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| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Homestead, Pennsylvania |
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| GAP trail, Pennsylvania | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | Boston, Pennsylvania |
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| GAP trail, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania | Sutersville, Pennsylvania |
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| GAP trail, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania | West Newton, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania |
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| GAP trail, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania | GAP coke oven | GAP coke oven |
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| Connellsville, Pennsylvania | Connellsville, Pennsylvania | Connellsville, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania |
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| GAP trail, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania | Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania |
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| Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania | Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania | Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania | Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania |
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| Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania | Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania | GAP trail, Pennsylvania |
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| GAP trail, Pennsylvania | Confluence, Pennsylvania | Confluence, Pennsylvania | Pinkerton Tunnel |
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| Pinkerton Tunnel | Rockwood, Pennsylvania | Meyersdale, Pennsylvania | Meyersdale, Pennsylvania |
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| Meyersdale, Pennsylvania | Meyersdale, Pennsylvania | Meyersdale, Pennsylvania | Meyersdale, Pennsylvania |
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| GAP trail, Pennsylvania | Eastern Continental divide | Big Savage tunnel | Big Savage tunnel |
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| Big Savage tunnel | Pennsylvania/ Maryland | GAP trail, Maryland | Frostburg, Maryland |
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| Frostburg, Maryland | GAP trail, Maryland | GAP trail, Maryland | GAP trail, Maryland |
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| GAP trail, Maryland | GAP trail, Maryland | Cumberland, Maryland | Cumberland, Maryland |
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| Cumberland, Maryland | Cumberland, Maryland | Cumberland, Maryland | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail |
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| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail |
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| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail |
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| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Paw Paw, West Virgina | Paw Paw tunnel | Paw Paw tunnel |
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| Paw Paw tunnel | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail |
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| Little Orleans, Maryland | Little Orleans, Maryland | Little Orleans, Maryland | Little Orleans, Maryland |
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| Little Orleans, Maryland | Little Orleans, Maryland | Big Pool, Maryland | Big Pool, Maryland |
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| Big Pool, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland |
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| Williamsport, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland |
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| Williamsport, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland |
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| Williamsport, Maryland | Williamsport, Maryland | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail |
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| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Sharpsburg, Maryland | Sharpsburg, Maryland | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
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| Sharpsburg, Maryland | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail | Harper Ferry, West Virginia | Harper Ferry, West Virginia |
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| Harper Ferry, West Virginia | Harper Ferry, West Virginia | Harper Ferry, West Virginia | Harper Ferry, West Virginia |
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| Harper Ferry, West Virginia | Harper Ferry, West Virginia | Harper Ferry, West Virginia | Harper Ferry, West Virginia |
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| West Virginia | Virginia/ West Virginia border | Virgina | Hillsboro Gap, Virginia |
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| Hillsboro Gap, Virginia | Hillsboro Gap, Virginia | Washington & Old Dominion trail | Virgina |
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| Virgina | Virgina | Herndon, Virginia | Washington DC |
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| Jefferson Monumen | Washington DC | Washington Monument | White House |
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| White House | Washington DC | Washington Monument | Lincoln Monument |
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| Washington DC | Washington DC | Lincoln Monument | Washington DC |
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| Washington DC | Washington DC | Capital building | Air and Space Museum |
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| Air and Space Museum | Air and Space Museum | Air and Space Museum | Air and Space Museum |
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| National Museum of Natural History | National Museum of Natural History | National Museum of Natural History | National Museum of Natural History |
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| National Museum of Natural History | National Museum of Natural History | National Museum of Natural History | National Museum of Natural History |
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| National Museum of Natural History | National Museum of Natural History | National Museum of Natural History | National Museum of Natural History |
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| National Museum of American History | National Museum of American History | National Museum of American History | National Museum of American History |
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| National Museum of American History | National Museum of American History | National Museum of American History | National Museum of American History |
Ted in front of Five Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG) place complex.
