tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152747282024-03-11T21:51:49.809-07:00banjoe blogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-63241882085585895672024-02-21T16:33:00.000-08:002024-02-23T08:31:14.161-08:00Bunch of Young People <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_28acTHXednbOLHCUn2mE29iFD0S7vBQgBn46segXFCGeJfX4joOrgDpNhhVI1FiCqLw22NePUUf6pssM83QRm1FuKbkgOMLhDqTGbZfJFwpCmww8PuGxqL2cA3jU4QguILgqXvqLsTLYi8NTBSWmY-jmPsgMHK-XrTvrMmGNXB1INcsXFVLKA/s1440/IMG_20240220_153104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="665" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_28acTHXednbOLHCUn2mE29iFD0S7vBQgBn46segXFCGeJfX4joOrgDpNhhVI1FiCqLw22NePUUf6pssM83QRm1FuKbkgOMLhDqTGbZfJFwpCmww8PuGxqL2cA3jU4QguILgqXvqLsTLYi8NTBSWmY-jmPsgMHK-XrTvrMmGNXB1INcsXFVLKA/s320/IMG_20240220_153104.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><p></p><p>Cali got dressed up for Valentine's Day. Or is this an old picture of Matt?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNOvPTd95QRtUl03Xwhso2ldcvv0n4iIU2S6WvmkYRsTmfKudqTSXZo6m7EBTKJpsGveLlkheHVP2NkPXT_KoSTb-l2xKcm_sGw-F6LG2qnMad_HpBkaRPWruKjtQ9ppaJbau8B46iqvMIfKA7JU5L7fxXoai0MM9ySzblEBSIhQAqqZenqBvDQ/s798/IMG_20240220_153119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="649" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNOvPTd95QRtUl03Xwhso2ldcvv0n4iIU2S6WvmkYRsTmfKudqTSXZo6m7EBTKJpsGveLlkheHVP2NkPXT_KoSTb-l2xKcm_sGw-F6LG2qnMad_HpBkaRPWruKjtQ9ppaJbau8B46iqvMIfKA7JU5L7fxXoai0MM9ySzblEBSIhQAqqZenqBvDQ/s320/IMG_20240220_153119.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p> And an old picture of Dylan?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmzD6Z2AJg0TCVRoclCm-25TbjblWPpXZe0Yf4c5GxreAZE5yqtJUH4a2jV2xE_6ZIMbkHwwSJaIEdb8vfKBqfgxnNVwrL0AMlAYX6uoEQJ_usBaOs4Hd1TKFxtOtcazc5ZNMYvmFKrpsDbBL9wVayQmwc5TeohYVhNcTJw6AtduiUgN8vb9Ifg/s2923/IMG_20240214_145456952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2923" data-original-width="1412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmzD6Z2AJg0TCVRoclCm-25TbjblWPpXZe0Yf4c5GxreAZE5yqtJUH4a2jV2xE_6ZIMbkHwwSJaIEdb8vfKBqfgxnNVwrL0AMlAYX6uoEQJ_usBaOs4Hd1TKFxtOtcazc5ZNMYvmFKrpsDbBL9wVayQmwc5TeohYVhNcTJw6AtduiUgN8vb9Ifg/s320/IMG_20240214_145456952.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><br /><p>Luba also dressed for Valentine's Day. But this is a pretty typical outfit for her.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZACQ0MkVzmx5S34Bg9pIv6iv8ZKdPltgrkZ2Xm_t_KDaRJCNM-jOPHttS-EfbmgiKR4_xoD9NKqVun2Z-OEne1J9Z6cCzam7nFuwSdVznqKAgX4Jhwq3Qg_Dz4jAlG1mpbYXIF5R8-Gy_tAV2Nilj4A4rHQtqtrQmygY4bTTCu-iew8TKZdqzaw/s966/IMG_20240119_085806934.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZACQ0MkVzmx5S34Bg9pIv6iv8ZKdPltgrkZ2Xm_t_KDaRJCNM-jOPHttS-EfbmgiKR4_xoD9NKqVun2Z-OEne1J9Z6cCzam7nFuwSdVznqKAgX4Jhwq3Qg_Dz4jAlG1mpbYXIF5R8-Gy_tAV2Nilj4A4rHQtqtrQmygY4bTTCu-iew8TKZdqzaw/s320/IMG_20240119_085806934.png" width="215" /></a></div><p>Emma had us concerned over Christmas break when she visited her family in Japan and there was an earthquake. I got bad info that she was in the area that experienced heavy damage. She wasn't, and was OK. She also was not on the plane that caught fire. After returning to the US, she went to NJ for a climbing competition and did really well, just missing nationals. Maybe next year (after winning states in tennis, of course).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUN6LRDp4vLt2vPy5cJKA7umPItCKkoNB7wk4cGl4z7W86pcLw-Y32p1ek1ouWypeXpYGlV2fJEZCHPPjBu1PhqnLQ-BWVaQqKvgD7Z3PWfpwSJM1DxkU2IP7dFU3ll_yn2i__XXxZwpsGwk4Z-euEcR1o1X_-eBhJKlrEextsz0XOhlTvF-8wQ/s992/IMG_20240220_154856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUN6LRDp4vLt2vPy5cJKA7umPItCKkoNB7wk4cGl4z7W86pcLw-Y32p1ek1ouWypeXpYGlV2fJEZCHPPjBu1PhqnLQ-BWVaQqKvgD7Z3PWfpwSJM1DxkU2IP7dFU3ll_yn2i__XXxZwpsGwk4Z-euEcR1o1X_-eBhJKlrEextsz0XOhlTvF-8wQ/s320/IMG_20240220_154856.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><p>Like a lot of my friends from Westfield, Susan was born in 1964. February 19 in her case. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9v7FfvAHrDretTKaq6U_MkULd2qaT0FrBIm9FNR-Q9pZf5IQm5SOybsUxCxKabS2kerSh5nkoTxtZixjlmBq931MAsq_SRMTQ1CTcTAo1gxCpTLsI6hVD_fqtgsPSSC4O_I27WG0HdOUgW5ERmI2nnEFznl2EROOqWBgU037iJeszufDAzyq_A/s256/Kevin,%20Frank,%20Kathleen%20at%20ESB%20-%202.17.24.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="197" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9v7FfvAHrDretTKaq6U_MkULd2qaT0FrBIm9FNR-Q9pZf5IQm5SOybsUxCxKabS2kerSh5nkoTxtZixjlmBq931MAsq_SRMTQ1CTcTAo1gxCpTLsI6hVD_fqtgsPSSC4O_I27WG0HdOUgW5ERmI2nnEFznl2EROOqWBgU037iJeszufDAzyq_A/s1600/Kevin,%20Frank,%20Kathleen%20at%20ESB%20-%202.17.24.jpeg" width="197" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAhxgGUQTOw6E5Lyfx29w7IeSlwVmhJSN5xGBj0oIz3oOdyQI1YXbASmTo4_qcTqVBPkNpqC-X7edCwWfd6UgHlQoSlm8AHg9wrLBH-Mghpjaemb4HT9Md7hObEdwqyJ4a2ObKzn70-hXKyWE9WZL1WIa4WJydyFRDBOWoj15uJ_DDasF7lwNeQ/s2173/TomDeclan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2173" data-original-width="1884" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAhxgGUQTOw6E5Lyfx29w7IeSlwVmhJSN5xGBj0oIz3oOdyQI1YXbASmTo4_qcTqVBPkNpqC-X7edCwWfd6UgHlQoSlm8AHg9wrLBH-Mghpjaemb4HT9Md7hObEdwqyJ4a2ObKzn70-hXKyWE9WZL1WIa4WJydyFRDBOWoj15uJ_DDasF7lwNeQ/s320/TomDeclan.JPG" width="277" /></a></div> <p></p><p>There are also a whole bunch of friends and family turning 70 this year. Frank hit the milestone in February, Tom will in March. Funny, the kids at school think I'm old.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfDESt1nYueyWisjvYFWZ2UMyPl0JOQ3cosXA0ry7zQej1YnxP5QvJ1XMQJvPSrnHpHbAueGsdE2IaVuG5CfqlUXsIqF1hT8WD0SNnPCwYpezKEC1NV6RGMWf59pTcbNpa3VsnLvdIDj09sM487T1TzGz6dw7tcgDyM5bfR9XFUZ71lenxVlUpg/s2790/Screenshot%202024-01-03%20at%206.47.21%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2790" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfDESt1nYueyWisjvYFWZ2UMyPl0JOQ3cosXA0ry7zQej1YnxP5QvJ1XMQJvPSrnHpHbAueGsdE2IaVuG5CfqlUXsIqF1hT8WD0SNnPCwYpezKEC1NV6RGMWf59pTcbNpa3VsnLvdIDj09sM487T1TzGz6dw7tcgDyM5bfR9XFUZ71lenxVlUpg/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-03%20at%206.47.21%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A photo I found on the internet recently. Various ages, most of them still playing together after almost 50 years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXmXJfutMr6rtmS8PCxwdeK7J4YmXTqXdITERy61M6WcBhrtN73ZZ2VVJkv55u7-oD8suf4QFZKOM5CSouFhMqkz0U0fzQj9fuZWTm-I2k28wWZHMJIpXjkzi_hHAqp9hShXgIVGKydU8PEZzvCpfOmEfyAbbg2GB1dpioLUx4DGEXzB31Zk3yg/s3264/IMG_20240207_062251850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXmXJfutMr6rtmS8PCxwdeK7J4YmXTqXdITERy61M6WcBhrtN73ZZ2VVJkv55u7-oD8suf4QFZKOM5CSouFhMqkz0U0fzQj9fuZWTm-I2k28wWZHMJIpXjkzi_hHAqp9hShXgIVGKydU8PEZzvCpfOmEfyAbbg2GB1dpioLUx4DGEXzB31Zk3yg/s320/IMG_20240207_062251850.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>No idea how old they are, but they are fun to hang around with. Kind of quiet.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /> </p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-74385655056853777932024-02-20T14:03:00.000-08:002024-02-22T07:07:22.660-08:00Remember Work Travel?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XpWv9iMIdavuK5MuSvgos8yzJ-d-9Lw2jQ7glgk7OSTtPgHRdjSG1gOjXUKseycuVWkh36Axad_Z4FJZ26XVqCoV1wC4f6YSoczrHE00mIKyIL-nUqS8YpyQL_BGGr9d8r3RNcMIk2yabmT_SMMWH_9ZNqBn_sDXsBLcVi_vrCsF-RBVd6vPlg/s4032/IMG_3389.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XpWv9iMIdavuK5MuSvgos8yzJ-d-9Lw2jQ7glgk7OSTtPgHRdjSG1gOjXUKseycuVWkh36Axad_Z4FJZ26XVqCoV1wC4f6YSoczrHE00mIKyIL-nUqS8YpyQL_BGGr9d8r3RNcMIk2yabmT_SMMWH_9ZNqBn_sDXsBLcVi_vrCsF-RBVd6vPlg/s320/IMG_3389.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Gail revived an old activity: traveling for work. She went to a meeting in Amsterdam (the Netherlands, not NY) and met with all her coworkers; they all work remotely from a few different countries. She was blown away by the museum of street art. I think it just looks like a bunch of post-its on sheets of contact paper, but she said she was jet lagged and thinks maybe that influenced her appreciation of the exhibits. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyejiRMENV47vmEpavKhIIAQtXOUxvcZa-wh37fU-kmh7P3_URZRXV7plmMDpKQq5oHfWUuZXssI1SLiEk_TujlVOsDno_ttfVS8j1HgrNhCv0mi9CrirRLxQe-XsH10XRUhTjeyaHPLnisXSd0HaTs8WGwAzssN-7Ik6nHDULPHAlgiN5lH_aw/s3988/IMG_3400.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="3988" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyejiRMENV47vmEpavKhIIAQtXOUxvcZa-wh37fU-kmh7P3_URZRXV7plmMDpKQq5oHfWUuZXssI1SLiEk_TujlVOsDno_ttfVS8j1HgrNhCv0mi9CrirRLxQe-XsH10XRUhTjeyaHPLnisXSd0HaTs8WGwAzssN-7Ik6nHDULPHAlgiN5lH_aw/s320/IMG_3400.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The bike garage under the river holds tens of thousands of bikes. I'm impressed.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6bg6F3huofLHj4OR8-CQlkTmQbBJcskToOvEugPy6FiFb7SHPy7OPODLoA6NqGWW94Alki6IRJK9WVS8Ud81aWJXEHigKeIgeQqy88XQ3i83bszuxCtYp9zOw3dxFFkJH-fHCiu0u-SJeF-lxwdcxnxoEkdqij4px20QCptimncxZ3LyE87blg/s2353/IMG_20240220_164642885.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="2353" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6bg6F3huofLHj4OR8-CQlkTmQbBJcskToOvEugPy6FiFb7SHPy7OPODLoA6NqGWW94Alki6IRJK9WVS8Ud81aWJXEHigKeIgeQqy88XQ3i83bszuxCtYp9zOw3dxFFkJH-fHCiu0u-SJeF-lxwdcxnxoEkdqij4px20QCptimncxZ3LyE87blg/s320/IMG_20240220_164642885.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Coincidentally, while she was away, someone loaned me a book about biking in Amsterdam that included this passage from a 1933 travel guide to the city. She didn't write me a postcard, but did bring a few home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86Sjr_NbptV1n0Gu4zWGOj3a9FfRVSaXyAYxTvx0HkTbTUPnNwVZnN4B_cAoFeYBsyVdLePqsdKGWOpZTO0Lgw4DMlNlQM7vBmtbHsb_I7_vP1a35JLvruyiYwmOEVoHDb78L3X-0r4ZlwZuuP22Jw6-VdZUyayOu-XBH0i_uYhtEWBJHVS2_eA/s2962/IMG_3463.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2871" data-original-width="2962" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86Sjr_NbptV1n0Gu4zWGOj3a9FfRVSaXyAYxTvx0HkTbTUPnNwVZnN4B_cAoFeYBsyVdLePqsdKGWOpZTO0Lgw4DMlNlQM7vBmtbHsb_I7_vP1a35JLvruyiYwmOEVoHDb78L3X-0r4ZlwZuuP22Jw6-VdZUyayOu-XBH0i_uYhtEWBJHVS2_eA/s320/IMG_3463.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>She tagged on a couple days to take the train to Oxford (England, not Mississippi) to visit friends who used to live in Ithaca.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3b8cet_42QCNbtCzRntt03qH_PU6dJ-oM4DsS3ZsCISmv1mmi_vPcayXOqFiqpI4kUJ7v4aBOD8IdfsHhgfDHjZSgFJQOyO7zqbw5roP72vmaGgGLthR4rTi7Le7DUT2GsvWi_PEwE2ymaYvqsf4S9E2Y_Ar7a55KlYsp_FFjC6F5yda4aaUE3Q/s4032/IMG_3495.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3b8cet_42QCNbtCzRntt03qH_PU6dJ-oM4DsS3ZsCISmv1mmi_vPcayXOqFiqpI4kUJ7v4aBOD8IdfsHhgfDHjZSgFJQOyO7zqbw5roP72vmaGgGLthR4rTi7Le7DUT2GsvWi_PEwE2ymaYvqsf4S9E2Y_Ar7a55KlYsp_FFjC6F5yda4aaUE3Q/s320/IMG_3495.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>She saw cool, old trees.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WFwCGbv9WvycZ387Iyk-ADAm1aOseMdebGoGLvPXf4-YH8ADvHHlXVZlDVa749UajaBKDMC79vHf8ObxmB3BUl9TqXVVB7EbWF5xR5HPrZPreqbpcnbjP5teUNLF095fSFB1YuFFdcv0sve8k62QRytyyuSsM-OfQUMLb0D_rQ3f8n6aYp5lYA/s4032/IMG_3496.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WFwCGbv9WvycZ387Iyk-ADAm1aOseMdebGoGLvPXf4-YH8ADvHHlXVZlDVa749UajaBKDMC79vHf8ObxmB3BUl9TqXVVB7EbWF5xR5HPrZPreqbpcnbjP5teUNLF095fSFB1YuFFdcv0sve8k62QRytyyuSsM-OfQUMLb0D_rQ3f8n6aYp5lYA/s320/IMG_3496.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And a dry-laid stone wall that was several miles long (also old).<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZunUfGXvZk_26vtpBb-d1ZypdevN4z4AXiV1qxzO_kMW6PcxXaAvUPjhhybZZn3_X4KSMiLcf8q1YfbYsgLMd6Tdqrh_ShG7ZZLIRP3lySx-UmzfKSFxvPBEpPz3MOhcwVrNgYFTQ6DE3NjcqjnQ3mcsR1hUoYjSBB4oH1vCboUbdlaLVS-XKQ/s4032/IMG_5946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZunUfGXvZk_26vtpBb-d1ZypdevN4z4AXiV1qxzO_kMW6PcxXaAvUPjhhybZZn3_X4KSMiLcf8q1YfbYsgLMd6Tdqrh_ShG7ZZLIRP3lySx-UmzfKSFxvPBEpPz3MOhcwVrNgYFTQ6DE3NjcqjnQ3mcsR1hUoYjSBB4oH1vCboUbdlaLVS-XKQ/s320/IMG_5946.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Lorraine took an action photo of Gail (and Darragh's back) and her new book bag from a famous bookstore carrying some interesting books she bought us at the famous bookstore. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii07d6nd0VH47L8RLsNKzbMcoONzeb18yMFdJNrcjbEG8WcweAesH0IPl5LxcjITNhCYx7RYoDIaI-Prtstw_FgHYaNcz-pgW9KMAsty-xvCx2M2F_akPBNWdF4hKKJhZ6R7fbz8cqetLZmub1rTeXUxJKFTSLPIVT_eT4S-wuFZ25m9Ysb077g/s2980/IMG_5954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2523" data-original-width="2980" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii07d6nd0VH47L8RLsNKzbMcoONzeb18yMFdJNrcjbEG8WcweAesH0IPl5LxcjITNhCYx7RYoDIaI-Prtstw_FgHYaNcz-pgW9KMAsty-xvCx2M2F_akPBNWdF4hKKJhZ6R7fbz8cqetLZmub1rTeXUxJKFTSLPIVT_eT4S-wuFZ25m9Ysb077g/s320/IMG_5954.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>An old building at Oxford.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovGt2oP82qDgownvydTMCYyNsxKerp_vVfVSmbirxYzscvPFAHn_9CLBxZSsnpA307ajzEe4R2aTGp12HYwuPUX37KcL4uS9jVSbwZMXCinZxc-Z6zShw9JrxfigJvzww71VvHQ9wI8nrP2XB2bFcFdNab9OXkcvnjOLT00ryXGWYDjwGQJL6Ig/s2592/IMG_20240220_161855474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovGt2oP82qDgownvydTMCYyNsxKerp_vVfVSmbirxYzscvPFAHn_9CLBxZSsnpA307ajzEe4R2aTGp12HYwuPUX37KcL4uS9jVSbwZMXCinZxc-Z6zShw9JrxfigJvzww71VvHQ9wI8nrP2XB2bFcFdNab9OXkcvnjOLT00ryXGWYDjwGQJL6Ig/s320/IMG_20240220_161855474.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Between walking the dog, working and thawing out food from the freezer, I didn't have much time to shave. I decided to see what my beard would look like after a 25-year absence. I was hoping the wall would make it look redder.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYl3nEjKmkbqXxcKRK0vxTSFlmwQqZjnuKW9LAKu_o-rfjceVLJtX5I73aRaK0FQ_P-2AivVpFE2tZMHwBRYQHX-1dKEmPzTcpV8ZiopuHLqB4k0HNuRelCr5PHksVrR5CjkryYULf7yKZ8cBeB9cK1fSN5XJSMJliuqFkTkypu8wty2eghMLFQ/s720/P1030858.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="720" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYl3nEjKmkbqXxcKRK0vxTSFlmwQqZjnuKW9LAKu_o-rfjceVLJtX5I73aRaK0FQ_P-2AivVpFE2tZMHwBRYQHX-1dKEmPzTcpV8ZiopuHLqB4k0HNuRelCr5PHksVrR5CjkryYULf7yKZ8cBeB9cK1fSN5XJSMJliuqFkTkypu8wty2eghMLFQ/s320/P1030858.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It doesn't look all that different than when I was in my 20's. I think it's the shirt that makes it look so red in this photo.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-24740002574360479822024-02-20T13:37:00.000-08:002024-02-20T13:37:55.267-08:00Localler Travel<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66Lh8dKcBaHaw8qJa9QnGFa2vYVHxdAXrt-nofE0kfBwvevzrgJvygVtJuxsKmXCePzdxvaAhqIKFfkz2Hasd7h7iEQ8DbejX9cU1k-36b2G7Py7LTiGm0pf_yKU_CkoQfQt29hIaFkjeCv2_VJ9mEIqCwGfLfyuhIYYJSotLu7MX1wJ_kJeegw/s3264/IMG_20240209_104352669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66Lh8dKcBaHaw8qJa9QnGFa2vYVHxdAXrt-nofE0kfBwvevzrgJvygVtJuxsKmXCePzdxvaAhqIKFfkz2Hasd7h7iEQ8DbejX9cU1k-36b2G7Py7LTiGm0pf_yKU_CkoQfQt29hIaFkjeCv2_VJ9mEIqCwGfLfyuhIYYJSotLu7MX1wJ_kJeegw/s320/IMG_20240209_104352669.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p>While Gail was across the pond, Roxy and I spent a few days out in Caroline with Connie and Andy. No skiing, but plenty of sunshine.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6329Crfkm9LJb_YOhPvdKIZqfFxX-s2IzGXdAp9AVQAIvsjGjw4EhEkrfd3h-gdgrwzxg3LNBQdhAQErFh5423lsyBorkH-3J0BP64lYOCUCESm8przfywyB0ybpvpLgGuLoPDk1VE6pgSXFno0Txx1BsFHiVWjcy3sHo-oW32Ib8g5WcOTKDVQ/s2146/IMG_20240208_191305234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2146" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6329Crfkm9LJb_YOhPvdKIZqfFxX-s2IzGXdAp9AVQAIvsjGjw4EhEkrfd3h-gdgrwzxg3LNBQdhAQErFh5423lsyBorkH-3J0BP64lYOCUCESm8przfywyB0ybpvpLgGuLoPDk1VE6pgSXFno0Txx1BsFHiVWjcy3sHo-oW32Ib8g5WcOTKDVQ/s320/IMG_20240208_191305234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>And couch time.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUAYb8PruFObGhG6NbCeRtJK6WCuB8c4bWMVqBD_UeVkQje73PIL46_Eo59HT3SnvTvaouOAQpPakpOVPt6YpVUkKjeSMlhfOGFgzjwTdSP8q8fLpWio6TgN9RSGo5JPj40aeKaAXPCsDX6KRfWsppF8sQQQqMopz_DuKVqwLSmhrE6qCf2ag_A/s3264/IMG_20240208_161401439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUAYb8PruFObGhG6NbCeRtJK6WCuB8c4bWMVqBD_UeVkQje73PIL46_Eo59HT3SnvTvaouOAQpPakpOVPt6YpVUkKjeSMlhfOGFgzjwTdSP8q8fLpWio6TgN9RSGo5JPj40aeKaAXPCsDX6KRfWsppF8sQQQqMopz_DuKVqwLSmhrE6qCf2ag_A/s320/IMG_20240208_161401439.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTS80QLmPdX3QxniAgPDDWTysI6-QDtUJUlkjEZ-WXFHFIybd8T8qGS3CT4Msq1qqtjjt3buhkKXfKfPs-YjkW_4sEONOX2yptLdW0wTHGFG8sqERQjuUMlEBu1KcbD0IduDKGNzClTFtmfecr9p20ZXxy2ycKzXigoOWfNWKvKSDR_KtEhSgAg/s2610/IMG_20240208_161324083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTS80QLmPdX3QxniAgPDDWTysI6-QDtUJUlkjEZ-WXFHFIybd8T8qGS3CT4Msq1qqtjjt3buhkKXfKfPs-YjkW_4sEONOX2yptLdW0wTHGFG8sqERQjuUMlEBu1KcbD0IduDKGNzClTFtmfecr9p20ZXxy2ycKzXigoOWfNWKvKSDR_KtEhSgAg/s320/IMG_20240208_161324083.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Connie "hates" the section of the FLT I maintain, but she was willing to slum it and go with Andy and me to do a little work on it. Getting to see these trees is totally worth falling in the mud. At least that's what I tried to tell her.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nGYP99-o0SC-V7DfmIJKgi_91u9qmnqrxUgG3Jgww5xUNZMplkqwM_ilIFE5hPpFqF4wRCkxdU_-tSig9cow-4N0345XwhCvxs3T5EmS4S9k_G_PmUg4Pooq1CBhCFnvGM6a9t6xFYXgNUUTfhHsayHnI1zbdM99O1G9HH8WbF4npEShNwyauA/s3264/IMG_20240209_162629484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nGYP99-o0SC-V7DfmIJKgi_91u9qmnqrxUgG3Jgww5xUNZMplkqwM_ilIFE5hPpFqF4wRCkxdU_-tSig9cow-4N0345XwhCvxs3T5EmS4S9k_G_PmUg4Pooq1CBhCFnvGM6a9t6xFYXgNUUTfhHsayHnI1zbdM99O1G9HH8WbF4npEShNwyauA/s320/IMG_20240209_162629484.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> The warm temps brought a good flow of sap and Yaple Maple fired up the evaporator for their 31st season. We've been getting ours there for about half of that. Not sure why we didn't before, I used to live just down the road and C&A have lived in the hood forever.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrsPi0J6_uXxRQXuVjMPdXYLffE5p7wpGiv-WChnt1tGh9XXxX6JuL5b80I052R1k346X7PSKnNctQUC-JebLQiT-fYJ9hQKbI23EmJXc9eXc3ylxFlrdVtggQEe-7W5Xyy2NpKwRxJegnPNNp7F8Ex7csa6XPVzK8G_BpLi6BXw2EkQPys4x0A/s2843/IMG_20240209_162856706_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="2429" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrsPi0J6_uXxRQXuVjMPdXYLffE5p7wpGiv-WChnt1tGh9XXxX6JuL5b80I052R1k346X7PSKnNctQUC-JebLQiT-fYJ9hQKbI23EmJXc9eXc3ylxFlrdVtggQEe-7W5Xyy2NpKwRxJegnPNNp7F8Ex7csa6XPVzK8G_BpLi6BXw2EkQPys4x0A/s320/IMG_20240209_162856706_HDR.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><p> I signed the book and had a nice visit with Frank while he was idle. He always remembers at some point when we talk that I'm "that guy who built the half-cabin on Honeypot." Guilty.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFopH_gglbzMi0skExserUNQ7oj0n3fXDmdYsG06t3PZlrT8lfoMjJj9msL4WsOfMeilSbwBwELlz4eePt76bX6cUs_hB3nYcTYRhQrnDAy2qRA8VcFtemLbpEcB8Kx9dlg3UTzDtJibzlQ7UKKnonq60ABwuHvtFsHOGXfw9k0q04pxaK3-YyBA/s3264/IMG_20240209_163917434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFopH_gglbzMi0skExserUNQ7oj0n3fXDmdYsG06t3PZlrT8lfoMjJj9msL4WsOfMeilSbwBwELlz4eePt76bX6cUs_hB3nYcTYRhQrnDAy2qRA8VcFtemLbpEcB8Kx9dlg3UTzDtJibzlQ7UKKnonq60ABwuHvtFsHOGXfw9k0q04pxaK3-YyBA/s320/IMG_20240209_163917434.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> There's a lot to do besides tap, run lines, haul sap, cut, split and stack wood, feed the fire. They have two or three different timers set to make sure everything gets checked and done at the right time. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1YXJ3y01TY9iAbstYPy-ZBNRWeoCSTGk2a2Mr_qomqzBfo33QUZ4AJdI4SDDW8_AVCMfPxWGZPJhhauBUrwPwAEAjjz0xjx3eW8JWJJwolqQGMVCw9kIpkD-W_2n_o1t_gLhkRQliyo1-Sr6GzlWR3Qa4xr1sKc7xFwtcImgS7oTAEV7hafb6w/s1922/IMG_20240209_164149670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="1482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1YXJ3y01TY9iAbstYPy-ZBNRWeoCSTGk2a2Mr_qomqzBfo33QUZ4AJdI4SDDW8_AVCMfPxWGZPJhhauBUrwPwAEAjjz0xjx3eW8JWJJwolqQGMVCw9kIpkD-W_2n_o1t_gLhkRQliyo1-Sr6GzlWR3Qa4xr1sKc7xFwtcImgS7oTAEV7hafb6w/s320/IMG_20240209_164149670.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><p> No timer reminds visitors to sample. Roxy enjoyed her first taste of maple syrup. But now she'll only eat it if it's less than an hour old. Spoiled bitch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UhHXDfG3yahcvttZRDB2dESADGrAUIDfKFkmZTlaGvBj2oQnaXnmkbNK5CacbUqtMGc7V_8dJxeTri4WHRg7e2ua6ZA5bdQKY023g0TgoDWHthvxPeSVEWB-7LCjM_qyEUevc5MJ8eYsvrQUjs7mU6fXI-4pF5tzxInbzShSyjjIMNh2NEyjaw/s3264/IMG_20240209_171346619_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UhHXDfG3yahcvttZRDB2dESADGrAUIDfKFkmZTlaGvBj2oQnaXnmkbNK5CacbUqtMGc7V_8dJxeTri4WHRg7e2ua6ZA5bdQKY023g0TgoDWHthvxPeSVEWB-7LCjM_qyEUevc5MJ8eYsvrQUjs7mU6fXI-4pF5tzxInbzShSyjjIMNh2NEyjaw/s320/IMG_20240209_171346619_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTVSbOISfn_DKSPM1VK-N2yzFUEhdgdjy9Lnk6zoavz570wpgDrD3kjuNkeFxOLRQFZVArXvhzrLzqOSLHMAJ6ERJZpE2YS3SHQw5zxSfXYUT1glgcG4cjJTMw2OS-RWd_8cK6hrbObIMeS6Y2c349pZWYwTqbv4emX9E7FmY-BuNTgioDr59sQ/s3944/IMG_20240209_173646781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="3944" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTVSbOISfn_DKSPM1VK-N2yzFUEhdgdjy9Lnk6zoavz570wpgDrD3kjuNkeFxOLRQFZVArXvhzrLzqOSLHMAJ6ERJZpE2YS3SHQw5zxSfXYUT1glgcG4cjJTMw2OS-RWd_8cK6hrbObIMeS6Y2c349pZWYwTqbv4emX9E7FmY-BuNTgioDr59sQ/s320/IMG_20240209_173646781.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The sunrises and sunsets were not to be missed while I was there. I think I even put on a coat to watch a couple of them.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLr3hveuDo28VftqFr5i-3UTjbMVzG7TEu63DzSXJHbyQrjIyRVYSwqIA8rFwiKNe_LGCm6wKiv5og72AkbW1Xya3wnzUGAQ_eIywmFQBeUBB9izlpHGeWDZrrQM9CwhFJBqr_FjiZYE9xLIxK4yFKxhW5yFWBjonMO_g4k1eEsXONGxPJ59h1A/s2429/IMG_20240210_092843122_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="2429" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLr3hveuDo28VftqFr5i-3UTjbMVzG7TEu63DzSXJHbyQrjIyRVYSwqIA8rFwiKNe_LGCm6wKiv5og72AkbW1Xya3wnzUGAQ_eIywmFQBeUBB9izlpHGeWDZrrQM9CwhFJBqr_FjiZYE9xLIxK4yFKxhW5yFWBjonMO_g4k1eEsXONGxPJ59h1A/s320/IMG_20240210_092843122_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I hopped in the old neighborhood school bus but couldn't get the engine to turn over. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg906hZ1y8lqNTT5x8ht5-EonZStPKTjTJvgtIw9OhaF26nKCxvpWcNT-i142yi2nqAVRRfVMdFF_ABP1HUWmSz2aeGAaoNxiVp7eNSnWcJgqHtN0dcnKWiOSz1y2MH4o4UzTeM8KojdfBOrMtNmmjvkPM5yD6AxVI29zR4Aaog9ZPJMkrv3ZZMUQ/s3264/IMG_20240210_110834500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg906hZ1y8lqNTT5x8ht5-EonZStPKTjTJvgtIw9OhaF26nKCxvpWcNT-i142yi2nqAVRRfVMdFF_ABP1HUWmSz2aeGAaoNxiVp7eNSnWcJgqHtN0dcnKWiOSz1y2MH4o4UzTeM8KojdfBOrMtNmmjvkPM5yD6AxVI29zR4Aaog9ZPJMkrv3ZZMUQ/s320/IMG_20240210_110834500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqyaViWaiKGdrP8si0dwKj8YXhu6xXmDL-BpxoMjsLlSRpIMIdKXTUb-VyJCmLkhfNbAwJUcXP1J6y2DVaFkLG_NgK1p85m6KmMndA2aXN3dyjr7Dv-R3o6q3nmUe96z28529j9ycXyO9xo0LMsLuaHpJgZWR_VGLWTMWGVOvoZ0u383GUoCPSA/s2923/IMG_20240211_124328153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="2923" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqyaViWaiKGdrP8si0dwKj8YXhu6xXmDL-BpxoMjsLlSRpIMIdKXTUb-VyJCmLkhfNbAwJUcXP1J6y2DVaFkLG_NgK1p85m6KmMndA2aXN3dyjr7Dv-R3o6q3nmUe96z28529j9ycXyO9xo0LMsLuaHpJgZWR_VGLWTMWGVOvoZ0u383GUoCPSA/s320/IMG_20240211_124328153.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>They took advantage of trapped support to get started on a 2000 piece puzzle. We got about 1000 together in the few days I was there, then the other half took a week. That's not to imply anything.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uLBiDWaAoFJTCeP6oJgOb4DrMPEjdjdNYwiYptCyHvCTG74BYQ3CTWyd8_rw1oJkhGdxhrIYnkVyJWINsqj_zERqtAxIijUr8CjzFhdrLdATWtdnR3Pij_hbosOiL2olmwioQULlSX7zTAyKDmxDet3j19i4p4lGxkZ0CpMbmOpdG3TUlp-3Hw/s2115/IMG_20240210_130057351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="2115" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uLBiDWaAoFJTCeP6oJgOb4DrMPEjdjdNYwiYptCyHvCTG74BYQ3CTWyd8_rw1oJkhGdxhrIYnkVyJWINsqj_zERqtAxIijUr8CjzFhdrLdATWtdnR3Pij_hbosOiL2olmwioQULlSX7zTAyKDmxDet3j19i4p4lGxkZ0CpMbmOpdG3TUlp-3Hw/s320/IMG_20240210_130057351.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Found a photo in an album that I've wanted to recover. Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park, 2002.