Tiny-Cheesecake t1_j6inod2 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:40 PM

Take the train to the Indiana Dunes! They're almost like hills. And if you can borrow a car, drive out to the Midewin prairie preserve for a different kind of nature.

Anyway, Pittsburgh is not nearly as cold, but much grayer. Rains all the time and harder. No brilliant blue winter skies like you get in Chicago. It can be equally windy. There are not as many bus shelters, and definitely no heat lamps, so waiting for transit sucks more.

PatienceOk3159 OP t1_j6jtdoa wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:59 PM

Man that train comes twice a day. And if I’m going to rent a car I’d rather just leave Chicago. The parks sorta cool but pales compared to the Dunes in Michigan.

Prairie preserved huh that’s different? St Louis has some nice hills in the metro. But I’m a fan of urban hills.

I’ve considered Cinci as well but it just seems sleepier and less dense than Pittsburgh. And i feel I’d rather be around an eastern USA derived culture than lower Midwest.

I like Milwaukee’s parks decently and there’s some hills there. Not enough but a lot more.

Yeah I figure I’d get a car but avoid using it for a fair chunk of the year.

Shame about the skies although I’d imagine the views would mostly make up for it?