tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719556365014653082024-03-19T09:35:16.308-07:00The Mt.Tom Billy GoatRedtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-81028175527086221652013-06-03T12:39:00.002-07:002013-06-03T12:40:43.468-07:00<h2>
The Lost Boulder Trail</h2>
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One of the most beautiful areas of the Mt. Tom Reservation is along the Lost Boulder Trail.</div>
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Here are a few pictures:</div>
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Mt. Tom Reservation repaving project nearly completed</h2>
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The Billy Goat would like to report that as of last week, the repaving of the Mt. Tom Reservation is just about completed.<br />
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In addition to Smiths Ferry and Christopher Clark Roads, most of the scenic vistas and parking areas have also been paved. </div>
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There was still work to be done at the entrance to the Bray Lake parking area and parking areas near Hampden Field. Aside from those spots, the other work involves the drainage culverts along the side of the roads.<br />
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There was speculation that Nonotuck Road was also going to be resurfaced but only to the Goat Peak area.<br />
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Access to Goat Peak and the Eyrie House Ruins has been cut off to motor traffic for many years and it remains to be seen if this road will ever be open to vehicles again.<br />
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It was a real joy to travel through the reservation without having to dodge those menacing potholes. Hats off to everyone involved for a job well done.</div>
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Brush fire on Mount Tom delays southbound I-91 traffic</h1>
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Traffic is slowed in the southbound lane of I-91 near exit 18 in Northampton Sunday due to a brush fire in Holyoke. Photo by JERREY ROBERTS</div>
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Story by SCOTT MERZBACH Northampton Gazette</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">HOLYOKE — A brush fire near the rest area on Interstate 91 caused extensive delays for southbound vehicles throughout Sunday afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Trooper Felipe Martinez at the Northampton State Police barracks said traffic was backed up about 2 miles at 4:30 p.m. as a result of smoke from the brush fire, which started late Sunday morning. The backup grew to about 5 miles by 6 p.m., with traffic slowed down beginning at Exit 18 in Northampton.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Holyoke Fire Department Lt. Thomas Paquin said the brush fire started on part of the Mount Tom Reservation, with the state Division of Fire Services taking the lead and receiving assistance from many Holyoke and Northampton firefighters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Several surrounding communities shuttled in water with their tanker trucks because there are no fire hydrants there,” Paquin said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The travel lane of Interstate 91 south was closed to allow fire trucks and other apparatus to set up, Paquin said, with just the passing lane open during the duration of the event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">About 50 firefighters remained on the scene into the early evening trying to extinguish the blaze and put out hot spots. It was one of a number of brush fires that flared up on a sunny, dry day with wind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Paquin said the fire was challenging because of the hilly terrain and the thick underbrush. He said Holyoke firefighters were shuttled back and forth every couple of hours from the scene of the brush fire to coverage in the city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The cause isn’t yet known, but since it started near the highway it could have been a cigarette butt discarded from a window, Paquin said. The fire spread quickly, consuming roughly 15 acres of brush, because so much downed brush and trees has accumulated over the last few years, he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Northampton Fire Department was providing mutual aid and both Goshen and Chesterfield departments were contacted for fire engine tankers, according to Fireground 360, which puts information online for the first-responder community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">One team had hydration and snacks for the firefighters, while the second provided a mobile kitchen offering light food, Sullivan said.</span></div>
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Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-8589206532811303772013-04-22T12:03:00.000-07:002013-04-24T17:23:14.361-07:00Ashley Reservoir via Millville Road<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Anyone who visits Ashley Reservoir is probably familiar with it's four "main" entrances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There's an entrance at Route 202, one at the Elks Lodge on Whitney Avenue, another at Lower Westfield Road and Richard Eger Drive, and the maintenance entrance off of Homestead Avenue on Rock Cut Road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There's also a fifth "unofficial" entrance off of Prospect Avenue in West Springfield on Millville Road. This road used to connect with Lower Westfield Road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Although cut off with Holyoke for years, it's still a great nature, hiking and biking trail that leads to the "Wilhelm Pass" section of the reservoir.</span><br />
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Here's the entrance at the intersection of Prospect Avenue, Morgan Road and Millville Road. From this point you are about a mile and a half from Ashley Reservoir.<br />
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A downed tree in the distance. There are some nice streams, vernal pools and beautiful rock formations along the road.<br />
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A pathway heading southwest in the direction of a secluded pond near the Pioneer Valley Railroad tracks.<br />
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An old boundary marker along the trail. Not sure, but this could be the land marker between West Springfield and Holyoke.<br />
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Another marker further down the trail with the inscription "73".<br />
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About three quarters of the way down Millville Road. The road was a bit wet and muddy in this area.<br />
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Approaching "Wilhelm Pass" and Ashley Reservoir.<br />
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The railroad bridge at "Wilhelm Pass". Access under the bridge has long ceased with mounds of earth and vines blocking the way. This must have been a very busy route in the early 1900s. I'm assuming access was cut off by the city of Holyoke years ago to discourage vehicle travel south to and from West Springfield.<br />
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The stone abutment on the west side of the railroad bridge.<br />
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Pathway at the end of Millville Road that crosses over the Pioneer Valley Railroad into Ashley Reservoir.<br />
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Ashley Reservoir with the Carmody Pump House in the distance.<br />
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A view of the Pioneer Valley Railroad tracks looking west. Underneath the bridge is the beginning of Millville Road that heads south to West Springfield. Notice the beautiful stone work of the bridge abutment that has supported the bridge for over a century.<br />
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Looking down the tracks of the Pioneer Valley Railroad east towards the Holyoke Mall.<br />
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Old iron railing at the end of Millville Road near "Wilhelm Pass" marking the entrance to Ashley Reservoir.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Last Signs Of Winter</span></h2>
Even though Spring has arrived, there was still plenty of snow on the ground at Whiting Street Reservoir early last week.<br />
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This view from Reservation Road is beautiful at any time of the year. But this winter scene with the sun setting directly over Bray Lake is my favorite.Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-42979044496309037682012-11-18T09:17:00.001-08:002012-11-18T09:17:22.323-08:00New Bridge Over Bray Brook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-25702971580010927052012-08-12T16:44:00.005-07:002012-08-12T17:04:47.376-07:00Mt.Tom Summer Hike 8/12/12<h3>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday was a beautiful day for a hike. I started out near the Maintenance Area of the reservation and headed up the Quarry Trail to the Middle Loop Trail. From there it was up Tote Road to the Ski Area.</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I then hiked the access road to the UMASS wind tower, then headed on to Dead Top. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">From there i headed north along the MM Trail to Whiting Peak then back down to Free Orchard. Total hike time was around 2 hours, 40 minutes.</span></span></h3>
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Frog Pond off Quarry Trail near Long Loop trail.</h4>
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Heading east towards the D'O C and Keystone Trails junction.</h4>
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Basalt rock formation off of Middle Loop Trail heading southeast towards Tote Road.</h4>
