Category Archives: Trips / Vacations

Josh Flat-Footin’ at the Carter Family Fold

Apparently there is this local, Josh, who comes out to the Carter Family Fold every Saturday and completely tears it up. From what I understand, he is often given the opportunity to do a solo dance. He’s apparently some sort … Continue reading

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Journey to the Carter Family Fold

Music was a huge part of my upbringing. Rockabilly, Do-Wop, Rhythm and Blues, Motown, British Invasion, and every imaginable urban black and white genre from the early 50s through the early 80s bled through the speakers of my home as … Continue reading

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2 days, 16 man-hours, 1 undersized fish

Each car had the word HERZOG printed on the side. Every so often they’d race up one side or another of the gorge. King Coal starts its path to Illinois or California or China. Bride Sally and Groom Steven. Watch … Continue reading

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Two men, four opinions, seven factions, one bridge, two bad/asses

[full size] Tunney Morgan Hunsaker (September 1, 1930 – April 27, 2005) was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia in 1960 when Hunsaker was Cassius Clay‘s (now Muhammed Ali) first opponent in a professional boxing bout. Hunsaker lost a … Continue reading

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New River Gorge

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Appalachian Spring

Kate and I got back from West Virginia mid-evening yesterday. We left town early Thursday morning and passed through Maryland and Virginia before arriving in Fayetteville, WV, to visit Sally and Steven. While there, we got to experience all things … Continue reading

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A Spring Sunday Drive

On our way to Hertzog Valley we stopped by a little park along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.   Some pictures of properties along Hertzog Valley Road, in Lancaster County. A stream that runs through the center of the valley. … Continue reading

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NH 2010 Comes to an End

Kate and I are packing up, with our third annual NH trip about to be behind us. After some promising indications regarding fishing on the first day, we did not get another bite. We vastly expanded our approach to the … Continue reading

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Post-Snowpocalypse NH

Well, Kate and I made it! Once we got out of West Philly it was pretty smooth sailing all the way up the eastern seaboard. With a food stop and bathroom stop, it was the usual 8 hour trek. Not … Continue reading

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Snowpocalypse 2.0 – NH Vacation Delayed?

Kate and I are scheduled to leave for NH for a mini-vacation but we may have to put our departure off until Friday. As it is now, there’s about three feet of blowing and drifting snow outside. We’ve just received … Continue reading

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