DLV and I travel to Portland, Maine today for a few days of "getting away". 

Sodom Mountain, 3.0-miles.  Mid-Nineties again.

DLV to Doctors for imaging.

Visit to Healing Ways Acupuncture for help with the right achilles and left big toe.

Resident Frog in Birdhouse update...

Another hot day, near 100-degrees.

Full day of work with CWOps...  

JMH, DOT E & W, Fed Ex.

Resident Frog has moved into Birdhouse on Patio...

Almost 100-degrees.

Hike Sodom Mountain in Southwick, 3.4-miles. 

 

Visit to Healing Ways Acupuncture for help with the right achilles and left big toe.

From my Marathon Archives...

On this day in 2012, Wuzzam and I completed a Metacomet Marathon, with a time of 7:00:00.  

Tippi ran the first section with us, from Route 20 to Phelps Road, and back (about 10.5-miles).  

Weather report was that heating up was very possible - so the Donnalee grabbed Tippi early.  

This was my 46th marathon completed.

Our Route for the Marathon Distance.

Another from the Marathon Archives...

1st Wapack Range End-To-End

June 23, 1996 - Greenfield, NH to Ashburnham, MA

First ever installment of the "Wapack End-to-End" adventure.

80-Degrees, Sunny and Breezy.

I drove up to the event with CP, ready to tackle the challenge.  The Gulliver's really did a nice job coordinating the shuttle between points, as well as the aid stations.

Ran with Curt P and Paul F, finished in 4:54:59.  We lost some time on the top of one of the peaks searching for Paul's contact.

1:16:32 / 1:16:32

1:34:08 / 2:50:40

2:04:18 / 4:54:59

Rock and Roll Heaven News...

Michael "Mick"Ralphs, 81, was an English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. 

He was a founding member of English rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company.  Through these two bands, some of the strongest Rock and Roll of the 1970's survives.

Mott the Hoople Albums:

1969 – Mott the Hoople

1970 – Mad Shadows

1971 – Wildlife

1971 – Brain Capers

1972 – All the Young Dudes

1972 – Rock and Roll Queen (compilation album)

1973 – Mott

1974 – The Hoople

Bad Company Albums:

1974 – Bad Company

1975 – Straight Shooter

1976 – Run With The Pack

1977 – Burnin' Sky

1979 – Desolation Angels

1982 – Rough Diamonds

Visit Mom in Williamstown and Pop in Adams. 

Drove past the Three Sisters Sanctuary in Goshen on my return home.

Tree ID at Sunrise Park was canceled (without any warning unfortunately).

K2 and I made the most of it and traveled over to the Southwick Wildlife Management Area  for a 1-mile walk and talk.

And a Blast from my Marathon Past...

 

  1st Mount Greylock Centennial Marathon

June 21st, 1998 - Adams, Massachusetts

My Pop and I completed the 1st Greylock Centennial Marathon in Adams, Massachusetts.  

Our time was 6:55:38.  This was a very difficult course, with 5 lengthy climbs.

This was my 21st marathon completed, and my dad's first.

Bike early, cool but very windy.

24.4-Miles, to Robinson State Park.

Visit to Healing Ways Acupuncture for help with the right achilles and left big toe.

Extremely Hot, low 90's.

Bike 21.2-Miles. 

Bike 14.1-Miles early.

Training with CWOps and AE all afternoon.

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 2.3 New World Contact Epidemics

The moment of contact between Europe and the Americas in the 15th century brought with it a host of infectious diseases.  

The result was the spread of epidemics at a scale and speed the world had never known.

Watch and Enjoy New World Contact Epidemics

Full day with CWOps at JMH and FEx. 

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 2.2 Inca Khipu

The Inca Khipu - knotted string records of the Inca Empire.  

The amazingly organized Inca civilization of over 10 million people was kept running smoothly through the use of the khipu, essentially the Inca "writing" system.  

But sadly, the world forgot how to read them.  

This episode will explain what they are, what we know about them, and our most recent attempts to crack the khipu code.

Watch and Enjoy Inca Khipu

Visit to Healing Ways Acupuncture for help with the right achilles and left big toe.

"High Points" along trails during May 2025... 

• Diamond Ledge Cliff, Diamond Ledges Land Trust & Holcomb Farm, Granby, CT 
• Broad Hill, McLean Game Refuge, Simsbury/Granby, CT

Visit with Mom in Williamstown and Pop in Adams.

Excellent bike ride of 20.9-miles.

Fireworks at night with DLV.

Hike w/DL early, 1.0-miles.

Hike Takoa Area, 3.7-miles.

Bike afternoon, 8.3-miles.

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period May 1st through May 31, 2025:

Full day of work with CWOps at JMH, FEx, DOT E & W.