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0gc-SWQloihzW5oHAu7wfqqotu7ZCJW9PkIB1DSo3JU81kJg7MnDGj7MufVheYdROC4r14bgI7hG1UhQhR5peDrBqDdN-UucAV8vZ2xO5DzWbzdsxnoNlwJhpTLrk3eDGZAcHSzcd5zIwMi4-udqwWKXx1D3__VK24HA51kYYBWKIS_Z7MxuGw/s2512/IMG_20240210_130607987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="1684" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0gc-SWQloihzW5oHAu7wfqqotu7ZCJW9PkIB1DSo3JU81kJg7MnDGj7MufVheYdROC4r14bgI7hG1UhQhR5peDrBqDdN-UucAV8vZ2xO5DzWbzdsxnoNlwJhpTLrk3eDGZAcHSzcd5zIwMi4-udqwWKXx1D3__VK24HA51kYYBWKIS_Z7MxuGw/s320/IMG_20240210_130607987.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><p></p><p>Didn't even know about this photo. 2005?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z47sGvn0lm7vyVgi_pvlTEXHoJKcW59o6Q-1lbeUy4JYCOZ2x-GepgnCvKASUSr72hnQ-T3OTYGreSBx7AekXZvS4ZOlex-tRtGJv90M2nuD4eZR7F03rWRTulGoy2KQb7rFF524FoMUiGD0XFsiA_Uc-ftv7LJA2fjes_EunqVIPMWD5xrcNA/s2313/IMG_20240211_092411409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="2090" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z47sGvn0lm7vyVgi_pvlTEXHoJKcW59o6Q-1lbeUy4JYCOZ2x-GepgnCvKASUSr72hnQ-T3OTYGreSBx7AekXZvS4ZOlex-tRtGJv90M2nuD4eZR7F03rWRTulGoy2KQb7rFF524FoMUiGD0XFsiA_Uc-ftv7LJA2fjes_EunqVIPMWD5xrcNA/s320/IMG_20240211_092411409.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><p></p><p>The second cairn I ever built. Easter Sunday, 2003. All the others of this style have fallen or been knocked over.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkDMksxbMCcQ_jok2WctYaHZeMPjLGzUoH1ahWXxGA2fRc6Fo4-sTzQXjxc2QeqjdYmaMFk8dXfZR5FFheabbABenl5pIgHHtYkso7K4mPxa1WXYrMtNHZQtQuNGfJZ45Khn-j1Y78d2CPWbS_6wNNnuTpOxtuCnTitQvNXqfahSnrbGxM2Qhbw/s1595/IMG_20240211_093903297_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1595" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkDMksxbMCcQ_jok2WctYaHZeMPjLGzUoH1ahWXxGA2fRc6Fo4-sTzQXjxc2QeqjdYmaMFk8dXfZR5FFheabbABenl5pIgHHtYkso7K4mPxa1WXYrMtNHZQtQuNGfJZ45Khn-j1Y78d2CPWbS_6wNNnuTpOxtuCnTitQvNXqfahSnrbGxM2Qhbw/s320/IMG_20240211_093903297_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The pond went from solid ice to almost no ice in the four days we were there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypmhVV4GaRY_zdknBUI-BGlaBeAf1Z7BzoOKs_LtakHDT-AVXYih6iITtfdvzNcchiRV9gjgO0iRcPEpLEudg6tC5rQWjmgOxfpt4xX8ME9DNmlSq6vnOlyPg-oCwX3kOTDbBdf8-paqupADT82KtmvaMpN0oN20xpFyw-jXKoleeBHqsqpXM8A/s3221/IMG_20240220_065243616~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="3221" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypmhVV4GaRY_zdknBUI-BGlaBeAf1Z7BzoOKs_LtakHDT-AVXYih6iITtfdvzNcchiRV9gjgO0iRcPEpLEudg6tC5rQWjmgOxfpt4xX8ME9DNmlSq6vnOlyPg-oCwX3kOTDbBdf8-paqupADT82KtmvaMpN0oN20xpFyw-jXKoleeBHqsqpXM8A/s320/IMG_20240220_065243616~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI4E3wtAHUJKYuGPqXa-sEwqbYTi1Wn6-ePylHVzN7BSAtQDx8N6lk3S7qmDet50ULlG73OL2YGyKWh1mpiwMTrdxDpDqfeC2V0qcKIdP2g0ViN5aZzt4rdWAP9P7y4oqK4iNCi3MQZfDlC9LH8p8PnhjjP5FBi8pQCwv7v-sjIKZo00aXNGKrw/s1584/IMG_20240220_074925370_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1584" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI4E3wtAHUJKYuGPqXa-sEwqbYTi1Wn6-ePylHVzN7BSAtQDx8N6lk3S7qmDet50ULlG73OL2YGyKWh1mpiwMTrdxDpDqfeC2V0qcKIdP2g0ViN5aZzt4rdWAP9P7y4oqK4iNCi3MQZfDlC9LH8p8PnhjjP5FBi8pQCwv7v-sjIKZo00aXNGKrw/s320/IMG_20240220_074925370_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iiroaBXH4VPuMPeNThZjzPoTekiFGyf0nlNUEkSlppslBo9FqeQ7AgAhpq75iWBzKt3aOiLnVj0cu-YaOMTwFKTMgYSIQfTe8w1hmgkm4DGPQKJjoFaoYCezXYaxsqgHhp0qhN_yE64ris-uAk9IDQB0g9cdSh5oSv9J171j30E5cGN-sJZR3Q/s1884/IMG_20240220_075621678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="1584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iiroaBXH4VPuMPeNThZjzPoTekiFGyf0nlNUEkSlppslBo9FqeQ7AgAhpq75iWBzKt3aOiLnVj0cu-YaOMTwFKTMgYSIQfTe8w1hmgkm4DGPQKJjoFaoYCezXYaxsqgHhp0qhN_yE64ris-uAk9IDQB0g9cdSh5oSv9J171j30E5cGN-sJZR3Q/s320/IMG_20240220_075621678.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdApc9f_tj6enO_4JQh0Fv3uwETSDEzZb8IorkvDECaEZoUnHkOHDY4nr0bova2rnkPK3ZGhuDrGu4ASXxlveS6XkB4fVwCNg6Gw0j7PDHVYeKbSaQB0pv0DeEA1YFHYUIPjhe2pDWgK8MpMpwiSwKj4dUesdzmStvdC9R9vrfneKni_Nx3yPIg/s3203/IMG_20240220_092857788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="3203" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdApc9f_tj6enO_4JQh0Fv3uwETSDEzZb8IorkvDECaEZoUnHkOHDY4nr0bova2rnkPK3ZGhuDrGu4ASXxlveS6XkB4fVwCNg6Gw0j7PDHVYeKbSaQB0pv0DeEA1YFHYUIPjhe2pDWgK8MpMpwiSwKj4dUesdzmStvdC9R9vrfneKni_Nx3yPIg/s320/IMG_20240220_092857788.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This week provided an unexpected opportunity to return to Caroline and ski. Three times! Gail and I went out after they got just enough snow to ski (we missed it by an inch in town); I returned with a couple friends for a tour the next day, and made a final trip for an hour solo and 3.5 hours with Andy to the Summer Land Preserve and back as it warmed up. It wasn't much snow, but the conditions were mighty fine where there was enough, and I got a rare chance to ski in single-digit F temperatures.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-73668457633483912042024-02-20T12:41:00.000-08:002024-02-20T12:41:14.792-08:00That Doggie in the Doorway<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8nE-_8tP5fBh-1kykNuhXbFbdYEpYZEkHZyzgvuhwkkz_N9I67oqAbgOLAe4AcZPoGsByxtY6eBOTHwPNXm8v3RaUrv4nna2Jewkd49v2KHNSNun3lMFC6a-nXZnuPBoPsPmv-K3gggUTgs0Zaok9aji2wB6ykqLrkJI60gHvFpBApFudn3aXA/s1197/IMG_20240113_112457295_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8nE-_8tP5fBh-1kykNuhXbFbdYEpYZEkHZyzgvuhwkkz_N9I67oqAbgOLAe4AcZPoGsByxtY6eBOTHwPNXm8v3RaUrv4nna2Jewkd49v2KHNSNun3lMFC6a-nXZnuPBoPsPmv-K3gggUTgs0Zaok9aji2wB6ykqLrkJI60gHvFpBApFudn3aXA/s320/IMG_20240113_112457295_HDR.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p></p><p>Roxy enjoyed having the front entrance available for sunbathing. <br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-25927199529928139832024-02-20T12:39:00.000-08:002024-02-21T07:33:12.234-08:00On the Trails<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMM-4PhBmrKHuD-Zu1cynUlwKyu2VeKgLjzGjXwkVa4u9xG5Vm6MRG_a2TahJ7kNupBDXrTXXuHpIY0gZsNemWXUy4WAM-zcmRW-R0PhL6cG8e0lnr9CqBMXDhMULJC-Aslt3NsrTpHzgBLz6GEvV6ztQecM4ioJtPHSKXw9N-j-NQjNJlM6Hzg/s3227/d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="3227" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMM-4PhBmrKHuD-Zu1cynUlwKyu2VeKgLjzGjXwkVa4u9xG5Vm6MRG_a2TahJ7kNupBDXrTXXuHpIY0gZsNemWXUy4WAM-zcmRW-R0PhL6cG8e0lnr9CqBMXDhMULJC-Aslt3NsrTpHzgBLz6GEvV6ztQecM4ioJtPHSKXw9N-j-NQjNJlM6Hzg/s320/d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>That stream bank erosion I've reported on previously got worse. The latest re-route was done without consulting me, but I approve of it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWLOlix-CZ_E-LcWAPVuoJXY1KIHP1E7hyphenhyphenkuh760bNuJYyO8AF_tNlvN1IfvkmOBd5ihO7XdbHSGHjcZ5IEQbLWs7oTa2JC8yiSOVUULWYAEztLGolnPICxenkvHpGI7O164BQ1izJf7cylq1ddgkFEDHzYF4JTJpG7uENmWOudgl5QGThqRYYg/s2406/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2076" data-original-width="2406" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWLOlix-CZ_E-LcWAPVuoJXY1KIHP1E7hyphenhyphenkuh760bNuJYyO8AF_tNlvN1IfvkmOBd5ihO7XdbHSGHjcZ5IEQbLWs7oTa2JC8yiSOVUULWYAEztLGolnPICxenkvHpGI7O164BQ1izJf7cylq1ddgkFEDHzYF4JTJpG7uENmWOudgl5QGThqRYYg/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I especially like the nightlight they installed for these days when it's still dark when I go there in the morning.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jlB7QTl5QAWa1AEfAK1FSc1KF7LDRoy9OldV_xlRkSWYRLbH006ugbf7NbaKAG4renZJh3tNA1dMuTPPTCToFOA6tPhTHHheAXh6-LoYqUSGdJrlKXcyKsVVu3KUrWTxKgnply2RuWncJMr643DKkN5U32v5IazFcQeZ5FYWVyz8woz9EzQQLw/s1497/c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1497" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jlB7QTl5QAWa1AEfAK1FSc1KF7LDRoy9OldV_xlRkSWYRLbH006ugbf7NbaKAG4renZJh3tNA1dMuTPPTCToFOA6tPhTHHheAXh6-LoYqUSGdJrlKXcyKsVVu3KUrWTxKgnply2RuWncJMr643DKkN5U32v5IazFcQeZ5FYWVyz8woz9EzQQLw/s320/c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Someone didn't see any issue with setting up a mobile sauna on a little-used trail in the Wildflower Preserve. I didn't get a response when I asked the city forester if I could remove it and haven't been back to check to see if it's still there.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd29haItBv79XQPogpreg4Nxd1pPgk5zdhaNIrYkjPn0I3xEqKT7bLrLF4F3vm-QpnStNBACxgUbdg-BOdYNSII9XPOHcvAmSHy4I5OGYU822eQHA6vKZA5eCfxvnlaFT4_oHBGr_F8U3XdWdBVGmIk-lmUfV1Rtas3x6Dq79ui7BTxUwVLgWg6Q/s995/IMG_20240105_163220828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="995" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd29haItBv79XQPogpreg4Nxd1pPgk5zdhaNIrYkjPn0I3xEqKT7bLrLF4F3vm-QpnStNBACxgUbdg-BOdYNSII9XPOHcvAmSHy4I5OGYU822eQHA6vKZA5eCfxvnlaFT4_oHBGr_F8U3XdWdBVGmIk-lmUfV1Rtas3x6Dq79ui7BTxUwVLgWg6Q/s320/IMG_20240105_163220828.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>This piebald deer is still around, though it better stay on the trails and out of the street more or it won't make it until next summer to eat our flowers.<br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4t_537nGBICHCITcPIW8r6-r0L9xdnvOMU9oAWBM84p_lrHPa2zU6Lddpo5087MOqOaAahhOf_CzYTI-w9MTQWrBS8EMzu-rpibKNhfhOa38Ui4bIRxbkob55CSAvZqtkMXzyO1In_S1kxdN5gX2g76zrdCGMawJw2Q4fUB7vDAPPHhwEO1H_Q/s1475/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1475" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4t_537nGBICHCITcPIW8r6-r0L9xdnvOMU9oAWBM84p_lrHPa2zU6Lddpo5087MOqOaAahhOf_CzYTI-w9MTQWrBS8EMzu-rpibKNhfhOa38Ui4bIRxbkob55CSAvZqtkMXzyO1In_S1kxdN5gX2g76zrdCGMawJw2Q4fUB7vDAPPHhwEO1H_Q/s320/image0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Glad to see Mary Ann and Glenn getting out on the trails in the Adirondacks. Although it's possible Mary Ann had to go it alone and used a timer to get this picture. Thomas Mtn. with Cat and Lake George behind.<br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-80502975978703840442024-02-20T12:11:00.000-08:002024-02-20T12:11:23.889-08:00Local Skiing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v4Nzb3QSjzAZhiuJay3JArGe7go7dBo3aeDSuUeuz1GKP5nIIsjvV_6Z36cQNBe4HttN1FP3FLs-oFWhFNmLGPMu6ISZbrXMLNwiVPwsmzTWA9OX-pF0eYajdeviKdYk8QI2FpoYisBL18Ta9P9z9d1fSyWpTF2CQ5zJESh4NRfmBhvNwWX0aA/s989/IMG_20240121_102620335_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v4Nzb3QSjzAZhiuJay3JArGe7go7dBo3aeDSuUeuz1GKP5nIIsjvV_6Z36cQNBe4HttN1FP3FLs-oFWhFNmLGPMu6ISZbrXMLNwiVPwsmzTWA9OX-pF0eYajdeviKdYk8QI2FpoYisBL18Ta9P9z9d1fSyWpTF2CQ5zJESh4NRfmBhvNwWX0aA/s320/IMG_20240121_102620335_HDR.jpg" width="233" /></a></div> <p></p><p>We got just enough snow a couple times to get out on the trails of Six Mile Creek. Whenever I go past this tree I wonder if their hearts are still as scarred as the bark. There's a good song waiting to be written.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGC7wFfm06opHc8swHeLzZZChEL0nOrNQuP9UVxOmMGobxAVVjPkQVFu3isX7a5Mjtow2RDIWfD1TDbt6Ot8Wo7kODsva-4c1LzHnYogK6VjLtxO308pvUBdzz991wEEmWTmgyxNP0DrooP6yMiDNnDr2lC49HNhrXLZ7NysVgTj8MnZ5vzjuxQ/s1804/IMG_20240107_074115386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGC7wFfm06opHc8swHeLzZZChEL0nOrNQuP9UVxOmMGobxAVVjPkQVFu3isX7a5Mjtow2RDIWfD1TDbt6Ot8Wo7kODsva-4c1LzHnYogK6VjLtxO308pvUBdzz991wEEmWTmgyxNP0DrooP6yMiDNnDr2lC49HNhrXLZ7NysVgTj8MnZ5vzjuxQ/s320/IMG_20240107_074115386.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><p> No scarred hearts for Gail or me. She does have scars on her hips as reminders that there were a couple times she couldn't ski. Glad those days are well past.<br /></p><p></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-60922734636886386972024-02-20T11:53:00.000-08:002024-02-20T11:53:49.661-08:00In Print<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5HNNtoLNXIurpMp36OukrPo4syUaH3O7DE-eYl9MEsd7pDcTVf9C3KVjXl_2t9vL-NHkWvSsHWDnCrTsUiZ2-Lzlt8WQ5n0skvcR3P25Vb8g4BFBmO6Wkkzou6mZY3EfFlWDabBclg-M1lGhlfjAeLYuefdonNwTiGgbDpihA4rXdY49grw-bQ/s850/IMG_20240122_100053~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5HNNtoLNXIurpMp36OukrPo4syUaH3O7DE-eYl9MEsd7pDcTVf9C3KVjXl_2t9vL-NHkWvSsHWDnCrTsUiZ2-Lzlt8WQ5n0skvcR3P25Vb8g4BFBmO6Wkkzou6mZY3EfFlWDabBclg-M1lGhlfjAeLYuefdonNwTiGgbDpihA4rXdY49grw-bQ/s320/IMG_20240122_100053~2.jpg" width="271" /></a></div> <p></p><p>I went 19 years and 2 months as an anonymous teaching assistant, but I finally got some recognition after a month of being a teacher. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7aIf1YnbbU" target="_blank">I'm finally somebody!</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclJ6zqjGQ12aSLU0tx6dT_BHbsBVTyLU-dPjoML5Iof4uNfSMtXuRbxdSrN0KxxNbV2EnmoIVNO5Hf5dlpCjn5vHmlqZMZakJ34aGfoZHQzIwB2PaPQ1DWcJs4wOny3QvUMtKTv2yxHjJUFArREcDZZ03hLzG3hqHlufQj44bBCLINxit2lcEuw/s2998/trans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="2998" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclJ6zqjGQ12aSLU0tx6dT_BHbsBVTyLU-dPjoML5Iof4uNfSMtXuRbxdSrN0KxxNbV2EnmoIVNO5Hf5dlpCjn5vHmlqZMZakJ34aGfoZHQzIwB2PaPQ1DWcJs4wOny3QvUMtKTv2yxHjJUFArREcDZZ03hLzG3hqHlufQj44bBCLINxit2lcEuw/s320/trans.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The kids at school got to use ipads to translate for some of their midterm exams. They don't understand why we insist they use a paper dictionary.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigkcFEjnzoR66-8V4TmROKe9RpORGN5kJrCm7kp-DuzLiCpw0Sh0VLq8WTb_n_nOYdPG1u5fjUiqtdJck2G8tolrDJFP3y7k_MTGYxWb03Yk8FpxhIhr4RnUZM5Za5lB-16jCHvud_yjRWKchTf1eDviRx06S591nAcQ77ar21lAY-7ZN_0Xkjg/s2363/Rafaelsummer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="2363" height="67" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigkcFEjnzoR66-8V4TmROKe9RpORGN5kJrCm7kp-DuzLiCpw0Sh0VLq8WTb_n_nOYdPG1u5fjUiqtdJck2G8tolrDJFP3y7k_MTGYxWb03Yk8FpxhIhr4RnUZM5Za5lB-16jCHvud_yjRWKchTf1eDviRx06S591nAcQ77ar21lAY-7ZN_0Xkjg/s320/Rafaelsummer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I found a writing sample of a former student when I was going through materials to use in my new position at work. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl4GKoGDoAygeOGP1Tp3BA6pcChaKCm2V6dOVQxKupWAzPNe6x4z3t9fhyphenhyphenJC9_r4hk_Gm1erAsDtkUzbpw4TWF_sTaaTg-BKjgnQAQU14fPmR0m0M3RIzeDYaXREOt80YbVN3RPIfhOfLxrEfd7FGEmxhWc3uunHiDdg9Iu7CHO8Z897r9wR0nw/s1600/girls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl4GKoGDoAygeOGP1Tp3BA6pcChaKCm2V6dOVQxKupWAzPNe6x4z3t9fhyphenhyphenJC9_r4hk_Gm1erAsDtkUzbpw4TWF_sTaaTg-BKjgnQAQU14fPmR0m0M3RIzeDYaXREOt80YbVN3RPIfhOfLxrEfd7FGEmxhWc3uunHiDdg9Iu7CHO8Z897r9wR0nw/s320/girls.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Being a vegetarian, I just couldn't order V4 at my favorite Chinese restaurant. Yep, another former student works there, but she saw the problem right away when I pointed it out and now you can order sauteed spinach with chopped garlic.<br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-79732780268903090762024-02-20T11:37:00.000-08:002024-02-22T07:21:25.150-08:00The Superbowl that Wasn't <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO4SmfY1nRaqSxNxDWa1EdgmCAz7xps39dZh-9_uK0r_7aFAxSiJnY7ZDY1bSgN5egTK9GMZaaB3hUztryQQvUh6_UQVgzpgkSAEPct4ob9UzvM57XDwyCbdOUzZT8m0sPhyphenhyphenPHQ_uW52GM0DxKgzxIWgFu1Q9dLzfVcpr5GhppcKyrKzVUNSt3w/s1600/IMG_20231217_075100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO4SmfY1nRaqSxNxDWa1EdgmCAz7xps39dZh-9_uK0r_7aFAxSiJnY7ZDY1bSgN5egTK9GMZaaB3hUztryQQvUh6_UQVgzpgkSAEPct4ob9UzvM57XDwyCbdOUzZT8m0sPhyphenhyphenPHQ_uW52GM0DxKgzxIWgFu1Q9dLzfVcpr5GhppcKyrKzVUNSt3w/s320/IMG_20231217_075100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I didn't pay much attention to the NFL this season, but I know my nephew's gingerbread and candy vision for a perfect Stuporbowl didn't come to pass. Better luck next year.<br /><p></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-92074222474288954102024-01-01T08:35:00.000-08:002024-01-02T08:02:38.755-08:00Old Room, New Purpose<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsYM8IXHzTV6oIvg_kecLDrD7p6z03yanoatusA5x-0D5NFfGnUBCLNeSyqBluxvldDyBjqATtw1OZRw5Xxx1nX9OLgVwD6qlZi4XYelyVsCKBcC0Ul9rSYqH4M17zC1ahYkdXhWBOCK_5hXLpScKS7iyMzjcYp2kb83uJFgMBQ0M614Gl4xi1A/s2317/Pedestrians.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="2317" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsYM8IXHzTV6oIvg_kecLDrD7p6z03yanoatusA5x-0D5NFfGnUBCLNeSyqBluxvldDyBjqATtw1OZRw5Xxx1nX9OLgVwD6qlZi4XYelyVsCKBcC0Ul9rSYqH4M17zC1ahYkdXhWBOCK_5hXLpScKS7iyMzjcYp2kb83uJFgMBQ0M614Gl4xi1A/s320/Pedestrians.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc394Mts4gKQqj8aMfrPNKJEGTwQu7XaIRFQP1sA34SQN0LH6U2EcOOUoBq1BgWGZHXu2aZYRF71g_bPuT4J47kOsQDoiDgfNPjq_sk0qslG0NMIX6TfLJ0GoRwr0aiyEP7TVKr1Nd9btmq3TvCiZVVbzUfiERr56Fyg1sc_UmB_SdcBnf0ZMDw/s1312/columbia%20street.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1312" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc394Mts4gKQqj8aMfrPNKJEGTwQu7XaIRFQP1sA34SQN0LH6U2EcOOUoBq1BgWGZHXu2aZYRF71g_bPuT4J47kOsQDoiDgfNPjq_sk0qslG0NMIX6TfLJ0GoRwr0aiyEP7TVKr1Nd9btmq3TvCiZVVbzUfiERr56Fyg1sc_UmB_SdcBnf0ZMDw/s320/columbia%20street.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Now that she's working full time at home, Gail decided to move her office upstairs. This meant a significant reorganization and going through many drawers, boxes and bookshelves. I found the top picture in a box. I've never been able to date it, but it's roughly the same perspective of the one below it from 1917.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLshL9E7A74mu-WYgkBcX0J71yH2OVGXDEwcDROpaHsX_lenv72yO7Yl5Mo82HtLXsm8qafslm4zzN08OBCkrg8JW6I_iNifuMEhD2o05RXgd92CphEoImDgUcAXgzZDvqz9jxL_j0TnzdXU0PnPImFRd6L4-cGRZoQhH3TlfCz5_cYfUN_J_ehw/s3264/IMG_20231203_103201989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLshL9E7A74mu-WYgkBcX0J71yH2OVGXDEwcDROpaHsX_lenv72yO7Yl5Mo82HtLXsm8qafslm4zzN08OBCkrg8JW6I_iNifuMEhD2o05RXgd92CphEoImDgUcAXgzZDvqz9jxL_j0TnzdXU0PnPImFRd6L4-cGRZoQhH3TlfCz5_cYfUN_J_ehw/s320/IMG_20231203_103201989.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I didn't even recall having these two pictures of our house from 1930. These were from just before the solar panels were put on.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrD6tdfedojTUNiwtVkz_wZEReDa4z10KTURwuBYGa7VtLjrPfbAqN8JUFXCh68K1gR5Bq3sG4CumlLQaXzdQFzVvVF20w5-BY9oJAZF2EJ6Zx2mdjk17f1_c6vlaY4haRUAQfOqB0b4NjFpVZde1D3MThcQRh8cu0LJ0EwmVL4H2BDyBrNWagA/s3264/IMG_20231225_082506314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrD6tdfedojTUNiwtVkz_wZEReDa4z10KTURwuBYGa7VtLjrPfbAqN8JUFXCh68K1gR5Bq3sG4CumlLQaXzdQFzVvVF20w5-BY9oJAZF2EJ6Zx2mdjk17f1_c6vlaY4haRUAQfOqB0b4NjFpVZde1D3MThcQRh8cu0LJ0EwmVL4H2BDyBrNWagA/s320/IMG_20231225_082506314.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvg2Q4-Bw_oxw6sL-3dDuh4UcCVXoB-Iu2mLig1AStAmohTaYoKjud0xDNW-0RtQ2hpz1r5ybvz-6CHAVvYXUB45cbMriJyW5H4sIYQY1Wf3fJqRIuPEfrUeTd_PrWEQzr0uz-zNCvgQROkTMunWg7mrpD0g28mnPTPmzRfyUISDLPrg_dOxMXw/s3264/IMG_20231225_082434526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvg2Q4-Bw_oxw6sL-3dDuh4UcCVXoB-Iu2mLig1AStAmohTaYoKjud0xDNW-0RtQ2hpz1r5ybvz-6CHAVvYXUB45cbMriJyW5H4sIYQY1Wf3fJqRIuPEfrUeTd_PrWEQzr0uz-zNCvgQROkTMunWg7mrpD0g28mnPTPmzRfyUISDLPrg_dOxMXw/s320/IMG_20231225_082434526.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />We haven't painted the spare room (also known as Lori's room in honor of a regular guest) in over 15 years. I decided the internet is sufficient and no longer need the collection of topo maps. They go back to my days in the cabin in Candor in the last century.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3U2R0DrO6hmoYvsZp7n6Hnvq1UMindG2a-GS7fw-fLEOqcCPGXaVuoJZdDHs0ku5X9ScwS9rMmXuuJlW-h1HKrALG7dphWrph9_1Ak6nSc-9uzazpP9L3IBLUWcpGX-RTFOgWuEW9bgvs5w8D2dxU-PDBTP0hhVTuCEkASYRIjhd3wKCIEE256w/s2156/20heron.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2156" data-original-width="1654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3U2R0DrO6hmoYvsZp7n6Hnvq1UMindG2a-GS7fw-fLEOqcCPGXaVuoJZdDHs0ku5X9ScwS9rMmXuuJlW-h1HKrALG7dphWrph9_1Ak6nSc-9uzazpP9L3IBLUWcpGX-RTFOgWuEW9bgvs5w8D2dxU-PDBTP0hhVTuCEkASYRIjhd3wKCIEE256w/s320/20heron.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><p>The topo maps weren't the only casualty of the new decor. The framed 20th anniversary poster of the Great Blue Heron Festival has been demoted to a basement location.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24slEHnyxt8f6WNyX7vevWaMttBJhE_N6w7pBmsvfKI6rP-Be66FjOhr60Tgvow_pd4FrBwE-euLMtfc_nj62jB-CHaduIKStyBFTHt_M9GfMDEiqdeiiI72iT_DwbBy4cora9_o2Ur1QUXfutpzX-f0Xsdf8x0GlO3oYDTYMakf5myGYTF_lqw/s1674/IMG_20231222_100112685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="1674" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24slEHnyxt8f6WNyX7vevWaMttBJhE_N6w7pBmsvfKI6rP-Be66FjOhr60Tgvow_pd4FrBwE-euLMtfc_nj62jB-CHaduIKStyBFTHt_M9GfMDEiqdeiiI72iT_DwbBy4cora9_o2Ur1QUXfutpzX-f0Xsdf8x0GlO3oYDTYMakf5myGYTF_lqw/s320/IMG_20231222_100112685.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>An old picture, also from the Candor days, got a new frame and choice position above Gail's desk. Another frame that got repurposed held a picture of my mom since she was 17. When I took it out, I found baby pictures of her older sister, Ruth, who was born in 1919.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSXTApk07-mLBaqAUvMa4a92_V-p0mP2D7YzndWCUAXG1bbJMm4Xl2Wr2LGxNJDg73WgPl8VWqtieXl6wbyTff_K2gDwJOfVRlKqWwrfH1HBtLO3yd6nt30ernm3lYFUMsa4IxZRHO1ylyfeaL8wzOQGzrgTaEIiCxGj7jBbsHMW1wA6_Vf1ZzA/s3264/IMG_20231226_104433031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSXTApk07-mLBaqAUvMa4a92_V-p0mP2D7YzndWCUAXG1bbJMm4Xl2Wr2LGxNJDg73WgPl8VWqtieXl6wbyTff_K2gDwJOfVRlKqWwrfH1HBtLO3yd6nt30ernm3lYFUMsa4IxZRHO1ylyfeaL8wzOQGzrgTaEIiCxGj7jBbsHMW1wA6_Vf1ZzA/s320/IMG_20231226_104433031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-Y_2YmLe-QIDzxQISkLWwqv6ogmTqUa-mJsz-YzyJO6j4WIz6FIBBsRQnPLBMGdwegmL0dPCUUtoUqZa0tSXe-Y-GkKkgiT0YeCnC3E9Gtq5pcSHkGxQkgzBpZGR7oYIhQ1rpFCbIu7VrahfFFgufgdB3DBULV2lQGE6fGNQKp6uuB8FZgDTpA/s1268/Screenshot%202024-01-02%20at%2010.55.11%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1268" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-Y_2YmLe-QIDzxQISkLWwqv6ogmTqUa-mJsz-YzyJO6j4WIz6FIBBsRQnPLBMGdwegmL0dPCUUtoUqZa0tSXe-Y-GkKkgiT0YeCnC3E9Gtq5pcSHkGxQkgzBpZGR7oYIhQ1rpFCbIu7VrahfFFgufgdB3DBULV2lQGE6fGNQKp6uuB8FZgDTpA/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-02%20at%2010.55.11%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p> Painted and occupied. It's so cozy, Gail even decided to put in a few hours on a work project during her three weeks off. Next up: Dormer and bathroom? Stay tuned.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-8521518117455665392024-01-01T08:08:00.000-08:002024-01-02T08:04:15.981-08:00Westfield Trip<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdws4YsN_sYwCtCJcQbDrC7pnvX8sYYXOa3VUBAiV8k1aDBcoB1FHSseO2Z0jYj06PhlzEjx_zHHuAjYVS_XtuiC3MeBE-owVMXRWuHyoeKGtTmGw73WJacwEjAv9o1QFQYVkwvyjqAOTiMlmflWbYsQG8BhkYWk7pStH1pVlIZtaSLfio9sINw/s1280/phonebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdws4YsN_sYwCtCJcQbDrC7pnvX8sYYXOa3VUBAiV8k1aDBcoB1FHSseO2Z0jYj06PhlzEjx_zHHuAjYVS_XtuiC3MeBE-owVMXRWuHyoeKGtTmGw73WJacwEjAv9o1QFQYVkwvyjqAOTiMlmflWbYsQG8BhkYWk7pStH1pVlIZtaSLfio9sINw/s320/phonebook.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC31jBt-0tBPoM83Re-A8v6wlyEIF9Jn6RdFqGZdX55cUqQ9zAdLHlB2nTJYeBWfmMfeCJtDFowzoi2f8VhpEth1M9k7FoovYYMSiUHJzYx6ZHnNXkajMyTVPS4by47muUse0TNgdOWW1qPkMGY8ZwuPT8ujS2dCXrdRTBk5iQSS-NHCBFydu_A/s1024/IMG_20231123_113603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC31jBt-0tBPoM83Re-A8v6wlyEIF9Jn6RdFqGZdX55cUqQ9zAdLHlB2nTJYeBWfmMfeCJtDFowzoi2f8VhpEth1M9k7FoovYYMSiUHJzYx6ZHnNXkajMyTVPS4by47muUse0TNgdOWW1qPkMGY8ZwuPT8ujS2dCXrdRTBk5iQSS-NHCBFydu_A/s320/IMG_20231123_113603.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>I called the family in Westfield to let them know we were coming for a pre-Christmas dinner. Nobody picked up but we went anyway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqBIPRn9T8o-TDnQHg2ipzcxkYwcaoeCnz2sLTlGjgBLqucb9rNmijpeHk5In2g-lJav433g3QhDaw1X7ZtsRRhaa7f-MeNIbAZ1aogGWl3w-cZX-371VuuZcPGL5IrEXqem2n2zOzM01Ou6eK17lPIKa5Qd67Qf3y4M6Axllyfywkd_Apdp5lQ/s1440/IMG_20231223_191230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqBIPRn9T8o-TDnQHg2ipzcxkYwcaoeCnz2sLTlGjgBLqucb9rNmijpeHk5In2g-lJav433g3QhDaw1X7ZtsRRhaa7f-MeNIbAZ1aogGWl3w-cZX-371VuuZcPGL5IrEXqem2n2zOzM01Ou6eK17lPIKa5Qd67Qf3y4M6Axllyfywkd_Apdp5lQ/s320/IMG_20231223_191230.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We met Cam for the first time. John and Melissa hosted and we saw a good portion of the family, as well as a chance encounter with an old friend of Gail's who grew up in Westfield and was also visiting family.