Tag Archives: Hike

Links Worth a Look – November 5th

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Urban Hike Brighton Heights

urban hike, 7-15-06
Image by michael and anna via Flickr

The folks at Urban Hike are back with a new neighborhood walk for their first hike of 2010. Urban Hike is a group of folks that plan hikes around urban areas – the urban Hike team heads out before hand to map out a route and learn some history of the area. They often recruit some local experts to join the hike and share more about the area.

Urban Hike Brighton Heights
Saturday, May 8, 2010 – Noon
meet at Friendly Grounds, 3619 California Ave, at noon Continue reading →

Links Worth a Look – December 28th

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  • City of Sad Toys: Kermit Laid Off; Results Tragic – This is an interesting and humorus look at the Don Allen building. City of Sad Toys is a newish blog from a Pittsburgh author that is definitly worth your time.
  • Historic Hike with George Washington : Venture Outdoors – History buffs and hikers of all ages are invited to take a walk in the woods with George Washington as Providence Plantation commemorates the 255th Anniversary of Washington passing through Butler Country. The event starts with a slide show and presentation about Washington?s travels in 1753. Following the presentation participants will drive to a trail head parking area for the hike which begins at 11 a.m. The hike will be led by re-enactors portraying Washington, his guide Christopher Gist, and several Indians. The one-hour hike closely follows the original Venango Path
  • Pittsburgh Princess T-shirts – Check out this Spreadshirt shop with some great Pittsburgh and steelers t-shirts

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Links Worth a Look – November 1st

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  • Encyclopedia Destructica – The Pittsburgh Craft Collective Blog highlights this business that makes handbound books and zines in lawrenceville. They also have public binding parties too – you can help to create their next zine.
  • Nine Mile Run Geology Tour – This looks like an interesting look at Nine Mile Run. Sunday. Nov. 2 at 1pm
  • The Buzz » Blog Archive » Welcome to the Berner Blog – I have been bugging Georgia Berner to write a blog about her business, which is a manufactuing business here in Western PA that makes air curtains. Georgia Berner is a wealth of knowledge about business and manufacturing and I hope you will check out her blog. This blog post has a good explaination of air curatins too.

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Links Worth a Look – September 18th

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  • thisishappening: Stream Restoration Tour – Sun, Sept. 21, 2008 9am – Join NMRWA outreach coordinator, Lisa Brown for this informative tour of the amazing transformation of Nine Mile Run. Completed in June 2006, the Nine Mile Run Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration is the largest urban stream restoration conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers in the United States. Come and see how the restoration has changed the valley and learn about the specialized techniques used for this unique habitat enhancement project. Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather -we go in all
  • Sharon "Mama" Spell in Boston and NYC – Performer, Comedian, Artist – Mama is origionally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, but now calls Pittsburgh home. Mama has performed all over Pittsburgh and now she performs all of the country – so even if you aren't in PGH – some PGH can come to you.
  • Pop City – Urban Hike: Crafton – Pop City Media has a great write up with pictures of one of Crafton Urban Hike.

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