Good evening.
It was pretty cold this AM. Zero or just under it at the start and as I headed out around the Three Rivers Park point, the wind coming out of the west on the Ohio River had a heck of a bite. I was well dressed and warm everywhere except my face. I decided to duck back into the neighborhoods to get away from the open air of the river in hopes that I’d find it a tad warmer there. I was glad I did. I saw a climb to the north and found that it furthered into a set of stairs. This led to another series of stair. And then a quarter mile away, following the signs, another. This was the “Fineview Fitness Trail.” I hope to get back here in warmer temps to get another crack at it. (I did a bit of research and there is actually a five mile race on this stuff in October). (a second take on the course)
The views from up there are pretty dang good too.
The pace was slow with the climbs, the cold, and the snow. Fun though. I even came across some white tail deer … too quick for me to get on camera though. 8 miles with over a 1000 feet.
Pittsburgh sort of reminds me of Cork, Ireland …with the center river, the big hill sides, the grit of the town, a strong sports emphasis, the brews, the university settings, … I like them both. Fun cities.
I traveled back to CO in the late afternoon. I sort of felt like I was heading to Florida or something given it was 50 degrees warmer there.
Nice stairs! Crazy steep hills in Pittsburgh. There is a bike race/event that tackles the steepest climbs around the city called the Dirty Dozen, it is completely insane. I used to ride with the founder, Daniel Chew, and in trying to remember the name of this event, found out he crashed his bike and is now paralyzed :(
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, 0 degrees? Pffft, -100 tonight on Mt. Washington!
ReplyDeleteJeff - I was completely thinking of you when I was doing this run and these stairs. If you lived here, you'd crush this event.
ReplyDeleteMount Washington ... worst weather in the world (although I saw -93 in Maine once).