Sunday, November 6, 2011
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Angel Falls - Beaver Meadow Creek - Java, Wyoming County
Julie & I had last visited this falls 7 or 8 years ago. Before we were married! We went back today because we had a free afternoon. It's about a half mile easy creekwalk to a 30' falls.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Gene Eugene Andrusco 1961-2000
I just found this great tribute to one of my favorite faith-based songwriters...
http://vimeo.com/24796635
http://vimeo.com/24796635
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Morrison Run hike - 5/14/11
On Saturday we hiked the Morrison Run trail in the Allegheny National Forest. It was Julie, myself and another couple. (soon to be married good friends of ours!) We hiked this trail once before but 3 years ago. Its a 7.6 mile out and back. The trail is a gradual downhill following Morrison Run itself. The forest here is PRISTINE. Super high trees, the creek gurgling by next to the trail, and lots of boulders to climb around, sometimes they were in the creek itself. The rocks in this area are not anything like most of central and western New York with its mostly shale. These are all quartz conglomerate rocks and boulders. Some the size of houses. I was tempted to cancel our trip when I looked at the weather report in the morning but saw that the bands of showers were going to be intermittent. So we decided to give it a go and take our chances. It rained the entire way down, stopped for our entire 5 mile hike, with the exception of some misty drizzle here and there (not enough to put a coat on). Then 30 seconds after we were done and in the car and back on PA 59, it started to downpour! Since it was such a humid day, the mist along the creek was really beautiful.
The first fork in the trail. I almost chose the wrong turn!
Really cool rock formations...
The mist along the creek was beautiful...
Some baby beech trees just starting to leaf out...
"Ocian in view! O the joy!" (if I may quote Lewis & Clark)
We finally made it to the reservoir after a 3.8 mile walk. The water level was HIGH. The bushes on the bottom right of this photo are submerged.
As we were eating lunch, the water got a bit choppy and the wind picked up, so we decided to get out of these before the downpour we were expecting to happen... but didn't happen! :)
I wonder how long this tree has been clinging to this rock!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
John Muir
I just finished watching a documentary on PBS of the life of John Muir.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/john-muir-in-the-new-world/about-the-documentary-film/1789/
This guy was was definitely a kindred spirit of mine although we've lived a century apart. He had a firm grasp of the fact that the world has been created by God for God, not for man. Although we get the opportunity to enjoy it!
"The world, yet made, is still being made."
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/john-muir-in-the-new-world/about-the-documentary-film/1789/
This guy was was definitely a kindred spirit of mine although we've lived a century apart. He had a firm grasp of the fact that the world has been created by God for God, not for man. Although we get the opportunity to enjoy it!
"The world, yet made, is still being made."
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
My first blog post!
Hi everyone! (everyone being - whoever is reading this)
I've always toyed with the idea of starting one of these up but never got around to it. I first heard of these new fangled blog type things about 5 years ago. At first I thought they were kind of dumb. As in... "why would anyone want to ramble on about what's going on in their life for the entire world to see?" That being said, I think I won't post on here much. But we'll see. :)
Today was the day of the day of the annual Whitehaven Road Baptist Church Outdoors Club whitewater rafting trip. A group of 12 of us rafted the Genesee River at Letchworth State Park like we normally do. The weather was GREAT and the river was ROARING. 12 of us had an exhilarating time enjoying the river, each other's company, and God's creation. As always, Adventure Calls did an amazing job guiding us. Julie got a migraine today. THANKFULLY, it was after we got off the river. Then it was off to Brian's USA Diner for a late lunch.
I think I ought to mow the lawn tomorrow seeing as how the backyard is slightly less squishy than it has been lately.
I've always toyed with the idea of starting one of these up but never got around to it. I first heard of these new fangled blog type things about 5 years ago. At first I thought they were kind of dumb. As in... "why would anyone want to ramble on about what's going on in their life for the entire world to see?" That being said, I think I won't post on here much. But we'll see. :)
Today was the day of the day of the annual Whitehaven Road Baptist Church Outdoors Club whitewater rafting trip. A group of 12 of us rafted the Genesee River at Letchworth State Park like we normally do. The weather was GREAT and the river was ROARING. 12 of us had an exhilarating time enjoying the river, each other's company, and God's creation. As always, Adventure Calls did an amazing job guiding us. Julie got a migraine today. THANKFULLY, it was after we got off the river. Then it was off to Brian's USA Diner for a late lunch.
I think I ought to mow the lawn tomorrow seeing as how the backyard is slightly less squishy than it has been lately.
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