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I went with a friend, my daughter and her husband. We had a wonderful time and the trip met -- and often exceeded -- all our expectations. This had been on my "bucket list" for a long time and there were no regrets. The scenery for...

Great trip. Way to go Rating: Excellent ***** Joe Kresser Gibsonia, Pa Traveled September of 2014 on the  Pittsburgh to Washington DC bike tour...

I have to come clean ..  Most mornings on my "commute"  to work I get a perverse joy from listening to the Pittsburgh traffic report.  Backups at the Squirrel Hill Tunnel,  Parkway moving at a snails pace, Mon Wharf closed etc….  The drive is about 6...

Bugs = good fishing   Arrived at work here in Ohiopyle this morning to be greeted by indicators of a good fishing weekend.  I had to step over a couple of these bad boys to get in the door. Golden Stone Flys                 They were not particularly large, but...

GREEN DRAKES are here!! They have been seen sparsely for about 5 days. In general, they tend to be first spotted on Meadow Run and Beaver Creek, where water temperatures are higher. On the Youghiogheny, they will be first seen on the Loop, the 1.5 miles...

CSX appropriately making an appearance this morning - sending off this crew of Great Allegheny Passage Rail Trail (formerly the Western Maryland Railroad) riders! Have a great trip!       This group is loading up and departing from the Wilderness Voyageurs base in Ohiopyle. Join us on a...

Meet the Easy Riders! These lucky people are on the trail as we sit at our computers - they're riding, we're dreaming about riding. They headed out this morning - it was a little grey and a little overcast, but just the right temperature to ride the Great...

Mountain Biking in the Laurel Highlands The Laurel Highlands can be found in the south western corner of Pennsylvania, covering parts of Fayette, Westmoreland, and Somerset counties.  Generally, it is the area that is contained between the Chestnut Ridge and the Laurel Ridge of the Appalachians....