Belle Vernon, PA - Sweeney Walk
I am visiting my home town for a week. The greens are greener than you can imagine. Jimmy stopped by after the Reunion to say hello to my mother and chat a little longer. It's been ten years since I last saw him but many more since I had a chance hold a long conversation. I told him about my son-suggested goal to hike Machu Picchu in 2016 and he jumped on the training band wagon and invited me on a walk around the neighborhood. I thought that he meant just down the street and up the little hill. It became evident that the views would be much better if we walked higher on the hill, so climb we did. Down the other side, around the bottom road, and back up the hill again to my mother's house. An hour kick-off to my Machu Picchu training! I passed "glowing" and "perspiring" mid way through the walk and ended with a good ol' lots of effort sweat. I am sure that it was an impressive sight. This is a quick panoramic that I took from the upper p...