Hills are Your Friends. The tenth annual slugfest up and down the highest ridges of the Pennsylvania Laurel Highlands, held on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.
I did this ride back in '09, so I knew what I was in for: 75 miles and over 9,000 feet of climbing! But back then the weather was idyllic: bright sun with low humidity--a perfect Indian Summer day. This year not so much: 91 degrees with swamp-like humidity!
Despite the heat, 22 madmen showed up for the carnage!
(click the map to see my max speed--the downhill from Seven Springs Golf course...)
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| The irrepressible Ken Cushey, center, in Stars and Stripes, leads this ride and dozens of others throughout the riding season |
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| A closed road led to a slight "detour" |
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| You know you're deep in the boondocks when you see shotgunned stop signs |
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| The image doesn't convey the steepness |
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| A bridge in Confluence |
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| Windmills: A sure sign you are in high country |
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