</p><p>It was the first trip with the new car and all went fine. We took advantage of a free fast charger in Olean and walked along the Allegany River for a half hour. <br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-31124778675485122602024-01-01T08:02:00.000-08:002024-01-02T08:07:40.471-08:00Modern Snow<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCo_OsyMfJE_C_IYg6c6Fajkg_erdtSqPR2UQzd29at3jc-xFB1CwWw1psH62qAF1YEHkLHIjFggzAzOA1uj8gWsYRkkTj-yq4SQ9PlaG3dgMyZTw3bBW2sbM7bchDjH5Of1QtXv9Rc7ncpxIBACuE3Nd7ha0g9q6or3bwhAFKusg_CnAAO9a2Q/s2762/IMG_20231218_081918335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2762" data-original-width="1514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCo_OsyMfJE_C_IYg6c6Fajkg_erdtSqPR2UQzd29at3jc-xFB1CwWw1psH62qAF1YEHkLHIjFggzAzOA1uj8gWsYRkkTj-yq4SQ9PlaG3dgMyZTw3bBW2sbM7bchDjH5Of1QtXv9Rc7ncpxIBACuE3Nd7ha0g9q6or3bwhAFKusg_CnAAO9a2Q/s320/IMG_20231218_081918335.jpg" width="175" /></a></div> <p></p><p>December brought plenty of precipitation. Sadly, it was all the liquid kind. We had four storms, each dumped over an inch of rain. It's not often the island below the bridge is underwater. It's even more rare the old concrete bridge abutment is submerged, but there's no sign of it in this picture except a standing wave.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HWlnaqSoabUS-I6p29BFi-MhwRStbwY9CRmspsEJmQjAUzVN87R01KjOXYh4hpNfksxjqXmefq1B5lV5V4ubx7zkVCiMc4xWMe64VYeNE1HEJMl8CbGmWZ0trv9gVy5keiFF4adwVkzrNA9pNAGaNpBTsaY7aIHXl8IkTEADNsC31AqiTh85SA/s3020/IMG_20231218_072017892.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="3020" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HWlnaqSoabUS-I6p29BFi-MhwRStbwY9CRmspsEJmQjAUzVN87R01KjOXYh4hpNfksxjqXmefq1B5lV5V4ubx7zkVCiMc4xWMe64VYeNE1HEJMl8CbGmWZ0trv9gVy5keiFF4adwVkzrNA9pNAGaNpBTsaY7aIHXl8IkTEADNsC31AqiTh85SA/s320/IMG_20231218_072017892.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The bank in the wildflower preserve still hasn't completely collapsed. People are insisting on walking around the barrier and trampling the vegetation as they have to move farther away from the collapsing ledge. No sense using the new trail.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZyRQ8Xd1v4Eh9uPvVOLXBS-E8JNQM_Wzi8y2lhguPKYMLtECiqaHpyFU4l4FtxQ1p_gvZTavvya_lIkj82azW2OoPTbBIwuSdd8s4YoWPhlE_av8PjS8YIJOgfG_cMxT4iueXTfjkhTziQ5RTeyINFSrLu6QBS4cMh89nvriONQUGlLLzqtiww/s2992/IMG_20231209_083125314~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="2992" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZyRQ8Xd1v4Eh9uPvVOLXBS-E8JNQM_Wzi8y2lhguPKYMLtECiqaHpyFU4l4FtxQ1p_gvZTavvya_lIkj82azW2OoPTbBIwuSdd8s4YoWPhlE_av8PjS8YIJOgfG_cMxT4iueXTfjkhTziQ5RTeyINFSrLu6QBS4cMh89nvriONQUGlLLzqtiww/s320/IMG_20231209_083125314~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>This was from the day before that storm. The trees are now hanging over First Dam. I'm hoping January doesn't drop another inch of rain to wash them over.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMWZYKr3CPa669JDm-EAcmWNLIoCEeNT9grrq7TzcftgGHWlv4xtnJ8p-9JuZJsTy1H0LKfKRqtrS1VuK4UwxrOlnli4nun_1vPQEHgrNj-WM0t_WTs4FWQpm5e7FuFkD-B8s2w2b3CEKeQziBss3SeTG0yN8aNgYZd8-Ny7zQhX7EGyQGOKM1g/s2187/IMG_20231205_082717183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="2187" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMWZYKr3CPa669JDm-EAcmWNLIoCEeNT9grrq7TzcftgGHWlv4xtnJ8p-9JuZJsTy1H0LKfKRqtrS1VuK4UwxrOlnli4nun_1vPQEHgrNj-WM0t_WTs4FWQpm5e7FuFkD-B8s2w2b3CEKeQziBss3SeTG0yN8aNgYZd8-Ny7zQhX7EGyQGOKM1g/s320/IMG_20231205_082717183.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>I made one last trip down Cascadilla Gorge the morning the gates were closed. The natural areas employee was waiting for the last person coming down behind me before locking the gate for the season.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahgV5JEX-Q-9QXz9IpIglv5MrlD1Awy3gTd5fm_zd3ZPMf47xZo6WB0CbL7DYAuKDJfoKJboHvikLkdtRrAH0vEHL4iReIVmMPxX189IdCHxLHm9pkm8_mk9hvhGrz2ZsblhMJvfU6CVP3bsfmvfMMPONWN2-T-fwxWNkrYAVFoFcK5cizCk-sg/s727/chestnutroxy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahgV5JEX-Q-9QXz9IpIglv5MrlD1Awy3gTd5fm_zd3ZPMf47xZo6WB0CbL7DYAuKDJfoKJboHvikLkdtRrAH0vEHL4iReIVmMPxX189IdCHxLHm9pkm8_mk9hvhGrz2ZsblhMJvfU6CVP3bsfmvfMMPONWN2-T-fwxWNkrYAVFoFcK5cizCk-sg/s320/chestnutroxy.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><p> Roxy providing perspective of the size of a dead chestnut tree in Six Mile Creek. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNmEHP-LOO8fb2g5N53RkXP7JlkMM4ttL7ql6JsCXSgXKoWhlMvIf6tVSfg8L4ZllQSAxseVSjo19AahU1-gK6mT4KJP_ScjX_RW67HIAwG4yvD9gfIlrbO1FYjSoAz9P8IJiBYPBtX0yaSYRs5p7uQgY34NkdDKrERoDesZ5bC058WqvxvvAmw/s3264/IMG_20240102_081818341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNmEHP-LOO8fb2g5N53RkXP7JlkMM4ttL7ql6JsCXSgXKoWhlMvIf6tVSfg8L4ZllQSAxseVSjo19AahU1-gK6mT4KJP_ScjX_RW67HIAwG4yvD9gfIlrbO1FYjSoAz9P8IJiBYPBtX0yaSYRs5p7uQgY34NkdDKrERoDesZ5bC058WqvxvvAmw/s320/IMG_20240102_081818341.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>And a still-living hemlock.<br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-55122021677046025712024-01-01T07:35:00.000-08:002024-01-02T08:14:47.423-08:00A Brand New Car!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ined7LqKcndGqq6d0AEut5mmPR2VYIdDWh35ApEd-Lv5OcN89Px8aOPkku43S44NJDJP3U-xOQg49rSJqoYMz4BX4MvjkscmB9PFLxb3_WS2_5SkcyFlW-pHpfGE2fsH3IpKEDyu0-ujq9ZqFPUv1HFW5RI2UqMxtfhqeiJXiGveknjdnH2acA/s3264/IMG_20231209_101730288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="3264" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ined7LqKcndGqq6d0AEut5mmPR2VYIdDWh35ApEd-Lv5OcN89Px8aOPkku43S44NJDJP3U-xOQg49rSJqoYMz4BX4MvjkscmB9PFLxb3_WS2_5SkcyFlW-pHpfGE2fsH3IpKEDyu0-ujq9ZqFPUv1HFW5RI2UqMxtfhqeiJXiGveknjdnH2acA/s320/IMG_20231209_101730288.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Here's our new car. It's electric, so there isn't much to see underneath. No more crawling under the car to wire up a rusty exhaust system.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrlE6f7Kv0XevMEfWci6HWE6A5Tn4vBTZutab7zWsGMGGd379CFN184_HfPUdid_nfK46Lxa14ayXtBSrKgvztBS2R6eY6JfBTM2vUyDJO_S9Uoh_B3hy7gmv7aKsvST_t8ghgMT8AnMnrurzEvObv4TTTZJZnNH29SS8NNskjw1BcIP4HY3xRw/s1599/IMG_20231128_061121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1599" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrlE6f7Kv0XevMEfWci6HWE6A5Tn4vBTZutab7zWsGMGGd379CFN184_HfPUdid_nfK46Lxa14ayXtBSrKgvztBS2R6eY6JfBTM2vUyDJO_S9Uoh_B3hy7gmv7aKsvST_t8ghgMT8AnMnrurzEvObv4TTTZJZnNH29SS8NNskjw1BcIP4HY3xRw/s320/IMG_20231128_061121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>This is what the top part looks like. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AqH3cVUBat9nO09owtIvjWms-XvmI0zes5sQ25oiWmDPlaz4U9JqMpRbdt6rTkkQdz0ezGwJwPP_aJwtzRXVP1mwyCvWQbrSCAlBgJpu7BrEy8iCt3XvBQXdfis6ZaHXCtV9bDLq1NfBtbqM8IVA6CS8GNx5aO3wjJb6xIGnW3xG8w6bnZhjJg/s888/IMG_20231119_084020701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="888" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AqH3cVUBat9nO09owtIvjWms-XvmI0zes5sQ25oiWmDPlaz4U9JqMpRbdt6rTkkQdz0ezGwJwPP_aJwtzRXVP1mwyCvWQbrSCAlBgJpu7BrEy8iCt3XvBQXdfis6ZaHXCtV9bDLq1NfBtbqM8IVA6CS8GNx5aO3wjJb6xIGnW3xG8w6bnZhjJg/s320/IMG_20231119_084020701.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This is the first ding. I saw it coming when my passenger was getting out, but didn't speak up in time before the door made contact with a fire hydrant. Good to get it out of the way early and have it be small.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jUq9EiS1q1e2K_vv9-RgtvIuITnQMLM4RC1T0d2k3whyphenhyphenqdA772RnXiflkU-Kw2QHZnuC0uv89PflY6QorzD-KenPG25deJmMtm2OtGkEVImG8bOOZ7e9UE5rTkdh90a5a-Nmi3k9_FZkYWaIC9I7PACenbj0atx3CpnICnrwBYI2FlD9t26iTA/s3264/IMG_20231111_125422305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jUq9EiS1q1e2K_vv9-RgtvIuITnQMLM4RC1T0d2k3whyphenhyphenqdA772RnXiflkU-Kw2QHZnuC0uv89PflY6QorzD-KenPG25deJmMtm2OtGkEVImG8bOOZ7e9UE5rTkdh90a5a-Nmi3k9_FZkYWaIC9I7PACenbj0atx3CpnICnrwBYI2FlD9t26iTA/s320/IMG_20231111_125422305.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> Our Fit went to someone whose shoe collection prevents her from walking anywhere.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOIDb5pXUGvHwxOXXfASMOG93QW1glgszgufuFhrYKrVginV-9ubZX-lWco4INs98T3QDuZ2HKArGP_nCoqOFtVDFItp_npAeylUEB3oKYLw4NaZkn4UL6Ke7PMRpA7vkGUDNzt1iUzy0uIzRI2XSFl6AJjOCSPxmTFA2lWCrfFEGLbaYO6AIdw/s3264/IMG_20231111_151231089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOIDb5pXUGvHwxOXXfASMOG93QW1glgszgufuFhrYKrVginV-9ubZX-lWco4INs98T3QDuZ2HKArGP_nCoqOFtVDFItp_npAeylUEB3oKYLw4NaZkn4UL6Ke7PMRpA7vkGUDNzt1iUzy0uIzRI2XSFl6AJjOCSPxmTFA2lWCrfFEGLbaYO6AIdw/s320/IMG_20231111_151231089.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> Yardana signed on the dotted line of the title. She'll be signing a check to us soon.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-F_4NBLOTFcdUscH6ULowKuu6vC-BEYno2qSr2YQWxWyIFSqKKmvV9QhL1r6XMjESCaFzTc2Vfc35Uh2d6CsbBvJCSCtZxCC3D6oKApmUGoJK0KwqUEfAyEPfR12azItmwgMLj_Kydit9YL1hOGgTnq9DK4i6JaNeJmfrUxyNrWPjj6LTKqpH7Q/s2299/IMG_20231111_151548981_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="1885" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-F_4NBLOTFcdUscH6ULowKuu6vC-BEYno2qSr2YQWxWyIFSqKKmvV9QhL1r6XMjESCaFzTc2Vfc35Uh2d6CsbBvJCSCtZxCC3D6oKApmUGoJK0KwqUEfAyEPfR12azItmwgMLj_Kydit9YL1hOGgTnq9DK4i6JaNeJmfrUxyNrWPjj6LTKqpH7Q/s320/IMG_20231111_151548981_HDR.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><p>I'm sure she'll get her license soon too. Hope she's not too disillusioned about what car ownership really means. I'm pretty confident having a car won't put the "dumb" in "freedom" for her as it does to so many. When she was in school she used to say, "Be smart like Yardana." If she's really smart, she'll sell it on Craigslist.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WYsFRmNwc58gZVsMKK2qFLqjQnpyYsOEJMaKcQVYYpqdfkdHe6cgX-_tAznbWrf22lJp9jLxF7-P1OKdnELIarcRyykfq0C49CtXbgPh9v8NqoPRMy54VqMOIPQFkuSpSoJj3YSxhDMvfHqpDxnwGV27SyEfnZ9RIYoVsuWs4PKc811MBUlJiw/s864/IMG_20190122_161558602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="864" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WYsFRmNwc58gZVsMKK2qFLqjQnpyYsOEJMaKcQVYYpqdfkdHe6cgX-_tAznbWrf22lJp9jLxF7-P1OKdnELIarcRyykfq0C49CtXbgPh9v8NqoPRMy54VqMOIPQFkuSpSoJj3YSxhDMvfHqpDxnwGV27SyEfnZ9RIYoVsuWs4PKc811MBUlJiw/s320/IMG_20190122_161558602.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I didn't give her a shovel but told her she should have one in case this ever happens again.<br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-80762314459187806722023-11-24T13:47:00.000-08:002023-11-24T13:47:28.727-08:00What's Happening in Ithaca?<p> Lots of the same-old-same-old, but some new stuff too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSgyjj0lomB8Mq3cQ2KAlo1-bycZxMusuXIOSTNYIOPWdW6ZpCQEcMfAQgS1BxZmJbkKBOqEMwEaSKXPiF9y9Aj1e6crlpwBeJ0rMqcthFYkehMwsvOBsLcqYBig0cjX22lbn2NfyIux26He2zfhWpO025ysEoc_g8RYlWejZVDjHCdg-TJtfDA/s3237/IMG_20231110_142203672_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="3237" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSgyjj0lomB8Mq3cQ2KAlo1-bycZxMusuXIOSTNYIOPWdW6ZpCQEcMfAQgS1BxZmJbkKBOqEMwEaSKXPiF9y9Aj1e6crlpwBeJ0rMqcthFYkehMwsvOBsLcqYBig0cjX22lbn2NfyIux26He2zfhWpO025ysEoc_g8RYlWejZVDjHCdg-TJtfDA/s320/IMG_20231110_142203672_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> A new pedestrian bridge has been installed over the Inlet/ Flood Control Channel. It's a vital link to being able to get around town without a car or sharing the road with careless drivers.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc55EQf34FmGIYORcb25XDamIgZ0TuG-vtt5My-SfR53HFBGWTgFmP84sW0HX91mosH26_87F8iOwrymYCvj38dykF_y_NNPpQe9o9ZD-rbfw3kwqO_e6jaQdTeUVZHa-avyxT2anVjkyujIangeh8Yb0LfoVvUcvINIadkLGwP_-abbIDLGjYg/s792/IMG_20231112_075504958_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc55EQf34FmGIYORcb25XDamIgZ0TuG-vtt5My-SfR53HFBGWTgFmP84sW0HX91mosH26_87F8iOwrymYCvj38dykF_y_NNPpQe9o9ZD-rbfw3kwqO_e6jaQdTeUVZHa-avyxT2anVjkyujIangeh8Yb0LfoVvUcvINIadkLGwP_-abbIDLGjYg/s320/IMG_20231112_075504958_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Collegetown keeps getting more metropolitan. These apartments weren't built fast enough to save the Starbucks at the top of the hill. Maybe they'll open a new one in one of these buildings, or any of the other three or four this size they'll be building soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimINYPTbq69pa-YvtV4Vwijqi8F5IqPLqFsaflYAlYH6mSHOhk6g2vW4UHsW9BlJhBaHlKNpRt2WK2kOFgWJxIGmjHG5o0sMj9X8JrCPWxKe36ZEMDUOWvB_j2m8oo3wu_LB7p4o07fb_CtxbtI4tYWkrT8CqPtfwxD9H9FyPn3ctXH4_HXRJlzg/s1152/IMG_20231117_083151405_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimINYPTbq69pa-YvtV4Vwijqi8F5IqPLqFsaflYAlYH6mSHOhk6g2vW4UHsW9BlJhBaHlKNpRt2WK2kOFgWJxIGmjHG5o0sMj9X8JrCPWxKe36ZEMDUOWvB_j2m8oo3wu_LB7p4o07fb_CtxbtI4tYWkrT8CqPtfwxD9H9FyPn3ctXH4_HXRJlzg/s320/IMG_20231117_083151405_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then there's the building replacing the Chapter House. The apartments upstairs are filled, but the first floor that used to be a favorite bar got this far and hasn't changed a bit in at least three years, maybe longer.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Kc0ciRSKGwDubtGbFwSNuGWe4ne84NbsDTsodmfV-xDooIoKO94LwZfR9LGLD-wwWhPpgke9uyGaBo8VaY0d7g7ACRkEwH9vti0ca8hvrABEesbPjJFDPMrabNPK0uBYVlap5P4cuVq-I7tD5orLZSQErC70mgyXbHuiXexhZyIkeZ9ZDoSJ0g/s2101/IMG_20231112_082654128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="1803" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Kc0ciRSKGwDubtGbFwSNuGWe4ne84NbsDTsodmfV-xDooIoKO94LwZfR9LGLD-wwWhPpgke9uyGaBo8VaY0d7g7ACRkEwH9vti0ca8hvrABEesbPjJFDPMrabNPK0uBYVlap5P4cuVq-I7tD5orLZSQErC70mgyXbHuiXexhZyIkeZ9ZDoSJ0g/s320/IMG_20231112_082654128.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><p> Roxy hasn't cracked up yet, but an aggressive neighbor's dog is pushing her there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofOm9YvmtLSKcagcmxDoRBcuAKh0jC-2j8DLulYdiOuKOQ1QQoLltbKeTfuwv-LeaJp4L-iOsTsJnDDuTKQRC19lsdAxjBBPjklsQqT6SbIN3aVJud1mgoBPr_njVSQ0NqbahhnYmnZl9EEAGVicCNojB5tZqZwnvgz87AFIwsj6wEf180MVrmA/s723/IMG_20231118_134508057_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofOm9YvmtLSKcagcmxDoRBcuAKh0jC-2j8DLulYdiOuKOQ1QQoLltbKeTfuwv-LeaJp4L-iOsTsJnDDuTKQRC19lsdAxjBBPjklsQqT6SbIN3aVJud1mgoBPr_njVSQ0NqbahhnYmnZl9EEAGVicCNojB5tZqZwnvgz87AFIwsj6wEf180MVrmA/s320/IMG_20231118_134508057_HDR.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBRTGOUqCVKGHg2B0OqxsPjFmtuUwwCwsW2iJVtaXnGVwIY4S3HcP7RVLRYkokT2qIMhSynwXtlu-BHA8uvaxiRx34TWphWL4dnmiM5Xb_6i7TiwNbBCSVx24kwqihIBcLaiAX-plC7HqJlZos_Tj4yAtBjrvqIYJWRTjAzjl3fYRNmEkIg9BPw/s1608/IMG_20231118_134718831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBRTGOUqCVKGHg2B0OqxsPjFmtuUwwCwsW2iJVtaXnGVwIY4S3HcP7RVLRYkokT2qIMhSynwXtlu-BHA8uvaxiRx34TWphWL4dnmiM5Xb_6i7TiwNbBCSVx24kwqihIBcLaiAX-plC7HqJlZos_Tj4yAtBjrvqIYJWRTjAzjl3fYRNmEkIg9BPw/s320/IMG_20231118_134718831.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p>Cold water season is underway.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQhVHRPomrIa1vr2Sgzin9hRQH5J77ox4MgJjOuiTlOPCURUwcBaz7xpoUZJuGF6aPcvYmeEIrLdnNazjUSP5FxKCvdK8gG31QdHOpi9KZE4vlH1TUx_Lp0VQRc0aJabxVlmBTVPkdUKx4gUmpUb28e9f87MhbCfSGW-wFGp2q7S_4_jImfUzWw/s1014/IMG_20231119_101910068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQhVHRPomrIa1vr2Sgzin9hRQH5J77ox4MgJjOuiTlOPCURUwcBaz7xpoUZJuGF6aPcvYmeEIrLdnNazjUSP5FxKCvdK8gG31QdHOpi9KZE4vlH1TUx_Lp0VQRc0aJabxVlmBTVPkdUKx4gUmpUb28e9f87MhbCfSGW-wFGp2q7S_4_jImfUzWw/s320/IMG_20231119_101910068.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /> The swimming area at Treman was officially closed when Gail and I went.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IfzrM0aGcMEGmwP5T0PG5UHhpOsKkXUuOswExi9GI4OPUeaGuUD9rgyWccuxgCrShTLIcw4ZJEgY628yaxwGY7ezK-n2zZClsvpQaLPU6ubJS45PCVJuVpo6KmofmzM0BRcyMJARpPE6nzmg0Jo1zNH2m7g5KUu5SWlu1jSuMtRgU56QEib7Ew/s782/IMG_20231119_091229416_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IfzrM0aGcMEGmwP5T0PG5UHhpOsKkXUuOswExi9GI4OPUeaGuUD9rgyWccuxgCrShTLIcw4ZJEgY628yaxwGY7ezK-n2zZClsvpQaLPU6ubJS45PCVJuVpo6KmofmzM0BRcyMJARpPE6nzmg0Jo1zNH2m7g5KUu5SWlu1jSuMtRgU56QEib7Ew/s320/IMG_20231119_091229416_HDR.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><p> We went there to avoid leaf blowers in the neighborhood. We ran into this guy twice.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG3Jue38oehH7qiff90ELRRcrUaCDfHlmRLSHGFKhbUT9H18JvtZOobjStoO4JNPRtafl_6FKJMfIyf7-7MONPRZEI_d3f5ow4i5j3FKfmXSMkXharEtfIFu4BEL5tjRM6xOxIO7kUoe9CVf6l5B7yIf-Gv_WpVjpg7NAGvg7OFyDK2p3GdiguA/s792/IMG_20231119_091548082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="792" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG3Jue38oehH7qiff90ELRRcrUaCDfHlmRLSHGFKhbUT9H18JvtZOobjStoO4JNPRtafl_6FKJMfIyf7-7MONPRZEI_d3f5ow4i5j3FKfmXSMkXharEtfIFu4BEL5tjRM6xOxIO7kUoe9CVf6l5B7yIf-Gv_WpVjpg7NAGvg7OFyDK2p3GdiguA/s320/IMG_20231119_091548082.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> The trails would disappear if they weren't cleared. I just hope the state is replacing the gas-powered models with electric. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0VC8RMpvz3-JUZeLPqDjT5HWalBZUjbhChUpbyBGXILDfnyQCBWasuhJZYUl6H_RYACbzoer0BMfPBj7ePGci-7Jxfnrq89TFQEqjhAwovwyOc9PKhSv2lYvVKjgGPf7h2X-zPRzZkVNvBXB7onPGnxaqKFketVtAw2QIm6BN6-ZIPuxap6ihQ/s792/IMG_20231119_092230071_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0VC8RMpvz3-JUZeLPqDjT5HWalBZUjbhChUpbyBGXILDfnyQCBWasuhJZYUl6H_RYACbzoer0BMfPBj7ePGci-7Jxfnrq89TFQEqjhAwovwyOc9PKhSv2lYvVKjgGPf7h2X-zPRzZkVNvBXB7onPGnxaqKFketVtAw2QIm6BN6-ZIPuxap6ihQ/s320/IMG_20231119_092230071_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /> Lucifer Falls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWeNXH-TBM0GUlwN8ijpDT82FiEX-urhkwkFNfAKCzumlxHraITrGl_cpVpzzAH604jAhbiOn6f3xtWjJrqyHt5rNoeXnQ1UvniuLJJRil7GDNOsbL-eRRAgx4q-GDRA81DbcUz45RwAbNCGoH2NnKhMxnlkIc075mU9G47VjpdqSuWUsPA8q3g/s952/IMG_20231118_131616701_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWeNXH-TBM0GUlwN8ijpDT82FiEX-urhkwkFNfAKCzumlxHraITrGl_cpVpzzAH604jAhbiOn6f3xtWjJrqyHt5rNoeXnQ1UvniuLJJRil7GDNOsbL-eRRAgx4q-GDRA81DbcUz45RwAbNCGoH2NnKhMxnlkIc075mU9G47VjpdqSuWUsPA8q3g/s320/IMG_20231118_131616701_HDR.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><p> I took Siyu for a walk down Cascadilla. She works in a restaurant perched above it but had never walked down.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYSa6Qt5tuie3WQVbd3vW0kq8uQLhh5cFhS1bG0OIClE4WZTMCi6qG3vNWOMuCtI2hXsNxKN5GT-1lDIqCzdUFPlpjM8ciRvfadYv9Jbp_uEkKkap_ycdhyZjFVho-89zYjRLsal_iqc4-FZnA5niqgBrsmMa4TyatHXGoQlvUhIer-JGBvzoFw/s995/IMG_20231122_072132152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYSa6Qt5tuie3WQVbd3vW0kq8uQLhh5cFhS1bG0OIClE4WZTMCi6qG3vNWOMuCtI2hXsNxKN5GT-1lDIqCzdUFPlpjM8ciRvfadYv9Jbp_uEkKkap_ycdhyZjFVho-89zYjRLsal_iqc4-FZnA5niqgBrsmMa4TyatHXGoQlvUhIer-JGBvzoFw/s320/IMG_20231122_072132152.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><p> The leaves have mostly fallen in the gorge to open up the view of four of the major falls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZvQCHIlWZFO2IcsplFG_ghMt9b9jICO7bFYAe_Qac46oqd10EpIkJD1EgB22h-rs4rqQzWIV631vo-qtM85tMelTLFXD0qiem_IpEag8aLhfn83lCHjhne37yb4d9SGXaVenRufgrR_bjXSTv7iX-gPhjcXPeelljx7qhXqEO0QvSB8Cz3j4HA/s1080/IMG_20231112_082751335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="1080" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZvQCHIlWZFO2IcsplFG_ghMt9b9jICO7bFYAe_Qac46oqd10EpIkJD1EgB22h-rs4rqQzWIV631vo-qtM85tMelTLFXD0qiem_IpEag8aLhfn83lCHjhne37yb4d9SGXaVenRufgrR_bjXSTv7iX-gPhjcXPeelljx7qhXqEO0QvSB8Cz3j4HA/s320/IMG_20231112_082751335.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Another abandoned campsite that won't get washed into the Six Mile Creek in a flood. There were two large tarps I hoped wouldn't end up frayed into individual plastic strands, but someone living just upstream pulled them out of the pile to add to his shelter.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrYbRa5UdsbLA1CH4XWuBrSvsYS4Dcn0tcMi_LAD0EVvnzeTM1a9KInd7m13pd4oFsb11nwGXzb7vUD0pV5TTEwIx8yBw2C36Z6meNWSH4J-R2-nokq4JKVYoMPeu8MOgxoq6LH9rQcYjvkmuNsLuj3nuwg2Rm9egnsUTjc00B74a4OpYAe-2sQ/s792/IMG_20231115_083540094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrYbRa5UdsbLA1CH4XWuBrSvsYS4Dcn0tcMi_LAD0EVvnzeTM1a9KInd7m13pd4oFsb11nwGXzb7vUD0pV5TTEwIx8yBw2C36Z6meNWSH4J-R2-nokq4JKVYoMPeu8MOgxoq6LH9rQcYjvkmuNsLuj3nuwg2Rm9egnsUTjc00B74a4OpYAe-2sQ/s320/IMG_20231115_083540094.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Carl is still dead, but people like to wish him a happy birthday by leaving gifts, rocks and notes. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48AFx7UNTzoXbyN1zdWiMy4dUwEsMdMCodjC2D9AtkAI8l-3D9o4UW30d62xmD2doLYMVhML50vWzp0h5t5c0ggO-jKP4FQILv6_CHYcKOK75acyQuU-e6TEY1Mi9SGtORcDiM6URVp0ptlSipPpCxcS2aUSSseYLfiWB9P7CEg9vHI9yfm4TFQ/s960/IMG_20231112_073555336_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48AFx7UNTzoXbyN1zdWiMy4dUwEsMdMCodjC2D9AtkAI8l-3D9o4UW30d62xmD2doLYMVhML50vWzp0h5t5c0ggO-jKP4FQILv6_CHYcKOK75acyQuU-e6TEY1Mi9SGtORcDiM6URVp0ptlSipPpCxcS2aUSSseYLfiWB9P7CEg9vHI9yfm4TFQ/s320/IMG_20231112_073555336_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> We're losing hemlock trees at an alarming rate.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-GVSL4f514bK9p5i37e-LtjR_eTcAlJy_TZdmThglAoHqcBA0sTYfkgPlOPOXKIGbfLhNr-v4FqodhDeLgvp08XFxP2259bpFRsqYYFv3GAri9QdGV-KBGCGgl-Pd5ScxIQsZpbLrBOcRuCYiKcXTPg4xd-oOMCQ_MDC7AHokNhew_kTN_OVvw/s1039/IMG_20231123_090635924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-GVSL4f514bK9p5i37e-LtjR_eTcAlJy_TZdmThglAoHqcBA0sTYfkgPlOPOXKIGbfLhNr-v4FqodhDeLgvp08XFxP2259bpFRsqYYFv3GAri9QdGV-KBGCGgl-Pd5ScxIQsZpbLrBOcRuCYiKcXTPg4xd-oOMCQ_MDC7AHokNhew_kTN_OVvw/s320/IMG_20231123_090635924.jpg" width="177" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy6wwOydbTDz55dvlrAxONwbO-2FOMXB-bVGTg7dOZvtODXqCFaJ7zuRUdjgT_EQER9pcplj8HvoWsRemSHV3oKcOXJBS-5OBhLJTuOmrxJ0-02vG-8av-wua8nlUfZAg93sKa2XtwIUcPjpwsoCn1gEwK-r-rvkf-hpH1Wb87TU8Qe5zDO7ffQ/s764/IMG_20231123_091638040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy6wwOydbTDz55dvlrAxONwbO-2FOMXB-bVGTg7dOZvtODXqCFaJ7zuRUdjgT_EQER9pcplj8HvoWsRemSHV3oKcOXJBS-5OBhLJTuOmrxJ0-02vG-8av-wua8nlUfZAg93sKa2XtwIUcPjpwsoCn1gEwK-r-rvkf-hpH1Wb87TU8Qe5zDO7ffQ/s320/IMG_20231123_091638040.jpg" width="181" /></a></div>Oaks are doing well, and these two have been bustling in a hedgerow for close to 200 years. A new ski trail goes down the center of a dozen of them. In fact there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, they go to the same place.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKQtoR5OPo9mc6O0Dwqw7g8y7aENfV5ljiv35K7qLKVH8VPcRd5JCiEV14dqSeoHz6Zc1yt-DLetIRPSd1JNMAyNVjVV6206sLCHN5keOvAP_PPv-_j6NzPLzrOV-dDMQtYKD977u0t30ODx5ZDJtYXcr9rZm-HL0rDRwrD2YfglXnUpn9sXARw/s897/IMG_20231123_115952003_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKQtoR5OPo9mc6O0Dwqw7g8y7aENfV5ljiv35K7qLKVH8VPcRd5JCiEV14dqSeoHz6Zc1yt-DLetIRPSd1JNMAyNVjVV6206sLCHN5keOvAP_PPv-_j6NzPLzrOV-dDMQtYKD977u0t30ODx5ZDJtYXcr9rZm-HL0rDRwrD2YfglXnUpn9sXARw/s320/IMG_20231123_115952003_HDR.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><p> And then there are the ash trees. At least this time of year, as long as they are still upright, you can't necessarily tell which are living or dead. This one has been a favorite for many years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4MiMqGPoC7Wf80PulTJeRZ2QnXww2CG0E4ImbxGerdZy7m29SMOsIOkhyT44kHvG-ZNpwkBsMNWRYdm-927RfEVccjaSmBtf3gqqjriStZtkFU0im4PX6XcOMhbF05T569hr94Y1h-b4dHU-MqUlI3Sftx_8R9PEKlWMfdQFJBG4w_S7qoQFmg/s2114/IMG_20231110_103545905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="1513" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4MiMqGPoC7Wf80PulTJeRZ2QnXww2CG0E4ImbxGerdZy7m29SMOsIOkhyT44kHvG-ZNpwkBsMNWRYdm-927RfEVccjaSmBtf3gqqjriStZtkFU0im4PX6XcOMhbF05T569hr94Y1h-b4dHU-MqUlI3Sftx_8R9PEKlWMfdQFJBG4w_S7qoQFmg/s320/IMG_20231110_103545905.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><p> Took a day trip with Connie and Andy to Steege Hill Preserve in Big Flats. It isn't really that interesting as it was heavily logged in the 70's and is pretty close to Interstate 86 so the highway noise is prevalent, but has some charms. I liked this burl at the base of an ash tree. I don't recall seeing one quite like this before.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9duEgfiEG815DZD3e13qrkE2srsHk3E1pRHYf5ZfFCs-J4qKRKHIC8SRkfza27YMD_dPq0xq7NYrR4zZHH4tK3Jv5_FvSkeqbzE3DNqzCn-XPmewuC6WyFObNpJCWjGxx7u4ZfggZCK359lbYBN0pelNGQqyZKaxE1whYqS7NCtM8LRW6HU5lA/s2564/IMG_20231110_122753807_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1655" data-original-width="2564" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9duEgfiEG815DZD3e13qrkE2srsHk3E1pRHYf5ZfFCs-J4qKRKHIC8SRkfza27YMD_dPq0xq7NYrR4zZHH4tK3Jv5_FvSkeqbzE3DNqzCn-XPmewuC6WyFObNpJCWjGxx7u4ZfggZCK359lbYBN0pelNGQqyZKaxE1whYqS7NCtM8LRW6HU5lA/s320/IMG_20231110_122753807_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> The Chemung River on its way to Corning.