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A quiet, peaceful section of forest near Tote Road.</h4>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Yellow cracked Bolete half way up Tote Road.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Heading up Tote Road towards the Mt. Tom Ski Area.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>There are still a few structures remaining that bring back memories of the Mt. Tom Ski Area. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>On the road to Dead Top.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>The abandoned UMASS wind power experiment. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Basalt cliffs of the Mt. Tom Range looking northward.</b></span></div>
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Pictured is the communications tower which was erected in June by the Holyoke Gas & Electric just north of the Mt. Tom summit. According to the G&E, the tower will further assess wind power resources and attach telecommunications equipment. G&E also plans to lease space on the tower to other telecommunication companies.</div>
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The tower as seen from the Mt. Tom summit.<br />
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Entrance road leading to the tower is off the old Mt. Tom Incline Railroad.<br />
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The newly constructed tower is 190 feet high.<br />
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Eddie Phillips the "Voice Of Los Feliz" welcoming all you new listeners from Canada....<br />
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Maintenance building inside tower boundry.</div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-59857553942202188622011-06-01T10:21:00.000-07:002011-06-01T10:28:20.799-07:00Renovations At Community Field<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi858wHzwMzHP2lKwX4G69TXXN3vnCZBhH5DmJ3xT3NeAHUy_5o8rPOOc_oxbJ9_WQCVFgt0Nf6-j_mi38JvFcrFwaHgcw9pttzGKZdV2LKH6Bn7ez8isJgNOjfDYYFlHhcxRJ_lD6PDJ9A/s1600/IMG_4285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi858wHzwMzHP2lKwX4G69TXXN3vnCZBhH5DmJ3xT3NeAHUy_5o8rPOOc_oxbJ9_WQCVFgt0Nf6-j_mi38JvFcrFwaHgcw9pttzGKZdV2LKH6Bn7ez8isJgNOjfDYYFlHhcxRJ_lD6PDJ9A/s320/IMG_4285.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Community Field is the largest park in Holyoke MA (93.6 acres) and offers active and passive recreational activities. Originally planned as an enclosed athletic stadium, the park was dedicated to the City on October 31, 1925. The land was gifted to the City by a non-profit citizen group who raised funds and purchased the land “to promote physical education and athletic exercise".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This submittal proposes a complete renovation of Community Field to provide an ADA-accessible multi-generational four season recreation facility offering walking trails, an ice and roller skating path, sledding hills, water spray feature, play structures, picnic facilities, dog park, interpretative signage, seating, parking and small recreational playing field. Once completed it will be the City’s only four season park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As part of the park renovation project, the City also proposes to daylight 305’ linear feet of Day Brook to eliminate overland flooding during heavy storm events and to create 1400’ linear of new natural stream channels to enhance the natural resources. Day Brook is currently piped from underneath I-91 in a 48” culvert, discharging to a small confluence area before entering a 30” pipe under the wading pool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 30” pipe discharges at a headwall on the eastern edge of the park and flows over steep ledge. Eventually, Day Brook re-enters a culvert at Hicks Ave. and enters the CSO system.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the spring of 2008, after a large storm event, the Day Brook culvert system at Community Field was overwhelmed and flooding caused damage to the park roadway and flooded downstream residential properties. The Conservation Commission has issued an Order of Conditions (DEP File No. 186-0235) approving the park renovation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Low impact design elements and green technology is integrated into the park design as appropriate. Rain gardens, rain recapture systems and native non-invasive plantings will be used.Community Field is located in the Oakdale neighborhood- a central Holyoke neighborhood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It isaccessed from Route 202/Cherry Street near I-91 Interchange 16. A gated rear entrance off of Summitt Street is open only during winter months to prevent “cut-through” traffic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The park is readily accessible for both City residents and those throughout the Pioneer Valley. The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA- Red Route 24) provides bus service within a quarter mile of the park entrance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The park is located within a half mile of two elementary schools, Holyoke High School, and two large subsidized housing projects (Jarvis Heights Apartments and Beaudoin Village). It is readily accessible from I-91. The neighborhood (and much of Holyoke) is Commonwealth of MA designated as an Environmental Justice community.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Community Field serves as the entrance to the historic Scott Tower Park on Crafts’ Hill- a 1940’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) site of stone bridges, walks, and the Scott Tower. Scott Tower is located on the west side of I-91 and is accessed from a gated road at Community Field.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vehicular access to Scott Tower is prohibited. Scott Tower is not the subject of this application. However, it is the City’s hope that with the revitalization of Community Field, Scott Tower could once again become a jewel amenity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Community Field is currently in poor to fair condition and provides no ADA-accessible activities. The last large scale park renovation occurred here in the early 1970’s. Vestiges of the 1970’s renovations can still be found- an unusable basketball court, shuffle board courts in disrepair, and a non-functioning wading pool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the 1980’s, a community group installed the Kelly Constant Memorial Playground. The playground was removed in 2007 due to safety concerns. A few picnic tables and the overgrown sledding hills remain. Poor drainage and stormwater</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">management from I-91 runoff and Day Brook have result in saturated soil conditions (unusable fields) and park flooding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Severe storm damage in 2008 further degraded the park. The park has suffered a circular decline- as fewer and fewer positive activities were available, more and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">more inappropriate and/or criminal uses developed which drove out positive uses and visitors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The current dominant use is daytime walking and dog walking. Loved and enjoyed by generations of Holyokers, the community is fully supportive of the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">renovation of Community Field. Community support is evidenced by the 2005 Open Space and Recreation Plan and Community Field-specific planning meetings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> In 2007, a group of constituents led by City Councilor Todd McGee spearheaded an effort to revitalize Community Field. Community Field is noted throughout the 2005 City of Holyoke Open Space and Recreation Plan (2005 OSP) as being in need of renovation/repair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 2005 OSP Survey results noted that of the top ten goals, rehabilitation on existing parks was highly favored over development of new parks. Community Field is specifically mentioned in the Five Year Action Plan as the subject of action items including removal of the play structure, renovation of the spray pad, repair of gates,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and overall reconstruction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This proposal and the findings of the 2005 OSP are consistent with the Massachusetts Outdoors 2006 (SCORP) in that 92.8% of respondents in the CT Valley indicated new funding initiatives should focus on restoring and improving existing recreational areas. CT Valley respondents also placed the highest priority on walking (13.9%) and playground (11.3%).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Parks and Recreation Department began the Community Field renovation public process in early 2008 with a Request for Proposals for redesign of the park. Public meetings were held on October 14, 2008, December 13, 2008, and February 10, 2009 at Holyoke High School. Gale Associates Inc. completed a Redevelopment Master Plan based upon community input in April 2009. An on-site public meeting was held on June 7, 2009 to discuss preliminary plans. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During the planning process, a Community Field Redevelopment Plan Survey was issued to the community. Of respondents to the question “Should Community Field be redeveloped?”, 93% indicated “yes”.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The renovation of Community Field is consistent with several local initiatives including the 2010 Open Space and Recreation Plan Update and those of the Holyoke Food and Fitness Policy Council (HFFPC). The HFFPC is actively promoting healthy living though obesity education and encouraging the community to take advantage of local recreational opportunities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Park visitation will also be enhanced by the on-site presence of environmental resources including Day Brook and four wetland systems. The area is not mapped as having any threatened or endangered species (upland/wetland/plant/animal) nor is it within FEMAmapped flood plain (Zone C) or listed as a DEP Waste Site. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">VHB, Inc. has submitted an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation to the City of Holyoke Conservation Commission and DEP for confirmation of the wetland boundaries. Low impact design elements and green technology is integrated into the park design as appropriate. Rain gardens, rain recapture systems and native non-invasive plantings will be used.