Nov. 29, 2010

Frosty morning.

Nov. 28, 2010

A day spent putting up lights.

Nov. 27, 2010

On the way home from David’s we took to the blue highways and visited Centralia, PA. In 1962 a fire was accidentally started in the town dump and it spread to a vein of underground coal. It burned for years and it seems not much was done until in the 1980s, a gas station attendant checking his tank’s levels noticed the stick was real hot, he lowered a thermometer and found the gas was over 120 degrees. That brought national attention and government money. But the fire burned on, moving down the hill along highway 61. (the cracked highway) The government eventuality bought out almost all but about 7 families still living there. As you can see, it is now a ghost town, empty streets run nowhere, smoke and steam still rises from holes all over. Scientists say the fire could burn for another century.

Nov. 27, 2010 Post 2

We drove out several dirt roads that turned to dumping grounds or ATV trails. Everywhere the smoke/steam rises from the ground (in the foreground) On the way home we found a covered bridge. That is one of the joys of driving blue highways.

Nov. 25, 2010

Dave attacks the turkey

Nov. 26, 2010

A day trip over to historic Philadelphia. One of the cool new things I learned today, the Liberty Bell was used for over 50 years, suffered several cracks and repairs, including being recast before the final and famous crack!

Nov. 24, 2010 – part 2

On the way to PA – 150,000 miles on the Taco.

Nov. 24, 2011

Early morning birthday presents.

Nov. 23, 2010

Shooting in a woodworking program for developmental advisability adults. It was very cool to see the way band and table saws were modified to protect the workers!

Nov. 22, 2010

The season is over. I will not turn these wheels again this year with a stomach of anger. My back pain and December surgery means I will not be on the bike again till 2011…

ps
2010 Tour de France. Stage 15, climbing the Port de Bales. Andy Schleck is in yellow. He attacks and then (Noooooo!) drops his chain. Contador counter-attacks while Andy’s trying to recover from the mechanical. Really? Many said Contador shouldn’t have attacked. Andy thought so, too, and gave us all the best quote of the 2010 Tour, “My stomach is full of anger and I want to take my revenge.”