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GILL – HELL’S KITCHEN – SATAN’S KINGDOM – 88 BB1 MILES – 83 DEGREES – 21 MAY 2022
I have finally met a road I did not like. Yes, Old Vernon Road, over the causeway passing through Hell’s Kitchen, narrow pavement turns to dirt (supposedly made for four-wheel drive – never stopped me before). I enter Satan’s Kingdom … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Bridgman, Gill, Gill Tavern, Massachusetts, Satan's Kingdom, Vermont, Vernon
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CHANGE OF SCENERY – 26 FEBRUARY – 1 MARCH 2022
Looking back, I have not had many adventures to share with you the past year plus, and we know why. But I just got home from another “Change of Scenery” at Kipling’s Carriage House – essentially replicating an adventure from … Continue reading
“THE HEART OF THE COMMONWEALTH” – EXPLORATIONS AT “THE WOO” – 12 FEBRUARY 2022
That title may get you to read further. Six weeks into the new year, and I drove about 140 miles on 12 February – more miles than I have driven in two months. Yes, I have stayed home and safe, … Continue reading
BATTLESHIP COVE and BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY
It is January 9, 2022, and I am getting crazier. I do well being by myself, but I do like to travel, explore, and learn. The past few months I have been reviewing and traveling with my posts of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackstone River Valley, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Slaters Mill
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MORE GUILFORD, VERMONT, EXPLORATIONS – 27 NOVEMBER 2021
Remember that I write for myself to remember – but enjoy sharing. My recent explorations continue to be in Vermont – so close, but so far away in an historical feel. I have been learning about Dummerston, and have become … Continue reading
AT REST with AMOS AGAIN and other EXPLORATIONS – 11-14 NOVEMBER 2021
This has been a tough year to do anything. COVID has closed travel opportunities, and what has remained open has become expensive, and crowded. I “do not do crowds” and want to stay safe for travels in years to come … Continue reading
ON THE WAY HOME – 1 SEPTEMBER 2021 – CANAL and MINERAL SPRING
If you have “travelled with me” on “Shunpiking with Ray,” you know that two reoccurring themes for exploration are canals and 19th century summer resorts. Heading home from Granville, NY, the plan was the Champlain Canal to Whitehall, New York, … Continue reading
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Tagged 11, 12, Champlain Canal Locks 9, Fair Haven, Middletown Springs, Mineral springs history, Montvert Hotel, New York, Vermont, Whitehall
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GUILFORD, VERMONT and GUILFORD FAIR – 5 SEPTEMBER 2021
I had a great day today, and am racing with limited time tonight to get this post done and to you to encourage you to visit the Guilford Fair tomorrow, Labor Day. I passed the remote, rural fairgrounds several months … Continue reading
BACK TO MOUNT GREYLOCK and WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS – 18-20 AUGUST 2021
I am sure you remember a trip I planned in 2010, and finally headed off for on August 1, 2017, but sadly only made it half way when BLACK BEAUTY decided to shut down and ask for a piggy-back ride … Continue reading
TWO LAKES — MORE RAILROAD — THE LARGEST — 14 AUGUST 2021
I had much I wanted to explore on Saturday – the weather starting was not looking good, and I delayed departure – but, I checked the weather radar map and decided to just jump in BLUE BELLE and go – … Continue reading