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-35480431627737844952023-11-24T12:49:00.000-08:002023-11-24T12:49:13.051-08:00Steinharts of Madison <p> Gail took a trip to Madison to visit her mom and siblings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZ_61E3QGy2nGq3kFCq4gn5ML9DFT03JW8DchcjTuU3VBQu4Vl18PZAYUmOxwCg-CjONpwyqQZ13UjX6QSFYxTHBpjRWCqJRwnE8yJRXJ73CifOtpajm2QjapbfK4wpBZpw0OQMflVyiCqdg1T3afO3ab0W8rPll3p948b50XTTm8Ur_MYDD-KQ/s777/IMG_20231022_203213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZ_61E3QGy2nGq3kFCq4gn5ML9DFT03JW8DchcjTuU3VBQu4Vl18PZAYUmOxwCg-CjONpwyqQZ13UjX6QSFYxTHBpjRWCqJRwnE8yJRXJ73CifOtpajm2QjapbfK4wpBZpw0OQMflVyiCqdg1T3afO3ab0W8rPll3p948b50XTTm8Ur_MYDD-KQ/s320/IMG_20231022_203213.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWBpmDYPZTDbQi48WZD-6sH4k_5gRt9QC_qpcRjDzIBtHP1li4d3NXTEXKnHqBhcTwAKtwGwF-LIB1UeM3PqluBZBq9jO9yc1FHF0Em_-9H9c3CqCJTgUy0uoPAowWUMaUcC6ppoxlsGttRiJiDsGIMUlk6mPhTLSG3ewl_-70zaf3YPI3tFbYw/s1101/IMG_20231023_192606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="996" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWBpmDYPZTDbQi48WZD-6sH4k_5gRt9QC_qpcRjDzIBtHP1li4d3NXTEXKnHqBhcTwAKtwGwF-LIB1UeM3PqluBZBq9jO9yc1FHF0Em_-9H9c3CqCJTgUy0uoPAowWUMaUcC6ppoxlsGttRiJiDsGIMUlk6mPhTLSG3ewl_-70zaf3YPI3tFbYw/s320/IMG_20231023_192606.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><p>They visited many old haunts: the lakes and the arboretum. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfD_xY7TlVd9aqW-5mBs5Q7_5g-YW1XCzyO5cjlpGyo6oN85qSZPfecfOtGsKHXfrw9Wl0RDZFQQpJP-XsAqlru1sfV82nP-c06Rk_vM75p7GVSi4fgDVBIxVw9k-JsRadiZn8eCNZ6Yen9o3J8QIWrHPXO9FHdCcDQljJjq85KkbNSv4ATwt3A/s375/IMG_20231023_192528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfD_xY7TlVd9aqW-5mBs5Q7_5g-YW1XCzyO5cjlpGyo6oN85qSZPfecfOtGsKHXfrw9Wl0RDZFQQpJP-XsAqlru1sfV82nP-c06Rk_vM75p7GVSi4fgDVBIxVw9k-JsRadiZn8eCNZ6Yen9o3J8QIWrHPXO9FHdCcDQljJjq85KkbNSv4ATwt3A/s320/IMG_20231023_192528.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><p>Flying through Milwaukee allows one to get Recombobulated. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-69039850787141499592023-11-24T12:39:00.000-08:002023-11-24T12:39:06.715-08:00Friends 2023<p> The annual gathering of my high school friends took place in Chautauqua County this year. We weren't in Westfield though. We had a house on the lake way over in Ashville.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgAPqFGjW01tGtclJHixllrkkw6fKZfk04TuIDjYjxFGp11B3tizlNbzuGxSXs2gHXJSBfbelnUX-oZcjb9ZvRA1oE-Zvkp_lE8zZjekL3sFO2BnX2tf2pDTJmasbKs5GisTmi0ArVdh-ZDWdTvaLMh36NdZnmXcSjlweqMSMYEVQmLzyI61WEA/s2234/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="1839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgAPqFGjW01tGtclJHixllrkkw6fKZfk04TuIDjYjxFGp11B3tizlNbzuGxSXs2gHXJSBfbelnUX-oZcjb9ZvRA1oE-Zvkp_lE8zZjekL3sFO2BnX2tf2pDTJmasbKs5GisTmi0ArVdh-ZDWdTvaLMh36NdZnmXcSjlweqMSMYEVQmLzyI61WEA/s320/1.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><p> Not many bluffs like this on Chautauqua Lake. The steep drop continues in the water and this is the deepest point of the lake too.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViBYfrjJ2B1UdemTVxHxaJXgv65uMUlk5LA0kjYTvFK8hyphenhyphenRfGkDZXXkaMNxgmmsu7HobxPWKIaJg6ZtW9ERzQnpvyXjyznvubRtd-gIrKMVhSjsG8QYtzz9w8pw3Srd1x3N-9Sx_uecryozxEReBNtbExxQJV7gFSSj8GC_zIOFdOh-CYnEAHng/s1744/a.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1744" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViBYfrjJ2B1UdemTVxHxaJXgv65uMUlk5LA0kjYTvFK8hyphenhyphenRfGkDZXXkaMNxgmmsu7HobxPWKIaJg6ZtW9ERzQnpvyXjyznvubRtd-gIrKMVhSjsG8QYtzz9w8pw3Srd1x3N-9Sx_uecryozxEReBNtbExxQJV7gFSSj8GC_zIOFdOh-CYnEAHng/s320/a.png" width="320" /></a></div><p> Nice house, and much bigger than this picture makes it look.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7kw-U3Qcp4arsTU3oOk-MSwIKmL0v1G0UTU5xiDj79NIdV9oXycOJv6RYdbbTj-csSPlVILEE0G9xc0QmFz0__Ygi32G9uccS6WdfSisdivg6wetxBLCDT8P6ydJR7Iq49q2lLg8gKyvbGgZOKr-s88CjJANKcqrPs8vTHyH6fE-nL93x_0A7Q/s5112/b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="5112" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7kw-U3Qcp4arsTU3oOk-MSwIKmL0v1G0UTU5xiDj79NIdV9oXycOJv6RYdbbTj-csSPlVILEE0G9xc0QmFz0__Ygi32G9uccS6WdfSisdivg6wetxBLCDT8P6ydJR7Iq49q2lLg8gKyvbGgZOKr-s88CjJANKcqrPs8vTHyH6fE-nL93x_0A7Q/s320/b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> It is located directly across from Long Point State Park. Despite having grown up less than 15 miles away, and driving past the entrance at least 500 times in 40 years, I'd never been there. I kayaked over twice.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIvtu4XAN0MwDacwx2kjDcSgYRzPECwtlDwKQd8_NwvAqcFsy5Iij9KZg0q3rlcRgDlKYFqrBnc-4RgM4F5yD6ogtcHWZ0UYceLTTRnUQ3CqxBa66LkzCmjM9UXDB-dbboIDWNDFB354GJEhsIFgKmstWKP6NB4K1ZXqAsLxkIqcOkaPxbwNs3Q/s3264/c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIvtu4XAN0MwDacwx2kjDcSgYRzPECwtlDwKQd8_NwvAqcFsy5Iij9KZg0q3rlcRgDlKYFqrBnc-4RgM4F5yD6ogtcHWZ0UYceLTTRnUQ3CqxBa66LkzCmjM9UXDB-dbboIDWNDFB354GJEhsIFgKmstWKP6NB4K1ZXqAsLxkIqcOkaPxbwNs3Q/s320/c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>People love their fires.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHDCqTbg-PZoCtfR7t3ed4Zcsni0bpgb92tIXQ_6wIB8eKHKCvzyh8pnQRw2UMqDFdF9KqjIVCX-KsbYVr7x5G1KYYvgQAU09UPZGRU2NWrFtjPI7az6ZSVKtEgRcGG1Nvykv3AmOHRJ5yXJs3OS5Dmbne4Gwgbd4gPz2SfMjjThaGKA1kXZIRA/s2761/a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2181" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHDCqTbg-PZoCtfR7t3ed4Zcsni0bpgb92tIXQ_6wIB8eKHKCvzyh8pnQRw2UMqDFdF9KqjIVCX-KsbYVr7x5G1KYYvgQAU09UPZGRU2NWrFtjPI7az6ZSVKtEgRcGG1Nvykv3AmOHRJ5yXJs3OS5Dmbne4Gwgbd4gPz2SfMjjThaGKA1kXZIRA/s320/a.jpg" width="253" /></a></div>Another place I'd never been that is near the state park is the <a href="https://rtpi.org/" target="_blank">Roger Tory Peterson Institute</a>. They had an exhibit of paintings a woman did of crows every day for a year. Having once lived (reluctantly) with a crow, I found it pretty interesting.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_vhyphenhyphendxw_sKFFaX33o3kMXlRRsEr6mRe7nxsEwaAEWpuRMj55R5c0rB-lfrTFkIG_xcF5XLBZBu919QX_N2OLjA8Yq3ID7n5QokZTy0BkgJdDof4l6CyOprnncA3zwYHLLuXU6uPnbm2VL0vk17Rj5ev9qxH3TevCZozjQV4OX_Oqju3tfXpEOw/s3992/b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="3992" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_vhyphenhyphendxw_sKFFaX33o3kMXlRRsEr6mRe7nxsEwaAEWpuRMj55R5c0rB-lfrTFkIG_xcF5XLBZBu919QX_N2OLjA8Yq3ID7n5QokZTy0BkgJdDof4l6CyOprnncA3zwYHLLuXU6uPnbm2VL0vk17Rj5ev9qxH3TevCZozjQV4OX_Oqju3tfXpEOw/s320/b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>160 of the paintings.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSoulsFIaGA9DTgj91T-MdK_erPr-8Z7UVKZ-fa2rptxn2EqZcPwcIu2PgAd8qK5pCwok3A34k3AaAUQya1c_-caYs0HqbqZDP1dmA2JZJHLdp-5JQDRGCVhpW1OJv-wGTE7GcZxzHYSa0zP2gymBDDPZp6sgbp7ebNTeyUYzBgo3EH_boxogyg/s2599/IMG_20231104_154437230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="1940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSoulsFIaGA9DTgj91T-MdK_erPr-8Z7UVKZ-fa2rptxn2EqZcPwcIu2PgAd8qK5pCwok3A34k3AaAUQya1c_-caYs0HqbqZDP1dmA2JZJHLdp-5JQDRGCVhpW1OJv-wGTE7GcZxzHYSa0zP2gymBDDPZp6sgbp7ebNTeyUYzBgo3EH_boxogyg/s320/IMG_20231104_154437230.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /> And one close up.<br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cvOivBBfDhFMBzMYibue2GF_9H3oekEsaYsrR-iS7E0_a86aqOerCtswtN5_kWag307DcxdqMq21OFRywd6Mz6QEam2GAwpOFihWyKskVF_qhE66rqDNs5hTPCyBWZjnz2lVvnlPmvSdFx4ueRRdyuycwSNPIBp_04js-tA1iRpuc3dTiOpmhQ/s3264/c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cvOivBBfDhFMBzMYibue2GF_9H3oekEsaYsrR-iS7E0_a86aqOerCtswtN5_kWag307DcxdqMq21OFRywd6Mz6QEam2GAwpOFihWyKskVF_qhE66rqDNs5hTPCyBWZjnz2lVvnlPmvSdFx4ueRRdyuycwSNPIBp_04js-tA1iRpuc3dTiOpmhQ/s320/c.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p>A treat was a huge painting of Golden Eagles by Peterson that has always been my favorite from his bird guide.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcdookklvFsYRA8qhH8dWuFo64W7yCMtwRhDaLwW1JEiLC-Gxb_yroujSvXW4ROcHpGYe_6BLJc-km8h2SX-IVaWg5UY9cptGo0i8HSPO6CCXFQup_o9aljBiAPoU7UaKPagKN2_xe9tUVKq7TDkYHlNx45uyHndr1B6i2kn42PDaSwCZeesgqg/s2102/d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="2102" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcdookklvFsYRA8qhH8dWuFo64W7yCMtwRhDaLwW1JEiLC-Gxb_yroujSvXW4ROcHpGYe_6BLJc-km8h2SX-IVaWg5UY9cptGo0i8HSPO6CCXFQup_o9aljBiAPoU7UaKPagKN2_xe9tUVKq7TDkYHlNx45uyHndr1B6i2kn42PDaSwCZeesgqg/s320/d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Roger visiting penguins. He was so skilled at noting differences in individuals, he could probably have given each of these penguin a name.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjp-VfgGv3NecPs-gnAghLiDPP3v_0NTIu5JG74p00M_0wXTjo463uR34-PTtiH4g4cMZ2dS45IAp_t6OsS6X8V6mpi0Z_Mt-k_8wglG8kmiJ1rJ8BFuWHPUdVdYAAyi5QWUvfFBXK6VrYUfrUBqku8ZycWrszklFBe6c1Tj1DecCqCoL8cq04A/s3172/e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="3172" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjp-VfgGv3NecPs-gnAghLiDPP3v_0NTIu5JG74p00M_0wXTjo463uR34-PTtiH4g4cMZ2dS45IAp_t6OsS6X8V6mpi0Z_Mt-k_8wglG8kmiJ1rJ8BFuWHPUdVdYAAyi5QWUvfFBXK6VrYUfrUBqku8ZycWrszklFBe6c1Tj1DecCqCoL8cq04A/s320/e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> He didn't kill this Passenger Pigeon or Ivory Billed Woodpecker to paint them. He was no John James Audubon. I don't think I've ever seen either on display anywhere before. Two new birds on my Lifeless List.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj7ILobUnms5pFTUrLHVag1FhoBLglgOAKCLB6S_ofzS5OjULQsdm0M_oueeOk1l1V97ypFkMi7IUIHCl4stNjxPGLg_EyH5qGQAKzb03DGYLJqy-vTq890V9IqBdEXNFVZqVY2xSvBk4Hbn4RAIqgiFMxZaZAiLICUSABkYFDf7O3C7kcXvJVg/s2448/IMG_20231105_114607594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="2448" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj7ILobUnms5pFTUrLHVag1FhoBLglgOAKCLB6S_ofzS5OjULQsdm0M_oueeOk1l1V97ypFkMi7IUIHCl4stNjxPGLg_EyH5qGQAKzb03DGYLJqy-vTq890V9IqBdEXNFVZqVY2xSvBk4Hbn4RAIqgiFMxZaZAiLICUSABkYFDf7O3C7kcXvJVg/s320/IMG_20231105_114607594.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>And finally, I also went to the Comedy Museum in Jamestown. This is separate from the Lucille Ball Museum that I did visit 25-years-ago. Lucy is here too. This was my favorite picture. I wondered if Chevy Chase and President Ford spilled their drinks on each other. That made me laugh.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawazeZ5W4NN1vJ2pfMboX72kaX0w_nxDqQdQgZ4-Qlrgj-yiA_GOa6e0xOCoOghBgOWhXmGCnLBGYnrakPXEx41uF1syfAXc_VevdIUetkB_czJXYM1WYPQB89t2kjM3SqUOYzSIUQaSWuGL5IZvEFfaGghuYJYyBwoU-0ekV9MjTXJXzeOTUZA/s1693/IMG_20231105_130156696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1693" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawazeZ5W4NN1vJ2pfMboX72kaX0w_nxDqQdQgZ4-Qlrgj-yiA_GOa6e0xOCoOghBgOWhXmGCnLBGYnrakPXEx41uF1syfAXc_VevdIUetkB_czJXYM1WYPQB89t2kjM3SqUOYzSIUQaSWuGL5IZvEFfaGghuYJYyBwoU-0ekV9MjTXJXzeOTUZA/s320/IMG_20231105_130156696.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I didn't see anything directly involving Bill Cosby other than another comedian talking about a rape joke that fell flat, but they had this picture of Fat Albert with a bunch of other cartoon characters.<br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-35831177862123417482023-10-28T09:13:00.001-07:002023-11-11T17:11:45.591-08:00Walkin' About<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fZJCSRYWQBwh7Xua1wyyb19YZlBB-JbQdxWwxG8DRS_oneYzePXb_Wq_42VeW-suVWAmmzobn3sUAwXfLHfbLnfVUFfWwxOOwKVZaNXqbwesU636WTylZHa-W_YH6ndQObsY8If1mcXA3e-c4zEivYE6CnelVUxzj3T44eWCABDuARUOdt8GXg/s3264/IMG_20230917_112507521_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fZJCSRYWQBwh7Xua1wyyb19YZlBB-JbQdxWwxG8DRS_oneYzePXb_Wq_42VeW-suVWAmmzobn3sUAwXfLHfbLnfVUFfWwxOOwKVZaNXqbwesU636WTylZHa-W_YH6ndQObsY8If1mcXA3e-c4zEivYE6CnelVUxzj3T44eWCABDuARUOdt8GXg/s320/IMG_20230917_112507521_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Darby's headed for Mt. Kilimanjaro, so Gail and I have taken a few walks with her as she conditions. Lick Brook to Treman and back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfbyGW5LFMSEEJBtucptmZawZaZD76Ngdl88gZ6N7wIfCZEZ0pVvkf83xoWW2M9J4QPH6W-J7quQosAcBBW9mYzjVesO1jkGVUxf4CQND-70fIIFkLbCpMiHoSljzdQowUViDsugwHyROjj87BMdc9XUlqxCSwLHr8lLBOybXsQM0GllWGb1SFw/s4026/IMG_9545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1843" data-original-width="4026" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfbyGW5LFMSEEJBtucptmZawZaZD76Ngdl88gZ6N7wIfCZEZ0pVvkf83xoWW2M9J4QPH6W-J7quQosAcBBW9mYzjVesO1jkGVUxf4CQND-70fIIFkLbCpMiHoSljzdQowUViDsugwHyROjj87BMdc9XUlqxCSwLHr8lLBOybXsQM0GllWGb1SFw/s320/IMG_9545.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The 24th Annual Walkabout went on a rainy day this year. Looks like the rain distorted the folks on the edge of the picture.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAzTXAdiBXXk5APO6GV9lTGXd7phMEuzmFlKm8Z2zpwTIGSXGyL09d0N-T-ochvRjKIHR3N4qMms2DBW-G7F2zVCLu4788JvyT3omqC-h94CVcRYX7NsIjIUh_lJ87EOHQxxZkuee5sNZWtD5usNldWZfr6y2sUwl2lXEgR3QQzaJl3mjvVYTmQ/s3264/IMG_20230922_173614994.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAzTXAdiBXXk5APO6GV9lTGXd7phMEuzmFlKm8Z2zpwTIGSXGyL09d0N-T-ochvRjKIHR3N4qMms2DBW-G7F2zVCLu4788JvyT3omqC-h94CVcRYX7NsIjIUh_lJ87EOHQxxZkuee5sNZWtD5usNldWZfr6y2sUwl2lXEgR3QQzaJl3mjvVYTmQ/s320/IMG_20230922_173614994.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Charlie and I tested out his new rig to haul heavy materials for FLT projects. It worked nicely.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMCBghFjN9qfHOIei2owWxdyisoUOp8CVMy3W-SQlU2W3_35BbRyyXql83CT7C4iozJT91w5SxHVbZb4mDitrmH7tysBxjQysbMNyvpu4bT1CHueTe2LeBOSuIoELsT9Hvj9XgRIhOF8tHWs7uUJQ_fBsvRpxig-JbivHbMtmyt0-L44yZMV0yw/s1600/IMG_20230908_142730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMCBghFjN9qfHOIei2owWxdyisoUOp8CVMy3W-SQlU2W3_35BbRyyXql83CT7C4iozJT91w5SxHVbZb4mDitrmH7tysBxjQysbMNyvpu4bT1CHueTe2LeBOSuIoELsT9Hvj9XgRIhOF8tHWs7uUJQ_fBsvRpxig-JbivHbMtmyt0-L44yZMV0yw/s320/IMG_20230908_142730.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> </p><p>Carol caught a dramatic view out in Candor as some storms blew through.<br /></p><p>Some other places closer to home: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tx9J0UqkTmIGcekRjDZm2djRNcvMwojjfMaYBciro7pY-DKQ8vLENR2qbAIJ6P1IPOOiNzpwk7GdRa7jkZTrZxpVPokiB_DSirGRtOcIN7Xkq7Vip0nByfKKZWxHSts-UcVAmiyUF7dqOGqUvjTHtTytUvenz_wVIzBM4blsssHi-B0rDLN-4Q/s2050/IMG_20231009_080113953_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="1896" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tx9J0UqkTmIGcekRjDZm2djRNcvMwojjfMaYBciro7pY-DKQ8vLENR2qbAIJ6P1IPOOiNzpwk7GdRa7jkZTrZxpVPokiB_DSirGRtOcIN7Xkq7Vip0nByfKKZWxHSts-UcVAmiyUF7dqOGqUvjTHtTytUvenz_wVIzBM4blsssHi-B0rDLN-4Q/s320/IMG_20231009_080113953_HDR.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><p>Sixty-Foot Dam / Third Dam.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQdk6Gkh25uJbz4-hoYmer_vvEfejbkDGH-6NQFp20Vlnu52bIqah3cLtiooHPQt2YH3trVIgUNdxQvKrDrKt2rETC8HVSUPXcEVd6YnktxuNIY5ge26vd78ClQv9w_BVb5FuvGbOUXo6FDfLIbVPZg2H8vaT_n7AMt838geRzUenrZ_qil02nQ/s940/IMG_20231014_101104487_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="921" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQdk6Gkh25uJbz4-hoYmer_vvEfejbkDGH-6NQFp20Vlnu52bIqah3cLtiooHPQt2YH3trVIgUNdxQvKrDrKt2rETC8HVSUPXcEVd6YnktxuNIY5ge26vd78ClQv9w_BVb5FuvGbOUXo6FDfLIbVPZg2H8vaT_n7AMt838geRzUenrZ_qil02nQ/s320/IMG_20231014_101104487_HDR.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><p>Fall Creek, Horseshoe Falls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLmbiFX8XvmotZk60mmXnDdH0fPCEZASVhfbmlf6unUGr5jsDrNP9NV9zrwDR4c3bHEQagfxke3VjNAcEy_bVNQ3srrtVmXXuFsRBUFdDk9CmH9IRULd29-G8K9x0cih9K5uar6K1pM4kxXlmC_CRR7tPEGaGvhbQ24MQgobJ-7mZelyxenUmAQ/s864/IMG_20231021_070831855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLmbiFX8XvmotZk60mmXnDdH0fPCEZASVhfbmlf6unUGr5jsDrNP9NV9zrwDR4c3bHEQagfxke3VjNAcEy_bVNQ3srrtVmXXuFsRBUFdDk9CmH9IRULd29-G8K9x0cih9K5uar6K1pM4kxXlmC_CRR7tPEGaGvhbQ24MQgobJ-7mZelyxenUmAQ/s320/IMG_20231021_070831855.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Veteran manhole cover. The pipes beneath it are probably the same vintage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSuxN8vTU9gHnYUcGok9DBX9CtKLDqKeQ5auIjMr9ITcofZp6Ug2Fm1gs1PTU9uKzYF6cZSwiig9HefOs8hNXeH-vcUVKBsJNLGo-PPdWNYbkvDSsuejQ5LK-1ts8OwkONFb9s6pMprwjc_yTgf51w-JJKPkbgJVKARJj97F1f5O2n6BMwD_Hzg/s3264/IMG_20231014_095729590_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSuxN8vTU9gHnYUcGok9DBX9CtKLDqKeQ5auIjMr9ITcofZp6Ug2Fm1gs1PTU9uKzYF6cZSwiig9HefOs8hNXeH-vcUVKBsJNLGo-PPdWNYbkvDSsuejQ5LK-1ts8OwkONFb9s6pMprwjc_yTgf51w-JJKPkbgJVKARJj97F1f5O2n6BMwD_Hzg/s320/IMG_20231014_095729590_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>New infrastructure. I managed to survive all the times I risked my life walking this street over the last 20 years. No worries now.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxg7tE4Y7csHjsEqAk8NIXiuSFI0uPv-Cnwr2FZIKANGUFBUGe2WZlCfJHFM4smtjEp2ZVOL8lGIrAnptfyMzeeQdieUzNDxvwX7FfCxkZdinXF-VhXyNnzZ3hYSbAqNN7BaJW-lYSuhEoSHe2ZAhnXXaR4TIcGCvdiJb1OpCKsroww22qUmiZg/s3264/IMG_20231021_081122231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxg7tE4Y7csHjsEqAk8NIXiuSFI0uPv-Cnwr2FZIKANGUFBUGe2WZlCfJHFM4smtjEp2ZVOL8lGIrAnptfyMzeeQdieUzNDxvwX7FfCxkZdinXF-VhXyNnzZ3hYSbAqNN7BaJW-lYSuhEoSHe2ZAhnXXaR4TIcGCvdiJb1OpCKsroww22qUmiZg/s320/IMG_20231021_081122231.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It has been more colorful in the gorge over the last 20 years, but the first fall with Roxy has made up for the lack of color.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08vhuzQ3EjmgwI3RgHNJw8FXHoSvTcJVbbIRX5F7eC_rfGfwgQ2Dc5g2h4o7_GeFB10T287Fpq7cBW0zh0VTm3_kOj6qgrmHOaTzI9sP8OiANQB2LNZQWafauZ5q8Y6TdTveCaddSx_oy9AXZ2pCdcbVVJSG-EiYro-_1scIsV9txDJlZ_LXpcQ/s1440/IMG_20231021_084846186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1440" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08vhuzQ3EjmgwI3RgHNJw8FXHoSvTcJVbbIRX5F7eC_rfGfwgQ2Dc5g2h4o7_GeFB10T287Fpq7cBW0zh0VTm3_kOj6qgrmHOaTzI9sP8OiANQB2LNZQWafauZ5q8Y6TdTveCaddSx_oy9AXZ2pCdcbVVJSG-EiYro-_1scIsV9txDJlZ_LXpcQ/s320/IMG_20231021_084846186.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I came in 3rd in a local 10 cm. race. If I hadn't stopped for a bathroom break, I think I could have taken 2nd. The guy who won was like lightening.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiU5S7con9VFZK0LQxEyDTEJfi6SmMHCzE3TYDF5i3X57F8qLfSfJUn4YtSn1fDosMytHvoOsLi4z_zVxS-kpFl4d4at9S1d0o-bmXjCFH-xnowr___G0aFpkoIUx9KRcuZCiMVvZTUJgkC1x-D3DfZEvq2olcR7xEz7J0eBFcqoZlV9MRgaOtQ/s2512/IMG_20230924_170918347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="2512" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiU5S7con9VFZK0LQxEyDTEJfi6SmMHCzE3TYDF5i3X57F8qLfSfJUn4YtSn1fDosMytHvoOsLi4z_zVxS-kpFl4d4at9S1d0o-bmXjCFH-xnowr___G0aFpkoIUx9KRcuZCiMVvZTUJgkC1x-D3DfZEvq2olcR7xEz7J0eBFcqoZlV9MRgaOtQ/s320/IMG_20230924_170918347.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Porchfest happened again in the place it started. Fall Creek Brass Band drew an enthusiastic crowd at Kurt's Porch.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3v9oX8MJozOMt0f-T2WlV0DKry52denVQpKStIUw30eMHotJGWf6Zh8HqcW7N5EjuDVXqhMzTorTMKs9ruh13aObftrptoJ9FzGg7PuYpCSZlPBUveWKI4Y_sBvfqzZ3VqSaQpRXs7k2dLc2LvQzNNbcGobbEiks8NYimB8G-RIsk__uj40LPjA/s3212/IMG_20231109_081302528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3212" data-original-width="1344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3v9oX8MJozOMt0f-T2WlV0DKry52denVQpKStIUw30eMHotJGWf6Zh8HqcW7N5EjuDVXqhMzTorTMKs9ruh13aObftrptoJ9FzGg7PuYpCSZlPBUveWKI4Y_sBvfqzZ3VqSaQpRXs7k2dLc2LvQzNNbcGobbEiks8NYimB8G-RIsk__uj40LPjA/s320/IMG_20231109_081302528.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Lots of trips up and down Cascadilla Gorge this fall. Cornell has put a plaque up to commemorate Archie Ammonds and the poem he wrote about one of his trips up or down. I used to mow his lawn.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-9247312459830027592023-10-28T08:40:00.001-07:002023-10-28T08:40:20.401-07:00On the Four Mile<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1vgMODHCSbuSarRfkECy5oWSbfskPbZDDK3Dmglo_Ua3BGe36QcYiAkeLZIs-vmcu6RcEO57xIb7i_1s5oIMk8HGAIfP6resufzdz1t1eB9tIsVwC0UYsCKXmRRRC_oJQeFfuYRX8WFg23-nf6vf1NzfOShzAZXcqd4NQZTrRzWTB_gFJtG30A/s5472/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1vgMODHCSbuSarRfkECy5oWSbfskPbZDDK3Dmglo_Ua3BGe36QcYiAkeLZIs-vmcu6RcEO57xIb7i_1s5oIMk8HGAIfP6resufzdz1t1eB9tIsVwC0UYsCKXmRRRC_oJQeFfuYRX8WFg23-nf6vf1NzfOShzAZXcqd4NQZTrRzWTB_gFJtG30A/s320/8.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The Stephan Cousin Family Reunion was in Allegany this year, where the Stephan sisters and brother John grew up. It was the first time back there for many of us since seeing Aunt Bernie a couple years ago before her death. Now it's just the cousins and additional generations. Tim, one of the additional gens, had a drone to take a group photo, but it malfunctioned and he returned a few weeks later when it was considerably more colorful.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cn_r5GoTMYab0HrJyliT2d-PxbyjKRocWbUbotivYH7nr6kML5wcmH2R7g48XKrI-fnWbhK0jUilGvKkq6GVS7iqpuam_uQlBzi2MKvgfOwlEK3Vcl2ndAt5UZRk6wKj7ogsbqbcBKR8EMi31RyhU39cn48VpiSErO5WUFxdpD-WNj7trsq11w/s1137/FD80ED19-7BC1-434B-AD91-4428E2DE38C7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1137" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cn_r5GoTMYab0HrJyliT2d-PxbyjKRocWbUbotivYH7nr6kML5wcmH2R7g48XKrI-fnWbhK0jUilGvKkq6GVS7iqpuam_uQlBzi2MKvgfOwlEK3Vcl2ndAt5UZRk6wKj7ogsbqbcBKR8EMi31RyhU39cn48VpiSErO5WUFxdpD-WNj7trsq11w/s320/FD80ED19-7BC1-434B-AD91-4428E2DE38C7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The whole crew in front of the re-sided barn.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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may not look like a picture from a bike trip in Quebec, because it
isn't. Concerns about smoke from wildfires disrupting our itinerary
made us reconsider our planned vacation. We ended up going to the
Adirondacks and White Mountains for some hiking, swimming (and biking).<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs48qLy-4ffTo0PxeCUxecDHTu8Yei3U13R2v_H_VaE_as5_mZQARIqFh8AX0tFZngItkTwxkJ0Z6LkOlXVArEa3i8iVE8xrBzNuEWZc3t4yA9Btm4qcqbxKGABgI4wO98ZhMgunad3ZR5RUbVvqCHfcaqprxQOX0bZCW6Wh6DEITZ7myFeVApxw/s1008/IMG_2728%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs48qLy-4ffTo0PxeCUxecDHTu8Yei3U13R2v_H_VaE_as5_mZQARIqFh8AX0tFZngItkTwxkJ0Z6LkOlXVArEa3i8iVE8xrBzNuEWZc3t4yA9Btm4qcqbxKGABgI4wO98ZhMgunad3ZR5RUbVvqCHfcaqprxQOX0bZCW6Wh6DEITZ7myFeVApxw/s320/IMG_2728%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp4cNv7FY8vhKMdrBh4M393Y_yuJVra-32TLocAoqQnyhOLLZ_klMu3Kr8PhV3A8kGPJ7tE3On-g4-7lR5tWvk87ezsZB8i2jKwupzoWoQIhFkKz5mlzGVVXAH1ejnQmYaMs9hsBepVqomfBubW45FvBj_XKn4S2Be6p_09UYamiZYYxr-vY9Kg/s1224/IMG_20230817_173801357_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1224" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp4cNv7FY8vhKMdrBh4M393Y_yuJVra-32TLocAoqQnyhOLLZ_klMu3Kr8PhV3A8kGPJ7tE3On-g4-7lR5tWvk87ezsZB8i2jKwupzoWoQIhFkKz5mlzGVVXAH1ejnQmYaMs9hsBepVqomfBubW45FvBj_XKn4S2Be6p_09UYamiZYYxr-vY9Kg/s320/IMG_20230817_173801357_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We
started with a visit to Mary Ann and Glenn at their house on Lake
George. Somehow, we managed to not take a picture of them, but I assure
you, they exist and are lovely people. They took us up to the Pinnacle
for a sweet view of the lake and mountains on the other side. Gail
spent much of the first few days agonizing over leaving Roxy at home,
but then she started getting pictures from the sitters and was able to
get into the groove.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrPsEIf9Bx_Y-YMCH6VREVN9LmwOvikPM0rigPhGISHeDM-wXNjmXqanGm2DMNKPQf4tHnjEEOPsMAq0e_S_5Vnsn4WwFh4UxQ06oTnsJXrGkCxBFC9-JUy9zcouyFPHYbGcpoiEKZNN5Ws7DTAgwPae7bRwMWwCtjhcl9bLWmNeIv4GNIiP0Fg/s633/P1050852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrPsEIf9Bx_Y-YMCH6VREVN9LmwOvikPM0rigPhGISHeDM-wXNjmXqanGm2DMNKPQf4tHnjEEOPsMAq0e_S_5Vnsn4WwFh4UxQ06oTnsJXrGkCxBFC9-JUy9zcouyFPHYbGcpoiEKZNN5Ws7DTAgwPae7bRwMWwCtjhcl9bLWmNeIv4GNIiP0Fg/s320/P1050852.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><p>Next
stop was a smart one: a hike up Smarts Mountain in NH with our friends,
Kate and Bill. Unfortunately, I hadn't checked the settings on my
camera yet and had to turn the first picture I took with it into a black and white to salvage it.
