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Oh my poor starlink...
01/06/2025

Oh my poor starlink...

Santa is rejoicing and taking a little break from delivering all those presents over night to all the good little boys a...
12/25/2024

Santa is rejoicing and taking a little break from delivering all those presents over night to all the good little boys and girls everywhere!

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!

Now that it's darker outside, this is yet another a few more appropriate Merry Christmas Eve images for you...
12/25/2024

Now that it's darker outside, this is yet another a few more appropriate Merry Christmas Eve images for you...

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!
12/24/2024

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

On our way back to our home base in Florida, we stopped Mayberry, USA (aka Mt Airy, North Carolina) because we were clos...
12/23/2024

On our way back to our home base in Florida, we stopped Mayberry, USA (aka Mt Airy, North Carolina) because we were close by and I wanted to see the home of Andy Griffith. We didn't stay long because, well, it was a crazy time in town as they were having festivals and getting ready for Halloween! But we got to see a few of the sights. Need to go back to explore the area in more depth...

One of our favorite places to camp while on the road is at Army Corps of Engineer campgrounds. Besides the fact that peo...
12/15/2024

One of our favorite places to camp while on the road is at Army Corps of Engineer campgrounds. Besides the fact that people with the National Parks Pass can get 50% off camping fees, these campgrounds are usually located on bodies of water and are very well maintained. Many, if not most, campgrounds can handle some of the larger RV rigs such as ours (though ours isn't THAT big at 35' in length). These campgrounds feel more like camping than most RV "parks". (On the other hand, finding accessible open sky for Starlink access is correspondingly more difficult.)

I didn't stay here very long as I was passing through the area but here are a few pictures of our stay at North Bend Corps of Engineer Park in southern Virginia.

The road leading up to the Cog Railway at Mt Washington in New Hampshire included several surprises. Including these co...
12/15/2024

The road leading up to the Cog Railway at Mt Washington in New Hampshire included several surprises. Including these colorful views of a roadside babbling brook with lots of rapids and a small waterfall.

This is a photo dump of our Cog Railway trip to the top of Mt Washington and back. We took the steam engine ride - just...
12/14/2024

This is a photo dump of our Cog Railway trip to the top of Mt Washington and back. We took the steam engine ride - just because.

It's interesting that the steam engine itself is mounted at an angle to the frame and wheels in an attempt to keep the interior of the engine as level as possible as it climbs the steep terrain to the top. The seats inside the passenger area are also set at an angle so when going up or down you are sitting level which is more comfortable than sitting at an angle. They flip the seats when you get off at the top so you're always facing in the direction of travel too.

The Cog Railway ascends to the top on the west side of Mt Washington. There is a road if you want to drive up but it's located on the east side of the mountain.

There are restrooms at the top along with a little cafe where you can get some food and, more importantly, a hot beverage if you wish. This is important because it is C.O.L.D. up there on the top. I had my winter parka on with a sweatshirt which usually keeps me warm to darn near zero (it actually kept me nice and toasty when I was photographing eagles over the Mississippi River in Iowa 10 years ago in -20 degree temps!). But it didn't seem to work up here on this mountain. I just couldn't seem to get warm.

There is a small museum at the top as well that showcases the design and building of the railway along with more information about the weather station and weather at the top.

This is something I'd definitely do again some day, especially in the fall when the colors are out!

Good morning world! It seems like it takes a village to view the first sunrise in the US. The sun first hits the groun...
12/08/2024

Good morning world! It seems like it takes a village to view the first sunrise in the US. The sun first hits the ground at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine.

Ran across a few more photos of our time in Maine. A sunset image along with some fall colors in the Maine backcountry....
12/07/2024

Ran across a few more photos of our time in Maine. A sunset image along with some fall colors in the Maine backcountry. Enjoy!

I want to wish all of my friends and family a safe and very HAPPY THANKSGIVING. While we all focus on family, parades, ...
11/28/2024

I want to wish all of my friends and family a safe and very HAPPY THANKSGIVING. While we all focus on family, parades, and that traditional thanksgiving meal, the old Tom is pretty impressive in his own right...plus, he has family too!

Hi everyone! I finally managed to transfer all of my photos away from mechanical spinning hard drives to new solid stat...
11/14/2024

Hi everyone! I finally managed to transfer all of my photos away from mechanical spinning hard drives to new solid state drives (SSDs) for more safety and security. I can now climb back on to sharing my photographic captures on this RV adventure of mine.

In this case, it's more photos from around the Maine's beautiful and rugged coastline. From visiting with friends who were also from Florida, to small town marinas, to taking an excursion around the Bar Harbor area, here are some of my favorite captures.

A few coastal views from around the Bar Harbor area...
10/30/2024

A few coastal views from around the Bar Harbor area...

I have to give a big shout out to what is probably my favorite Harvest Host location I've stayed at so far. Stable View...
10/28/2024

I have to give a big shout out to what is probably my favorite Harvest Host location I've stayed at so far. Stable View in Aiken, SC. Stable View is an equine event venue with a focus on conservation, birds, bees, butterflies, and trees. They have a large wide open field to park your RV and all of their facilities are available for your exploration and use as long as there's not a large event underway. A surprising feature was their first class shower and restroom facilities which are also available to use. Such a first class operation...

After our failure to witness a sunrise from the top of Cadillac Mountain as I mentioned yesterday, we decided to walk ar...
10/28/2024

After our failure to witness a sunrise from the top of Cadillac Mountain as I mentioned yesterday, we decided to walk around the town of Bar Harbor. Here is some of what we saw...

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It's 39 degrees and it's snowing - again. Big snowflakes. Best of both worlds - it's purdy BUT it's not sticking or accumulating. Don't judge; it's better than 104 degrees with 50+mph winds we expderienced last month in Big Bend National Park!

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