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The City of Holyoke proposes this comprehensive renovation of Community Field to address those issues which caused the park to fall into disrepair. With this comprehensive approach and broad community support, Community Field will once again be a local and regional destination offering the City’s only ADA-accessible multi-generational four season recreational opportunities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No practicable alternatives to the proposed project and design exist (§55.20(c)(1)). In order to correct the substandard drainage and stormwater management system, work in wetlands must occur. No actual development such as hard park amenities (playscapes, etc.) is proposed with wetland areas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Work in wetland areas is solely proposed to address historic flooding and property damage. The only viable alternative is no redevelopment of the park as it would be fiscally imprudent to fund park renovations without addressing the flooding issues. (§55.20(c)(2))</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In addition to concerns for life and property, the city considered the natural and values of the wetlands. The natural resources of the wetland include water, biological, recreational and societal resources. The wetlands will be enhanced with new native non-invasive plantings and improved stormwater quality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The City of Holyoke Conservation Commission and the MA DEP by issuance of the Order of Conditions DEP No. 186-235 have determined that the construction of the buildings will have no quantifiable impact on plant and animal life. The Order of Conditions is final; no appeals were filed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The site is not within Priority Habitat for rare plants or wildlife or Estimated Habitat ofRare Wetlands Wildlife. The Massachusetts Historical Commission determined that the projectis unlikely to affect significant historic or archeological resources. (§55.20(d)) (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Community Field wading/spray pool provided hours of fun for children on hot summer days. The renovation of the field includes restoration of the spray pool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Looking northward, a pathway is all that remains of the Wooden Playground in the Ralph Sacks Recreation Area. The playground was removed in 2007 due to safety and health concerns. Plans for this area include a new Warming House and ice and roller skating paths including play structures.Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-26675789447575290422010-04-02T13:55:00.000-07:002010-04-02T14:04:47.734-07:00Mt. Tom Tea Pavilion: Now<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Here's what remains of the Tea Pavilion which was located on the east side of Mt. Tom below the Summit House (see previous post for pictures of the pavilion in the 1900s)</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTbc7GQ7ai59tXcC2wVL2SMEYuZUAMSpiVXxMLhuqFq78m9TdxXzMR5j5e7MLrnJKd4PGNA3tg7GhUGUKbGYBCgXsQ4DcnrMvVqKeqE7cIIB4FRCB7vwl2GGQbAUq1D8twjZhG7ZmtyO-/s1600/IMG_5840.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTbc7GQ7ai59tXcC2wVL2SMEYuZUAMSpiVXxMLhuqFq78m9TdxXzMR5j5e7MLrnJKd4PGNA3tg7GhUGUKbGYBCgXsQ4DcnrMvVqKeqE7cIIB4FRCB7vwl2GGQbAUq1D8twjZhG7ZmtyO-/s320/IMG_5840.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455647876336511810" /></a>This concrete slab is all that remains of the pavilion, this view is to the north.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWGEZLfaWhlcGITVLRi3uG2JMZsJKhsrxkYz0i-sKdtxIceKDTY5fM2HJfagbzTV7xCG6UYcoVRTmf5sg6405wObhhwKeAQI5N5BDzgKUmDP-fDo55azpu8-07F-9foFOFs-1O1th-2Qy/s1600/IMG_5845.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWGEZLfaWhlcGITVLRi3uG2JMZsJKhsrxkYz0i-sKdtxIceKDTY5fM2HJfagbzTV7xCG6UYcoVRTmf5sg6405wObhhwKeAQI5N5BDzgKUmDP-fDo55azpu8-07F-9foFOFs-1O1th-2Qy/s320/IMG_5845.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455647866456308162" /></a>And a view to the south.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6n6FSGlOlPIROouiaJkap_UDUaLPeJ-E_VrVZKI8c7fd65DPb9lNGcYgbDZVN30bYGdDA9jaOXzJcDhYgEwADZfMvjjg0se_-GHH1kTJgdpiLdE9D0zPefQ551Gj5Y3R24FQdSO1yV2Z/s1600/IMG_5844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6n6FSGlOlPIROouiaJkap_UDUaLPeJ-E_VrVZKI8c7fd65DPb9lNGcYgbDZVN30bYGdDA9jaOXzJcDhYgEwADZfMvjjg0se_-GHH1kTJgdpiLdE9D0zPefQ551Gj5Y3R24FQdSO1yV2Z/s320/IMG_5844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455647858908373234" /></a>Bill was here!!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAw6mdQMZ8wgFZ3ovBMpHFvY39kjRZ0jHVUbdXBF3ojOti7Q2lZKBQh5w8i7SIR6ZVZLAQQaTKsysVInBWT6EQCwJ768eVgzefPgKltCBQLgoFD7O8kBlDj2a7xc86gGXAGzXWpcKi8Zyu/s1600/IMG_5838.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAw6mdQMZ8wgFZ3ovBMpHFvY39kjRZ0jHVUbdXBF3ojOti7Q2lZKBQh5w8i7SIR6ZVZLAQQaTKsysVInBWT6EQCwJ768eVgzefPgKltCBQLgoFD7O8kBlDj2a7xc86gGXAGzXWpcKi8Zyu/s320/IMG_5838.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455647856379165842" /></a>Another view facing south, at this angle you can get an idea of how thick the concrete floor was.<br /><br /></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-33398987020599977042010-04-02T13:20:00.001-07:002010-05-23T06:08:35.071-07:00Mt.Tom Tea Pavilion: Then...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICv_jzWKCXIOeyUMmPW_oIZ8HnjxrluZq3yHfBzueKxpdaNHoY0inSyh9ghCcKcY0RFj5dy9MFav1XNGZ4rle0pKjyE36Xuu0vj92opq5y3W4sEBF6qlihPs2zBDmklvSFAqqY96WZlZ7/s1600/IMG_8019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICv_jzWKCXIOeyUMmPW_oIZ8HnjxrluZq3yHfBzueKxpdaNHoY0inSyh9ghCcKcY0RFj5dy9MFav1XNGZ4rle0pKjyE36Xuu0vj92opq5y3W4sEBF6qlihPs2zBDmklvSFAqqY96WZlZ7/s320/IMG_8019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474449071208424226" /></a><br /><div>The Tea Pavilion was located on the East side of Mt. Tom, just below the Summit House.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOr3rTzIsiS_wHs74VIDBX8DeH6Y7K1nLchtDah0SETkYjR01HmQKABFJ3IKB0KPMelsmRsPLGFyGNDY4WFx8n5NeQhZKIGYIY3pwxSYIYJdZnMx9snrAtDAWV0yFKpqjEp1qWN9ijdie/s1600/IMG_6713.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOr3rTzIsiS_wHs74VIDBX8DeH6Y7K1nLchtDah0SETkYjR01HmQKABFJ3IKB0KPMelsmRsPLGFyGNDY4WFx8n5NeQhZKIGYIY3pwxSYIYJdZnMx9snrAtDAWV0yFKpqjEp1qWN9ijdie/s320/IMG_6713.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456830798277007986" /></a><br /></div><div>The pavilion offered spectacular views to the east and southeast.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lZWM75fJvKbFpI8p5i62oSHUPB5Aj59haB7ustdb490Ld4NY3VMK1GdlWKTfLQXqkjzDPC94GO1KmBTMGXINcTrZKif2GLpSZjH5cViGRIUo-d8tAecjyYjLj6kjmkQYOR-Fx6nHWDka/s1600/IMG_6706.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lZWM75fJvKbFpI8p5i62oSHUPB5Aj59haB7ustdb490Ld4NY3VMK1GdlWKTfLQXqkjzDPC94GO1KmBTMGXINcTrZKif2GLpSZjH5cViGRIUo-d8tAecjyYjLj6kjmkQYOR-Fx6nHWDka/s320/IMG_6706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456055039211008642" /></a><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Tea Pavilion was used mostly as a social gathering spot by the women visitors to the summit. </span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWzYhVrtzI2EnS4wVtjobdKmdMRdmegzhA3TE2TLNXtDmyDlo6Jd4t_E4vE6F-ZdJtNdNFynpEndHgR1JbgtP6pp5EUENUH40a_JGl7pEDH4LG21htj5piZ6WIWLPKWpIsQKM9r3KXIkr/s1600/ss19.jpeg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWzYhVrtzI2EnS4wVtjobdKmdMRdmegzhA3TE2TLNXtDmyDlo6Jd4t_E4vE6F-ZdJtNdNFynpEndHgR1JbgtP6pp5EUENUH40a_JGl7pEDH4LG21htj5piZ6WIWLPKWpIsQKM9r3KXIkr/s320/ss19.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455642117344882466" /></a><br /></div><div>A group of ladies socializing at the Mt. Tom Tea Pavilion. The views from the mountain were spectacular in the early 1900s due to the deforestation of the summit by the previous owner, a Mr. Fairfield who owned a lumber company in Westfield. He sold the mountain top and surrounding area to William Stiles Loomis in the late 1890s.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODiPMXW_IV42-SM8WHc2OgUZAdrMAuHCLiCYL72Wh6km20I5bdjgrx1U8VznzDCOApes0nXRz58i4KHhhq29Vkx9oJXW9MzRvu45n22hmYY_ORQYKnac3WoRxxZp9wgnSkMnOXp7oOFj-/s1600/191293.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODiPMXW_IV42-SM8WHc2OgUZAdrMAuHCLiCYL72Wh6km20I5bdjgrx1U8VznzDCOApes0nXRz58i4KHhhq29Vkx9oJXW9MzRvu45n22hmYY_ORQYKnac3WoRxxZp9wgnSkMnOXp7oOFj-/s320/191293.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455642107934154002" /></a><br /></div><div>The north end of the pavilion with the Whiting Street Reservoir and Connecticut River in the background.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEYRqMNcWtmVnNomyoYAvhJCf00B9kw1xDsHTmOZp1ql9NOQD_VLv5Zmnktjt8FQSjcAGVviMIAvNMe1D69tltZMuj5-fss0MwrPW3O-moFyijJsbn-x408LyoduygQ46BASJJFjpxXZ4/s1600/555.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEYRqMNcWtmVnNomyoYAvhJCf00B9kw1xDsHTmOZp1ql9NOQD_VLv5Zmnktjt8FQSjcAGVviMIAvNMe1D69tltZMuj5-fss0MwrPW3O-moFyijJsbn-x408LyoduygQ46BASJJFjpxXZ4/s320/555.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455642102497790626" /></a><br /></div><div>Another view from the summit's south slope.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-67807165849392815852010-04-02T12:29:00.000-07:002010-04-02T12:59:14.638-07:00Mt.Tom Summit At Sunset<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I recently made my way up to the Mt.Tom Summit to take some photos of the beautiful sunset on St. Patrick's Day, i guess it's becoming an annual event for me to be on the mountain on this day, last year i did a hike with Glenn Sullivan on St. Patrick's Day which covered the Bray Loop, Kay Bee, D.O.C. and MM trails.</span></span></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I started out by taking the path across from Mt. Joe's Coffee kiosk on Rt 141 which leads to the "Electric Pole" trail, i took this trail up to where the trail intersects with the MM trail and followed the MM to the old Summit House walkway. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The walkway is actually part of the MM trail, though i believe the owners of the communication complex atop the summit are trying to re-route the trail to an area below the current walk way, this is because the land close to the path is being developed for more communication buildings and equipment. Another reason for re-routing is because the walkway which was built in the late 1890s is becoming very dangerous to cross in certain areas.