Western PennsylvaniansJourney to the

“Forward on Climate” Rally

Washington DC

February 17, 2013

On the way to

Washington.

Photo: Mike LaMark

Awaiting passengers at 6:45 am, Sunday morning at Edgewood Towne Center.

Photo: Mike LaMark

Bus Captains Chris Shepherd and Warwick Powell

ready to sign folk onto the bus.

Photo: Maren Cooke

All aboard and ready to go!

Photo: Maren Cooke

Mark Dixon promoting his YERT road-trip film

Photo: Maren Cooke

Warwick displays the „Pgh” flag for

corralling pasengers in DC.

On the Mall, near the

Washington monument,

preparing for the rally.

Three generations of Blesskos ready for the cold

Photo: Cara Blessko

Photo: David France

A well-dressed friend from

Philadelphia.

Photo: Linda Jueb

Ready-made signs ready for picking.

Photo: Barb Grover

Maren Cooke and helpers preparing a sign.

Photo: Maren Cooke

Finished sign!

Photo: Mike LaMark

One-man sign for Dick Neller.

Photo: Maren Cooke

Fred Kraybill presents a choice.

Photo: Barb Grover

Crowd on the George Washington Monument knoll.

Photo: Cara Blessko

„Copter and flag flying high.

Photo: Cara Blessko

Photo: David Frank

Photo: Patty DeMarco

Turbines catch the cool breeze.

Photo: Linda Jeub

Photo: David France

The Pipeline Dragon

Photo: Cara Blessko

Photo: Barb Grover

Chris Shepherd, Ed and Gwen

Chute waiting for the speeches.

Photo: Patty DeMarco

Bill McKibben and Michael Brune

open the rally

Photo: Linda Jueb

Side show on the Jumbotron.

March to the White House

Photo: Mike LaMark

Getting ready to march.

Photo: David France

Warwick on left, calling in the troops.

Photo: Barb Grover

Mary Ruth Aull on the way to the march.

Photo: Mike LaMark

The march begins.

Photo: David France

Photo: David France

Photo: Mike LaMark

Fau

x polizei issues a warning.

Photo: David France

Plastered vehicle committed to the

cause.

Photo: David France

Photo: David France

Mounties for Law and Order

Photo: David France

Photo: David France

Photo: David France

Photo: Maren Cooke

Mel Packer and friends with Fracking

banner.

Photo: David France

Photo: David France

Up against the fence.

Photo: Cara Blessko

Returning home.

Photo: David France

Party„s over.

Photo: David France

Waiting for the buses.

Photo: Mike LaMark

All aboard!

Photo: Maren Cooke

Dinner at Hagerstown, MD.

Photo: Maren Cooke

Warwick gives his final instruction.

The Allegheny Group, Sierra Club, wishes to thank the following:

Photographers: Cara Blessko, Maren Cooke, Patty DeMarco; David France, Barb Grover, and Mike LaMark

Bus Captains: Barb Grover, Wanda Guthrie, Warwick Powell, and Chris Shepherd.

The many sign makers, including Mike LaMark.

And the donors who helped defray the costs, including Marcellus Shale Protest and the Thomas Merton Center.

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