I have never owned a cast iron anything in my life. Okay, that might not be entirely true. I may have owned a skillet once, but I never knew what to do with it and it may have gotten rusty and I may have put it away and never used it again. But to be honest, I’m not really sure if that …
Get Out: Wildlife
Took advantage of the cool(ish) temperatures and low humidity to get out of the house. Today we rode our bikes from Ohiopyle to Confluence and back, and along the way we ran into a bit of wildlife. Dame’s Rocket. Found these little guys in Ramcat. Also in Ramcat a few minutes after I took the photograph above. I think he …
Taking the Ankle to the Bike Trail
Looks like I won’t be running for a while (or hiking, for that matter), so it’s off to the bike trail for me. (Did you see my last post about the stupid thing I did to my ankle?) Otherwise, I would need to stop eating completely because, you know, calories don’t burn up much from writing blog posts. And although …
Where my ankle used to be…
I had just finished a run in the pouring rain and decided to hang my sopping wet shirt on the garage door handle to let it drip dry outside. The bottom step from our porch is only about three or four inches high, not a full step, and when I hit it with my right foot I must have mostly …
Away from my desk (and on my bike)
This week’s “Get the Stink Blown Off You” outing took us to Confluence and the Great Allegheny Passage. We rode southeast to a little past Fort Hill before we turned around to head back to reality. Our chaser was lunch on the porch at the River’s Edge Cafe. Again, another gorgeous day. Look at all that green! Here’s a little …
A Day on the Bike Trail
We’ve been running between raindrops and appointments and deadlines to carve out a little mental health time for ourselves on the trail. Today we started in Rockwood, PA, and rode through the Pinkerton Tunnel, about eight miles west. Looking toward the Pinkerton High Bridge, just east of the Pinkerton Tunnel. The Pinkerton Tunnel, built in 1911 and reopened for trail use in 2015. Until …
Ohiopyle to Confluence on the bike trail
We managed to squeeze in a beautiful day in the middle of a few not so beautiful ones, so we squeezed in a bike ride while we could. Being a Thursday (a weekday) in May (the kids are still in school), we took our chances starting at Ohiopyle, and it totally paid off. By summer, especially on a weekend, Ohiopyle …
If it has to be cold, at least it is sunny
Too cold for a bike ride today, but it was time to get out of the studio! We took a hike on the Five Star Trail that stretches between Greensburg and Youngwood. The Five Star Trail runs along a former railway system, so we had great opportunities for shots like this. The trail also runs beside towns and factories, some …
Getting set for lots of rain (on the bike trail)
Here comes the rain again. Rain is all over the forecast for next week, so we decided to get out while we could. Today we rode the Great Allegheny Passage starting at West Newton and heading southeast to a bit past Van Meter. We always take a little time with our bench just east of Smithton. And this little guy! I …
Get outside while you can
The day started off a little iffy, and we weren’t sure if we could get a hike in without rain, but the weather totally cooperated. After days and days of unseasonal and beautiful weather, it looks like we’ve hit a long stretch of rainy, drizzly, wet and soggy conditions. Today may have been our one shot at getting outside this week, …
Sunday on the Trail
We decided to take advantage of the blue skies, and today we got our nature fix on the I.C.V. (Indian Creek Valley) trail. We met this little guy while we were there. His name was Charlie. Trillium. We found some fungus that made me think of barnacles which sounds like a pirate swear word. So technically we didn’t actually see the beaver, …
Getting our butts out of the studio (Ghost Town bike trail)
This week’s “Get Your Butt Out of The Studio” day took us to the Ghost Town trail in Cambria County. We hopped on at Nanty Glo and rode to the end at Ebensburg. Another exceptionally beautiful day, as you can see. Here’s one of the mile markers on the trail. How about that logo? It’s a ghost. On a bike. …