Part of our birthday present to Faith was a weekend road-trip to Pittsburgh for a Pirates baseball game and some other ‘burgh stuff. For the ballgame, we parked on the west side of the Monongahela River and took the Gateway Clipper to PNC Park.
This was also the weekend of the Pittsburgh Regatta. When we bought our Clipper Shuttle tickets they told us that, in order to avoid the regatta boats, the shuttle would dock at Heinz Field instead of PNC Park (about ½ mile walk). When we turned around the Point and headed up the Allegheny, the boat kept going and docked at PNC Park.
As we disembarked, I asked the deckhand if they would be picking us up at PNC, or Heinz. His response was comforting:
“When the game is over, if we’re not here, check up there.”
We got lucky, traffic on the river let them bring our ride home right to the PNC dock. I used to work on those boats and we love riding on them. It’s the best way to get to a ball game.
This post is part of Linda G. Hill’s fun weekly series One-Liner Wednesday. You can follow this link to see the one-liners from the other participants. The gallery is mostly photos from the boat. You can click on any of them to start a slide show.
Carp at the boat dock. When I worked on the boats, I used to scrape rigatoni and au gratin potatoes overboard and these guys would snarf ’em up like candy.
Waiting for our ride to the ball park
We’re early, so were going through the big boat but we’ll be boarding the little one.
“Am I doing this right?” We’re turning into the river to head to PNC.
That’s the Smithfield St. bridge in the background
Heinz Field. Home of The Steelers
The fountain at Point State Park – PNC trivia says it’s 6,000 gallons per minute.
Boats for the regatta. Looks crowded, but the captain has it under control.
That’s “The Point. The confluence of the Monongahela, Allegheny and the birth of the Ohio River.
Turning up the Allegheny, looking at “the Sisters” Roberto Clemente, Andy Warhol and Rachel Carson bridges.
We’re under the Ft. Pitt Bridge looking back across the Monongahela River to the heart of the city. That’s the PPG tower that looks like a castle.
That’s our ride. It looks like it’s coming to PNC Park. A half mile isn’t far to walk, but this is nice.
Faith snapping a few photos with her phone.
Leaving the prettiest ball park on the planet
Good night Pittsburgh
Good night Heinz Field
Pretty park – PNC Park
The “Sisters” at night.
Game over – The Pirates lost, but we had a great time.
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Husband, father, woodworker, cyclist, photographer, geek - oh wait, I’m writing this like I only have 140 characters. I am all those things, and more, and all of these passions present me with opportunities to observe, and think about things that I can’t write about in other places. I have started this blog to catch the stuff that falls out, overflows and just plain doesn’t fit the other containers in my life.
Part of our birthday present to Faith was a weekend road-trip to Pittsburgh for a Pirates baseball game and some other ‘burgh stuff. For the ballgame, we parked on the west side of the Monongahela River and took the Gateway Clipper to PNC Park.
It looks like a wonderful weekend and celebration, happy Birthday Faith! Great photos too. Great selfie of you two. I love live baseball. 👏🏻
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Thanks Cheryl. Even though they lost (1 out of the last 6 games) we had a great time. There is something special about being in the stands.
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The last baseball game I saw was LSU back home in their new stadium.
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Are there any teams with spring training in your part of FL?
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Well Florida beat LSU this year during the college World Series so I’d guess so.
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It looks like you two had a perfect birthday weekend. Nice selfie. I hope Pittsburgh appreciates two of their biggest fans. :-)
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Thanks Judy. They certainly make you feel welcome. We crammed a lot into a long weekend, and we had a great time.
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Happy belated birthday to Faith! Glad you were able to enjoy a sport’s day in Pittsburgh, Dan, with a relaxing ride on the boat and being among your fellow Pirates fans. Looks like you all had an awesome time.
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Thanks Mary. We did have a great time. The boat ride to PNC is fun. It brings back old times for me, but it’s much better being a passenger than the guy selling hot dogs and beer.
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What a great present – it’s one Faith will never forget!!
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We had a great time. You’ll be seeing more photos in the coming weeks. It’s hard for me to not go overboard on these things, but I’ll try to spread it out.
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A father-daughter day sounds like a wonderful birthday gift <3 Great selfie of the two of you!
My favourite photo is the one taken from under the Ft. Pitt Bridge. Love the composition and lines of this photo :)
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Thanks Joanne. We had a great time. The composition in that photo is due to the moving boat more than the photographer, but I like it too. I was surprised when I saw it. Initially, I was worried that I had waited too long, as I knew we had moved under the bridge.
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No – I think you got it perfectly :)
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Nice views of Pittsburgh. I usually get lost when I go there. Of course today there’s GPS.
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Thanks. The GPS was questionable this weekend, as there were some significant road closures that were only announced last week. We had to look a couple things up on a map, and then force the GPS’s hand by exiting the highway and driving to the point where she stopped trying to get us to get back on.
