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The Baseball Bond
As baseball returns with the first full team workouts happening on Monday, February 19, 2024, this will be another series of firsts for...
pittghosthunter36
Feb 25, 202412 min read
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Getting out of Bad Debt
As an urban explorer and lover of abandoned places, I have compiled a large list of places to visit on my google maps account. Some of...
pittghosthunter36
Feb 13, 20247 min read
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I don't think we are in Steamboat anymore!
Originally I had planned to fly home from Colorado on Saturday, February 3, but plans changed quickly on the ski vacation. My mom and...
pittghosthunter36
Feb 4, 20245 min read
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You DO want fries with that!!
After skiing today, I visited a familiar place that was much loved by my father. I pictured him sitting across from me having a Reuben...
pittghosthunter36
Jan 29, 20245 min read
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Smoke and Liquors
Taking a break from reality, I went out for drinks yesterday with a friend I made on some of the hiking adventures I've been going on....
pittghosthunter36
Jan 16, 20246 min read
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Memories at the Motordrome
When I had started to write this blog posting, my dad was still alive, in the last several weeks, my dad suddenly passed away, so not...
pittghosthunter36
Dec 18, 20235 min read
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Antiquing with Friends
A few years ago, 2019, my friend was living in a neighborhood called Mt Lebanon. We were bored one day and decided to check out the...
pittghosthunter36
Nov 14, 20236 min read
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The Places You Will Go, and The People You Will Meet.
(In a formerly abandoned prison complex with three of my good friends) "How did you get into that?" or "How do you find places like...
pittghosthunter36
Oct 30, 202315 min read
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Meetup and Mental Health
(Hudson, Corey, Eba, and myself) Right before my mother left to tackle the Camino De Santiago hike in Spain, she said to me "AJ, I think...
pittghosthunter36
Oct 10, 202314 min read
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Settling the Pittsburgh Pizza Debate: Crispy or Doughy
Sitting in the same block of Murray Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania lies a pizzeria rivalry unlike...
pittghosthunter36
Sep 18, 20238 min read
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Diners, Dives, and Drives: Eating on Rt 66
Disclaimer: Most of the things I consumed on my journey were not super healthy, but it was vacation so as the waitress at the classic...
pittghosthunter36
Sep 11, 20238 min read
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St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Insane
This is the story of a former government insane asylum known for being one of the first places where lobotomies were done. Founded in...
pittghosthunter36
Aug 27, 20236 min read
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Waterless
This is the story of an abandoned water park in the desert of California. Nearing the end of the Route 66 journey is a small California...
pittghosthunter36
Aug 19, 20233 min read
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Mrs. Orcutt's Driveway
Bonnie Orcutt lived in Newberry Springs, California. Her house used to be connected to Rt. 66 with her driveway extending to the road....
pittghosthunter36
Aug 18, 20231 min read
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Route 66 Automobiles, Collectibles, and Stops
Over the course of two weeks, I spent 2500 miles on the road exploring America's heartland. I traveled what used to be Rt. 66 from...
pittghosthunter36
Aug 18, 20231 min read
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