ArchaeoEd Podcast

Get ready to embark on a time-traveling adventure with the legendary archaeologist, Dr. Ed Barnhart!

Let's unearth the stories of the awe-inspiring civilizations of the Americas. 

These are the tales that only get a fleeting mention in western history books.

ArchaeoEd, S3E4, 260Days

 Episode 3.4 - 260 Days

The 260 day calendar of Mesoamerica is its oldest and most enduring measurement of time.  In this episode I'll explain how it works, what it means to modern Maya people, and how the Dresden Codex contains important links between the past and present uses of the sacred Tzolk'in calendar.

Annual Eye Doctor Exam (Passed).

Shift at JMH.

Granville for 6.5-miles. 

Ashfield Trail Work with K2.

Assisted Farmer Tom and Phil P. 

"Non Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #23 for 2025...

Handen (2004; novella; originally published in Dutch (2004) as Het Graf (The Grave).

Published in Swedish, 2013. English translation by Laurie Thompson: An Event in Autumn, 2014)

Aching Legs, easy day. 

3.6-miles in McCann and Whitiker Woods, after a shift at JMH.

And, from the Marathon Archives...

Watery Hill 6-Hour Run

November 6, 1999 - Somewhere in MA or RI

I completed 30-miles during the Watery Hill Six-Hour Race today, with Johnny Bandit.  

I called it a day at 5:35:00.

"High Points" along trails during October, 2025... 

• East Hill, Mary Edwards Mountain Property, Granby, CT
• Wast Hill, Mary Edwards Mountain Property, Granby, CT
• Metacomet Ridge, Cowles Park, East Granby, CT
• Hill 621, Whitiker Woods, Somers, CT

Visit Mom in Williamstown, Pop in Adams.

3.5-miles at McCann Farm in Somers, after a shift at JMH.

And on this day in 2000...

Watery Hill 6-Hour Run

November 4, 2000 - Somewhere in MA or RI

I completed 33-miles during the Watery Hill Six-Hour Race today, with Johnny Bandit.  

I called it a day at 6:00:00.

4.5-miles in Granby Land Trust's Godard Preserve. 

K2 and I continued our attempts at Farming, with Turnip Picking and Wood with my Pop.

Mount Greylock in the background

And on this day in 1997...

Bash Bish Falls Marathon

November 2, 1997 - South Taconic Trail, MA & NY

The Old Goat, the Gullivers, and a few others rambled out to Bash Bish Falls to participate in a marathon along the South Taconic Trail.  

I managed 26-miles in 6:28:00, with the last few miles being in a driving rain.  

This was my 18th marathon.

5.2-Miles in Granville with K2.

Captain Jacks with DL. 

4.6-Miles in Cowles at T'Ville, including NET. 

On October 31st, 1993 I completed the Bridgeport Marathon in ~3:32:00.  

This was my second completed marathon, and I remember it being more difficult than the first.

4.1-Miles at Cowles Park and the Metacomet (New England Trail). 

3.3-Miles at McCann Family Farm in Somers, after a shift at JMH. 

ArchaeoEd Podcast

Get ready to embark on a time-traveling adventure with the legendary archaeologist, Dr. Ed Barnhart!

Let's unearth the stories of the awe-inspiring civilizations of the Americas. 

These are the tales that only get a fleeting mention in western history books.

Episode 3.3 The Mogollon

The Mogollon are a little known ancient civilization of  the American Southwest.  But you probably know them and just don't know you know them, you know?  And if you really don't know them, they're worth knowing.

Visit with Mom in Williamstown and Pop in Adams. 

Yearly Physical and Bloodwork re-do.

Mid-Day Shift at JMH.

And from the Marathon Archives... 

Mt Washington State Forest Marathon - October 2003

 Riga Plateau, South Taconic & Appalachian Trails, MA, NY & CT

Sometime in October of 2002 - 2003, Tippi completed her first "Marathon" along the Mt Riga Plateau; it would also be my 26th.  We had the "Bandit" along for the adventure. 

Our time was recorded as 5:38:00 over 24.7-miles.  I recall the end of the run taking forever once we descended Frissell and headed back to Mt. Washington State Forest Headquarters, as we might have diverted from the most direct track.

Maybe on top of Alander?

Intersection prior to Brace.

   
I believe this is the top of Brace Mountain.

The Bandit climbing Round Mountain.

The Bandit at the peak of Round Mountain.

The Bandit climbing Mt Frissell.

The Bandit climbing Frissell.

At the Tri-State Marker (NY, MA, CT).