Behind the giant mound of dirt I assume was piled there during the excavation process for the building of the movie theater, I saw an opening in the fence! Eureka! Turning back in defeat, my eyes scanned the fence one more time. But I moved toward the fence corner where the cart was located. Was I going to climb the barbed wire-topped fence with my arm in a sling? Of course not. Clearly this was here to help someone climb over the fence. At the last second, I saw a grocery cart in the corner of the fence to the right. I knew for sure I wasn’t the first person who wanted to cut through here. I saw the fence, and didn’t see any openings in it, though I felt there had to be at least one. On my first tryout of this adventure that I had planned using Google Maps, I came very close to giving up and using the roadway instead of cutting through across the railroad tracks. Enter it, heading toward the chain link fence. Proceed across the movie theater parking lot. Pass in front of Target, then in back of Meier. Cross the often busy street, then cut through parking lots. on the street where Steak & Shake is found. They have craft beer! Cutting edge! I almost walked home and got my car! A common phenomenon in these parts: a drive thru liquor joint. Man, I can’t wait to get out of Pleasant Ridge. A person out walking or jogging for pleasure or exercise is a rarity. In the ridiculousness that is Ridge Rd., or Marburg through most of Oakley, sidewalks are, in places, often blocked with trash like discarded mattresses, weeds and you name it – or the sidewalks are non-existant. It becomes nicer as you get toward Hyde Park. Yes there are sidewalks most of the way, but it’s not a nice route. The run is a bit annoyingly long, especially given the largely inhospitable conditions for pedestrians much of the way. Nothing exciting to report about that journey, though it’s a perfectly viable one especially with two wheel capability. That run is three miles straight down Ridge/Marburg. I’ve run down to Keystone Hyde Park, and its neighbor, Dutch’s. Interesting graffiti in Habit’s bathroom.ĭuring that time, I wasn’t going to let it keep me down, or inside the house! Living in the Pleasant Ridge neighborhood of Cincinnati, options are few in terms of decent places to get a pint.
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