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The first ever Cloudspotting Detroit bike tour took place in the early evening on July 27, 2011.  Participants rode from the Wheelhouse (www.wheelhousedetroit.com) located on the Detroit River north to the Fisher building to check out the Detroit skyline from the 22nd floor.  The sky was overcast with Stratocumulus clouds but that didn’t stop us from marveling at the view.  On our  bike ride we stopped at various manhole covers to learn about Detroit’s massive underground network of steam tunnels housing man-made clouds.  Cloudspotters learned to differentiate “wafting” steam clouds from billowing more aggressive clouds which signify a close proximity to the city’s water pipes.