Next Sunday meet at the Coffee Tree in Bakery Square for a trip through East Liberty and beyond.
While it was chilly, this was a perfect morning to take our first tour of Troy Hill. The bright white air was a clear lens from which to view the panoramic views of the Allegheny river and the city. I almost decided to skip this run, and I am so glad I did not - as Elaine said, Joanne may have already won the award for best run of 2012 (who knew there was one?). Once again I felt like a tourist in my own city. With its narrow streets and shoulder to shoulder brick houses, Troy Hill has a slightly European feel. Joanne was our tour guide, not only leading us to landmarks but providing historical commentary. Consider St. Anthony's Chapel, Pittsburgh's home of 5,000 Catholic related relics, North Catholic High School from where a few influential Pittsburghers graduated or the last remaining piece of the reservoir that once served the city - we saw all of these and more. But of course the highlight was the magnificent vistas, not only on the city-side but even of the surrounding neighboring hillsides - they were more than worth the climb!
We toyed with the idea of stopping at LaPrima for coffee but with no indoor seating we decided to invade the Commonplace. However Roye, stopped by La Prima and surprised us all with warm meles. It just added to the feeling of an unexpected holiday.
And finally from Paula the Brit:
Need to check this with Joanne but here is the run:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/64457270
Run that Lisa (welcome!) and new Joanne are doing:
http://www.smileymiles.com/2011/APP%2011%20021911%20Runnin%20Outta%20Our%20Mine%205K.pdf
And a plea for Pittsburgh Trees, I got the last form in The Common Place but there is an online VERY SHORT survey:
http://www.treepittsburgh.org/urban-forest-master-plan
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