</span></p></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcQ-DCKeDlM8PpXgnTdXm_XLpTbfeNHcZgqME6RJgwjs5x-XVB4aD9IQblIcssYdHhIfEs0CqwlWXzErR_76cHm0Q7TXPoYgl5N3naAmq8i82-sL9WIHgQvvNOjAQmZ251c0uT2XnA_qG/s1600/IMG_5934.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcQ-DCKeDlM8PpXgnTdXm_XLpTbfeNHcZgqME6RJgwjs5x-XVB4aD9IQblIcssYdHhIfEs0CqwlWXzErR_76cHm0Q7TXPoYgl5N3naAmq8i82-sL9WIHgQvvNOjAQmZ251c0uT2XnA_qG/s320/IMG_5934.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625850555555602" /></a>The old stairway that takes you to the long gone Mt. Tom Summit House. the original foundation which was built in 1897 is still standing and is still part of the structure that makes up the communication building complex.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcBHwHznMgOIqiUkOvJcl85q8bwV-FavQe2LQJXqfe07AN7H7yWVWQzutp5roqxeXBshnhimyIe2D9OhEZWoM6dorTzrkMxMPPH_7Uj5pG_TjFUzce6NaWPTM3BHszyjl7c8jYdoiw9UQ/s1600/IMG_5929.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcBHwHznMgOIqiUkOvJcl85q8bwV-FavQe2LQJXqfe07AN7H7yWVWQzutp5roqxeXBshnhimyIe2D9OhEZWoM6dorTzrkMxMPPH_7Uj5pG_TjFUzce6NaWPTM3BHszyjl7c8jYdoiw9UQ/s320/IMG_5929.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625841447174642" /></a>You can still walk in the footsteps of President McKinley and William Stiles Loomis.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc3vHcmwptz3gcw8IL33U0yXLyjFcUu2cLhDpoILlTelpyLHCxZsJQDDG89OiRupUsD9e27dJd8x8Y_EMdpv0Wk8Ql7iuNkeVg90cjhAqi8N13TLI-Xhkh2ye2W8WFVzecf_jyWK71Nh4/s1600/IMG_5919.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc3vHcmwptz3gcw8IL33U0yXLyjFcUu2cLhDpoILlTelpyLHCxZsJQDDG89OiRupUsD9e27dJd8x8Y_EMdpv0Wk8Ql7iuNkeVg90cjhAqi8N13TLI-Xhkh2ye2W8WFVzecf_jyWK71Nh4/s320/IMG_5919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625834440639986" /></a>Looking southeast approaching the stairway, if you look close you can see Hartford, Connecticut on the horizon.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsd7o8g_0N4KwZYia3_4Bi5ZeBN9GKeNv9pUpBUQvGMOkJ5Eg9YvaTc4qMQqZAsB7vDmoXN8ndsBu0xU-ECNvkpzVjtVPOndGVs2ygyLJp84J3iRA093LUuzvp6MuY7IbCpstci3-Dlcdd/s1600/IMG_5898.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsd7o8g_0N4KwZYia3_4Bi5ZeBN9GKeNv9pUpBUQvGMOkJ5Eg9YvaTc4qMQqZAsB7vDmoXN8ndsBu0xU-ECNvkpzVjtVPOndGVs2ygyLJp84J3iRA093LUuzvp6MuY7IbCpstci3-Dlcdd/s320/IMG_5898.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625428828167666" /></a>Further on the walkway looking southwest.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrIQdT8XGDxWMEPAa0ZS7qMM6LCePuFiRtMFX_Q808RA_AeOQZ1gOoE6iKa8p0XZVpwKIKmRF9K6URcQfwAaqj8D4XNFBloQA7SPVmB0KMFyr5Tlnd7R1UyLOxtxqIBa4CCJoYgBkfJ2_/s1600/IMG_5900.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrIQdT8XGDxWMEPAa0ZS7qMM6LCePuFiRtMFX_Q808RA_AeOQZ1gOoE6iKa8p0XZVpwKIKmRF9K6URcQfwAaqj8D4XNFBloQA7SPVmB0KMFyr5Tlnd7R1UyLOxtxqIBa4CCJoYgBkfJ2_/s320/IMG_5900.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625425677051122" /></a>To the northwest.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7vOtfIfkDu4IgwqgNZfslkFI9UNvmcjG1jLlMrtrM7Yt-u5Z-B9lylXYHqQHfiO1BS2b6D_bnGjDa-tx8TdTnAHSirb4eV4oOhOkkrXk2q8XZlR02saO40vtwjIY35HGbuI6ta40qrtY/s1600/IMG_5940.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7vOtfIfkDu4IgwqgNZfslkFI9UNvmcjG1jLlMrtrM7Yt-u5Z-B9lylXYHqQHfiO1BS2b6D_bnGjDa-tx8TdTnAHSirb4eV4oOhOkkrXk2q8XZlR02saO40vtwjIY35HGbuI6ta40qrtY/s320/IMG_5940.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625423495091810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRi0J_9TIlvTNe0EEFgF7U_zK8ryGroBnMs3IQWA_vKUJnCgR___b59XcxYXEjomRD8r4F_LgP_L0ZL56Wzind6XbabLFDvOCuEng1VnqAxVQLqdzb1A5UJNu1_sJUouTf-TeOv2c2jN7d/s1600/IMG_5941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRi0J_9TIlvTNe0EEFgF7U_zK8ryGroBnMs3IQWA_vKUJnCgR___b59XcxYXEjomRD8r4F_LgP_L0ZL56Wzind6XbabLFDvOCuEng1VnqAxVQLqdzb1A5UJNu1_sJUouTf-TeOv2c2jN7d/s320/IMG_5941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625397736866562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLWWhq1bGZrZ-S8_3sQWVnnBowXaapk3WMSPHUSqeVfM52eVAIVutWabgzC7ZaWYu0RG5CwIxAatEG_I-MUXq3hACJ0OZX-Z-GEfAShbAgRFukoadFRSe6ehMhxiZ6MdyQmr1nYsF540Q/s1600/IMG_5962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLWWhq1bGZrZ-S8_3sQWVnnBowXaapk3WMSPHUSqeVfM52eVAIVutWabgzC7ZaWYu0RG5CwIxAatEG_I-MUXq3hACJ0OZX-Z-GEfAShbAgRFukoadFRSe6ehMhxiZ6MdyQmr1nYsF540Q/s320/IMG_5962.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455625390730842546" /></a>Various stages of the setting sun. It doesn't get any better or beautiful than this.<br /><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p></div></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-64610373468929836092010-02-18T14:57:00.000-08:002010-02-18T15:41:44.203-08:00The Moving Of The Mountain Park Pavilion<div><br /></div><div>The Mt. Park Pavilion has been moved from it's location in the north end of the park to an area on the old Midway. The pavilion was originally erected in the early seventies following a gas explosion that leveled the Stardust Ballroom and Tap Room during Holyoke High School's prom in June of 1971. The Ballroom and Tap Room were never rebuilt. The pavilion is all that's left of the original Mountain Park which closed in the fall of 1987. The reason for the pavilion's move is to make way for the stage area of the Mountain Park Amphitheater which will be opening for it's first full season this summer.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWoUl8KpRxM2NVIGu73C_cTOh7GKluv-_r_G5ImH5OQXyj_lQigus1U5lc-V6L-4v1MOhRZisoIVnouSKjh1dxB6YOF8JEi-baTdnkzu2ZqVhJFSXFwDCKM6ZnSm7XNsbn4DwOFLst5u3/s1600-h/IMG_5115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWoUl8KpRxM2NVIGu73C_cTOh7GKluv-_r_G5ImH5OQXyj_lQigus1U5lc-V6L-4v1MOhRZisoIVnouSKjh1dxB6YOF8JEi-baTdnkzu2ZqVhJFSXFwDCKM6ZnSm7XNsbn4DwOFLst5u3/s320/IMG_5115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439730522126928770" /></a>The pavilion was moved from this location in the north end of the park to make way for the stage area of the Mountain Park Amphitheater.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_veb4luByNKxc5CBd8GeEyifoBaAzQlmdfnXfGcjITg2ptHz099lEUYlSZu7WmCalaZ4xZGGqudLMcDnv-tpVuBPt8I9oX-O_n5E9qSh-O4M5r-goHpSaVfNFfqVunAoGaIljufIefVuq/s1600-h/IMG_5108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_veb4luByNKxc5CBd8GeEyifoBaAzQlmdfnXfGcjITg2ptHz099lEUYlSZu7WmCalaZ4xZGGqudLMcDnv-tpVuBPt8I9oX-O_n5E9qSh-O4M5r-goHpSaVfNFfqVunAoGaIljufIefVuq/s320/IMG_5108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439730008691576850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU-1JZr7Z6KfyUo3yoWV8shJZ9cpjPr3dcF5KnmBAg9X31ea-TyKPjmD84xUKdh0E_OEa9hmMuybzklfvo_yAYj_Dpw3_36TG553hKf5dhG10wq9ug63X-wY4STNGxluTYvUDti3IUR0E/s1600-h/IMG_5100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLU-1JZr7Z6KfyUo3yoWV8shJZ9cpjPr3dcF5KnmBAg9X31ea-TyKPjmD84xUKdh0E_OEa9hmMuybzklfvo_yAYj_Dpw3_36TG553hKf5dhG10wq9ug63X-wY4STNGxluTYvUDti3IUR0E/s320/IMG_5100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439729478277163010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSrH243ybZcnnVpYL7PLYnIE1FPUxyYZw6iHdIucWOWk8jDRZv3wKAbl7NO4fY0GtoasO8qekISEOh7BOQrmi9aHKNF_DrarOh9UzbixL9AQ_noF8v-YBa4DsxgPDsn4KjnKQXOCuSZ5W/s1600-h/IMG_5131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSrH243ybZcnnVpYL7PLYnIE1FPUxyYZw6iHdIucWOWk8jDRZv3wKAbl7NO4fY0GtoasO8qekISEOh7BOQrmi9aHKNF_DrarOh9UzbixL9AQ_noF8v-YBa4DsxgPDsn4KjnKQXOCuSZ5W/s320/IMG_5131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439729323370991426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagxgVjOGWc_7AHwLGuoSrztfzZU2sQHjvfbHKzyWOWV1anIlL-_CGmZNqE_ks0C6WF79aPNs8shs4EFFX1rMm2vFpd_xNXy0jwty8jVM0AIH-tJZwQ_m0io6ZIdjZD0tWlSFeGvd5yKF9/s1600-h/IMG_5105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagxgVjOGWc_7AHwLGuoSrztfzZU2sQHjvfbHKzyWOWV1anIlL-_CGmZNqE_ks0C6WF79aPNs8shs4EFFX1rMm2vFpd_xNXy0jwty8jVM0AIH-tJZwQ_m0io6ZIdjZD0tWlSFeGvd5yKF9/s320/IMG_5105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439729022197748994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_n_M-Mm2oAHC8iPKCbeT3Qx9gv9-uoKTJRAj0L9hHS1xwI17CDm1w8PPICYFMWQzWIgHogjsMtqTsk73WZvyNI0ZspulKDVZsXnA6k49ObH9E4zOz5UY56d8_8HDF-8CizBO0WnfK2Lx/s1600-h/IMG_5099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_n_M-Mm2oAHC8iPKCbeT3Qx9gv9-uoKTJRAj0L9hHS1xwI17CDm1w8PPICYFMWQzWIgHogjsMtqTsk73WZvyNI0ZspulKDVZsXnA6k49ObH9E4zOz5UY56d8_8HDF-8CizBO0WnfK2Lx/s320/IMG_5099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439728772054773442" /></a>Workers assemble the Mountain Park Pavilion at it's new location on the former Midway.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU1yBu7NNzrXmEwtvxtSoev0GmmLM4BFcRw5zPJftJxRmmsb5m-Vcz4evLP25F94VLXL9-2D7qQdQwTHij-JbyccRIGNswUa-Oc9Rd-0KH1Kiey7_8SdNtOjvacN5b8aTIJ3CTjc8SbDH/s1600-h/IMG_0967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU1yBu7NNzrXmEwtvxtSoev0GmmLM4BFcRw5zPJftJxRmmsb5m-Vcz4evLP25F94VLXL9-2D7qQdQwTHij-JbyccRIGNswUa-Oc9Rd-0KH1Kiey7_8SdNtOjvacN5b8aTIJ3CTjc8SbDH/s320/IMG_0967.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439727928152664594" /></a>This photo was taken in the winter of 2007 from the rail bed of the former Mt. Park Zephyr which ran around the perimeter of the old miniature golf course.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VsO8medXkHmty5kFB4qbkSpA_wM5NA1m7nyZbsrLmJkFc7MaOxv7jbIc-qzwDdE6oaj5Fa-nrX8Zk-HQba-TvbNHItosm6yVbW-z9UM8VnivGcBD69zsAFFNb1eY0QegugapeanMNEXp/s1600-h/IMG_1560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VsO8medXkHmty5kFB4qbkSpA_wM5NA1m7nyZbsrLmJkFc7MaOxv7jbIc-qzwDdE6oaj5Fa-nrX8Zk-HQba-TvbNHItosm6yVbW-z9UM8VnivGcBD69zsAFFNb1eY0QegugapeanMNEXp/s320/IMG_1560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439727580281696050" /></a>The pavilion as seen in the summer of 2008.<div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-53307556367783595552009-09-20T18:19:00.000-07:002009-09-20T18:29:04.039-07:00A Few More Windmill Pics From Cy<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><div>Hi Leonard</div><div><br /></div><div><span>On Friday night and Saturday I was out and about and I took some pictures for you.