Article Photos: Biking Pittsburgh to Maryland on mountain trail



This July 29, 2011 photo shows cyclists celebrating at the Eastern Continental Divide before the long and bracing downhill to Cumberland, Md., on the Great Allegheny Passage. The passage is a 141-mile rail-trail from Homestead, Pa., near Pittsburgh, to Cumberland in Western Maryland. (AP Photo/John Gearan)

This July 29, 2011 photo shows cyclists celebrating at the Eastern Continental Divide before the long and bracing downhill to Cumberland, Md., on the Great Allegheny Passage. The passage is a 141-mile rail-trail from Homestead, Pa., near Pittsburgh, to Cumberland in Western Maryland. (AP Photo/John Gearan)