Kate was days away from knee surgery but still managed to get up and
down the mountain. This is in their back yard, so to speak, and Bill
used to climb Smarts once a month.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjEByAD-_XJ2F8FnS9z11tBcWo7wRNvBkbSopjWeHfKZquOCDCgYYY_a8QkVAunNXXZh4qVkxLGsukTicmyCh0UDJhlo8y43nkbn2i8gTCi-LED48Vv1HH7ODyXInXsGdsgeBCTaIvYPlhM6lPoN3Yly2NocN7TAt93VSTAC_EO4VhW4OqvyQNQ/s1242/IMG_20230819_162956827_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjEByAD-_XJ2F8FnS9z11tBcWo7wRNvBkbSopjWeHfKZquOCDCgYYY_a8QkVAunNXXZh4qVkxLGsukTicmyCh0UDJhlo8y43nkbn2i8gTCi-LED48Vv1HH7ODyXInXsGdsgeBCTaIvYPlhM6lPoN3Yly2NocN7TAt93VSTAC_EO4VhW4OqvyQNQ/s320/IMG_20230819_162956827_HDR.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><p>For the uninitiated (me), this is the spot where you think you're reaching the summit. Hahaha. That's the summit behind us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-AOiir6lnnoTpWWjQI9K1_arfk-NOUt0cTjblqSgVGUHwZhLbiInZ9VgujD5_kK-1lDW7AzS21RR0vJN2njD4t09kw17j1l_4hjvOe81GK48DAVRTcWOD4YvHyG6C8ZyPK2_J-jRM6UEk56lxMsCTALWO7xv7HzvS2lxVPwRA1nnKA7V4B2cCQ/s1584/IMG_20230819_151519319_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1584" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-AOiir6lnnoTpWWjQI9K1_arfk-NOUt0cTjblqSgVGUHwZhLbiInZ9VgujD5_kK-1lDW7AzS21RR0vJN2njD4t09kw17j1l_4hjvOe81GK48DAVRTcWOD4YvHyG6C8ZyPK2_J-jRM6UEk56lxMsCTALWO7xv7HzvS2lxVPwRA1nnKA7V4B2cCQ/s320/IMG_20230819_151519319_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> A
fire tower on top offers views of central NH and VT, maybe a little of
Maine. We encountered lots of excited north-bound AT through hikers on the trail just
reaching the Whites.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-5AsR-rKGjYEyDeAa8pUIvQDybj-U-l09kBIX20gBj5t1VEnIp2bctDMUsr5IlXicXKY2AlrSKwytxWUSuA4fQCVZjgS-DCHtav3v1N6T-Vuyz4uINKKPp17DqBKy72nTooFp9X4_lJkNqynIb0EoWml81MBBjFIw8ir4xEN1VY0_tpiY99-eg/s828/IMG_20230819_153853212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-5AsR-rKGjYEyDeAa8pUIvQDybj-U-l09kBIX20gBj5t1VEnIp2bctDMUsr5IlXicXKY2AlrSKwytxWUSuA4fQCVZjgS-DCHtav3v1N6T-Vuyz4uINKKPp17DqBKy72nTooFp9X4_lJkNqynIb0EoWml81MBBjFIw8ir4xEN1VY0_tpiY99-eg/s320/IMG_20230819_153853212.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><p> Three varieties of steps in one spot: rebar, stone and wood.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOjYQvWA3v0GTTqvAOFnahdPoYnHc_kDfFC56jsAdyNxQ2q9qJLuIvbDhucBCGZIUgxLmwXVe-h3oJ-kSLuymBNQRPp_7WKcYiW_swA1-WJXAJh8f_BeroxyI19m-m4pCxgxy0TbMROu26DxqtXJRgHgLnRLM5DWzg1kmvJ59XxlXHuZM2wNiyQ/s775/IMG_2730%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOjYQvWA3v0GTTqvAOFnahdPoYnHc_kDfFC56jsAdyNxQ2q9qJLuIvbDhucBCGZIUgxLmwXVe-h3oJ-kSLuymBNQRPp_7WKcYiW_swA1-WJXAJh8f_BeroxyI19m-m4pCxgxy0TbMROu26DxqtXJRgHgLnRLM5DWzg1kmvJ59XxlXHuZM2wNiyQ/s320/IMG_2730%202.JPG" width="280" /></a></div><p> We
made our way farther north to Jefferson, NH to stay in the lodge we've
been fortunate to visit twice before. It has been in the family of a
friend from Ithaca since the 60's and they are generous enough to share
it with us. It is perfectly located for many mountain adventures.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXT5tu3LxH4hT8V-bz-wlx-erq1kGLfpcnGp2gCTNzCTDvEaLhf4Y4oPMulbY2kdzX8jpNq8x-FzqP0R3dfwI61AuIIt58nJbyIsDRRb8cJNiKwMeu-dO9_Bm9uEaQ9Bqne2Qna--txSJzBZhGkPuOUjFi0F1LIaVdOEK8axus6-qmCqpsachwOg/s938/IMG_20230820_061736280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXT5tu3LxH4hT8V-bz-wlx-erq1kGLfpcnGp2gCTNzCTDvEaLhf4Y4oPMulbY2kdzX8jpNq8x-FzqP0R3dfwI61AuIIt58nJbyIsDRRb8cJNiKwMeu-dO9_Bm9uEaQ9Bqne2Qna--txSJzBZhGkPuOUjFi0F1LIaVdOEK8axus6-qmCqpsachwOg/s320/IMG_20230820_061736280.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><p>I
didn't just prepare for this trip by hiking: all the tree work I've
been doing lately was also helpful for doing some tree cutting and
pruning around the lodge. They've wanted this dead spruce cut for
several years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dHu3A7vSlww2AeWj9D2lCCjMGIocFkk8_7OfMl1PJOaRiGuRvEIe4wRfbDJH3ZIeSRgnkwm6FzOz3Z2csAot2UOE3yDj_AUlqvu_pxEKrd0JyAX2VBTYvcBjwi79q-OCReJqOZXpuR4vXsb0H4Uy19sIiDjYa1krw9BZlCoF2BDB5qLVxdS8Hg/s792/IMG_2740.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="792" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dHu3A7vSlww2AeWj9D2lCCjMGIocFkk8_7OfMl1PJOaRiGuRvEIe4wRfbDJH3ZIeSRgnkwm6FzOz3Z2csAot2UOE3yDj_AUlqvu_pxEKrd0JyAX2VBTYvcBjwi79q-OCReJqOZXpuR4vXsb0H4Uy19sIiDjYa1krw9BZlCoF2BDB5qLVxdS8Hg/s320/IMG_2740.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> Down. There were several more smaller ones, and lots of branches scraping the roof of the lodge that I removed too.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiom1Rc8cnOcesRDDB_D0xadrbVSpX6zHbKb4EyyEKQtOENZ1LFc0HTf0umx0SAtv__kvATUSz6TmEEPVJIhqjKHR0E_s6o_ZmJaERLOre080y5CUETKV-MPxWizj1F2lAdppnCr_dhbRGQwdO2LRxgOkNW4z7GFW1eJSsTT2yr4AuEd6ROiRc8sw/s1080/IMG_2852%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1080" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiom1Rc8cnOcesRDDB_D0xadrbVSpX6zHbKb4EyyEKQtOENZ1LFc0HTf0umx0SAtv__kvATUSz6TmEEPVJIhqjKHR0E_s6o_ZmJaERLOre080y5CUETKV-MPxWizj1F2lAdppnCr_dhbRGQwdO2LRxgOkNW4z7GFW1eJSsTT2yr4AuEd6ROiRc8sw/s320/IMG_2852%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5440004934294829402" itemprop="description articleBody"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz6dyM38kiYOSAtkZGk8Ug2Uou_QzgnBoxXhdTbVHVW9lp5gn-okz-XDb8ToOtFvs-TmeCj0CCV9cQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5440004934294829402" itemprop="description articleBody"> Something
new on this trip was having our bikes with us. There is a rail trail
near the lodge that allowed us to bike to our first hike which was up
Cherry Mountain. We hike it every time we're there since it's the
mountain we look at from the back porch.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvlWnHxFdNw5LgFMwfCFDh67CXsdOJy7Na10fG5lqP_3XHPDyXGIxRCybKwqzCiLiBoxMZq3xddVbxAxWKPXwNcgcbJlyJt5GL3JNxzw8IuuK-t8fAHXYrZZgdW_kD3W-yf3NOvioQhNr2E_WMDFlWYGSKGDXy3awap0AUwESVg2ecoKmbILosg/s641/IMG_2735%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="641" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvlWnHxFdNw5LgFMwfCFDh67CXsdOJy7Na10fG5lqP_3XHPDyXGIxRCybKwqzCiLiBoxMZq3xddVbxAxWKPXwNcgcbJlyJt5GL3JNxzw8IuuK-t8fAHXYrZZgdW_kD3W-yf3NOvioQhNr2E_WMDFlWYGSKGDXy3awap0AUwESVg2ecoKmbILosg/s320/IMG_2735%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQB9cYNhXn0BljsKTk0mSE1MMeD8PJPWZmxoxjOs-r8H3SCPCeT5ZwEI1_ySgbdRQ9mv6XncaNk2Ztg64iyfp8Tn8KsGuBnwsnpBFoP2RIJPwL3Q6VNJVKj8t99w4Xgb2Ds0gPCkln8LlYBqs2sPOAtvslojKno_yORAbhNTdovPLvv8HCkG4Gg/s1407/IMG_2737%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1407" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQB9cYNhXn0BljsKTk0mSE1MMeD8PJPWZmxoxjOs-r8H3SCPCeT5ZwEI1_ySgbdRQ9mv6XncaNk2Ztg64iyfp8Tn8KsGuBnwsnpBFoP2RIJPwL3Q6VNJVKj8t99w4Xgb2Ds0gPCkln8LlYBqs2sPOAtvslojKno_yORAbhNTdovPLvv8HCkG4Gg/s320/IMG_2737%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> We
don't know for sure how the smoke was in Quebec, but there was a bit in
northern NH the first day we hiked. Not too bad (that's fog in the
first picture, not smoke), but it really limited the view of the Presidentials from Owl's
Head on Cherry Mountain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVI9Hlm_PoNTmGXFTn4dKi0TYJuwRzFDHNB9o6ZEXuh5qyBc2HKl7HWOJBvB5XLJxchiNiuWaKe5xoyaxcJoW47mpCXDomg7OJ9ORBV6ky4Q4B_ugauXZQiSDqZ2wYNAzmx1dVS6pnlqUpwVoKQSv-Ge1w8FsKubxYlxBYDDVtNv0m3EXGUOnHQ/s3088/IMG_2733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVI9Hlm_PoNTmGXFTn4dKi0TYJuwRzFDHNB9o6ZEXuh5qyBc2HKl7HWOJBvB5XLJxchiNiuWaKe5xoyaxcJoW47mpCXDomg7OJ9ORBV6ky4Q4B_ugauXZQiSDqZ2wYNAzmx1dVS6pnlqUpwVoKQSv-Ge1w8FsKubxYlxBYDDVtNv0m3EXGUOnHQ/s320/IMG_2733.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>This
was our third trip up Cherry, but the first time we made it to the
other summit, Martha. What a coincidence that Gail's sister, Martha,
called her while we were hiking. An encounter with a trail maintainer at the end left us with a phrase that will become part of our lexicon from now on: Some people are handy to have around, and some aren't.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibm8DTu8EWsXT7Axn0GG6oN955c7NU5EEGCUtkxHQvLuCwu2FHUF6FFapL_syYJoftuI8ARgSk3pzx10D1TsRvO2Qcont1FnKoiKc-rRiPOI27XdDQnGZM_ZC0_vwo-P-bdaMdRJsVY_9P4aKhU-6AJAQdvovjOBk3AbKw3zUwk3kviqvYKCXPA/s1620/P1050973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1620" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibm8DTu8EWsXT7Axn0GG6oN955c7NU5EEGCUtkxHQvLuCwu2FHUF6FFapL_syYJoftuI8ARgSk3pzx10D1TsRvO2Qcont1FnKoiKc-rRiPOI27XdDQnGZM_ZC0_vwo-P-bdaMdRJsVY_9P4aKhU-6AJAQdvovjOBk3AbKw3zUwk3kviqvYKCXPA/s320/P1050973.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The
next day, we drove to Crawford Notch for three new 4000' peaks for me,
and a 3400' peak neither of us had been to, at least Gail couldn't remember being there. Tom is on the right, Field
is in the middle, and Willey on the left- all over 4000'. The bump
behind the cliffs is Avalon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDePDGmC502veJkTwjUlBVc_uG8VYjwdKOTnzRv5XO8wG-ZnEQJOabYtEy-WgXKusj2yQGwuMRudGTZqR9KpcgTXm_7kIifOdY6NzAkknGx5wMlvpfwEScEnkC4fSFkbR7zcauQCJtFlkAiDhBgnyZyeMsTdPJFMAI3VuRF2bMjS2VbOS1c5aHaA/s1678/IMG_20230821_055100022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1678" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDePDGmC502veJkTwjUlBVc_uG8VYjwdKOTnzRv5XO8wG-ZnEQJOabYtEy-WgXKusj2yQGwuMRudGTZqR9KpcgTXm_7kIifOdY6NzAkknGx5wMlvpfwEScEnkC4fSFkbR7zcauQCJtFlkAiDhBgnyZyeMsTdPJFMAI3VuRF2bMjS2VbOS1c5aHaA/s320/IMG_20230821_055100022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> It
was a pretty overcast day, but the spiders were building webs in the
morning so we were confident the rain had passed during the night again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqMeKSrWzTyz7dyV1WAogk-I-MKWdeXrnkkABNNA1bIzX5RLelBK0GxxiQWWYcvQdvCm6Hjuj5HCWQqH7OnrWGZiHiAKEnIcvYiUGZErfZAm9rcVxm2M79bqa4IE3yvYOGkqVl-wrJ9US51buFJ6NKGQaH_aw5SMIm12IZeppcX7Tvevrs6imEg/s960/IMG_20230821_083804502_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqMeKSrWzTyz7dyV1WAogk-I-MKWdeXrnkkABNNA1bIzX5RLelBK0GxxiQWWYcvQdvCm6Hjuj5HCWQqH7OnrWGZiHiAKEnIcvYiUGZErfZAm9rcVxm2M79bqa4IE3yvYOGkqVl-wrJ9US51buFJ6NKGQaH_aw5SMIm12IZeppcX7Tvevrs6imEg/s320/IMG_20230821_083804502_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> Gail said we could get there by train, but it never showed so we hiked.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RFO8udBUeQSiRgnJxe0WjLtEMPizNw74t-cJPahTxjXbfT2imcnWLxV_TNzcW9olJC0HMEqLCw9RB-nbjtvyClsspMhyoG-Qmb4ccxdbwDZWJbcotokKcy3nNl8-Zt0HIGw4FwkAbLWvnUllDyzfWiXA5qp8jUznwL9AKehk4bQ2CxEHSOF-cw/s1104/IMG_20230821_094242010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RFO8udBUeQSiRgnJxe0WjLtEMPizNw74t-cJPahTxjXbfT2imcnWLxV_TNzcW9olJC0HMEqLCw9RB-nbjtvyClsspMhyoG-Qmb4ccxdbwDZWJbcotokKcy3nNl8-Zt0HIGw4FwkAbLWvnUllDyzfWiXA5qp8jUznwL9AKehk4bQ2CxEHSOF-cw/s320/IMG_20230821_094242010.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><p> Nice hiker, nice tree and nice stone.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLz6ZiwGJDuHJGKAeSp--rQQcawJVhNi8n39p5L0VaNIJi8fSJAjNctCSzr8e1ok3g9p6wOlw-Q8lv4shiVYLzOx69Ai0yADVnyCcPpPt23nLS3_gYJO1PqRTLwkOHS8lk58Yd3lxxW-VKnhKiAc9FgtfKwP0bexzMv5l7LkS0EEw4xJoItCp7IA/s1056/IMG_20230821_101109420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLz6ZiwGJDuHJGKAeSp--rQQcawJVhNi8n39p5L0VaNIJi8fSJAjNctCSzr8e1ok3g9p6wOlw-Q8lv4shiVYLzOx69Ai0yADVnyCcPpPt23nLS3_gYJO1PqRTLwkOHS8lk58Yd3lxxW-VKnhKiAc9FgtfKwP0bexzMv5l7LkS0EEw4xJoItCp7IA/s320/IMG_20230821_101109420.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> Gail saw no reason to climb Tom, a 4000' peak with no view (even on a clear
day), but being so close, I added the .8-mile trip to claim another
one. Nice steps.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENYJ8hhPIy9MqGcQBoGLnZbxsix5OFtqjo6fIzDGigCNdrNRzSgPIIukYthdv_kJj_zKIynTo778OK--R6U3pMIfo2Mazl-0_tT60NDcbVF9TpE8Xh_TSnurdi4QZlGNpfWX8KdPVczf3s4wxb-wipSZN5jec1IuA2G1Z8g0LsUBG7LpUZA9Bhg/s864/IMG_20230821_125850279_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENYJ8hhPIy9MqGcQBoGLnZbxsix5OFtqjo6fIzDGigCNdrNRzSgPIIukYthdv_kJj_zKIynTo778OK--R6U3pMIfo2Mazl-0_tT60NDcbVF9TpE8Xh_TSnurdi4QZlGNpfWX8KdPVczf3s4wxb-wipSZN5jec1IuA2G1Z8g0LsUBG7LpUZA9Bhg/s320/IMG_20230821_125850279_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> Nice trail on Field.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__bgH9ZaEV-BYSkxx_O6mrXaR_r_uNSKxb8TnhAVPlHVhsyDUucG0ZiAU6rOi_xRzUDPsNGsVLwSgmLeT1UDEkEWPQV36Tva1PpTLnG6gH9S4WVQjijWIPPyctfhf_JpJYxZnQXUMcddfcDQCqDiHXTJWF2kX-whBJWT6L55bx9SVV4dgies-Wg/s4232/IMG_20230821_140851840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="4232" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__bgH9ZaEV-BYSkxx_O6mrXaR_r_uNSKxb8TnhAVPlHVhsyDUucG0ZiAU6rOi_xRzUDPsNGsVLwSgmLeT1UDEkEWPQV36Tva1PpTLnG6gH9S4WVQjijWIPPyctfhf_JpJYxZnQXUMcddfcDQCqDiHXTJWF2kX-whBJWT6L55bx9SVV4dgies-Wg/s320/IMG_20230821_140851840.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG81RM_YU7ouuFkJtkcEFw6e4JoJUYaBhO-wUVD3OCvjwfXAdCA25brHrj0TaOhtDEWOqOH9cqP8UNU1DXjEJ4WmX62H5Mzdy2GGnYF4OthRRrqpHFY43l-D9_s_VtZUmjrw3r0Dd2AoIqLLYPMFG95DC303FmnMEnIF1xhWEpPo7SnxpXzyu1aw/s1023/P1050865.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="1023" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG81RM_YU7ouuFkJtkcEFw6e4JoJUYaBhO-wUVD3OCvjwfXAdCA25brHrj0TaOhtDEWOqOH9cqP8UNU1DXjEJ4WmX62H5Mzdy2GGnYF4OthRRrqpHFY43l-D9_s_VtZUmjrw3r0Dd2AoIqLLYPMFG95DC303FmnMEnIF1xhWEpPo7SnxpXzyu1aw/s320/P1050865.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> The
higher summits were in the clouds when we were up there, but when we
got down to Avalon, they were visible. We also got a decent look at
Webster Cliffs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM64M90DCLX3YTZ3gPHsXvJHXvkV0FjGj79Tda09sPzvnMVejXbjy8rFxDU2Hq5SsBbkorJAowpGYjnJ20XZgLzcRQ9oLXSV0Qnp6FDz73xbv0_bTZYIIEe6TBnpCNa_Bo9oZPUv0w1IkjL3I3P6RKdjDsYrKBntfZed52RvxYwQwxt025P1vZog/s1008/IMG_20230821_162222081_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1008" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM64M90DCLX3YTZ3gPHsXvJHXvkV0FjGj79Tda09sPzvnMVejXbjy8rFxDU2Hq5SsBbkorJAowpGYjnJ20XZgLzcRQ9oLXSV0Qnp6FDz73xbv0_bTZYIIEe6TBnpCNa_Bo9oZPUv0w1IkjL3I3P6RKdjDsYrKBntfZed52RvxYwQwxt025P1vZog/s320/IMG_20230821_162222081_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> The train never showed for the ride home either.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFu4eAijf6kapReV3NTvGZ2aCl0c63H_WLZWFMbCKTxqlS5lAiainZktkZyh7IyW7gMM0hO9hqe6RjFsMZOWXVByWEaNs1CrOxGuBoZQoKHunR_9Kwwkel-cepG3UjBsEA60GabPGpD1I_hOjWd4a9DC6b1MNqHe75U1bX64H3yCaMJt0gTOiYw/s1224/IMG_20230821_182018054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1224" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFu4eAijf6kapReV3NTvGZ2aCl0c63H_WLZWFMbCKTxqlS5lAiainZktkZyh7IyW7gMM0hO9hqe6RjFsMZOWXVByWEaNs1CrOxGuBoZQoKHunR_9Kwwkel-cepG3UjBsEA60GabPGpD1I_hOjWd4a9DC6b1MNqHe75U1bX64H3yCaMJt0gTOiYw/s320/IMG_20230821_182018054.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> We did make it home, and Gail braved the possibility of the oven exploding when she lit it to cook an incredible pizza and prep some vegetables for later in the week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_eRpPaUnIn2vGwmPnY967_G6NBPf9Kr5dFz_m1kHJBAi_8heExU7t_di3_pUumn9eeGOeOeFrut6SDBx9QJBaxgp1Q-RMwOmAGOu32zwyW-rE-zaugAIAVo6V9vQONK2puCwIKA_x1q6VxUwUN14NYf1hEFHqgvbNxY802Bp9UwYtJFUOfUkwQ/s768/IMG_2763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_eRpPaUnIn2vGwmPnY967_G6NBPf9Kr5dFz_m1kHJBAi_8heExU7t_di3_pUumn9eeGOeOeFrut6SDBx9QJBaxgp1Q-RMwOmAGOu32zwyW-rE-zaugAIAVo6V9vQONK2puCwIKA_x1q6VxUwUN14NYf1hEFHqgvbNxY802Bp9UwYtJFUOfUkwQ/s320/IMG_2763.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p> In addition to tree work, I split some wood for our hosts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51wPIdrYaPwGDZwILMLgfiDc5djdOt9yZF5bLCIsxeraKoXmMnzwVo0D3mnaQu7poJ6u2egZ7sohWZ6bTr9t3iopcrxauEZ_Y_u8GvZaYWqMLtVA_YzhtkGSI8aN190MgjV9O85NT7vIVzsN870ta3Yz5VHNWHYJxaxe1tI-9QGkMvz-ZbzK29w/s817/IMG_2755%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51wPIdrYaPwGDZwILMLgfiDc5djdOt9yZF5bLCIsxeraKoXmMnzwVo0D3mnaQu7poJ6u2egZ7sohWZ6bTr9t3iopcrxauEZ_Y_u8GvZaYWqMLtVA_YzhtkGSI8aN190MgjV9O85NT7vIVzsN870ta3Yz5VHNWHYJxaxe1tI-9QGkMvz-ZbzK29w/s320/IMG_2755%202.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><p> And I ate pizza.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSQQc07uPxPuPpkvsHvQgFIAGhTX911cC63BaaOF8Bs74U83ZiUWZLqg5Hgeakl9nbqcYgX7xc_ko2JuFtWDrz-R3q_l_RTKeR250FNd3k3bJB8tjZ2yx2sufWIU8ZxyMpVr5Scld8TmhNEk_mkyntC5cVWQ3efJOpStgbgfjv83LX_e4ij1MNw/s1322/IMG_20230822_071203011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="1322" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSQQc07uPxPuPpkvsHvQgFIAGhTX911cC63BaaOF8Bs74U83ZiUWZLqg5Hgeakl9nbqcYgX7xc_ko2JuFtWDrz-R3q_l_RTKeR250FNd3k3bJB8tjZ2yx2sufWIU8ZxyMpVr5Scld8TmhNEk_mkyntC5cVWQ3efJOpStgbgfjv83LX_e4ij1MNw/s320/IMG_20230822_071203011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The
following morning dawned crystal clear: no smoke, no clouds. Gail
wanted a day off from hiking, but my obsession of doing as much as
possible while in the mountains sent me for a return to Castle Ravine. I
was able to ride my bike to the trail head and I got this view of
Cherry on the way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibnjOJhp7EOh9GdpWEFR_vOCQWYvv6LxSZ4zphQOIepTJiVtil5waVBL5EArRyj7W3sIwjscdx_PTKDEUbhf_plaRwkT1swnRwqgF2Ii6pRyncSjDAgVt7LpitengBlbOSO6gl9Tn8b5Ju5q-KvB65zDcnW22fgie7UWgOgrN5kDJfMOOb6HDSA/s936/IMG_20230822_095214634_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="936" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibnjOJhp7EOh9GdpWEFR_vOCQWYvv6LxSZ4zphQOIepTJiVtil5waVBL5EArRyj7W3sIwjscdx_PTKDEUbhf_plaRwkT1swnRwqgF2Ii6pRyncSjDAgVt7LpitengBlbOSO6gl9Tn8b5Ju5q-KvB65zDcnW22fgie7UWgOgrN5kDJfMOOb6HDSA/s320/IMG_20230822_095214634_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhxnO3LpNzqhV-7O30hh3CD9U-IcZSS4Xzsx0TcwZb6YMdSQkdvtO6Ta3xlpqAFwjD56Ied-HS446iqeR4zOA7GnRyMs2cxpGt2YROvyFK5wqlQamzYBuZRuUN606ALmFl8G1kU8Zl1YMJghWtN9IXrxfxNWnPZiDkrKnmp0yT0bwqr_y301yng/s960/IMG_20230822_100800147_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhxnO3LpNzqhV-7O30hh3CD9U-IcZSS4Xzsx0TcwZb6YMdSQkdvtO6Ta3xlpqAFwjD56Ied-HS446iqeR4zOA7GnRyMs2cxpGt2YROvyFK5wqlQamzYBuZRuUN606ALmFl8G1kU8Zl1YMJghWtN9IXrxfxNWnPZiDkrKnmp0yT0bwqr_y301yng/s320/IMG_20230822_100800147_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>When
I tried this trail on our last trip to the Whites, my intention was
just to get above the trees at the headwall. There was no view that
day, and it was raining and windy so I stopped when I got to these
boulders. No stopping this day until the top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwyN2ciiRhvr8bwQd6WK58vO4epO5OJ1QPJ572pNG7Rvvu-Tq1uIBE9PTMFtw1eLYjiCK-ZdtnEc943mqUUvVrZjIYPJ9mDCunzeHIBWQEZ4-LtRgUO9uDZ31b6QjS8hzdohPhGH-tRjujRcA68-5oGBZ-w9fBIYIHxtdkyO4kpWEZudiURyNhg/s1584/IMG_20230822_110334063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="1584" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwyN2ciiRhvr8bwQd6WK58vO4epO5OJ1QPJ572pNG7Rvvu-Tq1uIBE9PTMFtw1eLYjiCK-ZdtnEc943mqUUvVrZjIYPJ9mDCunzeHIBWQEZ4-LtRgUO9uDZ31b6QjS8hzdohPhGH-tRjujRcA68-5oGBZ-w9fBIYIHxtdkyO4kpWEZudiURyNhg/s320/IMG_20230822_110334063.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> At the top.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF3VmPcaYdTx3b4RlCx6PRzOKv72sritSGawYCV8-7qUf_uSoUEAZdf7rrUmrlrERVHwpr6RYLzHSG2oBoi8_jB9pRuUb9I21ov72HwHnG2lnx3amAjOhu4jm6O-SSwezQAOjvq_ZvYQ1wkEykFxqk8YOrQm6EKfZI6igqNpo1uu4AMxmiJlCqw/s1152/IMG_20230822_112910867_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1152" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF3VmPcaYdTx3b4RlCx6PRzOKv72sritSGawYCV8-7qUf_uSoUEAZdf7rrUmrlrERVHwpr6RYLzHSG2oBoi8_jB9pRuUb9I21ov72HwHnG2lnx3amAjOhu4jm6O-SSwezQAOjvq_ZvYQ1wkEykFxqk8YOrQm6EKfZI6igqNpo1uu4AMxmiJlCqw/s320/IMG_20230822_112910867_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> The Castle Trail goes up/down Mount Jefferson on the left. It looks like a fun one too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Ru3Y0bA5xa03uKpelJP9_5zp973a-HwGdT17ZNDfDdiww0vnsAACQ0u5uenUz-T950K0Vz9VO1Y9pOEm9J6W8L97QZGMky2o2Db9OqY45bf_VVvuzIL75uRD3NN1AzMPknDJY546gv6TA_uRS8XJiUq7Bo4PSNxJWHm_QQ2D9AOY7Wiu0lhkIw/s1260/P1050890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1260" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Ru3Y0bA5xa03uKpelJP9_5zp973a-HwGdT17ZNDfDdiww0vnsAACQ0u5uenUz-T950K0Vz9VO1Y9pOEm9J6W8L97QZGMky2o2Db9OqY45bf_VVvuzIL75uRD3NN1AzMPknDJY546gv6TA_uRS8XJiUq7Bo4PSNxJWHm_QQ2D9AOY7Wiu0lhkIw/s320/P1050890.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> A view of where I started that morning. The clearings on the lower left are above and below the lodge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpjdj985xUoCHJktkfOACvaZ7ApZYcYM7_YYsENRTcIUVS6mlO_6ibgNc4ZCr1UaOUvRA7kayiugZmjUz879z20TtZqrC8CYroRdlCK1TjR55SS1zo2WxIU2dzkMTseG0-pVp7aITxlsoyp1vyO-IQFQMvUezKTehXndGvWfUlaPTFw_q89PWiA/s792/IMG_20230822_105231971_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="792" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpjdj985xUoCHJktkfOACvaZ7ApZYcYM7_YYsENRTcIUVS6mlO_6ibgNc4ZCr1UaOUvRA7kayiugZmjUz879z20TtZqrC8CYroRdlCK1TjR55SS1zo2WxIU2dzkMTseG0-pVp7aITxlsoyp1vyO-IQFQMvUezKTehXndGvWfUlaPTFw_q89PWiA/s320/IMG_20230822_105231971_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> One of the other destinations for the day was Edmands Col between Jefferson and Adams. He is a legend in the Whites.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-fH0BdqH0yYMRZwLg-q6z7iD7ECY6txq5cwoihhSxiGqNvhM4x5O3faAkiolJ0baUpu1aK87-VoX4Gycfn8pdkQzWMuSknN-RYN742ddCkpIp2y_dUP5Z5oaeRLY57Ynrt1Ua1thZkVfwaYANvoM-0QtWTs24bqyYDhLOiHLlvdCbM5dG8oeNA/s840/P1050893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-fH0BdqH0yYMRZwLg-q6z7iD7ECY6txq5cwoihhSxiGqNvhM4x5O3faAkiolJ0baUpu1aK87-VoX4Gycfn8pdkQzWMuSknN-RYN742ddCkpIp2y_dUP5Z5oaeRLY57Ynrt1Ua1thZkVfwaYANvoM-0QtWTs24bqyYDhLOiHLlvdCbM5dG8oeNA/s320/P1050893.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Two
other legends are Ethan and Abel Crawford who laid out the Crawford
Path, the oldest continuously used trail in the Whites (don't tell the
Native Americans). It is a cool trail that requires an incredible