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Picture one and two were taken at Boyndie old aerodrome Friday evening. The windmills operate at nearly at sea level. These windmills are 15 minutes from my home. Picture one shows the seven windmills from a distance and picture two shows a single windmill at sunset with the cattle being totally unaffected by its presence.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>I travelled to Aberdeen yesterday, one and a half hour drive, (to pick up my German niece, who is staying with us this weekend). Pictures three, four show a similar windmill layout proposed for Mt Tom ridge,. They were photographed on my southward trip. Picture five and six are of the same windmills on my northern return trip. This hill ridge is at the highest point of Banffshire, The Braes of Foundland.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span></span> </div><div>All of the windmills (and there are more) are in agreed designated sites and by and large are accepted as necessary, however, there is a spot of controversy at the moment regarding a new site, as the power companies want to put some deep in a valley which relies on tourism, on the Whisky Trail.</div><div><br /></div><div><span></span> </div><div>Regards</div><div><span>Cy Pirie</span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThMN3o-l0G96dAKZCE8NpV0vguRm9frKuz7lwPdaeNpTuqWZMRi9DvlsfjVHO6-53Iyry7bbcLa5-o1N1p1pG7TRlwwu3bTA5oSVGUFsmZ2J055X_uqDlfdOY8JCAR024iMCbDPjRH8Gh/s1600-h/Windmills,+Sunset+18th+September+2009+372.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; 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"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">An excerpt of a recent e-mail from my dear friend Cy in Moray, Scotland.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The pictures give us a glimpse of what Mt.Tom may look like in the future.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>" Hi Leonard</span></div><div><span>Kath and I are back from our holiday in the English Lakes/Scottish Borders. I thought of you as I drove northwards through a valley and stopped the car to take the attached pics. The windmills are on an isolated hillside near Kendal in England. They show the type of windmill favoured by the Power Companies in this country to generate electricity which is added to the National Grid. I walked from the car and struck up a conversation with a man who had parked his camper van and who was drying his sodden walking gear. We commented on the silence of the wilderness all around us. The windmills were eerily quiet and to be frank were strangely beautiful. I thought you might be interested in them, as something along similar lines is proposed for your Mt Tom? "</span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIITJtfxNclQ2qHH-Sz4oWreTRLoAhXmH5GtkU2wMN4rvyk-ZAfBL3LeIz8g6_k0-p7E2RyFCgj0Ui1KfYr1l8g-zQBhjP0TpvTPWiNQhQI7ye9OTjM8it19NngJ2Ih-fTnPu2O8bNJR2N/s1600-h/Our+Holiday+in+Lake+District+and+the+Borders,+September+2009+136.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIITJtfxNclQ2qHH-Sz4oWreTRLoAhXmH5GtkU2wMN4rvyk-ZAfBL3LeIz8g6_k0-p7E2RyFCgj0Ui1KfYr1l8g-zQBhjP0TpvTPWiNQhQI7ye9OTjM8it19NngJ2Ih-fTnPu2O8bNJR2N/s320/Our+Holiday+in+Lake+District+and+the+Borders,+September+2009+136.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382190891381674114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJs6weL2twdOi5GJrY-xSILSv8-6le8NVH8qk5ZJwtrQlenttKPkyX-y0BE9tJXbmvZwxM4i2L7kQ1eiORMbPWZ3DLxJG9ZRlzyXHG6GcAR1tb9TY8sN2_CQL9LSHEEuwWckdIxkfJKCZp/s1600-h/Our+Holiday+in+Lake+District+and+the+Borders,+September+2009+134.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VdlN67cfA-9_wzTV217HzD5NPh0UwE8E8oz1lMR6kfjSUKi8BEYafcQ1ZuP2m-2v6wQ-HecLEQSV9VcQbnoLTB2Y78X94mGvyeQjGytHPRGpj_4dN0rDFBAnEdC2Z7gfshMUOB60skxK/s320/Our+Holiday+in+Lake+District+and+the+Borders,+September+2009+132.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382190871872272194" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></span>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-42085859551789236672009-09-14T09:12:00.000-07:002009-09-14T10:06:29.717-07:00Birds Of Prey Exhibition At Mt.Tom State Reservation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYghst1vMfC3oraPPwqtSf_-NolQAgxpZvGX3onoqJDR61W4LOKza96WgDCVBCZIX2hmN7tn7jhEurTtok_HYHE4-V-if31rqL1UGatT1SrswRUDv0dmjhrpi3aHMr43PPwBU_bPUGE8k/s1600-h/IMG_2362.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0cFFugwwQNGctwC9Xz3frKTR4sIEWQGMVB7D1k6H0AmTRoODjKOAIxY1vSrbrGo16CmpVOXYtwpgL7ivmaVIBLAc9yvig6CPcbuJEYlZUVsUeee1HxXjGRV9BHfVgGfMzK_LGYGDYZm2/s320/IMG_2385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381365019455626418" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Elder Field at the Mt. Tom State Reservation was the site of a Birds Of Prey exhibition by Tom Ricardi who has had a lifetime career in wildlife law enforcement and education and a vocation helping injured raptors recover, return to the wild, or live out their lives in comfort in captivity.<div><br /></div><div>Ricardi, who retired from the Massachusetts Department Of Fish and Wildlife in 2001,<div>operates the non-profit Massachusetts Birds Of Prey Rehabilitation Center in Conway Ma., where he cares for more than a dozen varieties of raptors, including owls, hawks, and falcons, and breeding bald eagles in captivity so their chicks can be released into the wild.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few varieties of birds and owls on display Sunday:</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedRa4cyuEHMRAMURUTDDv7oocXHTmvfqqakKlxaJUNuzXX7YO3760v85W89NMe34tXIUsUzEKgHgS7vqwETFjBYVsq8YmNAkKeU4QwaMISkST0FW3TMqhwFuwRodtr3f9NsZVsU0C1t_g/s1600-h/IMG_2366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedRa4cyuEHMRAMURUTDDv7oocXHTmvfqqakKlxaJUNuzXX7YO3760v85W89NMe34tXIUsUzEKgHgS7vqwETFjBYVsq8YmNAkKeU4QwaMISkST0FW3TMqhwFuwRodtr3f9NsZVsU0C1t_g/s320/IMG_2366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381364396504610258" /></a>Peregrine Falcon<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQY8sG00SNzOfS5BcKsLmLaGxFI39ecpbnIXRdeRDt8eCjMlmPV3N7VRyWjb5z0F15X86zRUu16KP_Me_00OaIPsoobUJGx8D11-EMkv3L4HlhLKyQGciQYAEDdQ6lqjGc_FgbX1YZuuO/s1600-h/IMG_2355.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQY8sG00SNzOfS5BcKsLmLaGxFI39ecpbnIXRdeRDt8eCjMlmPV3N7VRyWjb5z0F15X86zRUu16KP_Me_00OaIPsoobUJGx8D11-EMkv3L4HlhLKyQGciQYAEDdQ6lqjGc_FgbX1YZuuO/s320/IMG_2355.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381363906934580978" /></a><br /><div>Barn Owl</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVK_h70TOHq-b1RJveiXzwz4bHLIh4DzHKN7S_4GuiUFoVwTV-_2w4t8HEsV4JyUJ8pm_FDHL8vk-Xj0cOgNTs3dnk0IAyQ5S3x8OaC1ksRlgNQ_UVsxcCRRZO8FyfRW9EkI1P7vsgCgkV/s1600-h/IMG_2350.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVK_h70TOHq-b1RJveiXzwz4bHLIh4DzHKN7S_4GuiUFoVwTV-_2w4t8HEsV4JyUJ8pm_FDHL8vk-Xj0cOgNTs3dnk0IAyQ5S3x8OaC1ksRlgNQ_UVsxcCRRZO8FyfRW9EkI1P7vsgCgkV/s320/IMG_2350.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381363569557311682" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82FQ-kF95eOlir1ZU4KC-ueJuygYtvYHVaEYaDzxKkEIrGxXkCphEf0UTM0JJ-5v7nWaEo5zHBCT_G6IAoYzloA3pkNFadbj4KQdymbUCsoGX0yVqQkWPn3a8hUSorySlEpcbdoBh0tw2/s1600-h/IMG_2355.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></div></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYCse6xw_AKMjh0B_cZSdsbVvMIpaI4MruqC0RkrDo50wsAJQs_-TCW6byg5PGmxV9iZZ2NQHPSudXJ8rGmvayctxsJ_yeMpAS26UOrl2xgRZjibGK631EH80SZRqorEEtvuwkOR5IiYd/s1600-h/IMG_2380.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYCse6xw_AKMjh0B_cZSdsbVvMIpaI4MruqC0RkrDo50wsAJQs_-TCW6byg5PGmxV9iZZ2NQHPSudXJ8rGmvayctxsJ_yeMpAS26UOrl2xgRZjibGK631EH80SZRqorEEtvuwkOR5IiYd/s320/IMG_2380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381363552100364978" /></a>Turkey Vulture</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuu7HSiIxiPLM23toV1JETk9VFh_LqlwP7u9HOv2HzLqN_VJEe9AZh3fWNI_MYo_F6DhNbR0SKsUGB2ww065SUGDKRd4nQJouYpE1wlgFidpEq2a7wmZfwH8-2Lm6u9x8ldtgD5ge_xe3/s1600-h/IMG_2394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuu7HSiIxiPLM23toV1JETk9VFh_LqlwP7u9HOv2HzLqN_VJEe9AZh3fWNI_MYo_F6DhNbR0SKsUGB2ww065SUGDKRd4nQJouYpE1wlgFidpEq2a7wmZfwH8-2Lm6u9x8ldtgD5ge_xe3/s320/IMG_2394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381363543099822850" /></a>Golden Eagle<br /><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Ricardi does most of the work himself, feeding, cleaning cages, collecting sticks for the birds to build nests, and bringing birds to local schools for educational talks.</div><div><br /></div><div>"There are a lot of rules and regulations, and it is quite a bit of work, but I love it," Ricardi says. "The best thing is, when I go to a school, I usually get letters back from the kids. That's exciting, especially when I go to a school in a big city. A lot of the kids have never been in contact with wildlife at all, let alone a bald eagle. I love to share this with the kids."</div></div></div></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-85071484931691306662009-08-06T07:26:00.000-07:002009-08-06T07:41:24.458-07:00Holyoke's Gas & Electric's Plan To Install Wind Turbines Along The Mt.Tom Range.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPdEEgnRxMgB4gJdBp8kEEFOi3DZdNi8XeuHKbImrQkEURX-NTClJjdyLQBVbpWp9FzFvp7o-Lu48fiE1HusNDwkPUHF1Niram-Kmz3U7ra6YQnOIK_J2wNzv09bgB16WsvVZlHOuF76G/s1600-h/IMG_3867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPdEEgnRxMgB4gJdBp8kEEFOi3DZdNi8XeuHKbImrQkEURX-NTClJjdyLQBVbpWp9FzFvp7o-Lu48fiE1HusNDwkPUHF1Niram-Kmz3U7ra6YQnOIK_J2wNzv09bgB16WsvVZlHOuF76G/s320/IMG_3867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366857320046149410" /></a><div><div>Area where the HG&E plans to install wind towers</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(From The Daily Hampshire Gazette by Dan Crowley)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">THE ISSUE:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Holyoke's Gas & Electric's plan to install wind turbines along the Mt. Tom Range.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The project was made public in March when the municipally owned utility</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">bought 207 acres of land on the Holyoke side of the range. The project comes amid calls from the state and Washington to expand renewable energy generation. The effort is backed by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, a state entity charged with promoting the development of renewable energy. Will it fly?