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Mike poses for the camera at Flagstaff Mountain Resort, a bar that was out of business under renovations at the time of the photo, with the town of Jim Thorpe behind him. Mountain Bike Weekend, June 1993.

This is a view looking north: we're standing on the easternmost portion of Mauch Chunk Ridge, which runs west from here for about 10 miles. The portion of town directly behind Mike is old "West Mauch Chunk" on Pisgah Mountain, which is a ridge paralleling Mauch Chunk Ridge; the Train Station is directly below his left hand on the fence. Across the Lehigh River (you can see the bridge) is old "East Mauch Chunk," and the mountain in the distance is Broad Mountain. When people talk about riding in Jim Thorpe, they usually mean Mauch Chunk Ridge, Pisgah Mountain, or Broad Mountain -- just so you know. (And in case you haven't been driven insane yet by repetition, "Mauch Chunk" is local Native American for "Bear Mountain.") We were camping at Mauch Chunk Lake Park, a few miles west of town between the two ridges.

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