amount of maintenance to prevent damage to the fragile ecosystem.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwsLAUf2zP6AlbPC__Qqg1a7-qf4JhR4im2EcFxM2T7aqVhI6rJS0bGB7hytQX_K0rVoOD0re7gzpY' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /> When
I showed Gail my planned route, she said I should go up Mt. Adams since
I would be so close. I didn't rule it out, but there was enough on my
plate already that I set a time restriction: If I got to Edmands Col by
noon, I would consider it. I got there before 11 am so what choice did I
have? It was a bit windy up there.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcOYCT6fvYykHY7F97YktUIJNDaf09qgeATg5lz1uyHIAOxuXHtUzb4gvpQwCQj4Dmg6XtCE0TAaScwO2buXpRJSYciTQwlsqKY-tobAKoJk2DEwatixvydwoZFnJtYG-b3aX8AHXJDAc8ROTq_fqAMO9nrSCogfnhn08YwbHf6w0t50NguCFeg/s1260/P1050897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1260" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcOYCT6fvYykHY7F97YktUIJNDaf09qgeATg5lz1uyHIAOxuXHtUzb4gvpQwCQj4Dmg6XtCE0TAaScwO2buXpRJSYciTQwlsqKY-tobAKoJk2DEwatixvydwoZFnJtYG-b3aX8AHXJDAc8ROTq_fqAMO9nrSCogfnhn08YwbHf6w0t50NguCFeg/s320/P1050897.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>My
route down was another repeat to see something I'd done on a foggy,
rainy day in the past. I took the Spur Trail along the west rim of King
Ravine. The day I came up it, as I came to each cairn that marks the trail, I had trouble seeing the next one. Not a problem on this day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilkac4ePlZbj8FPVcnb-tiMWqlaSLBt6BmNvxFJZgsT7d8zCtGcbqH8ofFr78feJSo85d6evN1yOaQwjmHZ0UOgalLIhuI5T5WW5z-ss-1rUAA3TnoK1ydisuNKhWKYOQGqOdHxa4E7RTFU8_JJj4fcF1-1tvVtX-yJnEkarkeujKOwCIdmYKAQ/s1440/IMG_20230822_130640387_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="1440" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilkac4ePlZbj8FPVcnb-tiMWqlaSLBt6BmNvxFJZgsT7d8zCtGcbqH8ofFr78feJSo85d6evN1yOaQwjmHZ0UOgalLIhuI5T5WW5z-ss-1rUAA3TnoK1ydisuNKhWKYOQGqOdHxa4E7RTFU8_JJj4fcF1-1tvVtX-yJnEkarkeujKOwCIdmYKAQ/s320/IMG_20230822_130640387_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Above the headwall of King Ravine. Mt. Madison in the distance, Mt. Quincy Adams in the middle and Adams right.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQZ20J6Cxgfs9JRwWu3gdTkbw5SfvAwGKekLnb2nyrEmWaqPOn1D2yrbs1l2bgRXJRA8Y8oKKlHqPO445bEH05iQGCOfv0APxyJf3N0RzsxPBgymVZZGfdImvxBx5RUOzmumA7KS3WNMCNGqIbkh4YdkuliFE112kJh2iipwz4r91rAvG8wRr-Q/s1584/IMG_20230822_134406128_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1584" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQZ20J6Cxgfs9JRwWu3gdTkbw5SfvAwGKekLnb2nyrEmWaqPOn1D2yrbs1l2bgRXJRA8Y8oKKlHqPO445bEH05iQGCOfv0APxyJf3N0RzsxPBgymVZZGfdImvxBx5RUOzmumA7KS3WNMCNGqIbkh4YdkuliFE112kJh2iipwz4r91rAvG8wRr-Q/s320/IMG_20230822_134406128_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>From Knights Castle. Can you make out two of the three trails out of King Ravine?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaWUf5GdP6FRrjcko5-TBYgg0x8Aivc4h0gFBjX09KyyHdbyF2ce2SCPmV4a26XYHYh3Vs000P6F-zcG-3Sj39HZdyqorZiW1lB8sORXkz7cnx7XAUOJudZUU2bqzhUpHsHkGltpRzWIeNGbp8jsOH1rBtVQWrUkdyR1JwXY-P_RSCW9XvrSLhQ/s2792/IMG_20230822_141720264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="2792" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaWUf5GdP6FRrjcko5-TBYgg0x8Aivc4h0gFBjX09KyyHdbyF2ce2SCPmV4a26XYHYh3Vs000P6F-zcG-3Sj39HZdyqorZiW1lB8sORXkz7cnx7XAUOJudZUU2bqzhUpHsHkGltpRzWIeNGbp8jsOH1rBtVQWrUkdyR1JwXY-P_RSCW9XvrSLhQ/s320/IMG_20230822_141720264.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>From the porch of the RMC Crag Hut. I think it would be cool to spend a couple nights there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwdZ5Zdq4nwz_6rsflTFgM51P6R4cAWlcFbEJSXiYHC0byt98_eRD3nSRDe8fEi15BoNOElOy7t10ho_hTXNhHR8bLRgfg8uYyO7TJHSvF1-anvH3psOq2WpIJp_M1y2Q732Zt2TaiohPL2l5YH0-lF9OHvzMcaVBM4tr_Q7etQLJNY5o9VNhSQ/s900/P1050906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwdZ5Zdq4nwz_6rsflTFgM51P6R4cAWlcFbEJSXiYHC0byt98_eRD3nSRDe8fEi15BoNOElOy7t10ho_hTXNhHR8bLRgfg8uYyO7TJHSvF1-anvH3psOq2WpIJp_M1y2Q732Zt2TaiohPL2l5YH0-lF9OHvzMcaVBM4tr_Q7etQLJNY5o9VNhSQ/s320/P1050906.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> Almost back to the bottom, a nice spot for a swim.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNVNZr70WDzzS_x_1315pUc1JfY0mtNS5BJRXtAkRyDl8Br8GYlTaJr2ZCCjo4SfytovdrVPTJLB8wAjgmtarDDg2yER4rNFrn0JQdHGRoc5i_zrGnVqjZBxrDhkYQLb2AQJ-drbXRoJWApb162rj22cOOPf_WYeO_FyaOFdPclo5gBBOnHialA/s672/IMG_20230822_160410539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNVNZr70WDzzS_x_1315pUc1JfY0mtNS5BJRXtAkRyDl8Br8GYlTaJr2ZCCjo4SfytovdrVPTJLB8wAjgmtarDDg2yER4rNFrn0JQdHGRoc5i_zrGnVqjZBxrDhkYQLb2AQJ-drbXRoJWApb162rj22cOOPf_WYeO_FyaOFdPclo5gBBOnHialA/s320/IMG_20230822_160410539.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks
to this sign pointing the wrong way, and me not paying attention
closely enough, the bottom was an extra 1.5 miles away after my swim. I
think someone who did the same thing as me smashed the sign in
frustration. I'd be more inclined to move it to the right side of the
tree so it points correctly, but I didn't have a hammer or pry bar. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_m3H5X3NY-1VIMW866gq181m9rNr33oUQdOsC5DAMOG1bxoU524eVVEMKEl2xQYSwijSqMbX-z21gaFj5iK_rucI7PImEUD2f-tzOi7BI2_srcuhprPXpLgW_dT5wpoLYRzttXl4XiD6KHdEb4QLf-3kYSqAGELBmnScwyZf7Qwdys-T1a5JHg/s1055/IMG_20230822_163528240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_m3H5X3NY-1VIMW866gq181m9rNr33oUQdOsC5DAMOG1bxoU524eVVEMKEl2xQYSwijSqMbX-z21gaFj5iK_rucI7PImEUD2f-tzOi7BI2_srcuhprPXpLgW_dT5wpoLYRzttXl4XiD6KHdEb4QLf-3kYSqAGELBmnScwyZf7Qwdys-T1a5JHg/s320/IMG_20230822_163528240.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I
also didn't have my hiking poles for this hike and used these two
sticks. When the hike starts after an hour-long bike ride, you don't go
back for something you forgot.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtZgsF2wVaZLJyq-vuMzfI5otdkbFp3SmkHvWZbc9-qdR9yC29ID4Q1BpfmHLkFyrqwUgNBaonvlPB3NXZPsjRFSWqo92aORrDSLh1km3Szhm_EhrhjpzC6TvHGUZ8W3Uhajfp4TlffDyqZtNPKosIeQVrX97ibytEcErffkmviXloV0X2wPWfg/s1440/P1050910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1440" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtZgsF2wVaZLJyq-vuMzfI5otdkbFp3SmkHvWZbc9-qdR9yC29ID4Q1BpfmHLkFyrqwUgNBaonvlPB3NXZPsjRFSWqo92aORrDSLh1km3Szhm_EhrhjpzC6TvHGUZ8W3Uhajfp4TlffDyqZtNPKosIeQVrX97ibytEcErffkmviXloV0X2wPWfg/s320/P1050910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I went up that!?!? Yep, and it was a blast.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C3F2XkbyuOY1y_KP8vO4mgK455G1A-v2HjJqOWVAJoaMEKsPH9EhB4AHn2yZLzMigc1WdWMuUBfiB4daqXrqrQkI5nV0z1IcBPBcus0xoLm1to4cGHWYjP8jrFO0ReSVQ1zoqrfdiHKjwf_yTrydvQdAwNLbO27o8WEipV94F3G8xDXaQbEhLw/s456/12.5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C3F2XkbyuOY1y_KP8vO4mgK455G1A-v2HjJqOWVAJoaMEKsPH9EhB4AHn2yZLzMigc1WdWMuUBfiB4daqXrqrQkI5nV0z1IcBPBcus0xoLm1to4cGHWYjP8jrFO0ReSVQ1zoqrfdiHKjwf_yTrydvQdAwNLbO27o8WEipV94F3G8xDXaQbEhLw/s320/12.5.png" width="303" /></a></div><br /> Google says 12.5 miles.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFUZivmkG8NFBhUE5-vk9_JSfEjW0ZXs9TtZx6lxnR77eRvZgYVN6ZTVmdQovytVNzBmE3GT-RWcbjnLohXyzlU0f3UWW5d1hCIRL1_Oagfbw6okSh3G8WzD8JJhErou26JKI0ANtLp3A7VJKH0unvMO3tf6rmVfMDR1zut3ZSgWrpSHyIcUAJw/s1584/DSCF2532.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1584" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFUZivmkG8NFBhUE5-vk9_JSfEjW0ZXs9TtZx6lxnR77eRvZgYVN6ZTVmdQovytVNzBmE3GT-RWcbjnLohXyzlU0f3UWW5d1hCIRL1_Oagfbw6okSh3G8WzD8JJhErou26JKI0ANtLp3A7VJKH0unvMO3tf6rmVfMDR1zut3ZSgWrpSHyIcUAJw/s320/DSCF2532.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicy-UPZohSJqRu0MDAJbkulq-zZGpb0Mt86yn_0NXgNsiQPEkEd84scxL-gyX75HBvrjxnNjvZtEC1rhf3vqeXs-qvp7yycqGOYEo9kGAMbINVPXG5r-wkYRO0Eyl6rQw9T2RQLUd4f87er5DaYcNP7eS98EjqK451fVk_azuUWAVFWoMgLS9O-A/s1008/DSCF2572.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicy-UPZohSJqRu0MDAJbkulq-zZGpb0Mt86yn_0NXgNsiQPEkEd84scxL-gyX75HBvrjxnNjvZtEC1rhf3vqeXs-qvp7yycqGOYEo9kGAMbINVPXG5r-wkYRO0Eyl6rQw9T2RQLUd4f87er5DaYcNP7eS98EjqK451fVk_azuUWAVFWoMgLS9O-A/s320/DSCF2572.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7YG7yFx457vWWjzzy2liqQ6k9hVEbkx_9fDAGOqF9EG9p9fkv6f-mTRw1doMLWtECzskOGJ8wDvqsxop1zZGnwIAq9XEZaZyvHbsSb_Neof92jNzZqz7GCj2pEpN4vaD8_BDpbGU1FOfZRZrWOXMkXzPjRTWj3eVt_5p6sMYUZ4FKNGqunTI0Q/s792/DSCF2623.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7YG7yFx457vWWjzzy2liqQ6k9hVEbkx_9fDAGOqF9EG9p9fkv6f-mTRw1doMLWtECzskOGJ8wDvqsxop1zZGnwIAq9XEZaZyvHbsSb_Neof92jNzZqz7GCj2pEpN4vaD8_BDpbGU1FOfZRZrWOXMkXzPjRTWj3eVt_5p6sMYUZ4FKNGqunTI0Q/s320/DSCF2623.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Gail
spent the day exploring swimming holes and found plenty of refreshing
water in addition to the "pool" in Gorham which is actually a diverted
river that has swimming lanes.<br /></p><p><br /><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-89274335480024846862023-08-29T11:49:00.004-07:002023-08-30T15:42:52.273-07:00Vacation Plan B (Part B)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkhQ4528kmKpxA5Pvk7nI3X8JxalF0KhY68OKQiDhSzFbPhlFvp2-Vs3FgH7-eaiZh-vUWFqOx7e5tZD1dqruLHFqErSIHpRjXtdShDCSJa004_ue2f6H5CSS79y2PqEGy8m5BVonafE0MEKSlAhAcKJJM4tbxOYifwbWi2jkNIilquVz1futCw/s1152/IMG_2855%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkhQ4528kmKpxA5Pvk7nI3X8JxalF0KhY68OKQiDhSzFbPhlFvp2-Vs3FgH7-eaiZh-vUWFqOx7e5tZD1dqruLHFqErSIHpRjXtdShDCSJa004_ue2f6H5CSS79y2PqEGy8m5BVonafE0MEKSlAhAcKJJM4tbxOYifwbWi2jkNIilquVz1futCw/s320/IMG_2855%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> We've often met up with Vermont friends to hike while in the Whites, but this year we were able to convince Tii and Kyle to spend a night at the lodge with us and then hike. Gail had dinner ready for them when they arrived after work, and I insisted they walk down to the road for the million dollar view of the Presidentials before dark.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyNeXlPw-p43aSz7EHzF-_yrpzZIhyYT0q8TqXSV8-gZJnpvl3W2d7S9vDkA5f1cruY67L0VylS9i4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>The morning dawned crystal clear, again (we have great luck with this when we're in Jefferson). I did my usual walk to try to spot a bear or moose, but as always, didn't see either, however, I got to the horse farm just as the beagles were getting breakfast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiGXU7K1EjkXRaz11zoxfyKCDeVcNsyPeBpmhb5RtSmUh7uxbv8pa9SHcEB2HtPCdbsNshvQ0LRWEvR2MO3T6yZmgsQA3YemVr_kmGi3e4wBYnxQO4WV5_uhINbxD0pGa7iqnzkK7RxD0v0hBzqt92-sqEid1n2ouv939ATBvhCW6UjFxL1_6EQ/s768/IMG_20230823_082934165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiGXU7K1EjkXRaz11zoxfyKCDeVcNsyPeBpmhb5RtSmUh7uxbv8pa9SHcEB2HtPCdbsNshvQ0LRWEvR2MO3T6yZmgsQA3YemVr_kmGi3e4wBYnxQO4WV5_uhINbxD0pGa7iqnzkK7RxD0v0hBzqt92-sqEid1n2ouv939ATBvhCW6UjFxL1_6EQ/s320/IMG_20230823_082934165.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We went back to Crawford Notch for our hike, this time to hike the east side to two 4000' summits in the Presidentials: Pierce and Jackson. We went up the Crawford Path to Pierce first.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyKrkvcPxSBiiDDAyZXNCcm9ooLGE31tSVQn2egjymwdPbpqPBKSNJ3lFw-DbrU1-G1H94x0q-yfEKufRu7Iqr3s0vp26vwGjnNWn0zaxLWGwGy6etfGvX03RKo2z9HFetSn4YNP0-IEPJB_3p0-KXj-l9KB1JySrT1bMPWNdHxlLgB7eLNVgrA/s1260/P1050944.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1260" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyKrkvcPxSBiiDDAyZXNCcm9ooLGE31tSVQn2egjymwdPbpqPBKSNJ3lFw-DbrU1-G1H94x0q-yfEKufRu7Iqr3s0vp26vwGjnNWn0zaxLWGwGy6etfGvX03RKo2z9HFetSn4YNP0-IEPJB_3p0-KXj-l9KB1JySrT1bMPWNdHxlLgB7eLNVgrA/s320/P1050944.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjkwwQ-Cvx3qc0rnLT7f0zaqpxXiUVOC_awRaPvGShq-5N4pXmz_7HXT4luZLfhVwWsNank2oKUbWXGzI76fV6yAO-lH1wWr2lj9YTQr6yynDtRP_LAnooffPKW-2PEX1GrGbJWfbZS-b_4AQKQC0L9Jl9cMccQfQR45BGOqigkCXUj8Wlw8SdA/s1440/P1050945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1440" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjkwwQ-Cvx3qc0rnLT7f0zaqpxXiUVOC_awRaPvGShq-5N4pXmz_7HXT4luZLfhVwWsNank2oKUbWXGzI76fV6yAO-lH1wWr2lj9YTQr6yynDtRP_LAnooffPKW-2PEX1GrGbJWfbZS-b_4AQKQC0L9Jl9cMccQfQR45BGOqigkCXUj8Wlw8SdA/s320/P1050945.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These aren't even from the summit! But it was a fine spot for a snack and do some birding. Kyle is an avid birder and has shared his passion with Tii. She's a forester/botanist so hiking with the two of them was an added pleasure for identifying what we were seeing and hearing more than usual.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjZQv77Aaeq2WIYavM-kP63XEVWeQ-jcqgdZrh2uIj7MNNfhdDpK1uGAqPP_InzEwsumxeg3nzv77Q98OihwmV1QRKdE3ClkXaeI-lcD32Y8WM82K_2GM-SOyPdlgOKatNmqEevtczj8t7vcKsrP5s1eJBKjGLqaJoGbBKtmaiTIeeZQeM3vVXw/s864/IMG_20230823_133225375_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjZQv77Aaeq2WIYavM-kP63XEVWeQ-jcqgdZrh2uIj7MNNfhdDpK1uGAqPP_InzEwsumxeg3nzv77Q98OihwmV1QRKdE3ClkXaeI-lcD32Y8WM82K_2GM-SOyPdlgOKatNmqEevtczj8t7vcKsrP5s1eJBKjGLqaJoGbBKtmaiTIeeZQeM3vVXw/s320/IMG_20230823_133225375_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Crossing the top of Pierce on the way to Jackson.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsXL6cOc_FxKGvVIvvBO0w2-_7tOCRHWuFI1PgCqiw8TbtAorbqS7XrnDwgh1Q7ERwOCs59eJ5oTd5v533nqvGOkE0j57z163IrSqMt9mgX2POrJ3DFV2Txf_VAdwDnZ9SIiZuY7-8XdK126fOXnoYcB8s1tYWrWzBHF15LpnEC7t-wh2Wbrb4Q/s792/IMG_20230823_135005042_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="792" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsXL6cOc_FxKGvVIvvBO0w2-_7tOCRHWuFI1PgCqiw8TbtAorbqS7XrnDwgh1Q7ERwOCs59eJ5oTd5v533nqvGOkE0j57z163IrSqMt9mgX2POrJ3DFV2Txf_VAdwDnZ9SIiZuY7-8XdK126fOXnoYcB8s1tYWrWzBHF15LpnEC7t-wh2Wbrb4Q/s320/IMG_20230823_135005042_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> The final scramble to the summit of Jackson.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86JcTk3LPfveT1OHjAmQUX9qAt--ZiAhqPkAPmrWFzphS_j51eP_u5irKEoJaAacZH7scwCU4YrHFdq-BOOWGJd71fHODMVEZ1epL6T4CtWgspjRcwnP1yKEGQltsaPnj4S2_I-MtZo2ObqcnCH34jFo-fz9Ncd6Ww6vfLa1Hr_HkzlOjZ2PV4A/s1440/P1050967.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="1440" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86JcTk3LPfveT1OHjAmQUX9qAt--ZiAhqPkAPmrWFzphS_j51eP_u5irKEoJaAacZH7scwCU4YrHFdq-BOOWGJd71fHODMVEZ1epL6T4CtWgspjRcwnP1yKEGQltsaPnj4S2_I-MtZo2ObqcnCH34jFo-fz9Ncd6Ww6vfLa1Hr_HkzlOjZ2PV4A/s320/P1050967.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The larger white spot just down from the top of Pierce is the AMC Mizpah Hut. We stopped there for lunch and were witnesses to a merlin chasing a swallow right in front of us. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbDRnhYJaO5AbqlDi9aDAWVic40HNISQx5FpBHdiaW5dDN_qRRZS3BuS0aGVnu5035-Xoc4H8ASbptnUQZT9P1k9KcEXZjGP7M9KmP7u9Kb_IeKF4zXvI9bAhCQuGTjeOYpWbfkgWEVp_c9V4V7vmYiSv-jLl_VWmUVVZkBSP6w8PrJNafImu2g/s792/IMG_20230823_145025163_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbDRnhYJaO5AbqlDi9aDAWVic40HNISQx5FpBHdiaW5dDN_qRRZS3BuS0aGVnu5035-Xoc4H8ASbptnUQZT9P1k9KcEXZjGP7M9KmP7u9Kb_IeKF4zXvI9bAhCQuGTjeOYpWbfkgWEVp_c9V4V7vmYiSv-jLl_VWmUVVZkBSP6w8PrJNafImu2g/s320/IMG_20230823_145025163_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Jackson might have been an asshole of a president, but he got a nice mountain named after him. And those $20 bills come in handy sometimes.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaCGmqWnsZVN394Tck3hCVT_-BGPGShTTDYFFblSq3hOv_CbdV6v4tll8Ka_RF0DFmiiuNK7GrMROxp0wp1CirCQXuvbdxNX0KpcLaFUmMytux4nPlxiZYCVv1MMwZrt5m_FG8T5yPIAjKCGoGpWw3Gint2dyM9EsVMACP1LHWGYN00R8TMz88g/s900/P1050955.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaCGmqWnsZVN394Tck3hCVT_-BGPGShTTDYFFblSq3hOv_CbdV6v4tll8Ka_RF0DFmiiuNK7GrMROxp0wp1CirCQXuvbdxNX0KpcLaFUmMytux4nPlxiZYCVv1MMwZrt5m_FG8T5yPIAjKCGoGpWw3Gint2dyM9EsVMACP1LHWGYN00R8TMz88g/s320/P1050955.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiZUS9uGsTZQGsE63phSwEUEQckWrWKMANZfKcbPl4eLfdyWjUCApbPJ3jLm3hdjcfJu-bS-5yL_mrmLr61K1Mgw-41aCkslCU2kDXnJSZJpU8Cyg9lNF2Jw8C7TuyT94t4m4OtC7uDRBSG85Lf3WxmlfPqI3chwH5S-GX46jUfx3k3azRUpa-w/s960/P1050960.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiZUS9uGsTZQGsE63phSwEUEQckWrWKMANZfKcbPl4eLfdyWjUCApbPJ3jLm3hdjcfJu-bS-5yL_mrmLr61K1Mgw-41aCkslCU2kDXnJSZJpU8Cyg9lNF2Jw8C7TuyT94t4m4OtC7uDRBSG85Lf3WxmlfPqI3chwH5S-GX46jUfx3k3azRUpa-w/s320/P1050960.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEo1olDtyduUasUs1w3Nxbw9GndcFAKe2jUjCuh8yHI2HcR519nnE8NftBfJ-JuRY50ZiO-i8jGep9ToOvCvPnOIqiziTHFyUsnMq4SycuI9AvHi3i3IVt-LVK9Zg2YzeGcjmq4yx-pBRW0vo5_bh2KV02cfR97f3GQFkhEzU8vOscq7_JMv_0qg/s966/P1050961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="966" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEo1olDtyduUasUs1w3Nxbw9GndcFAKe2jUjCuh8yHI2HcR519nnE8NftBfJ-JuRY50ZiO-i8jGep9ToOvCvPnOIqiziTHFyUsnMq4SycuI9AvHi3i3IVt-LVK9Zg2YzeGcjmq4yx-pBRW0vo5_bh2KV02cfR97f3GQFkhEzU8vOscq7_JMv_0qg/s320/P1050961.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> Some of the greenery along the way on that glorious day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIk1G0HqoRjAc51l-NwY7_L4dgXMwdBEOFWF63x3wB1bmh_hFoC-y97sLoAzEaldmM-pyC0zWeaNjOCM3V2ZtJTp-kkBns745GbwpC7ctcBPD32yDJQ1nH--4WuvFIE5hVuxxwV545GdHgyofL8nCOeLaUytBx-3NeBu2lJ3sqBBFH7Rb9BAeKQ/s1584/IMG_20230823_165634069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="1584" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIk1G0HqoRjAc51l-NwY7_L4dgXMwdBEOFWF63x3wB1bmh_hFoC-y97sLoAzEaldmM-pyC0zWeaNjOCM3V2ZtJTp-kkBns745GbwpC7ctcBPD32yDJQ1nH--4WuvFIE5hVuxxwV545GdHgyofL8nCOeLaUytBx-3NeBu2lJ3sqBBFH7Rb9BAeKQ/s320/IMG_20230823_165634069.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Just before getting down to Rt. 302, we stopped at this outcrop for another look at Willey, Tom and Field across the notch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DvIVc1nLujF-wxPUQcphyV1-XGI92zjdV9qEx9pOPJ9MUG_A_WF0T-00A9QMTi-ttYNVQmS9gwoOSW_s_degwZv-jOsScvkQ8wOXQJuWnCYm1S0Q3rLKGaqC5WxweqCJtVXVegCn52M0bwrW4q7mcZPBk59o7o2IvaixquPlYa4nsfp5opYMcQ/s576/7.25.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="576" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DvIVc1nLujF-wxPUQcphyV1-XGI92zjdV9qEx9pOPJ9MUG_A_WF0T-00A9QMTi-ttYNVQmS9gwoOSW_s_degwZv-jOsScvkQ8wOXQJuWnCYm1S0Q3rLKGaqC5WxweqCJtVXVegCn52M0bwrW4q7mcZPBk59o7o2IvaixquPlYa4nsfp5opYMcQ/s320/7.25.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Google says 7.25 miles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKa2JrEWrM89uSZSLyCAIK9WU3hTQJct1BZfA6tPwA3UrHgCHWWmqa-IY8myVYBGS82EvP5NBg_J05Lj14NMtuWyy81Na1_VvaDYPgtq5kUGbgqIp3bYq7mAleVsFKFGw8dESN5XML2wIMmxbC_riSyenSaL540cNBNt4XOqNRUI8aF-tx5fGQw/s3179/IMG_20230824_053607271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="3179" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKa2JrEWrM89uSZSLyCAIK9WU3hTQJct1BZfA6tPwA3UrHgCHWWmqa-IY8myVYBGS82EvP5NBg_J05Lj14NMtuWyy81Na1_VvaDYPgtq5kUGbgqIp3bYq7mAleVsFKFGw8dESN5XML2wIMmxbC_riSyenSaL540cNBNt4XOqNRUI8aF-tx5fGQw/s320/IMG_20230824_053607271.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> What? Just another cloudless morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hbrNgPom1njY4JfeVFMTmlQ016VawFEEzxgC_WwmJGpKpFcHSMTS8R6OcRBHghR0gOc-3tXBgqCTuDGW8LiYweGBmCggkuSF2uNnlU_99XXt_4abyYaM_jDHJGWvMDIy7fQDy9vEIOI_o5sZDJ7UL9HNm9OOboa8As8G5Q42Wx4yzYh1HrnS2A/s1008/IMG_20230824_142627311_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hbrNgPom1njY4JfeVFMTmlQ016VawFEEzxgC_WwmJGpKpFcHSMTS8R6OcRBHghR0gOc-3tXBgqCTuDGW8LiYweGBmCggkuSF2uNnlU_99XXt_4abyYaM_jDHJGWvMDIy7fQDy9vEIOI_o5sZDJ7UL9HNm9OOboa8As8G5Q42Wx4yzYh1HrnS2A/s320/IMG_20230824_142627311_HDR.jpg" width="137" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxTtnpqnfaxcUAyUjq6pcVjNt5gtnLAAi7jhf0xop5CpGHUIwx0XYEoKwUY29rg4L6Um-I1atB1KTn3lnDu2Y1uU0Gne0eYTWerL3A-NN6bx85cPSFgghG6vujbCfDoIPtbLrsV4dmouEow0pnEPVdOFkP9XwKi0Hgwd5YIBwJHWNgkeobSeYcA/s2462/IMG_20230824_153643412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2462" data-original-width="1095" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxTtnpqnfaxcUAyUjq6pcVjNt5gtnLAAi7jhf0xop5CpGHUIwx0XYEoKwUY29rg4L6Um-I1atB1KTn3lnDu2Y1uU0Gne0eYTWerL3A-NN6bx85cPSFgghG6vujbCfDoIPtbLrsV4dmouEow0pnEPVdOFkP9XwKi0Hgwd5YIBwJHWNgkeobSeYcA/s320/IMG_20230824_153643412.jpg" width="142" /></a></div><p>Also another day to avoid driving. We decided to try to bike Pond of Safety Rd. to visit said pond, and do a hike in the Randolph Mountains. I was told by a local the road was too rough to ride but we thought we'd see how far we could go and then walk the rest. They have replaced some bridges which has allowed more maintenance and we rode all the way to the pond before starting the hike.