</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">STORY SO FAR:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> HG&E acquired the mountainside property for a reported $1.9 million from Springfield Towers LLC, a company owned by John Gormally Jr. of Gormally Broadcasting LLC, which owns ABC affiliate WGGB Channel 40.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The land extends along the eastern slope of Mt. Tom on the Holyoke side, which includes a piece of an historic trail.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Of the 207 acres, 200 are being protected. The utility plans to install wind towers along the ridge line, which borders and is visible from Easthampton and beyond. But Holyoke Gas & Electric must determine whether wind power is feasible on the mountain. Some environmentalists have raised concerns about the project, including it's impact on rare plant and animal species. If wind power is feasible, the utility's preliminary plans call for installing four wind turbines along the ridge, according to James M. Lavalle, the general manager. If the project does not unfold, the state has agreed to reimburse the utility for a significant share of it's purchase price of the land.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">WHAT'S HAPPENING: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Holyoke Gas & Electric is conducting environmental assessments of the mountainside property it acquired, including a survey of rare animal and plant species and work to outline wetlands. This work will continue through the fall, when the company will compile its data for state regulators to review, and eventually apply for various permits. At the same time, the company is determining how it would get wind turbines to the ridge without disturbing the environment, It also plans to take more in-depth measurements on the quality and characteristics of the wind on Mt. Tom.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">FINE PRINT:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> Right now, the utility is looking at installing four towers that would produce 1.65 megawatts per tower, according to the company. Those towers could be as high as 70 meters or 210 feet and cost more than $20 million, based on today's estimates for such technology and the energy they are designed to produce. However, the design of turbines for Mt. Tom will greatly depend on the wind data compiled by the company.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">VERBATIM:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> "Generally, the thought is, if turbines are going up, they're going up on the ridge," said James M. Lavalle, general manager of the Holyoke Gas & Electric. "Right now, we're really focused on the environmental studies. We have to be conscious of any disturbance that may be made trying to get equipment up to the top. That's part of the review here".</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">WHAT'S AHEAD:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> Later this year, when Holyoke Gas & Electric and state regulators have a better grasp of the environmental issues involved with harnessing wind power on Mt. Tom, the utility plans to conduct further wind studies on the mountain and fine tune its wind data, according to Lavalle. The environmental studies are expected to play a key role in determining what path the utility takes regarding permitting.</span></div></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-29076258249185550332009-07-29T12:04:00.000-07:002009-07-29T12:57:36.383-07:00Latest Preparations For The Opening Of The Mountain Park Amphitheater<div><br /></div><div>There's been lots of activity at Mountain Park the past few days as the park is set to open in August for outdoor concerts.<div><br /></div><div>I recently spoke to workers on the grounds and rumor has it<div>that in addition to the scheduled August 16th performance of The Decemberists, there's been talk</div><div>of a free festival to kick off the opening on the grounds of what will be the Mountain Park Amphitheater.</div><div><br /></div><div>The free festival will include five local bands, the exact date has not been announced, but the concert will probably be a test run for the the Decemberists show on August 16th.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gas & Electric crews have been busy activating the electric lines that will power the stage and musicians area, they have also been busy cutting off the old circuits that powered the former midway. The original power source is the grid located on the Ski Area Road that also powers the Ski Area and feeds electricity to the Mt. Tom summit radio antenna complex.</div><div><br /></div><div>The G&E has also been busy digging a trench near the old pavilion area to lay electrical wire and piping plus a transformer that will replace the overhead electrical transformer.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile crews have been cleaning up the old midway area, where they are using a crushing machine to grind all the concrete that were once sidewalks, golf course, and foundations of the old Mountain Park.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, the old picnic grove and parking area is taking shape, the grounds have been recently cut of weeds and debris and a temporary fence has been added, this area looks beautiful!!!</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Picnic And Parking Areas Looking Good!!!</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ISlRri7yuKOUjUtr5rDMJZw-sGji3lO4XK7bPLWvgddYJ9ulnjfk3-sANMsVMNQ3T2ygveqxPHRvSOeWSLaWoXdFr9ai8Rje6JyK2QNCVSuPhASwPs1m_EInGoypKLV9-NceWa3tWxST/s1600-h/IMG_1136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ISlRri7yuKOUjUtr5rDMJZw-sGji3lO4XK7bPLWvgddYJ9ulnjfk3-sANMsVMNQ3T2ygveqxPHRvSOeWSLaWoXdFr9ai8Rje6JyK2QNCVSuPhASwPs1m_EInGoypKLV9-NceWa3tWxST/s320/IMG_1136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363972368272179810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgATCxceqScPkuwuYv9R0pTXdNbMW9vm6n6Veeec_6DYhvXz4QJl-aHUrBVMdEwoCP_H09lSUAILiJ_t3Qf8wqCYUhhdBJN7QtbNjlAfRkf1RWuDpxhx9w27YQNAFMNuJGFRB5c7751OC/s1600-h/IMG_1135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgATCxceqScPkuwuYv9R0pTXdNbMW9vm6n6Veeec_6DYhvXz4QJl-aHUrBVMdEwoCP_H09lSUAILiJ_t3Qf8wqCYUhhdBJN7QtbNjlAfRkf1RWuDpxhx9w27YQNAFMNuJGFRB5c7751OC/s320/IMG_1135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363972366661562610" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Clean Up Of Concrete Debris On The Former Midway</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblNKbdZmH0Mzwji8WjNJydwNNz2vv0kS7-yKUdUtIO9TlnvfWgKbISaLay_AZ9Di-8dfqtv-hzD2hPhoxCkBZBQghgKp-WPouWpGFPoy5dKrVIl7IMeoDnRFl-qEXiiLOVERZgutewEPA/s1600-h/IMG_1141.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Tom Ski Area, this time burning down one of the small ski huts that was located on top of the mountain near the Tote Road hiking trail.<div><br /></div><div>All that remains is the electrical boxes and switches and some wiring.</div><div>The fire also scorched some of the surrounding area, luckily no further damage occurred.</div><div>Vandalism has been a problem lately at the former ski area, back in March a fire damaged the old Ski Patrol building at the base of the mountain.</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zxsthVRRXgT9tUmKWioiCSssR5E9WVvaVio-NFxPp3mCBKtLjrDnglpgYn01WDMn4EiWLUe0ukZzBuRJXVXC8i84Gl_oCVL7ubmsxuJmc0ZsnSkiUeokZyDBXjR-4G5dKtoN9-loUAHs/s1600-h/IMG_3138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zxsthVRRXgT9tUmKWioiCSssR5E9WVvaVio-NFxPp3mCBKtLjrDnglpgYn01WDMn4EiWLUe0ukZzBuRJXVXC8i84Gl_oCVL7ubmsxuJmc0ZsnSkiUeokZyDBXjR-4G5dKtoN9-loUAHs/s320/IMG_3138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342818165154829602" /></a>This photo shows the size of the area damaged by the fire.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjEkQ5tw6MU56fXkTwYVxN2u0owDNLePfDmEIcGr-TjxyL45IcIesl4Wfem0FNn2piXXcvIbWO8prMkrJiLLSmk4-R9CoyAIaddSFEwmST_f5OJ1-pgsnNY3oYaWf99tW-S7QF-3RKSoL/s1600-h/IMG_3136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjEkQ5tw6MU56fXkTwYVxN2u0owDNLePfDmEIcGr-TjxyL45IcIesl4Wfem0FNn2piXXcvIbWO8prMkrJiLLSmk4-R9CoyAIaddSFEwmST_f5OJ1-pgsnNY3oYaWf99tW-S7QF-3RKSoL/s320/IMG_3136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342818155410777634" /></a>The fire also burnt a 20 foot patch of land east of the hut.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQwmC79rI16vgeukaGjcvvD3T3INuxd7HcSWmZ7uuOTznfyjg1EaRtOH1YgRHHuk__Nf4foVQ2xX7zcwZbsemjS9hv9rOEWgNaX8IDFnzOKjRuz_ECDgnKCDoGgxOfKoP3soQre3cxAaM/s1600-h/IMG_3134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQwmC79rI16vgeukaGjcvvD3T3INuxd7HcSWmZ7uuOTznfyjg1EaRtOH1YgRHHuk__Nf4foVQ2xX7zcwZbsemjS9hv9rOEWgNaX8IDFnzOKjRuz_ECDgnKCDoGgxOfKoP3soQre3cxAaM/s320/IMG_3134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342818154150330738" /></a>Electrical boxes and switches lie among the charred remains of the hut.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG-ruVfaso5TgLtUxeTBE81jsbHkq4OZiIA28dbz3vvHWmWzTqYIopfr6y6sbKgHDGv59EwSU1qslLM9Hnsii9kfO6AADsv8cZUSx2tKwuyopBy-l5sBtrXvf95TMlfLkF6yZxeEbUdkX/s1600-h/IMG_3131.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhBtOL0Qn3WXz4kZ3MQWNbbuW2z5nO7R6O_rb88-BJ3JQNhUMRfYGgpkonSW3V5hu98AlyR8HiXVLGBLdKG2tSGLYszXhUXX7Gjdmx1pUBuYK4g0hqGHuCSL9vWpXucAvskLmtQsNJijW/s320/IMG_3129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342817777504646226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqkG6BE9AYH77_YyoFmiszAcBMQGNUYrtqW4ehKclgBkh3zJSSc6fz0Nck5sv1Oh5JMYPKR0THtuWhCnwCaoKKYiq2S5rQqhlE8W_5a2MZrh-KWkpMv40WfLboJ0N1z61nJuryhQvp7_i/s1600-h/IMG_3127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqkG6BE9AYH77_YyoFmiszAcBMQGNUYrtqW4ehKclgBkh3zJSSc6fz0Nck5sv1Oh5JMYPKR0THtuWhCnwCaoKKYiq2S5rQqhlE8W_5a2MZrh-KWkpMv40WfLboJ0N1z61nJuryhQvp7_i/s320/IMG_3127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342816816028924338" /></a>The knoll where the hut once stood.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTN1aqHglZXJmnumDbKx5GlBlpaElTYB2wi7r816rFrp45h467BnekutuBciOPQEBFvWeYOgarxWucgRgubxCLFRo3-QLLRSA3MQvKp9VM2lxsDKabZVRXNxLXKpfAyZwhl8tx-w06oPY/s1600-h/IMG_3118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTN1aqHglZXJmnumDbKx5GlBlpaElTYB2wi7r816rFrp45h467BnekutuBciOPQEBFvWeYOgarxWucgRgubxCLFRo3-QLLRSA3MQvKp9VM2lxsDKabZVRXNxLXKpfAyZwhl8tx-w06oPY/s320/IMG_3118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342815569671147874" /></a>Here's a picture that was taken last year of the ski hut located near the old Upper Vista ski trail<div>on top of the mountain off of the Tote Road hiking trail. The hut burnt to the ground this past week.