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Niagara Falls as Frozen
Patty submitted on January 15, 1970
A warm winter would be nice but on the other hand...check out the Niagara Falls in 1911
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTA warm winter would be nice but on the other hand...check out the Niagara Falls in 1911
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Portsmouth NH
Patty submitted on January 15, 1970
When Mom met Dad they were stationed in Portsmouth NH. Dad had an office in the prison where he provided social work services regarding navy men who had gotten into trouble. He also had a bedroom right in the front of the prison above the entrance and there was a mess hall and other facilities there. One day Mom was visiting him there and heard a couple of trumpet calls. Finally she asked Dad what the call was for and he ran off immediately saying "riot". He had been so happy to be with Mom that he hadn't thought about the call before she said something.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTWhen Mom met Dad they were stationed in Portsmouth NH. Dad had an office in the prison where he provided social work services regarding navy men who had gotten into trouble. He also had a bedroom right in the front of the prison above the entrance and there was a mess hall and other facilities there. One day Mom was visiting him there and heard a couple of trumpet calls. Finally she asked Dad what the call was for and he ran off immediately saying "riot". He had been so happy to be with Mom that he hadn't thought about the call before she said something. Dad found this article and picture about where he worked so I thought you all might find it interesting.
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September 27, 2007 – Schenectady, New York
Anne and Chuck submitted on January 15, 1970
We have settled into Schenectady to visit family and recover from our last nine day walk across MA and VT. Our friends Jane and Bob completed the Appalachian Trail on the last leg of this walk. Wonderful! We hope to finish the Northeast part of the AT over the next week and a half with weather at least half as good as during this last walk. Sunny and cool every day with chilly nights. Superb hiking weather.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTWe have settled into Schenectady to visit family and recover from our last nine day walk across MA and VT. Our friends Jane and Bob completed the Appalachian Trail on the last leg of this walk. Wonderful! We hope to finish the Northeast part of the AT over the next week and a half with weather at least half as good as during this last walk. Sunny and cool every day with chilly nights. Superb hiking weather. We found MA to be much easier walking than ME and NH and even VT. The dry weather also hardened a lot of mud, changing it from "sauce" to "dough." It is much easier to walk across dough than sauce, and even the roots cease to be slippery when they are dry. We enjoyed views of both yellow-bellied flycatchers and Philadelphia vireos which are special to see for folks from Pennsylvania. Also saw lots of migrating warblers, but still have missed Tennessee and Connecticut this year. Note: Both birds are rare in their name states, but not as rare as the Philadelphia vireo in Philadelphia. The shortening days make the hiking more difficult. Too cold to sit out after dark, the hikers retreat to bed by eight o'clock and rise at first light at six a.m. That is still some ten hours of sleep. Our muscles love the rest, but our brains don't need so much. The dreams become vivid in the last couple of hours. As elsewhere the trail is lovely in southern New England but the scenery is not as dramatic as in northern New England. The view from Mt. Greylock in MA, however, was fantastic. There are fewer hikers on the trail, but on only one day did we encounter no one. The number of south-bound hikers is surprising. None gave a good answer as to what they will do at the end of November when the days are only eight or nine hours long. We suspect many will give up. They may find snow in the Smokies too. So much better to hike from Georgia in the spring. Our travel went well. The easier trail resulted in less falls, and we have become stronger hikers, but still don't like to travel much more than ten miles a day with the full pack. On the last nine-day leg we stopped twice for bed, bath, and served food. The one stop at the Pilgrim Motel in Lee, MA was typical. We found the best pizza shop and best breakfast restaurant in town. The other at the Harbor House Inn at Cheshire, MA was wonderful. The Polish-American owner was one of our best hosts on the trail. She came home, heard we had walked a mile to a restaurant, called us there, and picked us up when we were done. That was not service, it was simply gracious. As luck would have it the weather turned stormy the night after we stepped off the trail. Yesterday a cold rain and wind swept across MA. We were thankful to off the trail. We'll be on the trail again on Monday, perhaps in more autumn sunshine. 