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iLQig4qf835Wrrz5CdudkzsGCnmDziB538z0xWgT6uDjb3IM-33yiqFa5yShlpID934CI-cdrKbWQyMQfYWvKxnoQ96lZwsRvyH1IYnJnuI5Vkr28tZHnvyz8w9SebZfvz5qVRl_Z6XknekcVmM1XNohf0ZtaIDvpKGHaXxD_S7NfzsbRpmgnw/s792/IMG_2862%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iLQig4qf835Wrrz5CdudkzsGCnmDziB538z0xWgT6uDjb3IM-33yiqFa5yShlpID934CI-cdrKbWQyMQfYWvKxnoQ96lZwsRvyH1IYnJnuI5Vkr28tZHnvyz8w9SebZfvz5qVRl_Z6XknekcVmM1XNohf0ZtaIDvpKGHaXxD_S7NfzsbRpmgnw/s320/IMG_2862%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7H7LQz5zn3rAmLrDpKTn736yMqu92O8ZePJIHUOro-Pp6SrISQGiHowjmMI6n4YUC1WQ5sZFlkjfaYp3pVo4pXwW9Q4OrOXDthx4dguSitySCLNu7b8fGXQJLTKG_URVVPPC2TwRECNZ_C1tcnAnD-XfEjOl87vx89o7C1VUs8ajsC1_9foyGIA/s3245/IMG_20230824_113034272_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="3245" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7H7LQz5zn3rAmLrDpKTn736yMqu92O8ZePJIHUOro-Pp6SrISQGiHowjmMI6n4YUC1WQ5sZFlkjfaYp3pVo4pXwW9Q4OrOXDthx4dguSitySCLNu7b8fGXQJLTKG_URVVPPC2TwRECNZ_C1tcnAnD-XfEjOl87vx89o7C1VUs8ajsC1_9foyGIA/s320/IMG_20230824_113034272_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> The overlook from Crescent Mountain. I had a notion to hike that range (the lodge sits at the base of the mountain on the left), but a trail was closed a few years ago so instead of a bike ride of less than 10 miles to start, it would take a drive of over 30. I'll be fine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39fTrnq1l_8aSRAw0ZXXeObAZyeO6ucV9ZBPEk1UmU0sdewf2dZAl-GgOqVr-SZ0q54KD7f6pyECW78IJX76YEoAF62wWGd0tHxdL3-ZgBzgHk5cLE_ixHNBZt-wIiirnDGWvm9iCDL2LRPx5bVyYkEeoBkOY6S1CujPV92GaL57zppd6lFKRmA/s1008/IMG_20230824_130707083_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39fTrnq1l_8aSRAw0ZXXeObAZyeO6ucV9ZBPEk1UmU0sdewf2dZAl-GgOqVr-SZ0q54KD7f6pyECW78IJX76YEoAF62wWGd0tHxdL3-ZgBzgHk5cLE_ixHNBZt-wIiirnDGWvm9iCDL2LRPx5bVyYkEeoBkOY6S1CujPV92GaL57zppd6lFKRmA/s320/IMG_20230824_130707083_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiSgYgeF7DpY898mULC2oH-_cCPOUxBNuV0U-J0Qg2EknhqlVB498p7x8Pgzn0eZ-CGec-LA8JluPuQ8KcER6EjoZbHz6ceM0v0E7NJeJdBbMCQkD9Huk84JgAx7TgbfYQGsyHhAzIrtsH5EXdvObxy8nLqH0FfEhJcLccxUasslfCHhSi93lbA/s1584/IMG_20230824_133050755_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1584" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiSgYgeF7DpY898mULC2oH-_cCPOUxBNuV0U-J0Qg2EknhqlVB498p7x8Pgzn0eZ-CGec-LA8JluPuQ8KcER6EjoZbHz6ceM0v0E7NJeJdBbMCQkD9Huk84JgAx7TgbfYQGsyHhAzIrtsH5EXdvObxy8nLqH0FfEhJcLccxUasslfCHhSi93lbA/s320/IMG_20230824_133050755_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuTWyhn5FNxw0LeOAyCVVd8rjjml_zmSb9770w2CudMc_yI6OOQxhLDa_3joWGqxNSDDxp15h5kuLg1hTMCF5adFv46tHI7dAfclLhph3ifYWl1iiqC5RlgYoQImEPeD2qXp8o1iCSeFhOSCjy0FWCJX9L8iQ-N9Am6dTqf8vfyGrUzHgG7i0eg/s1080/P1060002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1080" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuTWyhn5FNxw0LeOAyCVVd8rjjml_zmSb9770w2CudMc_yI6OOQxhLDa_3joWGqxNSDDxp15h5kuLg1hTMCF5adFv46tHI7dAfclLhph3ifYWl1iiqC5RlgYoQImEPeD2qXp8o1iCSeFhOSCjy0FWCJX9L8iQ-N9Am6dTqf8vfyGrUzHgG7i0eg/s320/P1060002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Randolph Mountain has two summits, and I was happy to stop at the closer one when I got to Lafayette View. That's King Ravine in the bottom picture. The Subway Trail is in the boulders at the bottom, the RMC Crag Hut is on the top right. Three trails go up the headwall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVvayRE8qd6zkS7_CniV2EqeqvIsLdjrQLRNF1aLLDQ_e9Z9ixLhU-AG3AUVMBfJbuewuEdJadgN6wDGIMpJWtOekPE_H0dfCKBeS4QGDrZGNRsf5MijQQizPF4lVx9RD1uxH7laak80PN_tXmISIdH_5w8CvX5qg3wkeIUVmr6CGM8jxNunNeQ/s1226/P1060012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1226" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVvayRE8qd6zkS7_CniV2EqeqvIsLdjrQLRNF1aLLDQ_e9Z9ixLhU-AG3AUVMBfJbuewuEdJadgN6wDGIMpJWtOekPE_H0dfCKBeS4QGDrZGNRsf5MijQQizPF4lVx9RD1uxH7laak80PN_tXmISIdH_5w8CvX5qg3wkeIUVmr6CGM8jxNunNeQ/s320/P1060012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Pond of Safety. Back in the day, it was a safe place for Revolutionary War soldiers to hang out when they were falsely accused of desertion. Today, it is a safe place for leeches to hang out. No swimming. Gail got there before me and encountered some folks who drove their car without the fob, so when they turned it off, they had no way to start it. Someone came and rescued them. When I was biking out, a NH state trooper drove in looking for them. I wish I got a picture of a safety officer at Pond of Safety but didn't think of it in time and he drove away.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu_yYldfA50OtTYDzeRpCZ5br4CEMVLYouPIDJGFEp24cn47yOYcaNYP_n7luGyWvFx9fpC4AWxwaPkVj92GLu90OHWp_6JTVfLFsFoFo4no2QQEe2tmMl-ClFxWDsGAQFm2dSXXmdfCGHK7l9zttyT4W3WX3xydbxzQecgC_4JkeIU_75ch5Ug/s1080/P1060014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="1080" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu_yYldfA50OtTYDzeRpCZ5br4CEMVLYouPIDJGFEp24cn47yOYcaNYP_n7luGyWvFx9fpC4AWxwaPkVj92GLu90OHWp_6JTVfLFsFoFo4no2QQEe2tmMl-ClFxWDsGAQFm2dSXXmdfCGHK7l9zttyT4W3WX3xydbxzQecgC_4JkeIU_75ch5Ug/s320/P1060014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> An incredible view of Castle Ravine headwall from the road.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjEIEBraBOGLpNnRGVssiS6nJF67MuZrqqtdSqUushrdsuKnCmthZ5y5O_FZSjp3W1fkaAH5YcuwmZ3Spa3v9RfxUPljO3BgYRORSbtfUiTCiCKAZ7C-vjaFzynH1fEHPGMg7_xyjrjwQlXaB9uWmx34Mkdg8zCIzQ5hO1upnmPRYiUmTLIerjQ/s2720/IMG_20230824_172834748~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="2720" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjEIEBraBOGLpNnRGVssiS6nJF67MuZrqqtdSqUushrdsuKnCmthZ5y5O_FZSjp3W1fkaAH5YcuwmZ3Spa3v9RfxUPljO3BgYRORSbtfUiTCiCKAZ7C-vjaFzynH1fEHPGMg7_xyjrjwQlXaB9uWmx34Mkdg8zCIzQ5hO1upnmPRYiUmTLIerjQ/s320/IMG_20230824_172834748~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-MJQX6CcdFbeuG3P69eU4lLS1Oalhh2hZESbvyIWh9XfOpJpeuRn-iCJkJkfDMJNO4fpTEhPu_F3NVDL5Xo_BvVB_PURU3i-veqrgzP-oU6ZCM-48VwBy04np7I-UaiBzEir5ZRIFss0D8Xxb5G11IlXmxrIVAy6hn_FNGztxeqPk3Nz_b2zzg/s1080/P1060024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-MJQX6CcdFbeuG3P69eU4lLS1Oalhh2hZESbvyIWh9XfOpJpeuRn-iCJkJkfDMJNO4fpTEhPu_F3NVDL5Xo_BvVB_PURU3i-veqrgzP-oU6ZCM-48VwBy04np7I-UaiBzEir5ZRIFss0D8Xxb5G11IlXmxrIVAy6hn_FNGztxeqPk3Nz_b2zzg/s320/P1060024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> Also on my ride home, I encountered a neighbor from just up the road who told me lots of local history and invited us up to his place to see the view of the whole Presidential Range (top) and I was able to get a close-up of Pierce/Jackson/Webster. I was able to tell him about Lafayette View, something he never visited in his 50 years of hiking in the Whites.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLNYmWJVHBBMinnz5IkZxcupBrFnCrtsIgIUmEioeJJ9wkDaWRCoThmwd-Y56V8KDlk6iCIn72mAOWTCJPamcZFy5ZXAFNmziJ6146mjM2EenZ1hiDievmpxKeqxSOWkptqxv5orCpNGdKYzrJhUJ-96iK6nnqI6lTIjxnD7SR9eN_0yjvb0vJA/s864/IMG_20230825_095556527_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="864" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLNYmWJVHBBMinnz5IkZxcupBrFnCrtsIgIUmEioeJJ9wkDaWRCoThmwd-Y56V8KDlk6iCIn72mAOWTCJPamcZFy5ZXAFNmziJ6146mjM2EenZ1hiDievmpxKeqxSOWkptqxv5orCpNGdKYzrJhUJ-96iK6nnqI6lTIjxnD7SR9eN_0yjvb0vJA/s320/IMG_20230825_095556527_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>At the lodge: Pond of Refreshment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2XSGE_QvP9V3QntAdwPsN7yKn32kWc6SYXXXtKaMhyxq9CuPOhBmIbcKaPMikgNtTioIIv3OmSDfTp6_i90Zu4mv7mBkE6fBllddYDwquLQiecBHLXzsCtYfUV1XNawHmxvs7ECAzVP4W2xXUClrnTeFxw_T6-lLCjzl_1ilZXGo03yS_wyF4w/s3168/IMG_2871%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="3168" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2XSGE_QvP9V3QntAdwPsN7yKn32kWc6SYXXXtKaMhyxq9CuPOhBmIbcKaPMikgNtTioIIv3OmSDfTp6_i90Zu4mv7mBkE6fBllddYDwquLQiecBHLXzsCtYfUV1XNawHmxvs7ECAzVP4W2xXUClrnTeFxw_T6-lLCjzl_1ilZXGo03yS_wyF4w/s320/IMG_2871%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1v8wJqBFKYLRl06fFXlsCTGmvAJ9zgrHxyAfbvsT0aymd2DQo-rWF6FcTnV_DbNYZDJizGc0XEnJjL-o5acAunE6vXUxKsxYlZRKPpJErIwZatqXLM4n37iugR7PgXVU-WA1q1SsJYwPTxfyA2CqUG-fWXFaMZPKhytVWNk0npeF3-7Wvuu5mw/s936/IMG_2873%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="936" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1v8wJqBFKYLRl06fFXlsCTGmvAJ9zgrHxyAfbvsT0aymd2DQo-rWF6FcTnV_DbNYZDJizGc0XEnJjL-o5acAunE6vXUxKsxYlZRKPpJErIwZatqXLM4n37iugR7PgXVU-WA1q1SsJYwPTxfyA2CqUG-fWXFaMZPKhytVWNk0npeF3-7Wvuu5mw/s320/IMG_2873%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisukANZ7-Fg7JsgcL_HDuH2yMX-iCHeh6JfKWeiHOxOmjvpRdzqSseopCmkRPQP_Wyrclewbfsdnr62pdjJMjQmr9J5T6kEz9-fytOEl9ri7SG8uvmgy2cVrL1j4c5fE7A33CT8zDwrvqK8zIgbyevMiY6uqTLsJQZ92_v9237U_Oc3-W5-VBKUw/s792/IMG_2877%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="792" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisukANZ7-Fg7JsgcL_HDuH2yMX-iCHeh6JfKWeiHOxOmjvpRdzqSseopCmkRPQP_Wyrclewbfsdnr62pdjJMjQmr9J5T6kEz9-fytOEl9ri7SG8uvmgy2cVrL1j4c5fE7A33CT8zDwrvqK8zIgbyevMiY6uqTLsJQZ92_v9237U_Oc3-W5-VBKUw/s320/IMG_2877%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Fun banjo playing/pictures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4LTHm9rZZKsDQ92cT12fOFlwTicVk0T8gNBhk6WqvDsMmfXFhH6wchD4eIq5up9HIF9oUxdmkQ48pNrO8S-8Nh1OC-GrXEf4FdJ8xaA_iwTfZ5yjY7mqOWbWto_w4Ld5tno__7w8NBars1jZIQ5rkE4aC7wY_18dKQo85rtpfCwpZDH5qY4o2g/s1916/IMG_20230825_084513488_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="1916" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4LTHm9rZZKsDQ92cT12fOFlwTicVk0T8gNBhk6WqvDsMmfXFhH6wchD4eIq5up9HIF9oUxdmkQ48pNrO8S-8Nh1OC-GrXEf4FdJ8xaA_iwTfZ5yjY7mqOWbWto_w4Ld5tno__7w8NBars1jZIQ5rkE4aC7wY_18dKQo85rtpfCwpZDH5qY4o2g/s320/IMG_20230825_084513488_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The view on our last morning. It was getting cloudy with rain expected so we left after doing a few more chores around the lodge. When we ask you to go with us next time, don't say you're too busy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfw53DMALfSnnDe5fvf2NFcUryd_537K-s9vBUZiARLFEZg14tZ_VheIVA0sc8WOwZgi4JNLv1lqkUd4UZTtyKN57AIdchR_R2QYY9Us9VBgbUMIiO_IkC3M1ErRAhv3OeqrWZftQZYfs-Aa8jwVdKIUtyi9qemn_xNrDc-pQ1GjhDl5BHodoA3A/s792/IMG_20230826_094244243_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="792" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfw53DMALfSnnDe5fvf2NFcUryd_537K-s9vBUZiARLFEZg14tZ_VheIVA0sc8WOwZgi4JNLv1lqkUd4UZTtyKN57AIdchR_R2QYY9Us9VBgbUMIiO_IkC3M1ErRAhv3OeqrWZftQZYfs-Aa8jwVdKIUtyi9qemn_xNrDc-pQ1GjhDl5BHodoA3A/s320/IMG_20230826_094244243_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aW7gSbyCJ2tHYk3MSRwcYCPEnZ--7GYOXqqr69xe21wFkWQ75GP6KOM18NsVZ-n5c_Pmqv8POjZO2jWrEddVIeozl5zuIBhEZQRsWYmGzS7KAoZdHAVAyCdxKY-RqYhPQFXwz-_KPzo11DWzPnhvo17r3b_xPM2rx_abyWOr5HY913yxAjo7IA/s809/IMG_20230826_110624873_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aW7gSbyCJ2tHYk3MSRwcYCPEnZ--7GYOXqqr69xe21wFkWQ75GP6KOM18NsVZ-n5c_Pmqv8POjZO2jWrEddVIeozl5zuIBhEZQRsWYmGzS7KAoZdHAVAyCdxKY-RqYhPQFXwz-_KPzo11DWzPnhvo17r3b_xPM2rx_abyWOr5HY913yxAjo7IA/s320/IMG_20230826_110624873_HDR.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><p>To break up the long drive home, we decided to visit Chips and Ann in Piseco. Gail got there earlier this summer when Kristi, Harper and Dusty were visiting, but I hadn't been since a brief overnight stop last summer. Chips and I thinned some trees along the driveway and we had breakfast on the beach.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXkb4taUaQXHX_CwLHdAF7p6e-J47f4xlgS9N1WA-7y0dUUyXg6MqhgVHkY4c7-8Xd8vclJViYu7pwGdASXJTYDysPj5RoWqluxAv8cZ2sqqxdayTKHiC9x3zlV3wdQjtnGPRBQRdzoax9mQ8Oqysmg335XMVvGJKwaK7q5kyIWZc38oRRzFmbg/s3264/IMG_20230826_113811291.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXkb4taUaQXHX_CwLHdAF7p6e-J47f4xlgS9N1WA-7y0dUUyXg6MqhgVHkY4c7-8Xd8vclJViYu7pwGdASXJTYDysPj5RoWqluxAv8cZ2sqqxdayTKHiC9x3zlV3wdQjtnGPRBQRdzoax9mQ8Oqysmg335XMVvGJKwaK7q5kyIWZc38oRRzFmbg/s320/IMG_20230826_113811291.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmR39Qkig4rRjiByN3b4okQRoTSC9jWbF5aepDAXYt6HUXr3C4aHVyjF2uGk6bbCWM1ZOFMbskuHDNXXoNv6Q2p92YSzpoPuiVXcFyKnwchZ4dKj-plWDaWpqjzjk3aUaJYm9oc0bbcjOSCIO-3epWSw5bHfH7vzuvBtNPcrR-H1v70Mtvbd_EA/s3264/IMG_20230826_114908140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmR39Qkig4rRjiByN3b4okQRoTSC9jWbF5aepDAXYt6HUXr3C4aHVyjF2uGk6bbCWM1ZOFMbskuHDNXXoNv6Q2p92YSzpoPuiVXcFyKnwchZ4dKj-plWDaWpqjzjk3aUaJYm9oc0bbcjOSCIO-3epWSw5bHfH7vzuvBtNPcrR-H1v70Mtvbd_EA/s320/IMG_20230826_114908140.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Gail had a swim in Piseco when she got up. I decided to depart by bike around the west side before the drive home and have her pick me up by Rt. 8. I went past the airport just as someone was leaving the fly-in breakfast, and I stopped to admire the view of the hills on the east side of the lake from one of the state campground beaches.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-68788345063558747952023-08-29T08:05:00.002-07:002023-08-29T12:40:08.760-07:00Pre-Trip Hike<p>Before heading to the mountains, there's a local hike I like to do to make sure I'm ready for ascents and descents we don't get much of here. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrC6p1wJD4hIL-G48POGVPpsuVdEtHluqUXbFz0KTGZ_DbNU4keaowc5-2_7IgK95zdf2vW5MFOXrfLttKtx3VaRl6EHNwGjo-yhqs-9BSSc1wTjP30v7yMeHVgufLXKS_SlltIAMwwpsqLHdXd8oUg6r7N3FtMr5IO4RApfQQrDG3sDAcp9Uc8w/s2299/IMG_20230813_080722503_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="2299" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrC6p1wJD4hIL-G48POGVPpsuVdEtHluqUXbFz0KTGZ_DbNU4keaowc5-2_7IgK95zdf2vW5MFOXrfLttKtx3VaRl6EHNwGjo-yhqs-9BSSc1wTjP30v7yMeHVgufLXKS_SlltIAMwwpsqLHdXd8oUg6r7N3FtMr5IO4RApfQQrDG3sDAcp9Uc8w/s320/IMG_20230813_080722503_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7356TB_F0U-fw9gWzZdWqUb_GRK8n9kahScMCV0C2U8fEWCyQhwDMpk5y1idmGQv1fTh9bzOdJ8prDqdSHXGiGK97tTd6j_uNmNCiQWZUDVFj6UNEL3RbN7zvKJPIo8tO30YjFxik32WZOe0H44p7UYTHfQZTe0cPf8U-HSpCCX_PEgRLS55sdg/s3264/IMG_20230813_081902000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7356TB_F0U-fw9gWzZdWqUb_GRK8n9kahScMCV0C2U8fEWCyQhwDMpk5y1idmGQv1fTh9bzOdJ8prDqdSHXGiGK97tTd6j_uNmNCiQWZUDVFj6UNEL3RbN7zvKJPIo8tO30YjFxik32WZOe0H44p7UYTHfQZTe0cPf8U-HSpCCX_PEgRLS55sdg/s320/IMG_20230813_081902000.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP66pXC_2cVw7zgNDkKxhIIIh7RwMp-Q8RgESVh-3caV_txkda8J-BYCLjieQXCETAGd2LO5CV8eONV1N7rM2zgvhd7wX3ZONjcvmZDTHrUmq4Y5zu4jKhCh0p52q2aMXipdfIR9hfx9f79VukPrByiGZkE-8FSEfhbnyBYyvzMNUduU1IrzCWhg/s1808/IMG_20230813_082008373.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="1640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP66pXC_2cVw7zgNDkKxhIIIh7RwMp-Q8RgESVh-3caV_txkda8J-BYCLjieQXCETAGd2LO5CV8eONV1N7rM2zgvhd7wX3ZONjcvmZDTHrUmq4Y5zu4jKhCh0p52q2aMXipdfIR9hfx9f79VukPrByiGZkE-8FSEfhbnyBYyvzMNUduU1IrzCWhg/s320/IMG_20230813_082008373.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><p>It starts by climbing the steps of the Gorge Trail in Buttermilk State Park. Always nice to go there, and perhaps by next year or the year after, I can take the rail trail from our neighborhood to get there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxWrWMxijqiLN5OgI2IwdU5OTQeeOxvjSeP_UjNwVlox6D_gRWky2H4zgAiz2pWm361gLjNZx9OL7P3rK90X3oFEST9hsJnLy4LETKz2MuoWfZZrHUMoYbf_aDzboTI_c_0KZmYIW-sn2GARWMdECCo2VTKnshMi580dtq79W2fadPfcFLq_3BQ/s2259/IMG_20230813_121206295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="1877" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxWrWMxijqiLN5OgI2IwdU5OTQeeOxvjSeP_UjNwVlox6D_gRWky2H4zgAiz2pWm361gLjNZx9OL7P3rK90X3oFEST9hsJnLy4LETKz2MuoWfZZrHUMoYbf_aDzboTI_c_0KZmYIW-sn2GARWMdECCo2VTKnshMi580dtq79W2fadPfcFLq_3BQ/s320/IMG_20230813_121206295.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p>I don't remember where I saw these two trees, I think it was in Upper Buttermilk.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9kIV1NdBGsvaUOWDYk1CFEzxfipOUVzuc3arkb8okOf46vFsOzZys-aC4-0CX_pIZRLPX4MyayNY7l7TUYw7MuBrjsbdt2KjqA0sSN3qNZP4duISIVB7fqd-1rNE3kLouMlzv3cfxDMVkRburAT7eL-ZUo3kNH5EPyWeCL5Uweym-uIAgfmL4Q/s3264/IMG_20230813_125629061_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9kIV1NdBGsvaUOWDYk1CFEzxfipOUVzuc3arkb8okOf46vFsOzZys-aC4-0CX_pIZRLPX4MyayNY7l7TUYw7MuBrjsbdt2KjqA0sSN3qNZP4duISIVB7fqd-1rNE3kLouMlzv3cfxDMVkRburAT7eL-ZUo3kNH5EPyWeCL5Uweym-uIAgfmL4Q/s320/IMG_20230813_125629061_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0EezsN0nHkwrtYjdxXpnGkqusOtqPAbMTgKdMd-5fy245IWlGYx5hmbiwPxATmX959w6lEjw-lW5YZDqawxsS1V4Lkvb-vsY0xDHEEm3L5AshtuaZcOgxTSEbH1-6DWEONePOodR_CALcV_mdTdtC-kD5-1bqlSFUjAJJ_GZSboaSvuUlaKS3g/s1924/IMG_20230813_140743066_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="1924" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0EezsN0nHkwrtYjdxXpnGkqusOtqPAbMTgKdMd-5fy245IWlGYx5hmbiwPxATmX959w6lEjw-lW5YZDqawxsS1V4Lkvb-vsY0xDHEEm3L5AshtuaZcOgxTSEbH1-6DWEONePOodR_CALcV_mdTdtC-kD5-1bqlSFUjAJJ_GZSboaSvuUlaKS3g/s320/IMG_20230813_140743066_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Treman State Park, another treat one can't get to enough.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3x-BdxRuIaarNue7nCm4LbFx5EoM4B_0iofDint59k4NjanzUWaP3T-dWswrT-aWSDOIoqrvcdGPA8EC-VcBNnRuR0fprZSSd7TYW6Wae5h91q0LoTBvNDFs_BVmjQ5wiHcvSD-wEVzZiYw6l9yuHcc7XoIhgm3Khzv3t1wiJw6-xWgvOZf61jg/s2379/IMG_20230813_144934332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2379" data-original-width="1177" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3x-BdxRuIaarNue7nCm4LbFx5EoM4B_0iofDint59k4NjanzUWaP3T-dWswrT-aWSDOIoqrvcdGPA8EC-VcBNnRuR0fprZSSd7TYW6Wae5h91q0LoTBvNDFs_BVmjQ5wiHcvSD-wEVzZiYw6l9yuHcc7XoIhgm3Khzv3t1wiJw6-xWgvOZf61jg/s320/IMG_20230813_144934332.jpg" width="158" /></a></div>This is an out-and-back hike, and on the way back I took the trail through Lick Brook with a glimpse of the falls.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XSKTQQbD7ZAfF3wK8fQxJVQofbEIPD2U9Vf-FDD-RI1j8owukOQBP8EM49rkg8rk-jthZeOOqq5xEKMj-pwI3EX6idszNjAVSN91zjPc0x4LsTKpDEuwBSy6L6S5BSALjc4K8Yps9Zcgln1Tjkyc9BQJ9iVZaNz2cAH2jZZIKxO7Vq5VmSTAjg/s2434/IMG_20230813_150955392_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2434" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XSKTQQbD7ZAfF3wK8fQxJVQofbEIPD2U9Vf-FDD-RI1j8owukOQBP8EM49rkg8rk-jthZeOOqq5xEKMj-pwI3EX6idszNjAVSN91zjPc0x4LsTKpDEuwBSy6L6S5BSALjc4K8Yps9Zcgln1Tjkyc9BQJ9iVZaNz2cAH2jZZIKxO7Vq5VmSTAjg/s320/IMG_20230813_150955392_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> The parks and preserves on this route are connected by a spur trail that passes South Hill Cider. I could hear someone mowing in the orchard as I passed and got the idea to text Steve, the owner, to tell his son I'd pay generously if he mowed the section of trail across the road from the orchard before I returned.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TsCEaCDQwN7qU8TlvXZ1lkcCcc3Fgh4yp5UDh9hxDvE7RTnpJq0lCaBlQvTEvGJ-Wu-Pgf3WVCSLAfrNBsoPM_JDUE5GUSn5m4lMLKXlGBjisczMopryuEtIdnKCYjuRIi7d1EpjasCGCXeVjJuuCZ5nlCHr1d42pudXpbLmcr4Z3f71_exjQw/s768/IMG_20230813_152401411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TsCEaCDQwN7qU8TlvXZ1lkcCcc3Fgh4yp5UDh9hxDvE7RTnpJq0lCaBlQvTEvGJ-Wu-Pgf3WVCSLAfrNBsoPM_JDUE5GUSn5m4lMLKXlGBjisczMopryuEtIdnKCYjuRIi7d1EpjasCGCXeVjJuuCZ5nlCHr1d42pudXpbLmcr4Z3f71_exjQw/s320/IMG_20230813_152401411.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> I'm not sure if Steve or his son mowed it, but this was a welcome relief to how it looked on my first pass of the day.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjMOZ1PXhXteSfbudZw5p1JVr3Mc1Tu_2fL9dTd0MSgZ_CYy6GT8rsqsphgpJwhnwNtyyUmCslMxQwNiF2lVR_SgMO7HvTRMQ_RKNLxcjYTSpNscokIKRjgnPfnqtG5Si5274GOq4-ykgextM-cmtgGD2Okf21fxRkQ_yO82OhNRWFdnoN9L-tQ/s672/IMG_20230813_153340424_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjMOZ1PXhXteSfbudZw5p1JVr3Mc1Tu_2fL9dTd0MSgZ_CYy6GT8rsqsphgpJwhnwNtyyUmCslMxQwNiF2lVR_SgMO7HvTRMQ_RKNLxcjYTSpNscokIKRjgnPfnqtG5Si5274GOq4-ykgextM-cmtgGD2Okf21fxRkQ_yO82OhNRWFdnoN9L-tQ/s320/IMG_20230813_153340424_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Since I've done this hike several years, I knew it could be overgrown and took a tool to cut back some brush in other areas that can't be done with a mower.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR-Mv9gqe_1rtfczT7tYQX3zWDwNe4GEt94NOdI2qWaDaqUSCcQpJRfhhSBooV4c5TW_kAGTTdhURSmUOnbQHwGzhWKxt96Zg5Ha-3VHkfmr8Cfz7_UQ8RCScL8AQoaQgMiMsNKGWOPQF8wI1AUR73_0lf9n9A2l208JakvC-QIj3r0Y24SILKg/s2989/IMG_20230813_161350319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="2023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR-Mv9gqe_1rtfczT7tYQX3zWDwNe4GEt94NOdI2qWaDaqUSCcQpJRfhhSBooV4c5TW_kAGTTdhURSmUOnbQHwGzhWKxt96Zg5Ha-3VHkfmr8Cfz7_UQ8RCScL8AQoaQgMiMsNKGWOPQF8wI1AUR73_0lf9n9A2l208JakvC-QIj3r0Y24SILKg/s320/IMG_20230813_161350319.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><p> The pinnacle of the whole hike was when Gail and Roxy came to meet me in Buttermilk on my way back down the gorge. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-73890935412006025592023-08-29T07:48:00.000-07:002023-08-29T07:48:24.599-07:00Trees Update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9I0RuPZ1OAYjx0yLtZRXYaBBrtsivGx04VodfT5fX6JklsTcva8muRi2b105M6TBvQUswbbIaSfBGzdnlxfyTLnpwyzWW7FWs4DcTLbzlWV6HYtku6FnXdBWk2q0H70kKsSVBETcTyUWS1TDSxU2qSF3y9ghW9DyPeZFxS5vRPo76OjIaUcA7g/s4032/IMG_2708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9I0RuPZ1OAYjx0yLtZRXYaBBrtsivGx04VodfT5fX6JklsTcva8muRi2b105M6TBvQUswbbIaSfBGzdnlxfyTLnpwyzWW7FWs4DcTLbzlWV6HYtku6FnXdBWk2q0H70kKsSVBETcTyUWS1TDSxU2qSF3y9ghW9DyPeZFxS5vRPo76OjIaUcA7g/s320/IMG_2708.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It's only taken about a hundred years, but a crew finally came and cut down a sick tree growing on our property line. Before it was determined to be on the line, the neighbor actually had a crew here once to cut a dead section that hung over our garden. He didn't tell them they could work from our side of the fence to avoid the wires. They were pretty relieved when I let them know it was OK with us. Several years later, I got word from the company NYSEG contracts to do line work that they would be cutting it once they had permission from the neighbor to drive on his lawn. Ugh. I had to commit to cleaning up the debris before the neighbor would give permission, then they decided to cut from our side after all.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYbacrPhqKe6U6pK6wAEsjSx7rSEUpTf7cwETVSRDc2fo5-QV1yBaRVLYhlUmprhYr879Vn_LcV5DWtdosiwUoJMI7uWWSx2W4e5Q4ihD3rtF59g5S3X-Qwf8zFckeBHlGB3Ci_h1nwF2_duMXlQEIzKWvRqeZtlIP2BOQThTJjA4DScUFozqsQ/s672/IMG_2718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYbacrPhqKe6U6pK6wAEsjSx7rSEUpTf7cwETVSRDc2fo5-QV1yBaRVLYhlUmprhYr879Vn_LcV5DWtdosiwUoJMI7uWWSx2W4e5Q4ihD3rtF59g5S3X-Qwf8zFckeBHlGB3Ci_h1nwF2_duMXlQEIzKWvRqeZtlIP2BOQThTJjA4DScUFozqsQ/s320/IMG_2718.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p> Lovely view of the East German apartment building now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KdB5lepDbEfqsDzxc6lXKf7hpr8Kk3gJjjN16t9VGUDOi3WtlSuOBnXD0zhAZfbVuOV6fOTfVOg09wqkVEdWunKyJ2mdQ1XeDzbSP7v48nlotsGI7BFQ-LJrUFGudwZjhPbucpZumAvhgIp4xxWwUMwHzqBKrtUvq8Y3XG4gECYT_vK4wiexbg/s3123/IMG_20230814_182019535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="3123" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KdB5lepDbEfqsDzxc6lXKf7hpr8Kk3gJjjN16t9VGUDOi3WtlSuOBnXD0zhAZfbVuOV6fOTfVOg09wqkVEdWunKyJ2mdQ1XeDzbSP7v48nlotsGI7BFQ-LJrUFGudwZjhPbucpZumAvhgIp4xxWwUMwHzqBKrtUvq8Y3XG4gECYT_vK4wiexbg/s320/IMG_20230814_182019535.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> I had my work cut out for me before going away for 10 days.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLof4C7L1gdc89QD6Hv5lJk1pjvHxUJkxJ21lMgmGhHPOjcGbHVq8ExWGoFNAX5WPr-QsVYRanakfVAA6-X5Wd5HL6ml9mtMJOLXjmgLt9EMc3uyJE2Tb3iZ0RVfcH5nAGxdPh-XPacC45J6EE8NtAn-PW3CEY911oc2YL7s4eIrMSPuO9yEoV3A/s2295/IMG_20230816_163627196_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="2295" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLof4C7L1gdc89QD6Hv5lJk1pjvHxUJkxJ21lMgmGhHPOjcGbHVq8ExWGoFNAX5WPr-QsVYRanakfVAA6-X5Wd5HL6ml9mtMJOLXjmgLt9EMc3uyJE2Tb3iZ0RVfcH5nAGxdPh-XPacC45J6EE8NtAn-PW3CEY911oc2YL7s4eIrMSPuO9yEoV3A/s320/IMG_20230816_163627196_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Not to be deterred, I got all the branches piled up and the wood cut and stacked to be dealt with later.