3-Miles at Bear Hole with K2.  1-hr.

• Millville Road
• Shockwave Trail
• Quarry Road
• Daily's Road
• Millville Road
• Mass Pike Trail
• Morgan Road

Old news department...

Robert Frost Marathon

July 24th, 2009 - Amherst to Sunderland, Massachusetts

On this day in 2009, Tippi and I explored the Robert Frost Trail through Amherst, Pelham, Shutesbury, Leverett and Sunderland, Massachusetts.

It was a day after a really hard rain, so the brooks and streams were really roaring.  

We ended up losing a bunch of time "off trail" around Eastman Brook.

We parked at Amethyst Brook and did a bit south, then north to the foot of Bull Hill.  

Outstanding area that I would like to return to.

This was my 43rd completed marathon and Tippi's 14th.  The run took us 6:03:58 to finish.

Ortho-Surgeon Meeting for Hip.

2.2-Miles at the Base of Sodom Mountain in Southwick and Granville.

Prep work done at Dentists for Cracked Crown Replacement.

Worth Remembering -

In remembrance of Wuzzam's dog Sam... RIP July 22nd, 2019...

Sam was my dog Tippi's best friend, and the only dog she ever gave way to.  

Sam was just so big and strong, Tips realized and respected that.  

What a beautiful pair of animals they were as they ran freely though the woods with us.  

I will remember them splashing in the streams we came across, Tippi yapping away at Sam because he fetched the stick first (or grabbed it out of her mouth).  

Time goes on but I truly miss them both, still.

Sam on the Nipmuck, February 2016

At Pixie Falls, with Wuzzam

Having been born in 1962, and liking and listening to music from the early sixties onward, I thought it might be fun to attempt a listing of my favorite albums each year since birth.

The initial post for this series of ideas began on December 26th, 2023.  You can look it up....

This time, I present my "Top Albums released in 1969, #31 through #40" 

... from that incredible Year in Music 1969!

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31 Chicago                                     The Chicago Transit Authority

32 Genesis                                     From Genesis to Revelation

33 Crosby, Stills & Nash             Crosby, Stills & Nash

34 Grateful Dead                             Aoxomoxoa

35 Grand Funk Railroad             Grand Funk

36 The Guess Who                     Wheatfield Soul

37 Santana                                     Santana

38 Pearls Before Swine             These Things Too

39 Sly & the Family Stone             Stand!

40 Fairpoint Convention             Liege & Lief

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1.8-Mile Hike in Granville along Dickinson Brook (a tributary of Munn Brook).

Mid-Day Hike around Basin Bruce Park, 1.8-Miles. 

Visit with Mom and Pop today!

And this Day in Marathon History...

Hallockville Pond - Mt Institute Marathon

July 18th, 2008 - Hawley, Massachusetts

I completed the Hallockville Pond - Mt Institute Marathon with Wuzzam and Tippi.  

The 25+ miles were completed in 5:29:07, and ended with a dip in Hallockville Pond.  

This was my 38th completed marathon and Tippi's 12th.

Hike 2.7-Miles with K2 at Cowles Park. 

2.7-Mile Hike along the Granville Reservoir.

And from the archives...

Lost in Hampden II

Simons Marathon Adventure

July 16, 2000

Another attempt for about a dozen of us rambling from the Town Park in Hampden to Bald Mountain Summit and back for a marathon effort adventure in the heat of July.

Final time was a respectful 5:08:23.

Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #18 for 2026...

"Crossroads of Ravens", by Andrzej Sapkowski, published in 2024.

Crossroads of Ravens (Polish: Rozdroże kruków[c]) is the seventh novel and ninth overall book in the Witcher series written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland on 29 November 2024. It is a prequel to both the Witcher Saga (1994–1999) and the short story collections: Sword of Destiny (1992) and The Last Wish (1993). The novel is preceded only by the short story "The Road with No Return", which features Geralt's mother as the main character.

Having been born in 1962, and liking and listening to music from the early sixties onward, I thought it might be fun to attempt a listing of my favorite albums each year since birth.

The initial post for this series of ideas began on December 26th, 2023.  You can look it up....

This time, I present my "Top Albums released in 1969, #21 through #30" 

... from that incredible Year in Music 1969!

21 Jethro Tull                                Stand Up

22 The Mothers of Invention        Uncle Meat

23 Blind Faith                                Blind Faith

24 Creedence Clearwater Revival      Green River

25 Love                                        Four Sail

26 Love                                       Out Here

27 The Bob Seger System               Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

28 Link Wray                               Yesterday Today

29 Pentangle                               Basket of Light

30 Warren Zevon                               Wanted Dead or Alive

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Visit with Mom and Pop today. 

Early walk along Main Street for 2.1-miles. 

K2 and I rolled along 2.2-miles on the Bloomfield Greenway, a 2.5 mile paved multi-use path connecting the Tariffville section of Simsbury to Bloomfield along the former Connecticut Western Railroad. 

We accessed the path across the road from the 1807 old St Andrews Episcopal Church.  Headed north to the intersection with Mountain Road, took that for some climb and returned to our car.  Felt great!

From the Old Marathon Archives...

Lost in Hampden I

Simons Marathon Adventure

July 11, 1999

Around a dozen of us rambled from the Town Park in Hampden to Bald Mountain Summit and back for a marathon effort adventure in the heat of July.

Final time was a respectful 4:47:56.