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September 6, 2008 – Eastham, MA
Anne and Chuck submitted on January 15, 1970
We are departing as the Nor’easter arrives. First foul weather since we have been at Cape Cod. We left the Appalachian Trail last week after completing a final section of trail in Maine. Having finished the entire trail in the states of Maine and New Hampshire, we can say that the hardest is over. This year’s walks led us to treats of chanterelles and blueberries. Wonderful. As always the rugged northern mountains gave great views of themselves. Fabulous.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTWe are departing as the Nor’easter arrives. First foul weather since we have been at Cape Cod. We left the Appalachian Trail last week after completing a final section of trail in Maine. Having finished the entire trail in the states of Maine and New Hampshire, we can say that the hardest is over. This year’s walks led us to treats of chanterelles and blueberries. Wonderful. As always the rugged northern mountains gave great views of themselves. Fabulous. Here we enjoyed the company of family and walked along the seashore. We also enjoyed watching the fall migration of birds. As luck would have it we found two life birds here, a Mexican (broad-billed) hummingbird that was way off course on migration and a local salt marsh species (saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow) that we had never looked for before. Today we are on the road again, planning to visit relatives and friends en route to Bennington, VT. There we will establish a base camp with our motorhome for a 150 mile hike on the A.T. from Central Vermont to the Connecticut border of Massachusetts. We hope the weather will be favorable and will pack warm and cold weather clothing. This next hike will be with our neighbors and “hiking buddies” providing fine conversation and support. So, Vermont, bring on the weather. 
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August 23, 2008 - Twin Mountain, NH
Anne and Chuck submitted on January 15, 1970
We have just completed a three day hike on the A.T. in western Maine and have now finished the trail across both Maine and New Hampshire. This gives satisfaction because frankly these are tough mountains and we wanted to finish the Trail here while we were still able.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTWe have just completed a three day hike on the A.T. in western Maine and have now finished the trail across both Maine and New Hampshire. This gives satisfaction because frankly these are tough mountains and we wanted to finish the Trail here while we were still able. On this hike the weather was good and we enjoyed seeing numerous boreal chickadees and spruce grouse. We did not see moose on the trail but saw lots of sign. At noon today we stood on Old Blue Mountain and saw range after range to the west and south. In the distance we could see a thin trail of black smoke from the highest mountain on the horizon. This was Mount Washington and the smoke was from the famous cog railroad train that chugs up that monolith. We are heading south tomorrow to Bennington, VT where we will leave the motorhome and then run to Cape Cod for some rest and relaxation before returning to Bennington for more of the trail next month.
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August 7, 2008 – Newry, ME
Anne and Chuck submitted on January 15, 1970
Today we were supposed to be hiking near here, but the weather has kept us in. We enjoyed a fine if somewhat damp walk ending Monday of this week between Carratunk and Monson, ME. We found it hard but strengthening. The weather promoted fungi and we dined on oyster mushrooms and two kinds of chanterelles. We snacked on blueberries and saw one moose. There were fine views from two rock-topped peaks. We camped near the peaks where beds of spruce leaves provided fine padding and where the altitude discouraged mosquitoes.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTToday we were supposed to be hiking near here, but the weather has kept us in. We enjoyed a fine if somewhat damp walk ending Monday of this week between Carratunk and Monson, ME. We found it hard but strengthening. The weather promoted fungi and we dined on oyster mushrooms and two kinds of chanterelles. We snacked on blueberries and saw one moose. There were fine views from two rock-topped peaks. We camped near the peaks where beds of spruce leaves provided fine padding and where the altitude discouraged mosquitoes. Although the weather was marginal, we were lucky to avoid walking in heavy rain. After the hike we refreshed with a friend in Greenville and yesterday we drove west through an awful storm to our current location. First we picked up our dinghy at Carratunk. Our plan was to drop it off at Rangely where we would recover it at the end of our six-day backpack from here. But, when we approached Rangely and listened to a positively awful weather forecast, we reconsidered. We don’t mind a bit of rain on a hike. It is part of the experience. But, we hike to enjoy views of vistas, birds, forests, and streams. In the wet, hikes become an exercise of concentration on the feet, the rocks, the mud, the slippery roots, and the discomforts