Outbound Ohio

  I Visited Hocking Hills, San Francisco, Rome and Pittsburgh We saw this view of the sloping terrain on the Gorge Overlook Trail at Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio this September. By Anna Krejci Playing card games is a favorite way I spend the evenings.  On a trip to Pittsburgh, Penn., several years ago, Corey and I browsed in a bookstore and bought a deck of trivia cards. One of the questions in the game was, “Which city is traditionally said to be built on seven hills?”  So, we were very far away from Rome, Italy, but Rome was the answer.  The question resonates with me now.  I recall we were in Pittsburgh, a city nestled among hills, and I visited Rome, too, more than 20 years before when sightseeing.  Where else had I been where the hills made the environment feel so varied and intriguing? I like being around hilly terrain in most cases because I like to summit, if the inclines are not dangerous.  Climbing to the top of a hill can give me a great...