I decided to go north and get my feet wet in Massachusetts. I had ended my Northbound hiking at the CT-MA border some time ago on a hike with my HS buddies, John and Gates. I will never forget that last morning at the Riga Shelter. Stunning! Still ranks as the best sunrise ever for […]
I spent a couple of days last weekend at Penn, rooting for my favorite team. The Women’s Tennis team from the University if Delaware. Of course it’s because my South African friend, Kelly Anderson is their coach. She has two players out in Las Vegas right now competing in the UNLV Fall Invitational. Freshman Jojo […]
That’s the stadium we used when I played football for Temple University. It was just off Cheltenham Avenue. Now there is only a hole in the ground there. I think it was 1970. We played West Virginia there and won, 39-36 on Paul Loughren’s punt return for a touchdown and Joe Injaychock’s intercept in the […]
On my last hike up to Dragon’s Tooth in VA, I came across this caterpillar. At first it scared me! I think poisonous whenever I see odd colors in crawly things. After a bit of research I can say that I’m still a little creeped out by this guy. It’s me. I’m trying to see […]
That would be Dragon’s Tooth. One of what they call Virginia ‘s Triple Crown. Dragon’s Tooth, MacAfee Knob, and Tinker Cliffs are the three. I’ve done them all now. I finished up with Jennie, she went home and I headed up to Big Meadows, as I always do on my way home. I intended to […]
Ever spend 7 days with anyone and enjoy yourself the whole time? Me either. It just happened for me. Streamstopper, that’s Jennie my daughter, and I did a 50 mile section of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. I loved every minute. Could have kept going indefinitely. What a great hiking partner. You may not know […]
That’s me and my HS and hiking friend John. I can always count on him to go for a hike if he has time. Nice to have a friend like that. He likes the trail as much as I do. He’s just not obsessed with doing it all, like I am. Truth is, I need […]
