Day 42 Clairsville, Oh to Pittsburgh, Pa

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 Day 42 Clairsville, OH to Pittsburgh, Pa 79 miles. Beautiful  sunrise to start the day. The hills were not as bad as yesterday  but still did 2800 feet of climbing.  I finally had to walk my bike up a hill, it had to be at least 16%. I rode from Ohio to West Virginia, then to Pennsylvania. Some of the trail was pretty  overgrown. A lot  of the trails  were crushed limestone,really  hard packed. I loved  the bulldozer  art, that will be ever changing. It was nice that Larry had  a cooler of cold water next to the trail. Just in time, the last water fountain  was turned off. You can sure see that coal is king. This was not the place to talk about alternative energy. Downtown Pittsburgh  looked really beautiful. I had a Warmshower  host that talked until 11 when  I  finally  said I had to get to sleep. I'm  on the Allegany Passage  starting tomorrow.  The trail goes all the way to Washington DC. 












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  1. AnonymousAugust 12, 2023 at 5:12 AM

    You're making great progress! Won't be long now! -Linda G

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  2. AnonymousAugust 12, 2023 at 6:13 AM

    Pittsburg, and Portland, used to slso be dteel country as well; aka...The Steelers. Between the strikes back in the 80s and China, not sure where steel is made in USA ? 20% of energy from coal in 2020....18% in 2023. 😢

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  3. AnonymousAugust 12, 2023 at 5:44 PM

    You covered a lot of miles today, glad your WarmShower host was there for you! Audrey

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