PS if you look closely, you can see where @ricko resides
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Mount Greylock, the Highest Point in Massachusetts
At 3,491 feet, Mount Greylock is the highest point in Massachusetts. From its peak on a clear day, you can see as far as 90 miles away.
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^ Benihana's in Newport Beach makes a heart with the rice. The cook puts his spatula under the heart and emulates a beating heart.
I could drink the ginger sauce. I gave a chef $20 when no one was around, and he gave me the ginger sauce recipe. I couldn't come close to duplicating it.
Just learned that the opening ceremonies today for the Winter Olympics are being held in the same venue where they were held for the Beijing Summer Olympics - The Birds Nest.
Here are my photos of the Birds Nest as shot from a pedestrian overpass:
And here are views looking the opposite direction from the same spot on the pedestrian overpass:
And this is a photo taken at the edge of the roadway seen in the above photos:
Finally some added pictures taken the same day in Beijing. They include our transportation to and at a home visit:
I've repatriated these medals (POTUS special Government medals) back to the US. Class 1 from France and Class 2 from Uruguay. For the repatriation trail follow Eisenhower's OCONUS visits to other countries.
Hint: Save the mailed materials (envelope, bill of sale, etc.), contact emails, online ad, etc. These artifacts can be used to actually prove it was issued in France during Ike's May 1960 visit. It helps brand the piece as an oversea issue of a US Mint product. It also adds greatly to the charm of this POTUS medal.
@1northcoin said:
Just learned that the opening ceremonies today for the Winter Olympics are being held in the same venue where they were held for the Beijing Summer Olympics - The Birds Nest.
Here are my photos of the Birds Nest as shot from a pedestrian overpass:
And here are views looking the opposite direction from the same spot on the pedestrian overpass:
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Here is an added view from the pedestrian walkway looking toward the Olympics. Birds Nest in Beijing:
And as an added note, the unique building visible looking in the opposite direction from the pedestrian walkway is the IBM Building in Beijing:
Hope all are enjoying the Winter Olympics now in progress.
I've repatriated these medals (POTUS special Government medals) back to the US. Class 1 from France and Class 2 from Uruguay. For the repatriation trail follow Eisenhower's OCONUS visits to other countries.
Sent you the info. First I have repatriated and #6 Ike Appreciation medal in my collection.
@WillieBoyd2 said:
A view that one does not often see in Japan:
Mount Fujiyama - Looking down into the crater from the summit
Very cool - literally. Few climb Fuji in the winter.
OK, my own Mount Fuji story. With a son I climbed up two-thirds of the way to the top where we camped for the night in order to see the Rising Sun in the early morning. With that mission accomplished my more agile son went on to the summit and I returned to the base to await him. As I neared the base a Japanese police officer came up to me and asked if I had a son, giving me a name. With trepidation I answered yes assuming the worst that he had fallen in his ascent.
The policeman went on to tell me that my son had mistakenly gone back down the mountain on the opposite side where one could descend, but not climb back up. He went on to inform me that my son was waiting for me in a different prefecture (equivalent to a state) at a police station there. I took the longest taxi ride of my life to circle the base of the mountain and join up with him. Once there an officer going off duty gave us a ride to the nearest train station.
By chance I just came across some photos that illustrate the above story:
Camping for the night on the side of Mount Fuji and awaking the next morning to see the Rising Sun:
My son's climb to the top of Mount Fuji and views from the summit and looking into the crater:
The policeman, after having come to inform me of my son's whereabouts:
@WillieBoyd2 said:
A view that one does not often see in Japan:
Mount Fujiyama - Looking down into the crater from the summit
Very cool - literally. Few climb Fuji in the winter.
OK, my own Mount Fuji story. With a son I climbed up two-thirds of the way to the top where we camped for the night in order to see the Rising Sun in the early morning. With that mission accomplished my more agile son went on to the summit and I returned to the base to await him. As I neared the base a Japanese police officer came up to me and asked if I had a son, giving me a name. With trepidation I answered yes assuming the worst that he had fallen in his ascent.
The policeman went on to tell me that my son had mistakenly gone back down the mountain on the opposite side where one could descend, but not climb back up. He went on to inform me that my son was waiting for me in a different prefecture (equivalent to a state) at a police station there. I took the longest taxi ride of my life to circle the base of the mountain and join up with him. Once there an officer going off duty gave us a ride to the nearest train station.
There is actually a sequel to this story.
One has the option of purchasing special walkings sticks at the gift shop situated at the base of Mount Fuji. As one progresses up the mountain there are various stations where a wood burner is available at each to burn into the walking stick a charred stamping verifying one had reached the respective location level. Having purchased the walking sticks (along with a pair of flashlights for the night climbing) we progressed up the mountain and dutifully had them marked at each upward station.
