Over the course of the past month or so...I've heard numerous compliments on Pittsburgh. I had already begun to really appreciate the true personality of this city and it's surrounding area...but to hear others actually enjoying the city is heartwarming. In the 25 years I've lived in and around Pittsburgh (no longer than 2 hours away), it's become like a comfortably broken in shoe (without the offensive odor).
On the plane ride from Toronto back into Pittsburgh last month, two gentlemen were quite impressed with the topography and overall landscape of Pittsburgh from above. "Sure beats Michigan" "It's definitely not Ohio". That's right, we have trees and hills!! wooo-weee! Not to mention the rivers and bridges (even architecturally pleasing bridges). To top it all off, my recent foray into mountain biking has opened my eyes to the true natural beauty lurking a mere hour and a half away. A bike ride in Laurel mountain, and I forget about all those times I've said "I NEED TO GET OUT OF PITTSBURGH!" I will live somewhere else in the next few years. And I do crave the phenomenal life of living in the Rockies or on the Pacific Coast...to wake up in the morning and sip coffee while watching sunlight rise above snow-capped peaks. It would be poetic. So Pittsburgh, you aren't as bad as they say you are. You're not Ohio, flat and BO-RING,
and you're not Michigan (aka First line of defense against the Canadians), and though you're not Colorado...you'll do for now.
Life is what you make it... so I'm makin it gooood! (I'll have my latte, and drink it too!)
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I just started riding this past May. Took my first ride on a rented cycle up at Ohiopyle...was at Dirty Harry's less than a month later getting my own. My boyfriend got me into it. I loove it. Been to laurel mountain, 7 Springs, Roaring Run, Boyce (just once), and Kennerdell (about an hour and a half north of the city).
Two thumbs up on the microbrews. Never been to the Rivertowne, I'll have to check it out. D's in Regent Square is great for getting six packs to go. MMMM, bells java stout is the ticket if yer a coffee drinker (i'm an addict!) I just went to the Sharp Edge Beer Emporium for the first time about a month ago. They have a sweet selection too. It's off of Baum Blvd in the Friendship area.
Beer and Riding...excellent combo!
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