I spent about 2 1/2 hours at Moraine State Park this afternoon, despite the chill and drizzle. I walked the Sunken Garden Trail, which is about three miles, and the Pleasant Valley Trail, which is another three miles. Both trails are near the … [Continue reading]
North Park walk
As I was walking Saturday around North Park Lake, it occurred to me that even though I've lived in the North Hills for 16 years, I'd never really spent any substantial time in North Park. I did spend a fair amount of time at the golf course back in … [Continue reading]
Raccoon Creek State Park trails
Today I hiked another 7-8 miles, this time on some of the trails at Raccoon Creek State Park, which is west of Pittsburgh in southwestern Beaver County. The trailheads are a little more difficult to find that at Moraine and McConnells Mill, but once … [Continue reading]
A-hiking we will go …
Because I am entertaining notions of hiking into and out of the Grand Canyon, I've started to get some hiking practice around here. In late September, I went on a nine-mile hike at Moraine State Park with the fine folks from Venture Outdoors (see … [Continue reading]
Lower interest rates?
I'm often guilty of over-simplifying, but I just don't get how the Fed hopes to ease current Wall Street woes by reducing interest rates. It seems the opposite of what should be done. If I remember my economics lessons from long ago (and some from … [Continue reading]
Season tickets
The Pittsburgh Pirates' season ended today with a 6-1 win in San Diego, so it seems appropriate to recap my experience as a first-time season-ticket holder. I bought a small package in the spring that got me 10 games for the price of eight and a … [Continue reading]