EvBetPGH Instagram: January 2013

January is cruel. At least weather-wise. Last weekend it was amazingly mild. This weekend we're dealing with howling cold winds and temperatures ready to drop into the single digits. I look back on these photos from the end of last week and can only look forward to the upcoming months when the weather begins a permanent improvement.

From the Hot Metal Bridge at the beginning of a long bike ride.

On the Eliza Furnace Trail, under the FIrst Avenue trolley station.

Along the South Side trail, soon the sign will be hidden by new green leaves.

30 Before 30: The Green in Frick Park

So there I was.

A perfect Sunday afternoon. 

With nothing to do; seemingly no one around.

So I went on a hike.

I've been on the outskirts of Frick Park. Never really ventured in. That's how it ended up on my 30 Before 30 list. (Which, by the way, I've edited a bit and am in the final stages of finalizing.) Now that I've spent some time exploring, I've learned how easy it is to disappear into a nice green space in the middle of the city. I'm breaking my little hiking excursion into two posts, mostly because I took so many pictures. This will be the green post. Tomorrow you'll get the little surprises of color I found popping through the green.

Seriously - this is within the city limits. 

If only they allowed overnight camping. Actually, that's probably good; I'd be sleeping in Frick Park all summer long.

And here's where I can sleep. Just drape a sheet over it and I'm set.