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-5185863667352140112009-05-25T11:11:00.000-07:002009-05-26T12:00:42.988-07:00Mount Beacon - Beacon, New York<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpcbsT62C6ODK7gikNnUGYFSS-QtOoAh4C341STVlRKjdqzDiXbLI4ykAS3A8y6O85WnsH09r5z8cKJFZQSwu0khCBzq5052Yn-yTtehs6Hkks8PVDcgL-aBxYZ9U9nSgpz7fDNUyt9US/s1600-h/IMG_2765.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Here are some pics of my trip to Mt. Beacon in Beacon, New York. <div><br /></div><div>I left Holyoke at 6:40 a.m. and arrived at Mount Beacon Park at 9:05 a.m.<div>To get there i traveled I 91 south to Hartford, Ct. then headed west on I 84 through Connecticut then into New York to exit 11, then headed south on NY Rt 9D to Beacon.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was about an hour early for the hike so i headed to the Incline Railroad Lower Station area and took some pictures (these photos can be seen in the previous post) i then headed back to the parking area and waited for the hiking group to arrive.</div><div><br /></div><div>About 9;30 the hikers were beginning to arrive, and a few of the guides for the hike arrived and introduced themselves, me being bad with names, forgot theirs within minutes, anyway, they had some interesting stories to tell not only about the Mountain, but the city of Beacon itself (i didn't know it but their most famous resident is Pete Seeger!).</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the guides, (and yes, i can't remember his name) had recently returned to Beacon from California and was a cameraman in the film industry, and had also worked for ESPN, he talked</div><div>to me about someone who had compiled quite a collection of 16mm film footage on the Mt. Beacon Incline Railway that he was looking to transfer digitally to create a documentary on the Incline Railway, i told him that would be a great way to finance the restoration project, and being a history nut of the inclines, would love someday to see that footage.</div><div><br /></div><div>I told him about our Mt. Tom Railroad history and how i wished we had film footage of the railway operating during it's heyday. As i was speaking of Mt. Tom, a hiker from Valley Stream, New York came up to me and told me he had visited the Mt. Tom Range a few times but wasn't aware of it's railroad history, (at this point i wish i had Bob Schwobe with me) and i explained that we actually had history of three inclines on the mountain.</div><div><br /></div><div>As for the hike up the mountain, i felt very confident that i could possibly out-hike these people up their mountain, i figured what the heck, this is only 300ft. higher than Mt. Tom, and i've done the Roaring Brook Trail at Mt. Greylock which is around 2600ft. This would be no problem. BOY WAS I WRONG!!! I should have known better when i read that their incline railway had an average grade of 65%.</div><div><br /></div><div>Though the hike was challenging, it was very rewarding,</div><div>the views and vistas from both peaks were breathtaking, these pictures don't do them justice,</div><div>I came here to learn a little about the history of the Beacon Incline Railway, and came away with much more. If you can find the time, please visit, it will be worth your while.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Daughters Of The American Revolution</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div></div></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpcbsT62C6ODK7gikNnUGYFSS-QtOoAh4C341STVlRKjdqzDiXbLI4ykAS3A8y6O85WnsH09r5z8cKJFZQSwu0khCBzq5052Yn-yTtehs6Hkks8PVDcgL-aBxYZ9U9nSgpz7fDNUyt9US/s320/IMG_2765.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339910259907928162" /></a>The two Mt. Beacon peaks provided a key vantage point over West Point and the Hudson River,</div><div>lending it historic roles in the American Revolution.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcZpnQBYWgSjHLvhX_awN2k_-iQrWLNRV4-1IxE2RvWFxQqduSPBVNvKm9D2F4A1UNghZswjqxAHzpR8ryH6b9iQYz5cHbkMNZKbSHZiajvrg4yZuNaoJOoLD7UrI87xCojOZ3h4IYRdI/s1600-h/IMG_2769.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcZpnQBYWgSjHLvhX_awN2k_-iQrWLNRV4-1IxE2RvWFxQqduSPBVNvKm9D2F4A1UNghZswjqxAHzpR8ryH6b9iQYz5cHbkMNZKbSHZiajvrg4yZuNaoJOoLD7UrI87xCojOZ3h4IYRdI/s320/IMG_2769.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339910253053502658" /></a>Signal fires on the mountain gave both it and the city their name. In 1901 the local chapter of the Daughters Of The American Revolution erected this monument at the site of the original signal fire near the summit of North Beacon Peak.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fcbNG3UhE1uc4naq6z9Dt_l0Vju1MhOgRTr31oqeH7W8YwTDk9_p61IHFwziHDcaTix46ScVMZLNuKigFZ5GXEdI-KYrQi9PFOhKx4CF0SqMfG3VRlUNOs1D7tj55ijoSz6fKimGxZAU/s1600-h/IMG_2768.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fcbNG3UhE1uc4naq6z9Dt_l0Vju1MhOgRTr31oqeH7W8YwTDk9_p61IHFwziHDcaTix46ScVMZLNuKigFZ5GXEdI-KYrQi9PFOhKx4CF0SqMfG3VRlUNOs1D7tj55ijoSz6fKimGxZAU/s320/IMG_2768.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339910250900973778" /></a>A plaque commemorating the rededication of the memorial on it's centennial July 4, 2000.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyQClNCM8XdD0DSstTvRKSpLLCZHahnISVMxSTI2B4IWeDhR-7xrkxFNySoZITbd5aGgYOh5Z080GOKRjCQUAweF46zbTtbMvhTyB5Z_nS_kz0Hw-s9I2C-SVNp5zCUhqhyphenhyphenTxfY8wLd6j/s1600-h/IMG_2770.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyQClNCM8XdD0DSstTvRKSpLLCZHahnISVMxSTI2B4IWeDhR-7xrkxFNySoZITbd5aGgYOh5Z080GOKRjCQUAweF46zbTtbMvhTyB5Z_nS_kz0Hw-s9I2C-SVNp5zCUhqhyphenhyphenTxfY8wLd6j/s320/IMG_2770.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339910240015276162" /></a>Repair/Rebuilt plaque. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiye1UbozY8D-g1Ttr8mwGaQrFWyk24zDeOJEUFHfcL-AiSZlj8X1z2EyqwZC5haEfEADaVy3fT4kzWi0hZA4NpdPB_VhyphenhyphenQ0uL2DEohG8U3PP9MbJ8otEdv_4nF-Kmxr_GGPpfqlnSY2YH4/s1600-h/IMG_2771.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiye1UbozY8D-g1Ttr8mwGaQrFWyk24zDeOJEUFHfcL-AiSZlj8X1z2EyqwZC5haEfEADaVy3fT4kzWi0hZA4NpdPB_VhyphenhyphenQ0uL2DEohG8U3PP9MbJ8otEdv_4nF-Kmxr_GGPpfqlnSY2YH4/s320/IMG_2771.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339910237474964546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6je0P737gp6hTrHI0S7Jn3GV1mkbWPPeYK-uHBqedw1zqTOXk1GbACfNZpaXt3SJQeS7hzo5mXYbdGQSQCE1vbWVBqkHUKho-o4PnbMOFe3Y8I0GplkUd4e30qNNox6kIGu3SfvM4CWj/s1600-h/IMG_2773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6je0P737gp6hTrHI0S7Jn3GV1mkbWPPeYK-uHBqedw1zqTOXk1GbACfNZpaXt3SJQeS7hzo5mXYbdGQSQCE1vbWVBqkHUKho-o4PnbMOFe3Y8I0GplkUd4e30qNNox6kIGu3SfvM4CWj/s320/IMG_2773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339908738469470450" /></a>Here's the main T.V. transmission complex, next to the D.A.R. I asked Roberta if the building on the right was once a private home, but she said it was always part of the T.V. property. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPtQLBfwUMutv-ztNOoiN0CFUKrCU43hM7f62X6PPitO3bQjROHPrQXrFsSaj5BFJ5TIZ0LUg9cTGfTwCQ3kykEHV27sXsRmyIL5cCCmAPhJT4w3_sMbMHpUWYu3edEk_f61XIFlZB35H/s1600-h/IMG_2761.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPtQLBfwUMutv-ztNOoiN0CFUKrCU43hM7f62X6PPitO3bQjROHPrQXrFsSaj5BFJ5TIZ0LUg9cTGfTwCQ3kykEHV27sXsRmyIL5cCCmAPhJT4w3_sMbMHpUWYu3edEk_f61XIFlZB35H/s320/IMG_2761.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339908727443522370" /></a>One last look at the tower before heading to the D.A.R. monument.</div><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Mt. Beacon South Peak</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnZ4f4u1eyR0ja_n0N_7ZG0p4ysqwUwAL6wfD4SQpTxFn5LLS7ihzzwdJkFfYYrVNDRKU6SyAtH_boPG7ZFazVAsp2h9N8hWWtsdE-pmJdMF-FLqwANaY0a9kochAmiiEvkuEuBINc5jz/s1600-h/IMG_2753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnZ4f4u1eyR0ja_n0N_7ZG0p4ysqwUwAL6wfD4SQpTxFn5LLS7ihzzwdJkFfYYrVNDRKU6SyAtH_boPG7ZFazVAsp2h9N8hWWtsdE-pmJdMF-FLqwANaY0a9kochAmiiEvkuEuBINc5jz/s320/IMG_2753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339904710453785602" /></a>Another spectacular view of the Newburgh Bridge looking northwest.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbzMOKkC01dgLpIkkp-ZBdszXui-spOmVVLMazj4X0e-K02Xv4lo3FbYlnAeldWJ-S9ccEakziLxfc54gWh8YvZdm4koQ4IEk9P3PnZP4a5GwggRUGhBzRg7ojB8b2yQPBTgLOoX8ru-U/s1600-h/IMG_2754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbzMOKkC01dgLpIkkp-ZBdszXui-spOmVVLMazj4X0e-K02Xv4lo3FbYlnAeldWJ-S9ccEakziLxfc54gWh8YvZdm4koQ4IEk9P3PnZP4a5GwggRUGhBzRg7ojB8b2yQPBTgLOoX8ru-U/s320/IMG_2754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339904705590919522" /></a>I asked Roberta about this peninsula and she said it was once an island but had been filled to join the shoreline, i also forgot the name of it, but it's located in Fishkill, New York just south of Beacon.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAC8T9P-x0OcOX81q-Cu4bYAlUrMk0tWxOiw8Ro1AxG61CgCRa9mB9mfUncipcJHRIi3se3XjewZoEFcXu9VfgbAKfoZJjQKVb1PKz3hq6PEreHLXF3wl0ZKv2rF2DvVuLCrNXzsLCFxF/s1600-h/IMG_2756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAC8T9P-x0OcOX81q-Cu4bYAlUrMk0tWxOiw8Ro1AxG61CgCRa9mB9mfUncipcJHRIi3se3XjewZoEFcXu9VfgbAKfoZJjQKVb1PKz3hq6PEreHLXF3wl0ZKv2rF2DvVuLCrNXzsLCFxF/s320/IMG_2756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339904701163149890" /></a>This picture is interesting because before i took it, i looked through my binoculars and to the right of the Hudson River in the middle of the picture, i could make out the New York City skyline through the haze. On clearer days you can see the skyline perfectly, which is 59 miles south of Beacon. Helen joked how people from New York City refer to Beacon as "Upstate New York"</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA85pCRQSjQ1ZNq6FGLGcjnKIs126M5RV6-iGaH78BydtZEsHjsdcxH8Wwt8CXccQDQuwAo9W1BWXKSYaxxu-SYCJpEqPiFwhmSIrefbE5k0DnIyPpYMz0mFEJtF_YF4vURbNatDGQPO5i/s1600-h/IMG_2758.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA85pCRQSjQ1ZNq6FGLGcjnKIs126M5RV6-iGaH78BydtZEsHjsdcxH8Wwt8CXccQDQuwAo9W1BWXKSYaxxu-SYCJpEqPiFwhmSIrefbE5k0DnIyPpYMz0mFEJtF_YF4vURbNatDGQPO5i/s320/IMG_2758.