biking

[gusl]

Last Sunday (i.e. the 22nd), I climbed to the top of the hill North of Pitt. Heightwise, it feels about 35% of the way up the Cathedral of Learning. I saw a shack with an upside-down American flag. The views were nice if a bit narrow, because there were no towers or "purpose-designed" scenic-view area.

This Sunday, I went around the downtown clockwise. Point State Park ends in a circle of radius about 30m (with a fountain of radius about 20m). The fountain had red water. I came back up through Polish Hill, which was dumpy yet appealing somehow. Maybe it's the big hill wall so close to downtown. Came back through Liberty Ave.

Comments

[bhudson.livejournal.com]

Just don't get caught in the Hill district after dark. There are some truly bad parts of town.

[marymcglo.livejournal.com]

And if you're going through an unfamiliar, particularly hilly area, check the weather report first.

Learned that one after finding myself in a thunderstorm in the East Hills area.

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

You mean Polish Hill? Have you heard of anyone getting mugged?

[ekorber.livejournal.com]

No, he means the Hill district.

And muggings happen everywhere, all the time. The concern here is more along the lines of accidentally being between the wrong two people and getting shot.

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

I'd like to hear that story sometime.

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

Are these drug-dealing gangs shooting each other?

[ekorber.livejournal.com]

It's largely over drugs I would imagine, yes.