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PRESS plus POTS – 31 AUGUST and 1 SEPTEMBER 2022
It has been hard to get out and about – COVID, out of practice, making arrangements not as easy as in the past BUT – I just had an overnight to get me back in the “shunpiking mode.” I had … Continue reading
MIDDLESEX CANAL and GREAT WEEKEND – 18-20 JUNE 2022
A month or so ago my son Gary and I were “Zooming” and I suggested meeting at the Middlesex Canal Museum in North Bellerica, and exploring the canal which traverses both Woburn and Winchester, Massachusetts, were he and my son, … Continue reading
Posted in Day (or maybe two) Trips
Tagged Giant Step, Massachusetts, Middlesex Canal, Middlesex Canal Museum, North Bellerica, Woburn
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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
Posted in ROADS and ROUTES
Tagged Fort Bridgman, Gill, Gill Tavern, Massachusetts, Satan's Kingdom, Vermont, Vernon
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“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
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
IT IS MARCH — IT IS RLI — IT IS 25 YEARS
10-12 MARCH 2021 Yes, I have been staying at the Red Lion Inn now for twenty-five years straight. I did walk through the first floor some time in the 1980s, and drove by many times in the early 1960s in … Continue reading
MY “SECOND HOME” – THE RED LION INN – 9-11 September 2020 – and bonuses 2019 and 2018
I write for myself to remember, but love to share as you know. And during the pandemic I have been able to travel with myself on past adventures reviewing my past posts. In planning new routes to explore I will … Continue reading
Posted in The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Tagged "Birthplace of Vermont", "Henry Covered Bridge", "John Stark's Camping Ground", "Paper Mill Covered Bridge", Canaan, Collin's Diner, Country Store, Covered Bridge, CT, Cummington, General John Stark, Lime Rock, Massachusetts, Red Lion Inn' Stockbridge Mass, Sheffield MA UFO, Stockbridge, West Cornwall Connecticut
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BACK TO THE 1830s – and WITHOUT A TIME MACHINE – 19 AUGUST 2020
Ray’s travels 2020 – ZERO. And, you know why. To be safe we have all restricted our travels and exposure to others who may have COVID. Further keeping me home is that eating now while out and/or traveling is complicated, … Continue reading
7 April 2020 — REDUX of 7 April 2019 — ALL GOOD THINGS
For my recent travels the past six months I have been touring “Shunpiking with Ray” where I have enjoyed re-exploring, albeit verbally and with two dimensions instead of three. If you have followed me for any length of time you … Continue reading
6 HOUR ROUND TRIP – 57 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Actually, this post could have several appropriate titles – so here as sub-titles: PINCH ME – END OF A DREAM WELCOME HOME BELZEBUTH II // LADY RAB II THERE’S A “NEW” CAR IN TOWN Remember, I write for myself, and … Continue reading
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