300 miles on a bicycle – for Mom

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Why would two men over 60 brave an arduous bicycle trek through the Great Allegheny Passage between Pennsylvania and Maryland? To honor their mother, 87-year-old Beverly Kinney , who was supposed to make the trip herself with her son before she was tragically killed .

Brothers John and Jeff Kinney left Pittsburgh on June 3 and pedaled through woods, over rivers and past scenic countrysides before they arrived in Cumberland several days and roughly 150 miles later . Then, they turned around and did it all again.

Click or tap here to read Enquirer reporter Quinlan Bentley’s story about how a trip in their mom’s memory strengthened the bond between two grieving brothers .

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