People Archives - Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/category/people/ The spectacular trail from Cumberland, Maryland to Downtown Pittsburgh Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:26:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://gaptrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-GAP-Favicon_Circle-Icon-512x512-1-32x32.png People Archives - Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/category/people/ 32 32 Profile: Sharon Joseph Imes https://gaptrail.org/profile-sharon-joseph/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:45:24 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5844 “The Great Allegheny Passage has such a great impact financially on Connellsville, with people coming in. People are supporting our businesses. We’re the largest town on the GAP and the […]

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]]> Profile: Roy Bires https://gaptrail.org/profile-roy-bires/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:41:15 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5850 “In 1970, while working in the National Tube Rolling Mill, I watched trains carry ingots across the Riverton Bridge from the Duquesne Steel Mill to the National Tube Works. And […]

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]]> Profile: Mark Bowers https://gaptrail.org/profile-mark-bowers/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:15:53 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5852 “I’ve always been an outdoors person. I started visiting the gorge regularly when I was in my early 20’s, and before any of the present trails were developed. I’d follow […]

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]]> Profile: Rod Darby https://gaptrail.org/profile-rod-darby/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:01:07 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5848 “Being a trail business owner has its unique challenges. We have two different customers. We have local folks who come in here and say, ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t believe […]

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]]> Profile: Leanne Triggs https://gaptrail.org/profile-leanne-triggs/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:36:09 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5858 “People who are on the GAP are usually very creative and very into art and nature. All of these artists and nature lovers and creative types using the GAP are […]

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]]> Profile: Clarence Johnson https://gaptrail.org/profile-clarence-johnson/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:22:11 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5854 “I’ve been a biker since I got out of the military in 1967 and when they started talking about the trail, it was a no brainer for me. Had to […]

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]]> Profile: Ron Baraff https://gaptrail.org/profile-ron-baraff/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:04:08 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5856 “This is something that is so unique to get out on the Great Allegheny Passage, whether you’re hiking or you’re biking, and move along these riverfronts, you know, up the […]

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]]> Profile: Ephraim Zimmerman https://gaptrail.org/profile-ephraim-zimmerman-western-pennsylvania-conservancy/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:25:13 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5846 “So the Great Allegheny Passage is a wonderful way to see nature. While on the GAP you really see the story of natural rejuvenation. Looking for hints of the past, […]

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]]> Profile: Amber Hartman https://gaptrail.org/profile-amber-hartman-smith-house/ Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:50:28 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=4475 “The house was built in 1920. No restoration work had ever been done but it had wonderful bones to work with. I was inspired to keep it period specific and […]

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]]> Profile: Rachel Mahoney https://gaptrail.org/profile-rachel-mahoney-forbes-state-forest/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:25:15 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=4435 “It’s incredible when you’re out and about in the woods to just take a breather and pay attention to the small details and see what you can notice about your […]

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