The Omni William Penn Hotel.
Jay and Ted in front of the Bike the Burgh shop.
Ted in front of one of the Heinz buildings.
Ted in front of a statue of Bill Mazeroski.
Ted in front of the Fred Rogers Memorial Statue.
Ted and Jay in front of one of the 3 identical yellow bridges in Pittsburgh. The bridges are called the three sister bridges (Roberto Clemente Bridge, Andy Warhol Bridge and Rachel Carson Bridge).
Jay on his rental bike in front of the walking bridge to the Duquesne incline.
Duquesne incline.
Monongahela incline.
Photo taken from inside the Monongahela incline.
Photo taken from top of the Monongahela incline.
Ted and Jay on a platform near the top of the Monongahela incline.
Ted in front of the Grand Brew coffee shop near the top of the Monongahela incline.
Photo of the Duquesne incline and the three river (Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio) intersection of Pittsburgh.
Bar river boat in Ohio river near 3 river intersection in Pittsburgh.
Jay carrying his bike down the stairs towards the Ohio River in Pittsburgh.
Ted in front of The Liberty Avenue Musicians statue Pittsburgh.
One of the Yellow bridges light up at night in Pittsburgh.
The top of the Koppers building and Gulf Tower building in Pittsburgh at night. The colors Lights on the Gulf Tower serve as a weather beacon. The color codes indicate conditions like temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind speed.
Ted with our rental bikes at the Pittsburgh end of The Great Allegheny Trail.
Bridge with Monongahela incline in background at Pittsburgh.
Jay on the Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh.
Jay near Homestead Steel Works Stacks.
Jay and Ted on a bridge over a railroad track on The Great Allegheny Trail.
Room in park on corner of 6th and Walnut in McKeesport.
Sign for The Great Allegheny Trail in McKeesport.
Ted at trail side visitor center on The Great Allegheny Trail in Boston, Pennsylvania.
House seen from The Great Allegheny Trail.
Jay with Ted following him on the Great Allegheny Trail.
Ted and Jay by waterfall next to The Great Allegheny Trail.
Ted and Jay in front of the big Twist Ice cream shop.
Ted riding on The Great Allegheny Trail.
Bike arch next to The Great Allegheny Trail.
Ted getting his bike ready at the Bright Morning B&B where he stayed in West Newton.
Ted following Jay on The Great Allegheny Passage Trail.
Jay and two of the ladies from our previous night’s lodging on The Great Allegheny Trail.
Ted and some other riders at rest stop on The Great Allegheny Trail.
Ted by coke oven next to The Great Allegheny Trail.
Jay by coke oven next to The Great Allegheny Trail.
Stone panning ladder at the Blue Canoe RV Park.
Ted and Jay on old railroad bridge next to The Great Allegheny Trail.
Jay and Ted in front of the Connellsville Visitor Center.
Ted following Jay on Dunbar Creek viaduct of The Great Allegheny Passage Trail.
Ted following Jay on Bowest Bridge of The Great Allegheny Passage Trail.
Great Passage Falls next to The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Ted in front of waterfall near mile 75.5 of The Great Allegheny Passage trail (near Mitchell Field marker).
Ted and Jay on the Ohiopyle High Bridge.
Ted and Jay on the Ohiopyle Low Bridge.
Jay cycling past Bene’s Beef Jerky in Ohiopyle.
Jay cycling in front of Falls Market in Ohiopyle.
Ohiopyle Falls.
Ted and Jay at Ohiopyle welcome sign.
Ted at the base of the Ohiopyle Low Bridge.
Ted’s GPS setup on his bike while riding The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Jay and Ted on The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
View of river from The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Tissue farm coffee shop’s museum.
Ted is sitting at a table in front of the Tissue Farm coffee shop.
Ted and Jay on the Pinkerton High bridge leading to the Pinkerton Tunnel on The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Ted and Jay in front of the Pinkerton Tunnel on The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Jay having a free customer appreciation meal at Rock City Express store.
