Pittsburgh 2006


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2006pgh001P6151008 (June 15, 2006) Since Kate and I are now closer to Pittsburgh for the first time in 4 years, we took the opportunity this summer to make several trips to the Burgh. Our main reason was to see some baseball games, but its always nice to come back home. Our first Pirates game of the season, in Pittsburgh, was during this trip in June. Here, the Keystone Belle is departing the North Shore of Pittsburgh for Station Square a couple hours before the Pirates game. Great day! 2006pgh001P6151008
2006pgh002P6151009 The geese near the ballpark were enjoying the day as well. 2006pgh002P6151009
2006pgh003P6151010 Ahh, the Pittsburgh skyline. 2006pgh003P6151010
2006pgh004P6151013 Pittsburgh was the site for the 2006 All-Star Game, which we will be home for later in the season - though no chance at tickets for the game. This is the scene along the upper river walk inside the stadium in right field just before the game. 2006pgh004P6151013
2006pgh005P6151016 The view from our left field bleacher seats for this and the next day's game. 2006pgh005P6151016
2006pgh006P6151017 The view from the seats to the center field area with the skyline and flags in the background. 2006pgh006P6151017
2006pgh007P6151021 Left field is always a great place to see Jason Bay during the game. Here he is during the break between innings warming up. 2006pgh007P6151021
2006pgh008P6161023 (June 16, 2006) The next day, Kate and I headed down to the city early to take in the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival. After checking out some of the cool art, we headed to Point State Park at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers to form the Ohio River. The fountain is always a treat (looking to the west). It usually rains during the arts festival, which it did some of prior to us arriving in Pittsburgh. For the end of the festival, as you can see, it was gorgeous. 2006pgh008P6161023
2006pgh009P6161024 The fountain with some of the condos on Mt. Washington in the background. 2006pgh009P6161024
2006pgh010P6161027 The view of Heinz Field from the Point - Home of the Pittsburgh Steelers! 2006pgh010P6161027
2006pgh011P6161028 The Carnegie Science Center to the left of Heinz Field while walking over the Allegheny River across the Duquesne Bridge. 2006pgh011P6161028
2006pgh012P6161034 The Duquesne Bridge and the Pittsburgh skyline from the North Shore of the Allegheny River near Heinz Field. 2006pgh012P6161034
2006pgh013P6161037 The back of the Heinz Field scoreboard. 2006pgh013P6161037
2006pgh014P6161038 The last remnant of Three Rivers Stadium - the marker for old Gate D, and... 2006pgh014P6161038
2006pgh015P6161041 ...the dedication plaque on Gate D. 2006pgh015P6161041
2006pgh016P6161040 Kate poses with 2006pgh016P6161040
2006pgh017P6161043 We thought this was really cool. The Rooney Family (Steelers owners) was commissioned in 2003 by the Heinz History Museum, and probably some other folks, to retrace the route of Lewis and Clark's 1803-1806 expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase. This marked the spot on the North Shore of the Allegheny River/Ohio River near Heinz Field where the Rooney's left from. What many people fail to remember about the Lewis and Clark expedition, is that they actually left from Pittsburgh, PA to head to St. Louis. Their journey didn't just begin in St. Louis - it continued from there. 2006pgh017P6161043
2006pgh018P6161044 The view of the city from the spot where the Rooney's left from. 2006pgh018P6161044
2006pgh019P6161046 After more walking around, Kate and I finally headed to the ballgame. Here, the Pirate Parrot is making his way down the third base foul territory. 2006pgh019P6161046
2006pgh020P6161049 Rookie catcher, Ronnie Paulino (left) and the night's starting pitcher, Ian Snell (right) during pre-game warm-ups in the outfield. 2006pgh020P6161049
2006pgh021P6161059 Ian Snell. 2006pgh021P6161059
2006pgh022P6161063 Ronnie Paulino. 2006pgh022P6161063
2006pgh023P6161074 The Parrot entertaining the crowd during the game. 2006pgh023P6161074
2006pgh024P6161077 The newest mascot of the Pirates walking down the first base foul territory. I think his name is Jolly Roger, but they haven't made it official at this time. 2006pgh024P6161077
2006pgh025P6161080 The aftermath of the Pierogi Race. The Parrot did a flying leap from the stands into Potato Pete (the one with the blue hat on the ground). 2006pgh025P6161080
2006pgh026P6161081 The middle part of the game as it nears sunset. The view is toward right field and the city. 2006pgh026P6161081
2006pgh027P6161085 A close up of the right field stands and the sign for the 2006 All-Star Game. 2006pgh027P6161085
2006pgh028P6161087 Zoomed in shot of the All-Star Logo. 2006pgh028P6161087
2006pgh029P6161088 The view toward homeplate at PNC Park right at sunset. The high cirrus clouds began to take on the pink cast of the sunlight. 2006pgh029P6161088
2006pgh030P7240113 (July 24, 2006) During a trip Kate took with her sister, Carol, they went up to Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh to get some shots of the city from there. Here is the view of the three rivers, Fort Pitt Bridge, Point State Park fountain, and Heinz Field. View is to the northwest. 2006pgh030P7240113
2006pgh031P7240115 They road up the Monongahela Incline on the South Side near Station Square, then walked down to the Duquesne Incline to ride it back down from Mt. Washington. The view here is from the Duquesne Incline area looking to the northeast at the city, Point State Park, fountain, the bridges over the Allegheny River, and PNC Park. The Keystone Belle is floating up the Monongahela River. 2006pgh031P7240115
2006pgh032P7240116 In this photo, Kate got the city and the Duquesne Incline in it as it heads down to west Carson Street. 2006pgh032P7240116
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