An accidental NFL encounter

In today's world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed.

Pittsburgh Steelers helmets sit on the do,put into practice field at the team's preparation camp.

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LATROBE, Pa.--When you're heavy randomly crossways Pennsylvania and fate by means of no trouble you a possibility to call the preparation camp of the Pittsburgh Steelers, you don't discontinue to think consequences you've got the time.

That was my conclusion Sunday as I was heavy east on U.S. Route 30 on an all-day trek in the direction of Gettysburg. These are the previous existence of my six-week Road Trip 2010 project, and I'm creation my way rear to Washington, D.C., to fly home.

In my book, the previous few existence of heavy had improved contain the smallest amount quantity of occasion on interstate highways of any stint throughout the 5,000-mile advantage journey.

That income smaller roads. So heading east on 30, I didn't contain any thoughts concerning come again? I strength discover out as I drove from side to side Latrobe. To be perfectly honest, I hadn't still noticed the town on the map. And if I had, I counting contain consideration concerning the brewery so as to construct Rolling Rock.

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Yet, as I entered town, present it was: an contemporary symbol advising me (and others, of course) so as to turning absent counting guide to "Steelers Camp." I thought: might it be? I turned left.

And, yes, it was...Day 2 of the Steelers' preparation camp--open to the public. Free parking. And by means of a telephoto lens, simple photographs of the ,whole team, counting All-Star and two-time Super Bowl winner quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Of course, anybody who follows football orator so as to in March, Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault in Georgia, and so as to additional recently, prosecutors present determined not to follow charges. But the NFL, concluding so as to the quarterback was guilty of misconduct, suspended him for the primary six games of petroleum season. He can practice, though. And so he was.

There's not a great deal else to say. I exhausted concerning an serving of food at Chuck Noll Field at St. Vincent College--named for the legendary former Steelers coach--and watched the side labor out. There now tons of fans, a lot of who seemed extremely excited to see the embattled quarterback demonstrate off his stuff. One small kid close to me screamed "Where's Ben?" additional era supposed I can add up as he and legally responsible of fans waited excitedly for the side to come out as of a nearby building.

I love so as to it's likely to stumble onto belongings similar to this. On Road Trip 2010, opposite strong reporting, driving, and script schedules, I frequently haven't had the occasion to discontinue for random discoveries. But on petroleum day, I wouldn't contain had it any additional way.

For the after that week, Geek Gestalt determination be on Road Trip 2010. After heavy additional supposed 18,000 on foot in the Rocky Mountains, the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest and the Southeast in excess of the previous four years, I'll be charitable for the the majority excellent in technology, science, military, nature, aviation and additional all through the American northeast. If you contain a suggestion for someplace to visit, fall me a line. In the meantime, you can go after my development on Twitter @GreeterDan and @RoadTrip and discover the project on Facebook. And you can too examination by means of information of the U.S. and try to win a prize in the Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

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