Category Archives: outside

The Summer Solstice Does Not Honor Us

posted by: | July 2, 2011
Achievement: #13. Celebrate the Solstice | #26. Take Pictures of 20 Pittsburgh Gargoyles

So, if you’ve been reading our blog for awhile, you will recall that every time it comes to something nature- or outdoors-related, I have a tendency to suddenly believe that I am in my element. It’s like, we go outside … Continue reading →

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The Elaborate Monthly: Barbecued Burgers & Salmon Skewers

posted by: | May 30, 2011
Achievement: #34. Have One New Elaborate Homecooked Meal a Month

Well, for our May elaborate meal, we got so elaborate that we added a new piece of equipment to our dinner repertoire: a grill! Yes, we somehow went almost two full years as homeowners without having a grill of our … Continue reading →

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Hold Me Closer, Inappropriate Dancer: A Woodlands Frolic

posted by: | May 29, 2011
Achievement: #64. Inappropriate Dances in 10 New Locations

Earlier today, I danced inappropriately in the middle of the woods at McConnells Mills. I danced on a tree, even though Michael thought I was going to fall off and hurt myself (which was a physical impossibility, I grew up … Continue reading →

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Bikes, Dinosaurs, And Tecate Along The PCH

posted by: | March 3, 2011
Achievement: #41. Ride Bikes in SLO County

I am about to tell you a tale of a horrifying and terrible day. Thankfully, the pictures taken on this day are quite gorgeous, and they will hopefully offset everything else about this event, which sucked. We like to ride … Continue reading →

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We See The Festival Of Lights And Head Down On The Farm

posted by: | December 15, 2010
Achievement: #57. Go to Oglebay and Bob Evans

If you live in or around Pittsburgh, you’ve heard of Oglebay. Before there was ever Hartwood Acres (that’s the local version by North Park), there was the Oglebay Festival of Lights, just outside Wheeling, WV. And when you were a … Continue reading →

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Hold Me Closer, Inappropriate Dancer: Rockin’ On The Youghiogheny River

posted by: | November 10, 2010
Achievement: #88. Dance inappropriately in 8 Pittsburgh locations

Are you ready for a serious amount of inappropriate dancing pictures? Are you sure? We went to Ohiopyle to visit a coffeeshop and write, and guess what? Everything was closed. Everything, of course, except the Youghiogheny River, which was open … Continue reading →

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An Ohiopyle Daytrip

posted by: | November 9, 2010
Achievement: #10. Spend a day at Ohiopyle

As it tends to happen every year (or at least the two years we’ve been doing this), we wind up scrambling a bit for completions in the last month or two of the year. Really, I’d wanted to do this … Continue reading →

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We’re On A Boat!! (Gateway Clipper-Style)

posted by: | October 7, 2010
Achievement: #56. Be on a boat

Michael and I love Saturday Night Live, and watching it has been a weekly tradition since we started dating (except, of course, in the off-season, when we spend Saturday afternoons going, ‘When does the new season start again?’). Although SNL … Continue reading →

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Taking The Duquesne Incline

posted by: | October 7, 2010
Achievement: #60. Ride the incline

On the same gorgeous day that we decided to be on a boat, we rode the incline. Were you aware that at one point in history, Pittsburgh had seventeen inclines running up and down the length of the mountain? This … Continue reading →

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Hold Me Closer, Inappropriate Dancer: Shimmy On The Hiking Trail

posted by: | September 15, 2010
Achievement: #88. Dance inappropriately in 8 Pittsburgh locations

Well, there’s no better place to dance inappropriately than the middle of the woods! At least, that’s what my old Pagan ancestors used to say… I think. Might have been ‘there’s no better place to dance naked than the middle … Continue reading →

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