To make a long story short, after the above related ordeal we boarded the train headed for Okayama, our next destination in Japan. To get there we had to transfer trains at Tokyo Station where there was a time break. We took advantage of the coin lockers there at Tokyo Station leaving our luggage there for a brief period until our connecting train was ready to depart. In our subsequent rush to board we forgot to take the walking sticks that we had placed in a corner of the room since they would not fit in the coin lockers.
Two weeks later we headed back by train to Tokyo to catch our returning flight to the United States. As we walked through Tokyo Station on the way to catch the Airport Express we passed by the coin locker location. Amazingly our two walking sticks were still there where they remained propped up in a corner of the room waiting for us after all that time!
Pictured is one of the flashlights, complete with lanyard, that llt the way after dark as we climbed Mount Fuji. (They were purchased at the gift shop at the base of Mount Fuji along with the above described walking sticks.)
FWIW, these are the best flashlights I have ever had for maintaining their battery power over time and don't require removal of the batteries to keep them functional.
OK, and some added photos relating to the above sequel to the original story:
Picking up the walking sticks at the gift shop situated at the base of Mount Fuji:
The Rising Sun as viewed in the morning after camping the night on the slopes of Mount Fuji:
And a graphic providing directions at the summit of Mount Fuji along with reposting of my son with his walking stick there at the summit of Mount Fuji:
I'm not making this up....but, yesterday, my wife had suggested throwing some random road kill out on the lake in front of our house to see if it would get the attention of our neighborhood fox or one of the many eagles we see. Coincidentally enough, this morning while driving, a rural squirrel selflessly volunteered for our endeavor by throwing himself under one of my tires. Fortunately I had a grocery bag in the van that would serve as my carrion bag so I scooped up "old blood and guts" and brought him home. I took him out about 30-yards onto the lake and went up to the house not really knowing what to expect. It only took about 2 minutes for one and then two more blackbirds to show up. They were there pecking away for less than a minute when they suddenly took off and, no shit, a big shadow appeared from out of the east followed by an eagle that swooped down and grabbed little Squirrely and flew him home where he will be the guest of honor for lunch. It was all over in less than 5 minutes.
The Hoosac Tunnel (also called Hoosic or Hoosick Tunnel) is a 4.75-mile (7.64 km) active railroad tunnel in western Massachusetts that passes through the Hoosac Range, an extension of Vermont's Green Mountains. It runs in a straight line from its east portal, along the Deerfield River in the town of Florida, to its west portal in the city of North Adams.
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The east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel
This is a great video
Hoosac Tunnel Ride Through - W to E - Infrared HD Footage - Best known Hoosac Footage, very rare!https://youtu.be/PFjZJet_9VQ
@1630Boston said:
The Hoosac Tunnel (also called Hoosic or Hoosick Tunnel) is a 4.75-mile (7.64 km) active railroad tunnel in western Massachusetts that passes through the Hoosac Range, an extension of Vermont's Green Mountains. It runs in a straight line from its east portal, along the Deerfield River in the town of Florida, to its west portal in the city of North Adams.
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Hoosac Tunnel Ride Through - W to E - Infrared HD Footage - Best known Hoosac Footage, very rare!https://youtu.be/PFjZJet_9VQ
It is interesting to note that the Hoosac Tunnel is more than twice as long as Seattle's Highway 99 Tunnel which at 2 miles long is the longest vehicle tunnel in the contiguous United States. The longest vehicle tunnel in North America is the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel that connects Portage to Whittier, Alaska. It is 2.7 miles long. The Alaska tunnel doubles as a Railroad Tunnel as well with cars alternating with trains
@ScoobyDoo2 said:
A pier near Oceanside , Ca. ~not me.
Looks like he just tried out his new free crack pipe.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
@1630Boston said:
The Hoosac Tunnel (also called Hoosic or Hoosick Tunnel) is a 4.75-mile (7.64 km) active railroad tunnel in western Massachusetts that passes through the Hoosac Range, an extension of Vermont's Green Mountains. It runs in a straight line from its east portal, along the Deerfield River in the town of Florida, to its west portal in the city of North Adams.
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Hoosac Tunnel Ride Through - W to E - Infrared HD Footage - Best known Hoosac Footage, very rare!https://youtu.be/PFjZJet_9VQ
It is interesting to note that the Hoosac Tunnel is more than twice as long as Seattle's Highway 99 Tunnel which at 2 miles long is the longest vehicle tunnel in the contiguous United States. The longest vehicle tunnel in North America is the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel that connects Portage to Whittier, Alaska. It is 2.7 miles long. The Alaska tunnel doubles as a Railroad Tunnel as well with cars alternating with trains
OK, here is the entrance to the longest vehicle tunnel in North America from the Whittier side. It's 2.7 miles length were originally constructed as part of the World War II effort to provide access to the northernmost ice free port of Whittier.
Note the train and vehicles jockeying for position to take their turns going through the tunnel.
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^ Benihana's in Newport Beach makes a heart with the rice. The cook puts his spatula under the heart and emulates a beating heart.