associated with pervasive dampness. When the forecast is for certain rain during at least the first three days of a six-day walk, the excitement diminishes. We discussed the issue during a stop for lunch and decided to take the car with us to Newry. We will consider a shorter walk beginning Saturday or Sunday and make up the missing section after our hikes next week in New Hampshire. So, we are camped here today, catching up on chores and the news. The flood warnings in Maine are no surprise to us. We had two tough fords on our last hike. Both streams were supposed to be knee deep, but the one wet our shorts. A fall would have been a minor disaster, not that we would have been swept away, but that our pack and boots would have been soaked. After our safe crossings we paused to dry our feet that enjoyed the washings, rebooted, and resumed our trek. We enjoyed watching younger hikers, many near the end of their long walk, bound along the trail. We are confirmed “bound to no more than ten-miles a day” senior hikers. The kids sometimes push twenty. We were surprised to encounter three “south-bounder” “through-hikers” who had recently begun their 2,175 mile walk to Georgia. Though still comparatively rare, south-bounders are obviously no longer an extraordinary creature. Still, when we think of their finishing the trail in December of January when even the Carolina peaks are white and icy and the days are only eight hours long, we have a lot of respect for their effort. We wonder what percentage who start will finish. We were also impressed to encounter more older hikers on the trail than in the past. By older, we mean older than we. Most are section-, not through-hikers, but still they are making big walks on weary bodies. While younger folks view the trail as an adventure or a lark, older hikers know it to be a serious challenge to their physique. Taking a bigger risk, they often better savor their progress. The forest here is a lovely mixture of northern hardwoods and spruce and fir evergreens. The stark white trunks of paperbark birch stand out even on gloomy days. Balsam fir provide a wonderful fragrance on the mountain slopes. Scraggly black spruce rise from blueberry patches on the rocky peaks and also from the sphagnum bogs between them. The trail passes through groves of old spruce. Their dark interior supports few understory herbs, but many mushrooms - painted boletes, fly-agaric, and chanterelles - are scattered about the forest floor. Elsewhere, mature yellow birch, sugar bush, and scarlet oak entertain the walker with bright leaves. The trail has many patterns. The streams are rocky and loud. Crossings can be rough, but each provides a wonderful glimpse of tumbling water. Cross a stream and go up. The hiker enjoys both the scenery and the physical attributes of the walk. Backpacking is one activity where you can eat all you want and still loose weight. The walk demands you to seek out and bottle water, find and make shelter, and prepare your meals. For these efforts you find yourself in a place that few others can share. Down the trail we go.
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July 31, 2008 – Greenville, ME
Anne and Chuck submitted on January 15, 1970
We are camped in the motorhome at the summer home of friends on Wilson Pond. Their one-acre woodlot is similar to ours and provides a wonderful view of the lake and the mountains beyond. Loons call at night.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTWe are camped in the motorhome at the summer home of friends on Wilson Pond. Their one-acre woodlot is similar to ours and provides a wonderful view of the lake and the mountains beyond. Loons call at night. We arrived the evening before last and took two days to tour the area and prepare gear for backpacking that begins tomorrow. The weather has been damp and the high temperatures in the low 70’s. Thus it is a bit cooler here even than on South Mountain. Unfortunately the forecast for the next five days is the same – 60-90% chance of rain. There will be lots of “sauce” along the trail and sooner than later our feet will be more than damp. So it goes on the trail. Only two significant climbs on this first hike. Pleasant Pond Mountain on day one and Moxie Bald Mountain on day two or three. These are small but sharp 2500 and 2600 foot peaks above a 500 foot plain. There should be lots of blueberries, some moose, and more than a few mosquitoes. We look forward to it. Our only new bird for the year so far has been the red crossbill. We’re hopping for boreal chickadees on the peaks. Our drive here was uneventful. We camped at a state park in northern Massachusetts. The streams there were in flood. All of New England seems to be saturated. We stopped to visit friends in New Hampshire and then drove here. The frost heaves on the roads, the spruce and fir trees, and even scattered fireweed remind us of Alaska. Today we made a three-mile walk on the AT near Monson in order to shorten the last day of our first backpack – the one beginning tomorrow – by three miles. This expedition served to give us a taste of the trail and judge its conditions before loading our packs this afternoon. Now we are ready.
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When Does A Run Score On A Double Play?
