Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Ice break in Charm City (a few pictures)

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swm
02-02-09, 09:23 PM
After what seemed like a fortnight, or at least a long two weeks, the ice finally broke on Sunday and it hit 51 degrees, perfect for riding downtown.

Near Hampden. Baltimore Streetcar Museum (http://www.baltimorestreetcar.org). The docents dress up in period costume and give you a ride on the 1/4 mile turnaround as many times as you want for the price of admission.
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Obligatory bike picture. Check out the new VO Model 7 sprung saddle. Springy.
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Inner Harbor. Made it to Camden Yards.
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The LHT at the Babe Ruth statue.
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"In the shadow of Ruth" (...get it?)
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The Bromo Tower, now leasing art studios.
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M&T Bank Stadium where the Ravens play.
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Top tube view of the USS Constitution, the last (?) surviving iron hulled warship from the Civil War. Behind that is the World Trade Center (the other one). Tallest five-sided building in the US.
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Mount Vernon. Velocipede Bike Co-op. Good folks (http://www.velocipedebikeproject.org)
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Mount Vernon. Penn Station. Huge aluminum statue in front of station that almost no one likes and are not shy to say so. Looking from the North/South it's a male silhouette, from the east/west it's female. In the area of the heart is an alternating blue/purple light that is visible from a ways away.
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Streetcar at BSM awaiting restoration. Brushes in the undercarriage on the left side suggest it was a streetsweeper.
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Hampden Baptist Church. What Would Noah Do? Two other churches next door and across the street used to compete for wittiest marquee.
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It was a great day for a ride.

Scot