I could drink the ginger sauce. I gave a chef $20 when no one was around, and he gave me the ginger sauce recipe. I couldn't come close to duplicating it.
Hoard the keys.
Obviously Hawks aren't scared of Beetles -
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Just learned that the opening ceremonies today for the Winter Olympics are being held in the same venue where they were held for the Beijing Summer Olympics - The Birds Nest.
Here are my photos of the Birds Nest as shot from a pedestrian overpass:
And here are views looking the opposite direction from the same spot on the pedestrian overpass:
And this is a photo taken at the edge of the roadway seen in the above photos:
Finally some added pictures taken the same day in Beijing. They include our transportation to and at a home visit:
At the day's end gathered for the evening meal:
a no date south Korea 1000 won my wife gave me after her trip overseas some years ago
2003-present
I have this coming from France.
It is never too early to start planning for next week's Super Bowl "tailgate."
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🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
I've repatriated these medals (POTUS special Government medals) back to the US. Class 1 from France and Class 2 from Uruguay. For the repatriation trail follow Eisenhower's OCONUS visits to other countries.
Hint: Save the mailed materials (envelope, bill of sale, etc.), contact emails, online ad, etc. These artifacts can be used to actually prove it was issued in France during Ike's May 1960 visit. It helps brand the piece as an oversea issue of a US Mint product. It also adds greatly to the charm of this POTUS medal.
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Here is an added view from the pedestrian walkway looking toward the Olympics. Birds Nest in Beijing:
And as an added note, the unique building visible looking in the opposite direction from the pedestrian walkway is the IBM Building in Beijing:
Hope all are enjoying the Winter Olympics now in progress.
Seed thief.............
Double dose of Downies........
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
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Seriously?!
Sent you the info. First I have repatriated and #6 Ike Appreciation medal in my collection.
By chance I just came across some photos that illustrate the above story:
Camping for the night on the side of Mount Fuji and awaking the next morning to see the Rising Sun:
My son's climb to the top of Mount Fuji and views from the summit and looking into the crater:
The policeman, after having come to inform me of my son's whereabouts:
OK, and some added photos relating to the above sequel to the original story:
Picking up the walking sticks at the gift shop situated at the base of Mount Fuji:
The Rising Sun as viewed in the morning after camping the night on the slopes of Mount Fuji:
And a graphic providing directions at the summit of Mount Fuji along with reposting of my son with his walking stick there at the summit of Mount Fuji:
I'm not making this up....but, yesterday, my wife had suggested throwing some random road kill out on the lake in front of our house to see if it would get the attention of our neighborhood fox or one of the many eagles we see. Coincidentally enough, this morning while driving, a rural squirrel selflessly volunteered for our endeavor by throwing himself under one of my tires. Fortunately I had a grocery bag in the van that would serve as my carrion bag so I scooped up "old blood and guts" and brought him home. I took him out about 30-yards onto the lake and went up to the house not really knowing what to expect. It only took about 2 minutes for one and then two more blackbirds to show up. They were there pecking away for less than a minute when they suddenly took off and, no shit, a big shadow appeared from out of the east followed by an eagle that swooped down and grabbed little Squirrely and flew him home where he will be the guest of honor for lunch. It was all over in less than 5 minutes.
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
.It was all over in less than 5 minutes.
The Bald Eagle is certainly an impressive bird.
Dolly Parton Releases Bald Eagle "Liberty" (AEF) - 2008
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🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
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Nice sunrise Mark. Looks like you had a wonderful ride.
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The Hoosac Tunnel (also called Hoosic or Hoosick Tunnel) is a 4.75-mile (7.64 km) active railroad tunnel in western Massachusetts that passes through the Hoosac Range, an extension of Vermont's Green Mountains. It runs in a straight line from its east portal, along the Deerfield River in the town of Florida, to its west portal in the city of North Adams.
.
The east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel
This is a great video
https://youtu.be/PFjZJet_9VQ
Hoosac Tunnel Ride Through - W to E - Infrared HD Footage - Best known Hoosac Footage, very rare!
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Almost ran over a skunk, that would have been bad. I would fit right in at the coin show though,
Ya they wouldn’t know any different. They may ask if it was a new cologne.
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It is interesting to note that the Hoosac Tunnel is more than twice as long as Seattle's Highway 99 Tunnel which at 2 miles long is the longest vehicle tunnel in the contiguous United States. The longest vehicle tunnel in North America is the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel that connects Portage to Whittier, Alaska. It is 2.7 miles long. The Alaska tunnel doubles as a Railroad Tunnel as well with cars alternating with trains
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A pier near Oceanside , Ca. ~not me.
Looks like he just tried out his new free crack pipe.
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OK, here is the entrance to the longest vehicle tunnel in North America from the Whittier side. It's 2.7 miles length were originally constructed as part of the World War II effort to provide access to the northernmost ice free port of Whittier.
Note the train and vehicles jockeying for position to take their turns going through the tunnel.