A Facebook post on Urban Hike’s 9 am “Chatham University & Surroundings
Hike” peaked my interest. On a rare Pittsburgh sunny morning with nothing much on my plate, I found
the courage to go it solo. At 8 am I grabbed a breakfast bar, water bottle and raced out
the door. I drove a little faster than I
should have to get across town to start this
adventure.
We received a map that identified the landmarks featured on the
hike. During this crisp morning invigorating walk, I learned that the
Greek looking structure on Fifth Avenue was in 1892 a spring water fountain and that one of
the Chatham building housed a 1989 Tiffany window. The Chatham campus (founded in 1869 as a
Female College) burst with flowers, greenery, and historic buildings. I was on
a Pittsburgh expedition as we climbed stairs, walked cobble stone streets, passed the massive
Hunt Armory and more.
Ending in Mellon Park’s Walled Garden, I discovered a
new place to watch a sunset. We were encouraged to visit at night and enjoy the
garden lights that supposedly mirrored the night sky on the day that the park
donor’s daughter was born.
Urban Hike transformed
an otherwise sedentary morning into an adventurous challenging exercise endeavor. I will definitely break free from the "quicksand"of my comfy chair again and join another Saturday morning Urban Hike.
(Go to urbanhike.com or like them on Facebook
for more information on the next hike)
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| Mellon Park-Walled Garden |
Whether you turn to the right or the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it"(Isaiah 30: 21)
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