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Pittsburgh and Millersburg Ferry

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This past holiday weekend we crossed off two items of our Pennsylvania's Best Views , We visited Pittsburgh and Millersburg. On Saturday we took the long drive to Pittsburgh for the Incline. It was a long drive, filled with Starbucks stops. Double Purpose Frapp, using it to ice my shin splints    ** Tourist Warning** Duquesne Incline does not accept Credit cards. It's EXACT CHANGE ONLY , and there is no ATMs on the lower station, or nearby. We counted our quarters and headed up the incline. The wait and rude incline attendants were absolutely worth the view on top!     We climbed down the mountain after lunch and headed to explore some of Pittsburgh.     On Monday, we headed to Millersburg to check out the ferry. Megan graciously answered my questions about the ferry and other attractions around, thank you! This time we brought cash to pay for the Ferry. There were a group of motorcycles and two cars riding th...

The Kennett Run 2016- Race Recap- Race Repeater

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Kennett Run 2016 Price : $30 (Registered in April) Goodies: Blue Women's cut tech shirt, and lots of goodies after the race. Weather- Sunny 60 degrees. *** Correction ***   This is embarrassing! On Saturday when I looked at the results online, it showed me that I was 2nd in my AG. I didn't stick around for the awards, (my son was hungry, and my niece was sleepy and my mom grumpy, we needed to get going. Maybe next time I won't make crazy claims without the real trophy in my hand.) Well, I went to look at the results again today, to log them into my Race Logs, and it seems the timing agency made a mistake . They separated the Age Groups in 5 year intervals and I was in the 30-34 age group. Once the 35-39 group gets added they bump me all the way to 16th in the 30-39 AG . And I am still 2nd on the 30-34 AG. Oh well, I raced and had a lot of fun in this race. AG placement or not! and it seemed too good to be true anyway. I'm sorry for portraying my race ...