had more time and I would have taken her around Oakland to see the sights there.
(3) She was very glad that my family does not live up on the side of that hill!
(4) She wanted to stop for a drink, but we had a long drive back to MD ahead of us!
(5) Oh no, another hill! yeah, it just drops off at the edge there. That's another hill I never rode up or down in my years of biking around that city.

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