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Sounds like a fun time was had by all. I do hope to see a game there one day – it seems like a lovely place to enjoy a game.
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I know I’m biased, but it really is a beautiful ballpark, Norm.
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What a great way to get to a ball game!
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Very relaxing. By the time you get to the park, the stress of traffic is all gone.
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That’s fun :)
Great selfie, fountain, and bridge photos — I enjoyed reading all the captions.I like thinking about fish gettin fat on rigatoni and au gratin potatoes!
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Thanks! Those fish seemed to know when dinner was over on that nightly cruise. I’d never seen a fish eat things that big before. A gig glob of congealed potato and cheese? No problem for those bad boys.
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Sounds like a great birthday for Faith, regardless of who won. Belated wishes for a happy birthday to her. Hugs.
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Thanks Teagan. It was a fun weekend.
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PNC Park looks really pleasant. Three Rivers, not so much. I went to Three Rivers years ago (circa 1986) and, while it wasn’t a bad experience, there were very few fans in the park and it just didn’t feel right. PNC looks a lot friendlier.
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I preferred Forbes Field to Three Rivers. Three Rivers wasn’t horrible for football, but it was awful for baseball, especially if you were in the cheap seats, where every infield pop-up looked like a home run. The Pirates will never fill 50,000+ seats. PNC is comfy-small and really has some nice seats for not a lot of money. I will be sharing some photos from the game at some point, but there were too many to pile them in today.
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What a great way to go the game … and celebrate Faith’s birthday together 😎
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It was a ton of fun, Val – thanks
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What a ride. Thank you, Dan and Faith.
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Thanks John. It’s always a fun ride
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Go Steelers
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🏉
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Pre season is underway already. Yikes, time flies.
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Another year…
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I know right?
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We’ve taken the ferry over to AT&T Park to see a game before (across the SF Bay from Oakland to SF) – really a great way to see a game and avoid the traffic.
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That must be fun. This is s short ride by comparison but it avoids a tunnel and two bridges
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Great series, and One Liner. I liked your selfie, the cityscapes, and Faith’s top. I’m going to look for one for Baby Girl. I think she’d like it too.
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Thanks! I asked Faith to reply to your comment. It might take a while. She’s always on the lookout for gear. It’s funny, I rarely take selfies. I took that one but I texted Faith last night to ask her if she could send it to me. She did, and then I realized it was my photo 🙁
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:) LOL! Selfies. Been there. Done that! :)
Whenever I run into trouble getting images off my phone I go directly to Baby Girl for help. :)
She runs circles around me in cell phone savvy.
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Sounds like a wonderful day! Love the pictures, especially the nighttime ones. :)
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Thanks Linda. Seeing the city from the boat at night is worth the fare, all by itself.
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Yep. I agree. :)
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The Clipper Shuttle- this is the best thing ever. Look at all you get to see, beauty not to mention different sports arenas. Boston, you can learn something from Pittsburgh.
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Thanks Jennie. They’ve been running that shuttle since 1970. I worked for them in 1971, when they ran a shuttle to the old Three Rivers Stadium. When they built Three Rivers, they included a boat dock specifically for the Clipper fleet. This was all part of a “riverfront recapture” project that was promoted by John Connelly,
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I remember!
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Happy Birthday, Faith! Looks like a lovely time was had bu all :). I love ferry rides.
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Thanks Damyanti – It was a fun weekend.
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Something tells me that you might have had more fun celebrating Faith’s birthday but since it was her birthday we won’t say anything and let her think it was her day! Fun photos of your adventure!
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Oh, I did have fun. We both enjoyed the weekend. Tomorrow’s post will give away my activity.
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Glad y’all had fun. Nothing better than being in the city for a game.
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It was fun. Lots of stuff going on this weekend. Sometimes it’s fun to be busy.
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Awesome night shots, Dan! My guess you answered Where?
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Thanks. I love being on the river at night. Everything has a larger than life feel.
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Hi Dan, lovely photos and I hope you had a great day. For some strange reason, I can’t answer your comment on my old blog. On the new one there is a sign up via WordPress now :-) The Bee Writes…
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Thanks you, Bee. I’ll get over there today.
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Reblogged this on Crazy Pasta Child.
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I love the fact you book a Clipper (boat) shuttle and you also took amazing photos of the whole experience. Fish included! It was a remarkable demonstration of how close you and Faith are. I liked the night city scape and the “Sisters.” Those bridges are beautiful, Dan.
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Thanks Robin. I like the Faith enjoys some of the same things I do. We don’t get together all that often, so a weekend crammed with stuff was fun.
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What a thoughtful and fun birthday gift. Love it when it’s all about the experience that the “stuff.” Happy belated birthday to Faith!
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Thanks! It was a fun weekend.
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