Ted standing on Salisbury Viaduct on The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
The Meyers burial ground at north end of the Salisbury Viaduct next to The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Jay riding on the Salisbury Viaduct of The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Jay at the Meyersdale train station of The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Jay on his way to eat at the White House in Meyersdale.
Jay and Ted in front of the Inn on Main street, where they stayed for the night in Meyersdale.
Jay cycling across the Keystone viaduct.
Ted and Jay at the tunnel on the Eastern Continental divide, from here the water either flows to the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean.
Ted and Jay in front of Big Savage tunnel.
View from far side of Big Savage tunnel where you can see 3 states (Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virgina).
Jay sitting on bench near Big Savage tunnel where you can see 3 states (Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virgina).
Ted and Jay at the Pennsylvania/ Maryland border.
Ted in front of Borden Tunnel.
Sculpture garden leading to town of Frostburg.
Sculpture on trail to town of Frostburg.
Ted’s bike and Jay with train that we came across on trail to Cumberland.
Ted as train goes past him on the trail to Cumberland.
Pedal bikes being towed to Frostburg.
Jay cycling The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Jay cycling to a bridge on The Great Allegheny Passage trail.
Ted on Baltimore street in Cumberland.
Mansion on Washington street in Cumberland.
Mansion on Washington street in Cumberland.
Ted in front of the welcome sign to Cumberland.
Ted in front of Goerge Washington’s Headquarters in Cumberland.
The C & O canal trail between Cumberland and Lock 75.
Ted and his bike at C & O canal trail lock # 75.
Ditch of old pump house of the C & O canal trail.
Bug on lily pad flower near C & O canal trail.
Flower of dames rocket plant next to the C & O canal trail.
Beaver dam near C & O canal trail.
Jay cycling part of the C & O canal trail.
Turtle in C & O canal.
Turtles in C & O canal.
Ted on flower lined C & O canal trail.
Ted and Jay at Maryland/ West Virginia border near Paw Paw, West Virgina.
Paw Paw tunnel on the C & O canal trail.
Ted and Jay outside the Paw Paw tunnel on the C & O canal trail.
Jay below Ted outside the Paw Paw tunnel on the C & O canal trail.
Jay cycling the C & O canal trail near Paw Paw tunnel.
Lock on C & O trail east of Paw Paw tunnel.
Jay and 2 other cyclist on the C & O canal trail.
Bill’s place in Little Orlean, near the C & O canal trail.
Ted at elevation sign across from the Town Hill B & B where he stayed in Little Orleans.
Town Hill B & B where Jay and Ted stayed in Little Orleans.
Breakfast at the Town Hill B & B where Ted stayed in Little Orleans.
Ted and Jay as the hotel owner loads our bikes to drive us back to Bill’s place in Little Orleans.
Ted and Jay getting ready to ride the Western Maryland Rail trail (WMRT).
Ted with our rental bikes at Fort Fredrick.
Ted at the entrance of Fort Fredrick.
Jay and Ted in front of Fort Frederick.
Jay with Ted and their bikes behind him on the C & O canal trail.
Smoke house at Elmwood farm in Williamsport.
Ted at back of Elmwood Farm house where he stayed in Williamsport.
The 1853 barn used for events at Elmwood Farm in Williamsport.
Ted near the fire truck at Elmwood Farm in Williamsport.
The event room in the 1853 barn at Elmwood Farms in Williamsport.
Alpacas in a barn at Elmwood farms in Williamsport.
The National historic registry plaque on the front of Elmwood Farm in Williamsport.
Ted in front of Elmwood Farm where he stayed in Williamsport.
Basement room at Elmwood Farm in Williamsport.
Lock 44 on the C & O canal trail.
Large abandon power plant near Lock 44 on the C & O canal trail. R. Paul Smith power plant.
Lock 44 on the C & O canal trail.
Ted and Jay near down tree on the C & O canal trial near Williamsport.
Tree debris in flooding Potomac River.