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhINMJ2HjAeQjk5SpAv-IK4INFJzKcI50OiP-u_d4-idFX5r5r2qxo6rUFayBGcoz-QYl7kEnoLryMUwHXXUBb7jmvxUCqMxyeWKlJ5pBddM-8yj5q47QG6IhTdu9t7kJ13BFKpVUlBOvTV2c5uCB4c6gGNMX3TBWpIN6mXxlckJ9y9VzZt4A4eQ/s3264/IMG_20230827_074119968_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="3264" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhINMJ2HjAeQjk5SpAv-IK4INFJzKcI50OiP-u_d4-idFX5r5r2qxo6rUFayBGcoz-QYl7kEnoLryMUwHXXUBb7jmvxUCqMxyeWKlJ5pBddM-8yj5q47QG6IhTdu9t7kJ13BFKpVUlBOvTV2c5uCB4c6gGNMX3TBWpIN6mXxlckJ9y9VzZt4A4eQ/s320/IMG_20230827_074119968_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Now, I'm not saying I won't keep up my end of the agreement, but while we were away the neighbor did some tree maintenance and piled all the brush (thorny, black locust saplings) on top of the brush from the tree I said I'd remove. I don't plan on moving it aside to get to the maple branches, and I sure won't be moving the locust. Stay tuned.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtihQGHa3QiKNzWQIVSCQVJng7780oLr3mqumiQXMiApkSMD4JvqTfheNW7dxdBHpbmCxtSY82bqTbIrxvRSGVTaFKtV2q7bbsAmrcSmwoeigEyV52Q83rMDbyxJ0_jRHSl96U5uQQGBszj-awaRA4pwQI_WRj2y3-1wioZgCATf1LrS7fmfMzg/s2420/IMG_20230815_110638949_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="2420" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtihQGHa3QiKNzWQIVSCQVJng7780oLr3mqumiQXMiApkSMD4JvqTfheNW7dxdBHpbmCxtSY82bqTbIrxvRSGVTaFKtV2q7bbsAmrcSmwoeigEyV52Q83rMDbyxJ0_jRHSl96U5uQQGBszj-awaRA4pwQI_WRj2y3-1wioZgCATf1LrS7fmfMzg/s320/IMG_20230815_110638949_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPNHnMG2YcNErr216ZIfb25angnCOzW7HQ7Y8NrNuQaI1lT4pUNBa2KFxv3yfAgA-6Y0iK7PRyhz44IXDCl6GGdCHMLJrTuDsdcEYmUAE0bcR0ntzcSfym6TdwsNOk-2TcBzUIDSQtmwM2GCMVR_3WhbZEoIpbYHx1eiBfK4JbueZoYMDfFAXFA/s3264/IMG_20230815_124128743_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPNHnMG2YcNErr216ZIfb25angnCOzW7HQ7Y8NrNuQaI1lT4pUNBa2KFxv3yfAgA-6Y0iK7PRyhz44IXDCl6GGdCHMLJrTuDsdcEYmUAE0bcR0ntzcSfym6TdwsNOk-2TcBzUIDSQtmwM2GCMVR_3WhbZEoIpbYHx1eiBfK4JbueZoYMDfFAXFA/s320/IMG_20230815_124128743_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>In related news: I've gone to Mount Irenaeus with Jim a few times to help them deal with the removal of the dead and dying ash trees. They are having a professional drop most of them and we do the clean-up, but there are so many a few got missed. Jim managed to block traffic on Roberts Road, and I took one last picture of a large dead one before felling it.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-49349444169964019902023-08-12T16:41:00.001-07:002023-08-13T04:17:00.117-07:00Women Almost Swimmin'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNErVvXUFu6sutoHuV4pfEDrS832AwIEgJUwQaBpxRZvi4pVBqBknee2nw1-por6VV7jwnEEB6EnhrS5o_EWg9XDKs6Qf7qbOxZeJ-E7rjjLB-qIy21zIjKCgeyzC5vMal7w8WTaSYGjJFD5l3NvkECV3cdeCT2WihmmgYszmqtKOfgNVh8ElOrg/s4128/20230812_074832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="4128" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNErVvXUFu6sutoHuV4pfEDrS832AwIEgJUwQaBpxRZvi4pVBqBknee2nw1-por6VV7jwnEEB6EnhrS5o_EWg9XDKs6Qf7qbOxZeJ-E7rjjLB-qIy21zIjKCgeyzC5vMal7w8WTaSYGjJFD5l3NvkECV3cdeCT2WihmmgYszmqtKOfgNVh8ElOrg/s320/20230812_074832.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXRo1VThRPQpMTu46LA7Pzbgf-gvYpZYeKkKysWEtLGS-dbFdGJW9YzOV6Hrd4YfXoAhoA63MbmVe2O986Ne4GrKwlqG9-nOi22q0ITezrxapAh5Kyt6NsyDjSv6umQkj4Sw1FcRtP8-Ndtghdrv5oiloYQHi9D232mSW2BUxpBBjhN4BZpc1HQ/s1598/IMG_20230812_183849.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1598" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXRo1VThRPQpMTu46LA7Pzbgf-gvYpZYeKkKysWEtLGS-dbFdGJW9YzOV6Hrd4YfXoAhoA63MbmVe2O986Ne4GrKwlqG9-nOi22q0ITezrxapAh5Kyt6NsyDjSv6umQkj4Sw1FcRtP8-Ndtghdrv5oiloYQHi9D232mSW2BUxpBBjhN4BZpc1HQ/s320/IMG_20230812_183849.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWq4jlXZc8djYvLwV_laj__sa6naNphRzo3vZrSNXjQwPE_O3dA3WZdW4t3X83QkpvEsiKX4j5qGksa3rG0jOdVekJvXSBURzYeYD8n7OvhPcCpZWae42xf6k91rAtcCmtLLkxJ6GTimqw4Ws_4Y2Sk5BOP171L89xI_aE8MnhNrYKqvIV_MwPpg/s1598/IMG_20230812_183854.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1598" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWq4jlXZc8djYvLwV_laj__sa6naNphRzo3vZrSNXjQwPE_O3dA3WZdW4t3X83QkpvEsiKX4j5qGksa3rG0jOdVekJvXSBURzYeYD8n7OvhPcCpZWae42xf6k91rAtcCmtLLkxJ6GTimqw4Ws_4Y2Sk5BOP171L89xI_aE8MnhNrYKqvIV_MwPpg/s320/IMG_20230812_183854.heic" width="320" /></a></div>One of Ithaca's most beloved events, Women Swimmin' was supposed to happen the second Saturday of August. This year the weather had other ideas. It was obviously rough when we arrived around 5:30 am, and winds were expected to increase, but people were ever optimistic. The boaters grew impatient while the final decision seemed to be taking forever to be made and many took to the water, staying in the shelter of the IYC marina. I waited on shore because I knew Gail was part of the crew making the Go/No Go call and heard and felt her pessimism build over the last 12 hours. <p></p><p>It was called off just before swimmers were to begin to be bused to the start across the lake from the IYC. Instead, many were given the opportunity to take the bus to the IYC to try to consume some of the 500 breakfast sandwiches and bagels, and to listen to the Yardvarks play some of their classic rock covers.<br /></p><p>Beth, Steve and I decided to stick close to the west shore out of the wind and kayak back to Stewart Park, about three miles. It was quite calm at the south end of the lake, but we couldn't see what it looked like farther north and out in the middle.</p><p>Thanks to all of Gail's donors. She is a member of the top fundraising team so I get to go with her to a fabulous dinner donated by a local catering company.</p><i><br aria-hidden="true" /></i><br /><p></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-69357292684484383912023-08-12T16:28:00.002-07:002023-08-12T16:49:04.654-07:00Walking to School<p> A few weeks ago, I walked Roxy on a route that took us past seven local schools. It got me wondering if it would be possible to do a trip that included walking by all the schools in Ithaca, similar to when I took a walk to <a href="http://banjoeblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/merry-month-of-may_52.html" target="_blank">cross as many bridges over Fall and Cascadilla Creeks</a> as I could in one day. I didn't carry my lunch, but I made it to 14 schools. 10 were ICSD buildings, BOCES, Cornell, Ithaca College and a private school rounded out the total.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXUIBMyKVxXQYEzkUBby6Lpu3PwLLE3JCV7oaL4BNSM5lNPqc4FgQFckd4xaCXzJawsOl7UdExJVYHtrsWCfIzYNOq3XY3pAVSPfb-UbBnoZqhwB9YOOb2SWm5QPUX8sBD9dYZezljntfUDpox-oHbxKVLki9NAmmIpYzcnVKPnINizAKziG5Ng/s792/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="792" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXUIBMyKVxXQYEzkUBby6Lpu3PwLLE3JCV7oaL4BNSM5lNPqc4FgQFckd4xaCXzJawsOl7UdExJVYHtrsWCfIzYNOq3XY3pAVSPfb-UbBnoZqhwB9YOOb2SWm5QPUX8sBD9dYZezljntfUDpox-oHbxKVLki9NAmmIpYzcnVKPnINizAKziG5Ng/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> LACS- the alternative school. I always make a joke about how kids do in Joint Rolling Class there, and then this year I heard lots of the kids turned on the principal when they were not permitted to smoke pot on campus. Sheesh, it's is legal now.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMOk-GnQ7v921WqXJAWDc5bI2BFfNzCQog7iO3bldwYrxlb1b7fa32VUipqgFIbgNxd7GVm1v251PIdhCBw6sQQ1fukqQUU2WvrSarJLzb9HcXmyqwO_emzg5lIXAne2IpTsSrPYlCugHsKWL3tatYuIP2GHQ6-JI4leJbfVMuHNLof2pAgPGCQ/s792/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="792" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMOk-GnQ7v921WqXJAWDc5bI2BFfNzCQog7iO3bldwYrxlb1b7fa32VUipqgFIbgNxd7GVm1v251PIdhCBw6sQQ1fukqQUU2WvrSarJLzb9HcXmyqwO_emzg5lIXAne2IpTsSrPYlCugHsKWL3tatYuIP2GHQ6-JI4leJbfVMuHNLof2pAgPGCQ/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> A detour past Greenstar Market to see the structures we built at GrassRoots this summer.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2W21lWzyH3MzR-8GlIJFrPDUJJYY2ICG-bNPB0svF4PmYCNwJ2Dtidq0tfXMvMy-U8w36sReewRCqE7c8OAt86QJlHeGHmyQ3ZZSHI7Ya5-fC8Y0_cukRSeKNyBpHlQN2SgeNUt9CEgqYJXX1vldlJusfToHdhfTMX8VURrnwhZwEdpCRTCoBQ/s792/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="792" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2W21lWzyH3MzR-8GlIJFrPDUJJYY2ICG-bNPB0svF4PmYCNwJ2Dtidq0tfXMvMy-U8w36sReewRCqE7c8OAt86QJlHeGHmyQ3ZZSHI7Ya5-fC8Y0_cukRSeKNyBpHlQN2SgeNUt9CEgqYJXX1vldlJusfToHdhfTMX8VURrnwhZwEdpCRTCoBQ/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> BJM<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao5ROBWm6eoxZNA8uGU7zOVVu36kxf5XSl_GcRCe3QFS7GCeXRllZRm1AV8BUk6w4Rsgge0Vwz7waRKMli4kyw-LiDU-ZxXu2PbQ6wAm5mLDyNNbxmRqD8S_lMEaxlqInFrKKOQy3ULciK93HKnjroZ0MZ3gdL9JpuXoi3KrzCRN3ZxJIST-3lg/s1296/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="1296" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao5ROBWm6eoxZNA8uGU7zOVVu36kxf5XSl_GcRCe3QFS7GCeXRllZRm1AV8BUk6w4Rsgge0Vwz7waRKMli4kyw-LiDU-ZxXu2PbQ6wAm5mLDyNNbxmRqD8S_lMEaxlqInFrKKOQy3ULciK93HKnjroZ0MZ3gdL9JpuXoi3KrzCRN3ZxJIST-3lg/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Fall Creek. I helped build that playground a hundred years ago.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxTNa96mxGd70ARpxtI6WSedeJ4sZdSd_Z7duuBebZBSfBhuM0m1lzztu2lZYxo5TimXPw60jD4qSvpWBLQ8_V9TEuGhFRVJazsxBADMk7Gt88Cn1TKid1hAc79lArbbbLHN_6w-FZsvHecQfwuGo2FY-qqfZazpxDv3ROx3AqfYWp14FDzxDhQ/s1584/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="1584" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxTNa96mxGd70ARpxtI6WSedeJ4sZdSd_Z7duuBebZBSfBhuM0m1lzztu2lZYxo5TimXPw60jD4qSvpWBLQ8_V9TEuGhFRVJazsxBADMk7Gt88Cn1TKid1hAc79lArbbbLHN_6w-FZsvHecQfwuGo2FY-qqfZazpxDv3ROx3AqfYWp14FDzxDhQ/s320/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> The Big House and the Board Building.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg740kil1cRB21Dx2Ai84Yr2iUuCYH1hWlKiQ3Yo0yBX4du_M_3qrFIKqA7nzJZjWuQ7jnItwloOG6JNfJCGxNq8mSYJbQn4VuV-jQW0_2Qp-m7XItJtyeffPt9ELzGPDhDWufwBOi7ybERzN-tV3l3LiL4p2y1M_gYgRtCkFhA4ms_fXgKZf-7Qw/s1584/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="1584" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg740kil1cRB21Dx2Ai84Yr2iUuCYH1hWlKiQ3Yo0yBX4du_M_3qrFIKqA7nzJZjWuQ7jnItwloOG6JNfJCGxNq8mSYJbQn4VuV-jQW0_2Qp-m7XItJtyeffPt9ELzGPDhDWufwBOi7ybERzN-tV3l3LiL4p2y1M_gYgRtCkFhA4ms_fXgKZf-7Qw/s320/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Not in Ithaca: Cayuga Heights Elementary.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mL9SPbO9XlTwxDGJMKZooW3CgFfOk03J0-Hg2Z3xa2SkKSF3bFPfdg65kjsWE8IqJHrqNGYMFwwxlw1t37ncyBnTHaNlkpF3wXq6rp-m86Gd1lUvrIG_T3vhA8YgB9YPr90219HzTjUTioW4adbfo4RVQ6yxpAzll2bugcqnBgu0kO1gI9KVIA/s1584/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="1584" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mL9SPbO9XlTwxDGJMKZooW3CgFfOk03J0-Hg2Z3xa2SkKSF3bFPfdg65kjsWE8IqJHrqNGYMFwwxlw1t37ncyBnTHaNlkpF3wXq6rp-m86Gd1lUvrIG_T3vhA8YgB9YPr90219HzTjUTioW4adbfo4RVQ6yxpAzll2bugcqnBgu0kO1gI9KVIA/s320/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Northeast Elementary<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="2448" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iCNdndx-5LAp-YIkylZh8Dn5BRTMRNcFiFZaDKOnLytoZ58aJec4NpNSKrMbeQ3fZJ3MwaN-K0BchFdnb6rVNlXjc_t9_CMrAAnOYtAnYSIiKlnkmPVLAKXa1klfsAPYF5jcBK4dpResyaEwEa-L-cMDbh1e8kMBr-bW1LfDm4000VQJggQ0dA/s320/10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We were passing by Saint Catherine of Sienna Church so we stopped to rest a spell on the bench in the garden dedicated to Mary Ellen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi1nm_NmLZF1RfV4YjwAkdFElzQsbmnlkYS0AB3VaXOwojQsod9bmGUPaGZi8ZM4OsXuyz5wfHGHDvYcb651SYNomQBennj2U_xv5Sbewxp8QkDVG53IYAzZP1iqISsK_wlihKUuLzxnI1FRsjomdlreHdo7NKIm-X_-U91ZfckfNbf3G_q-_tA/s1440/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="1440" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi1nm_NmLZF1RfV4YjwAkdFElzQsbmnlkYS0AB3VaXOwojQsod9bmGUPaGZi8ZM4OsXuyz5wfHGHDvYcb651SYNomQBennj2U_xv5Sbewxp8QkDVG53IYAzZP1iqISsK_wlihKUuLzxnI1FRsjomdlreHdo7NKIm-X_-U91ZfckfNbf3G_q-_tA/s320/11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> One of Cornell's newest dorms on the massive North Campus expansion.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="1224" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmGHIBrXHV9Yua7_Lik5iR1lkOA0Nj_bEYu1CVY7uYNGXswA81qe-y8rcQzqLwQpJEI80ZFDaTBt2Q0jnQ1LkdfrsYb0sH2VokzMtMNT1tcMIoznxD5hPZGZQejSb5iqUm8xeU_XVk5hQ8g2aFeUvWuUZ4iakglcwpKrGGXQj1fd72-dqpPeiAg/s320/13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Cornell Law School and Annabelle Taylor Hall.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWdOPnf8zMc4TQjtjiM_F3CQPqAH4DYSupYwq_G0saBDklx1BEinhagbNt5s1F3OiiMjcAYQt9GTMMIueOYJjFiGc0gELq9YYdM_jVm2ddAf5AfzDR1J5llP4scu_CgWDsZLofj6TlmYjq96loFP6ewFkNV6EhtfFg_AE6gGEhaeB053LC1UY8g/s1056/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWdOPnf8zMc4TQjtjiM_F3CQPqAH4DYSupYwq_G0saBDklx1BEinhagbNt5s1F3OiiMjcAYQt9GTMMIueOYJjFiGc0gELq9YYdM_jVm2ddAf5AfzDR1J5llP4scu_CgWDsZLofj6TlmYjq96loFP6ewFkNV6EhtfFg_AE6gGEhaeB053LC1UY8g/s320/15.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p> Cornell's newest $67 million hole in the ground/ former baseball field.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yhZ8zEYnd-HJhYlSO7upZyBEdF2z_wZxxmnfwQLJLAvbi_wL1tAEEgHhPnzjYcL-fQPJUxTe5AKsdrpFbAYABvfmkZdCsdYgguPu0nYeS-8d6Gz2mM8F4QqzrSmwH9EeOHSJTiPGycQwWpgBCxHIMnCtyBPh2DYHV2VXM5Jn5G5efPHQCYg7Pg/s779/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="779" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yhZ8zEYnd-HJhYlSO7upZyBEdF2z_wZxxmnfwQLJLAvbi_wL1tAEEgHhPnzjYcL-fQPJUxTe5AKsdrpFbAYABvfmkZdCsdYgguPu0nYeS-8d6Gz2mM8F4QqzrSmwH9EeOHSJTiPGycQwWpgBCxHIMnCtyBPh2DYHV2VXM5Jn5G5efPHQCYg7Pg/s320/16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> I want to return to see what's behind the dumpster at Bell Sherman Elementary.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiMKz6FN3Tjtr4h6_WoA0uErdJCtoIvHifeDt2CKXtoBcn5O9Uv6ZB6Yh9emDmv-ynoETpscH7vpqps_LQjlDscqxtFbKWPXProgx7ycXc9R45EBPZLaX4plaDBB__5LsNAo_ZnHlDIVGxqDvv3YxPVg-rh4ELje6ifoujUH7_6-JjJgv54SZJg/s1440/17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1440" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiMKz6FN3Tjtr4h6_WoA0uErdJCtoIvHifeDt2CKXtoBcn5O9Uv6ZB6Yh9emDmv-ynoETpscH7vpqps_LQjlDscqxtFbKWPXProgx7ycXc9R45EBPZLaX4plaDBB__5LsNAo_ZnHlDIVGxqDvv3YxPVg-rh4ELje6ifoujUH7_6-JjJgv54SZJg/s320/17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Not the best spot for a picture of Ithaca College, but I got all three of their towers in it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhSFGJf_UajqYjF_uLuylxbDCJpoGwkiFKyhW1qZwAhT3ZN90AxfGGGsX_9Ghh27zfIM_Y6zJ_oM6pQSCpzoxi3VpoDOEHVrKSfnK-cU6Ujx4NUzDdwoes7TymhbCsDKWwVYWI2nwCAGpOl_JvA47gnpC7fRx8QPnqojNce9Jo9QTeUiJNH6F1g/s1584/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="1584" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhSFGJf_UajqYjF_uLuylxbDCJpoGwkiFKyhW1qZwAhT3ZN90AxfGGGsX_9Ghh27zfIM_Y6zJ_oM6pQSCpzoxi3VpoDOEHVrKSfnK-cU6Ujx4NUzDdwoes7TymhbCsDKWwVYWI2nwCAGpOl_JvA47gnpC7fRx8QPnqojNce9Jo9QTeUiJNH6F1g/s320/18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> South Hill School has the best view. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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By the way, did you notice how many have construction projects going on? That was quite the bond act passed by district voters a couple years ago. If I try this by bike, I could include the Montessori School and the Waldorf School. Maybe next summer.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-27787185782135165822023-08-12T15:26:00.002-07:002023-08-12T15:26:51.604-07:00Out with the Kids<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I had the pleasure of spending half of a day with Talia and Emma. Talia is visiting from Israel and Emma is a student at IHS. They were close friends during the 18 months Talia was here as a student.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="1846" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMb2o1C5Wukb8esBqw4lqulM1IkGuqMzhZ5c6vAqjy4zg9cBuq4OlCc-UFuXHrCA0sTb1-XyveyDyy9ADi6BHsNJK3zgAW-8r5OrddWx3ltpdF1Mg1TTSu0yhzzr38K01TaqOvvRVxZdeQtJWT7HR-j6f7qc-ZE6_Z6WbBMDTVbtzcZQqW9mJdA/s320/IMG_20230810_133609200.jpg" width="292" /></div>We started the day in Shindagin Hollow to see the part of the Finger Lakes Trail I maintain. I made them climb up from the valley to the hilltop. There was a tree I knew I needed to remove at the bottom, then I drove to the top and walked down to meet them. A lot of teenagers wouldn't venture out there for fear of an ax murderer. They did the hike with someone carrying an actual ax. I didn't tell them about the prison with actual murderers near the trail. They enjoyed the lean-to, the waterfall, some stone work I've done, and the excellent condition of the trail. Even the mud I warned them about wasn't too bad.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_gkBTSkXQZO6y-oezpaoysNjxyHV-hBEkoZg_wKDGpk8mkAVeuwIe83CaeRoZbFHoXsOoWVJZZky7JIXNn_LwIBN0K85g7fh64A3hslLu498vK58faD_GvqcXXcidNj8SUZJJ13AZaTSaMOUx-CrecfoTYx-Ldeqz7mFW0NT17h9bjPumGn1hw/s3264/IMG_20230810_145714939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_gkBTSkXQZO6y-oezpaoysNjxyHV-hBEkoZg_wKDGpk8mkAVeuwIe83CaeRoZbFHoXsOoWVJZZky7JIXNn_LwIBN0K85g7fh64A3hslLu498vK58faD_GvqcXXcidNj8SUZJJ13AZaTSaMOUx-CrecfoTYx-Ldeqz7mFW0NT17h9bjPumGn1hw/s320/IMG_20230810_145714939.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In Candor they loved the barn and old, blind Sonny.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgw9mRePwdEbFJ3nSRLKgfdsBCEeCwwVcBlAzFOHUEhAcV-rbsnhkUdlQ3H9zRp4ENiE4Fe_8PsXQHsdVUKjtooScbQwTbgFP7w7HknI2foxNpGbsCD6Dos5NPSFXsm48P6ET1uTc-HeBM8t-zLhKkUUmgpFfvbK2PuYp5A2PXmKvOQ9tP92ahw/s1979/PHOTO-2023-08-11-00-02-43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="1979" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgw9mRePwdEbFJ3nSRLKgfdsBCEeCwwVcBlAzFOHUEhAcV-rbsnhkUdlQ3H9zRp4ENiE4Fe_8PsXQHsdVUKjtooScbQwTbgFP7w7HknI2foxNpGbsCD6Dos5NPSFXsm48P6ET1uTc-HeBM8t-zLhKkUUmgpFfvbK2PuYp5A2PXmKvOQ9tP92ahw/s320/PHOTO-2023-08-11-00-02-43.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> It was a little rainy and the hike wasn't too strenuous so they didn't swim. I did trail work and needed a dip.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbloiNkjyoGaxCK3H93NOSajb2PNM3850EK7-SFS4XZ8MgW_RWrkh7FbKtEAr2pgc86HJX-A587qmETJm-haasSbwnAL8PDClcSqUhBb7Wi0uxwg9QrOq60yXQvWOwPp2LXdg4OuPHaV3usqO0yzmKHv6bIDjFH8A3keId2MZcjItDKURERZ-jXw/s2448/IMG_20230810_152422710_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2295" data-original-width="2448" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbloiNkjyoGaxCK3H93NOSajb2PNM3850EK7-SFS4XZ8MgW_RWrkh7FbKtEAr2pgc86HJX-A587qmETJm-haasSbwnAL8PDClcSqUhBb7Wi0uxwg9QrOq60yXQvWOwPp2LXdg4OuPHaV3usqO0yzmKHv6bIDjFH8A3keId2MZcjItDKURERZ-jXw/s320/IMG_20230810_152422710_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> We made a stop at Connie and Andy's so they could see another stunning structure. Both were having a problem with their blood sugar so we had to address that by raiding the chocolate supply.<br /><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Zzbpgli1nMpuc2HeDmUKLzSrc8LlUgIeoN0Oz7zSrvz3TdqbXFopWP5dQwsDSjL0eZXjL7dbEGkxnTfyFrayXjhxYQxshnI_T7FsCsxNXNhTgzxG3X_C_1PWXMSCWYbf8zTbLOtGn3eKhf-lYLnUPUBgTm2zxf9n6uSceYKRLTtxB7t1fT0dsA/s2558/IMG_20230810_154616960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Zzbpgli1nMpuc2HeDmUKLzSrc8LlUgIeoN0Oz7zSrvz3TdqbXFopWP5dQwsDSjL0eZXjL7dbEGkxnTfyFrayXjhxYQxshnI_T7FsCsxNXNhTgzxG3X_C_1PWXMSCWYbf8zTbLOtGn3eKhf-lYLnUPUBgTm2zxf9n6uSceYKRLTtxB7t1fT0dsA/s320/IMG_20230810_154616960.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1IgyxoAFuvtBloh9MKY307qrohdUeCikg6VDcUQ195eFsI1XYgrrwmVKPFZf6ZF89yR-Uo34KP0GYMksrBoiQYdO679n78PXXZZ8EOskoNy3IaGZCLNij5DiPNo9tmnfzf9yHA7RoSEmJr3lahxbuteEow3QFLygDPfCW_-BMXta_dfdRYYxbA/s2987/IMG_20230810_162011683_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="1791" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1IgyxoAFuvtBloh9MKY307qrohdUeCikg6VDcUQ195eFsI1XYgrrwmVKPFZf6ZF89yR-Uo34KP0GYMksrBoiQYdO679n78PXXZZ8EOskoNy3IaGZCLNij5DiPNo9tmnfzf9yHA7RoSEmJr3lahxbuteEow3QFLygDPfCW_-BMXta_dfdRYYxbA/s320/IMG_20230810_162011683_HDR.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>Our last stop of the tour was the little cabin I was living in when I met Gail. Like most people, they found it hard to comprehend that I lived there for four years. Ray said a deal he made to sell it fell through after he received and spent half of the selling price. He's letting the guy decide if he wants the top or bottom half.<br /><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15274728.post-57307395335754361642023-08-12T14:07:00.003-07:002023-08-12T14:07:26.639-07:00Forestdaft Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wqD2s-w8cqXGjpQn3RYdjimm2B-0v0Y2f7eKV9Olcsmz9WvdKp0xFWmMUCc3rKv2wOGVENyppzn_6bI9nv88U9Z1w-o1K7o3G1nW8SUuixm0ClrQs1wSgNVhP_dKH9C_uaszEZ7HSInwMMRcqN15byfvC1QnOe-9J__O1WD3JDEf0CGMZYvcCQ/s3264/IMG_20230806_135125372_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wqD2s-w8cqXGjpQn3RYdjimm2B-0v0Y2f7eKV9Olcsmz9WvdKp0xFWmMUCc3rKv2wOGVENyppzn_6bI9nv88U9Z1w-o1K7o3G1nW8SUuixm0ClrQs1wSgNVhP_dKH9C_uaszEZ7HSInwMMRcqN15byfvC1QnOe-9J__O1WD3JDEf0CGMZYvcCQ/s320/IMG_20230806_135125372_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>At Kari's getaway, a tree came down on the stairs I built. The railing suffered the most damage and a couple steps were crushed. Fortunately, it wasn't much to cut the logs out of the way and there are so many fine stones in the creek, I don't mind adding them in.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQGjpWmZri_lNN_j3m7xYuKz8RGFSM4ta_YMk2-eDV2vmWMy5liOtDCf3sGYRQBCidLWtYTuGa6Q799S1yn0g6v7wa9qo2GSXbm-Oe6IWSolSZd4AG3IQbU1imJVnxUanq1ip3UCEQ_MCfYgi5W__cciQvKl54W3IzDX1aeQMOruxYQPeifUQBg/s3264/IMG_20230806_141038997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQGjpWmZri_lNN_j3m7xYuKz8RGFSM4ta_YMk2-eDV2vmWMy5liOtDCf3sGYRQBCidLWtYTuGa6Q799S1yn0g6v7wa9qo2GSXbm-Oe6IWSolSZd4AG3IQbU1imJVnxUanq1ip3UCEQ_MCfYgi5W__cciQvKl54W3IzDX1aeQMOruxYQPeifUQBg/s320/IMG_20230806_141038997.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The house is really coming along. Floors, cabinets, paint....It will be ready before the snow flies.<br /><p></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04189558621726242330noreply@blogger.com0