MarkD submitted on January 15, 1970
Mike and I had an interesting time at the Yankees game yesterday. It was a seesaw game but we were both happy where it ended up. I have a question about one play that I was hoping someone could clarify for me. In the fourth inning with one out, the bases were loaded with Giambi on first, Abreu on second and Jeter on third. Nady hit a fly to left field that was caught. The runners on second and third tagged and ran to third and home respectively. I thought Jeter crossed home plate before Abreu was tagged out at third but the run was not counted.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTMike and I had an interesting time at the Yankees game yesterday. It was a seesaw game but we were both happy where it ended up. I have a question about one play that I was hoping someone could clarify for me. In the fourth inning with one out, the bases were loaded with Giambi on first, Abreu on second and Jeter on third. Nady hit a fly to left field that was caught. The runners on second and third tagged and ran to third and home respectively. I thought Jeter crossed home plate before Abreu was tagged out at third but the run was not counted. Mike had a recollection that in a one out situation, the run never scores if there is a double play. My recollection is that the second out has to be a force play and if it is not a force play, the run should be scored if the runner crosses the plate before the third out occurs. My theory is that the Yankees should have scores a run in the fourth because Abreu was not forced at third (he could have remained on second). Can anyone help us out here?
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Robert's Stockade sidewalk work reported in the Albany TU 7/16/2008
Patty submitted on January 15, 1970
Stockade residents shape streetscape By LAUREN STANFORTH, Staff writer First published: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 SCHENECTADY -- Residents of the Stockade neighborhood hope all of its narrow streets will one day be redesigned in the same spirit as part of North Ferry Street was recently. Property owners on the street were intimately involved in the design, from choosing the color of the sidewalk to the brick pattern that exists between the sidewalk and the newly repaved street.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTStockade residents shape streetscape By LAUREN STANFORTH, Staff writer First published: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 SCHENECTADY -- Residents of the Stockade neighborhood hope all of its narrow streets will one day be redesigned in the same spirit as part of North Ferry Street was recently. Property owners on the street were intimately involved in the design, from choosing the color of the sidewalk to the brick pattern that exists between the sidewalk and the newly repaved street. Residents of the historic neighborhood have always wanted to see utilities buried and uniform lighting on every street, said Gloria Kishton, member of the Stockade Association and head of its zoning and preservation committee. But such a project would be too overwhelming and too expensive, she said. But the city did have interest in redoing a street in the Stockade to eliminate the crumbling curbs and warping sidewalks. Members of the association got involved in the project, and the city welcomed the input. Robert Woods, a North Ferry Street property owner and architect, took it upon himself to draw up suggested plans for the streetscape, a piece of North Ferry that stretches between Front Street and Union Street. The city, in turn, passed on its suggestions to the subcontractor, Carver Construction. What has resulted is a reconstruction that appears standard on the surface but provides its own unique touches to every home on the block. Owners got to choose the brick pattern that rests between the sidewalk and street. And others could choose to upgrade their sidewalk to slate instead of concrete. The city has engaged in other such partnerships before, like on the repaving project in Little Italy on North Jay Street, said Bernie Sisson, an engineer with the city's General Services Department. And it will welcome such input for the next Stockade project, which is yet to be determined. "It really spurs property owners to take care of their property," Kishton said.
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Whispering Pines Girl Scout Memories "songs"
Patty submitted on January 15, 1970
White Coral Bells White coral bells upon a slendor stalk Lillies of the vally deck my garden walk Oh, don't you wish That you could hear them ring That will happen only when the fairies sing Ash Grove Down yonder green valley Where streamlets meander When twilight is fading I pensively rove Or at the bright moontide In solitude wander Amid the dark shades Of the lonely ash grove 'Tis there where the blackbird Is cheerfully singing Each warbler enchants With his notes from the tree; Ah, then little think I Of sorrow or sadness The ash grove entrancing
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTWhite Coral Bells White coral bells upon a slendor stalk Lillies of the vally deck my garden walk Oh, don't you wish That you could hear them ring That will happen only when the fairies sing Ash Grove Down yonder green valley Where streamlets meander When twilight is fading I pensively rove Or at the bright moontide In solitude wander Amid the dark shades Of the lonely ash grove 'Tis there where the blackbird Is cheerfully singing Each warbler enchants With his notes from the tree; Ah, then little think I Of sorrow or sadness The ash grove entrancing Spells beauty for me The ash grove how graceful How plainly 'tis speaking The harp thro' it playing Has language for me Whenever the light thro' Its branches is breaking A host of kind faces Is gazing at me The friends of my childhood Again are before me Each step wakes a mem'ry As freely I roam With soft whispers laden Its leaves rustle o'er me The ash grove, the ash grove Alone is my home
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