Ted and Jay at detour of C & O canal trail, due to flooding.
Old military hospital in Sharpsburg.
Jay crossing the historic bridge on Maryland route 34 near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Train like things near the historic bridge on Maryland route 34 near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Antietam Iron Furnace near historic bridge on Maryland route 34.
Snapping turtle on the C & O Canal trail.
Ted and Jay crossing the bridge to Harper Ferry, West Virginia.
Historic dry goods store Harper Ferry National Historic Park.
Building in Harper Ferry National Historic Park.
Historic clothing store in Harper Ferry National Historic Park.
Tree growing in flooding Potomac River, extra high water covered shoreline trees.
Book store at Harper Ferry National Historic Park.
White Hall Tavern at Harper Ferry National Historic Park.
A tire floating down the flooded Potomac River, the water had risen overnight and lots of things were floating down the river.
The flooded C & O canal on the Maryland side of the bridge near Harpers Ferry, West Virgina. The gate was locked and you could not go down the stairs to the flooded trail.
Tree in the flooded Potomac River.
Our route from Harper Ferry, West Virginia to Washington DC.
Ted at the West Virginia/ Virgina border near The Gap, Virginia.
Jay riding the highway in Virgina, not much of a shoulder and there was a lot of traffic.
Jay riding in The Gap, Virginia.
The chips and drink Ted bought at the Stoneybrook Farm Market.
Ted and our rental bike in front of the Stoneybrook Farm Market.
A common Water snake on the Washington & Old Dominion (W & OD) trail.
The W & OD trail.
Ted and Jay near the W & OD trail.
A caboose next to the W & OD trail.
Herdon Historic trail station next to the W & OD trail.
Ted and Jay going into Washington DC.
Ted and Jay with their bikes in front of the Jefferson Monument.
Jay cycle past part of the US Capital.
Ted standing at the base of the Washington Monument.
Ted in front of the White House.
Ted in the back of the White House.
The Eisenhower Executive office building.
Ted’s rental bike in front of the reflection pool with the Washington Monument.
A Massachusetts marching band in front of the Lincoln Monument.
A canal boat near mile 0.5 of the C & O canal trail.
Ted in front of the Lincoln monument.
A view of the Washington Monument with the reflection pond.
The National World War II Memorial Fountains in Washington DC.
Smithsonian Arts and industries building in Washington DC.
A cycling tour group in front of the Smithsonian Castle in Washington DC.
Ted with the Capital building in the background.
One of the last 5 known remaining Write Brother Bicycles, this one is at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
The 1907 8 cylinder Curtis motorcycle at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Evel Knievel’s motor cycle at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Model of Sojourner Rover that landed on Mars July 4, 1997 at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Northrop Alpha used in the 1930s for mail and passengers by the US army at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Tyrannosaurus rex skull as Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Moai Statue from Easter Island at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Model of Prehistoric Megatooth shark at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Polar Bear at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Ted in front of Mastodon Fossel (Prehistoric elephant) at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Model of Australopithecus afarensis head at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Prehistoric Man dating back about 4 million years ago.
Egyptian mummies at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Diamond neckless with Rubys at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Mesolite with Fluorapophyllite rock at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Canyon dabla at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. This meteorite is associated with Meteor Crater (Largest meteorite crater in the USA) near Winslow Arizona.
Ted in front of the model Elephant at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Ted in front of John Bull steam locomotive at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. This train first operated in the USA on September 15, 1831.
Ted in front of model of a tabaco ship “Brilliant” at Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Women’s 1889 Overman Bicycle at Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Red 1903 Winston Touring car, first car to cross the USA at Smithsonian National Museum of American History. It took 64 days to cross the USA.
California Highway patrols motorcycles on display at Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
1955 Ford Country Squire station wagon at Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
1939 Carpenter Dodge School bus at Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
1926 Southern Railroad 1401 train at Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
1898 Washington DC electric streetcar #303 at Smithsonian National Museum of American History.