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339904695720611282" /></a>These are the main T.V. towers just southwest of the Northern summit.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2ez6Q1TH7yVpIBHYKMRFYDFa_BVs4ZOmnU6tqU1PFWYIrctXg_PbKSkwGng7BLUNN6zxGKJuvF-riMW9MI0V74mbHOd-FWIUWqEIRsCUM2U_vApfKc9v13_jtHKnKYZSToU7TVbQt6y8/s1600-h/IMG_2760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2ez6Q1TH7yVpIBHYKMRFYDFa_BVs4ZOmnU6tqU1PFWYIrctXg_PbKSkwGng7BLUNN6zxGKJuvF-riMW9MI0V74mbHOd-FWIUWqEIRsCUM2U_vApfKc9v13_jtHKnKYZSToU7TVbQt6y8/s320/IMG_2760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339904690073647010" /></a>Looking Northeast from near the Fire Tower.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The Fire Tower</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaLYWNx3cpcBbi6Gobe1NtkgZLZhg9hM7Rv3tHtG2qYfQqIflFYgaKGHK4aw03t49Mhx_oKgAnqeDw336wvoLDhgMRAAN3YGOXxl9d_SFTNYHT3sw4Rdht30ViouogsSkyuPeCR98aCkV/s1600-h/IMG_2759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaLYWNx3cpcBbi6Gobe1NtkgZLZhg9hM7Rv3tHtG2qYfQqIflFYgaKGHK4aw03t49Mhx_oKgAnqeDw336wvoLDhgMRAAN3YGOXxl9d_SFTNYHT3sw4Rdht30ViouogsSkyuPeCR98aCkV/s320/IMG_2759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339900941147978738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0na7Yocoz-cJuLAR4Uvc8aQRYaWMeG2tRTq0MW0jwM3sXhZ960cz28eanioXFUrGEvYwzUgZ0PqB6HdSbR4G9L_QMKfugYFVk38cye-Ma5G0LyYzRN2iWzftW333fF2Je0BdrwPYsSMB/s1600-h/IMG_2750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0na7Yocoz-cJuLAR4Uvc8aQRYaWMeG2tRTq0MW0jwM3sXhZ960cz28eanioXFUrGEvYwzUgZ0PqB6HdSbR4G9L_QMKfugYFVk38cye-Ma5G0LyYzRN2iWzftW333fF2Je0BdrwPYsSMB/s320/IMG_2750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339900939154765746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ3fcGTDpBklxxapAozfcIY9djRZg5Fg5qi64QXyzIDwDPIDNwCycqzZSC5Ja0gaIsgJb-MUjoBX_xZCIoH-5n0_bNx39RN6vWRZ5fQpwlv4tLtOlalTUDVniU7i7VrBGrX_0qhb56F5u/s1600-h/IMG_2751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ3fcGTDpBklxxapAozfcIY9djRZg5Fg5qi64QXyzIDwDPIDNwCycqzZSC5Ja0gaIsgJb-MUjoBX_xZCIoH-5n0_bNx39RN6vWRZ5fQpwlv4tLtOlalTUDVniU7i7VrBGrX_0qhb56F5u/s320/IMG_2751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339900933993408194" /></a>The Fire Tower was built in 1931 on the site of an earlier, possibly wooden structure and was used by the State of New York to spot to spot fires for five decades. The tower stands on Mt. Beacon's south summit. The tower stands 60 feet high and given the summit's elevation of 1650 ft., must boast spectacular views of the Hudson River Valley. Unfortunately, the tower is closed due to restoration, for more info, here's a link:</div><div><br /><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.beaconfiretower.org/index.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">http://www.beaconfiretower.org/index.htm</span></a></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Fire Tower Here We Come!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyKwsW04lO-frbv0GnS5O24Ie_BxOLyEfRwn1SpzROGpJSezv3u_TdwirPwTc9WayO0S2pETbV_MWhtBrZSHT85VFGWiaYMClUoXAJ-Jop_GKrq8y7ucGbcw9pXjYmN5zH7V28bfB5e4t/s1600-h/IMG_2749.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyKwsW04lO-frbv0GnS5O24Ie_BxOLyEfRwn1SpzROGpJSezv3u_TdwirPwTc9WayO0S2pETbV_MWhtBrZSHT85VFGWiaYMClUoXAJ-Jop_GKrq8y7ucGbcw9pXjYmN5zH7V28bfB5e4t/s320/IMG_2749.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897503407455090" /></a>When the hiking party broke up at the north summit, this group embarked on an eight mile hike of the Fishkill Ridge, but somehow got sidetracked after two miles. here they are getting directions from Roberta.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5ST-MxKE2qV5qatOMvkZqApRzgpA9qsqfI7fFjDI5nwp6OPy-TX5Q5bhyAtfoq8CyhfZtXqXRYSx-Xa9dSwOj-yefM_3_skxT5ka3r3U2QxT_WlliA-ddjhtYKc-FPnLQSqBb9epfYc2/s1600-h/IMG_2745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5ST-MxKE2qV5qatOMvkZqApRzgpA9qsqfI7fFjDI5nwp6OPy-TX5Q5bhyAtfoq8CyhfZtXqXRYSx-Xa9dSwOj-yefM_3_skxT5ka3r3U2QxT_WlliA-ddjhtYKc-FPnLQSqBb9epfYc2/s320/IMG_2745.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897499212585458" /></a>This flower seemed out of place in a sea of rock. Does anyone know what it could be?<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzkrqIeiKW_9YB_36qq2MRh5FDruRsearpYWYPILXQPNFByprNYovh5EdSMXIar_1vOk37Wij6HBBXHmGd7Cv24EzL_1NDoh0Zt5RMFhbKO2PKGFlw233E4BLPLWoXbe0REPVtv9x_2lM/s1600-h/IMG_2747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzkrqIeiKW_9YB_36qq2MRh5FDruRsearpYWYPILXQPNFByprNYovh5EdSMXIar_1vOk37Wij6HBBXHmGd7Cv24EzL_1NDoh0Zt5RMFhbKO2PKGFlw233E4BLPLWoXbe0REPVtv9x_2lM/s320/IMG_2747.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897493366551682" /></a>Tanya probably joking to Roberta "you're too slow...hurry up!" Roberta kept telling everyone that she was too slow, but i don't know... she was always right there, with the rest of the pack.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfG0q1-Ul0aTY6XjBQZKlC8q1r3LpW02_l5HB-j255k5R7Sy8qxpNiTQKpxUFv_dlliAF7DUlX9uSBr9UfKp3GwgPXCDvPfiw64Rte_mUjAuGnmLMLnd0_oROaxzXM2UxuKyM_H_FPvOak/s1600-h/IMG_2744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfG0q1-Ul0aTY6XjBQZKlC8q1r3LpW02_l5HB-j255k5R7Sy8qxpNiTQKpxUFv_dlliAF7DUlX9uSBr9UfKp3GwgPXCDvPfiw64Rte_mUjAuGnmLMLnd0_oROaxzXM2UxuKyM_H_FPvOak/s320/IMG_2744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897485391300866" /></a>The last leg of the trail to the tower was made up of glacier rock, in fact the south summit was just that.</div><div><br /><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The Road To The Tower</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSydwskG4KQirYmsAnigqx81e0_w72WSuZB-FkBFM4p86e368y4NyBAINpQdx8N8oyWnGBelHggcCgtY-agRjP_EU0wPOtZmFS_78-XBYrFuhL4YD8a9218GuZlA19Ia01c1o26kpUaad/s1600-h/IMG_2740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSydwskG4KQirYmsAnigqx81e0_w72WSuZB-FkBFM4p86e368y4NyBAINpQdx8N8oyWnGBelHggcCgtY-agRjP_EU0wPOtZmFS_78-XBYrFuhL4YD8a9218GuZlA19Ia01c1o26kpUaad/s320/IMG_2740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339892408683691714" /></a>The boundary of the Hudson Highlands State Park where the Fire Tower is located.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq1FdwmqQWSZ9QlCYTVmkORSJCmnkILyeT-wcVJnzzTCzOZV7QqfJq3W3QsNQebqnFXrXKfy89YYxUp3bHOWcJVMd_He7GO_cxab78PRZ_P_kZr4SJ5Kpdesoep_nz4kfCJ6db0wVpo1k/s1600-h/IMG_2738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq1FdwmqQWSZ9QlCYTVmkORSJCmnkILyeT-wcVJnzzTCzOZV7QqfJq3W3QsNQebqnFXrXKfy89YYxUp3bHOWcJVMd_He7GO_cxab78PRZ_P_kZr4SJ5Kpdesoep_nz4kfCJ6db0wVpo1k/s320/IMG_2738.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339892403156178226" /></a>This area reminded me of the Quarry Trail.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNHYEWX319Awg4Ua-wdBOuN9AAXR-w2m0pmjA8XtXH4oUwcM3EEnPR3A7zIE2-ewz_knvgpqyAKhpBndl0EZLHRy0FTY7-UIYXB787cNC2qImkgeqNQZMIYV2uSOjEfoe5vmR16b5nRg7/s1600-h/IMG_2739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNHYEWX319Awg4Ua-wdBOuN9AAXR-w2m0pmjA8XtXH4oUwcM3EEnPR3A7zIE2-ewz_knvgpqyAKhpBndl0EZLHRy0FTY7-UIYXB787cNC2qImkgeqNQZMIYV2uSOjEfoe5vmR16b5nRg7/s320/IMG_2739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339892394729904930" /></a>The road leading to the Fire Tower at the outer edges of Fishkill Ridge.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Where Have I Seen This Before?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYljEYzwsY2yAvO5P-0mglnzpgEf0JTiDLvtWIB0uTKH97O_pwC-002W8SVevyVNsmJoN7XY9BVvkSUxvZTOOSARNmPhFcPxz1vtUrDal6mRj0-90gJTSL17h08IkwYJX6QvbgIBIkOVI8/s1600-h/IMG_2737.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYljEYzwsY2yAvO5P-0mglnzpgEf0JTiDLvtWIB0uTKH97O_pwC-002W8SVevyVNsmJoN7XY9BVvkSUxvZTOOSARNmPhFcPxz1vtUrDal6mRj0-90gJTSL17h08IkwYJX6QvbgIBIkOVI8/s320/IMG_2737.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339886849076279938" /></a>Mountain Park junkyard immediately came to mind.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8ktDQwC2GxWTxxDpPq91YnkxN76GlfigHnfjlKCHj_hbjPSDhJYjJf3fjbSS5K7zXvMv3Zmtwk-sI2IqA5u__O23xR8LRNvMQ2jbD1fEF9bVIjTRrTU1e8q5-SFdNQn3AYFr0kLVSD3g/s1600-h/IMG_2736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8ktDQwC2GxWTxxDpPq91YnkxN76GlfigHnfjlKCHj_hbjPSDhJYjJf3fjbSS5K7zXvMv3Zmtwk-sI2IqA5u__O23xR8LRNvMQ2jbD1fEF9bVIjTRrTU1e8q5-SFdNQn3AYFr0kLVSD3g/s320/IMG_2736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339886846757633874" /></a>Now i was confused, how in the world did these cars get here? Late model ones too!!!<div>Well the mountain has it's share of T.V. and radio towers and there is a road that is used to maintain the transmitters and buildings. (There is also a road that leads to Beacon Reservoir, another area i wished i could have visited, Jim told me of an interesting tale of what happened there a while back, but it was getting late and the party was tired, perhaps on another visit.) I was told the cars didn't get up there on their own, but were towed up there by heavy duty tow trucks.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnO83ZSngefyIEZpuXeab7_hi7GJnKo5RHSG34iwzBOvMh6ID9yg8UBcYX8rNgpNN6Lq1yMBD40OalLGI9KWE-8KI3GVZoMU-BJ0Q1w2ZY9g4xhHPGkKHS5_Id3hXU22e6JVCHW99sKD_/s1600-h/IMG_2735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnO83ZSngefyIEZpuXeab7_hi7GJnKo5RHSG34iwzBOvMh6ID9yg8UBcYX8rNgpNN6Lq1yMBD40OalLGI9KWE-8KI3GVZoMU-BJ0Q1w2ZY9g4xhHPGkKHS5_Id3hXU22e6JVCHW99sKD_/s320/IMG_2735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339886844252121602" /></a>The road to the Fire Tower passes the old cottages that were in use when the hotel and casino<br /><div>were operating in the summit's heyday. Roberta told me that one of them was still standing, a sort of Victorian styled cottage. On our way back we were going to visit the cottage, but the girls were kind of tired (my legs at that point were heavy as lead too). The next time i visit, i'll make it a point to check it out.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">On To The Fire Tower</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3q2ktomAlUYiYqStrJ6H458BTzjlAAP3-GWO0nnrPV5hPH7i7cn2FmmMS6NCMDSkElymRMKsmmME8mGSo4rHUotRCCDjaYfGjhDkXqe3HaV37XwOuBpDOCF-0bIXWam5yPtUkc1uUfdu/s1600-h/IMG_2733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3q2ktomAlUYiYqStrJ6H458BTzjlAAP3-GWO0nnrPV5hPH7i7cn2FmmMS6NCMDSkElymRMKsmmME8mGSo4rHUotRCCDjaYfGjhDkXqe3HaV37XwOuBpDOCF-0bIXWam5yPtUkc1uUfdu/s320/IMG_2733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339883965451493474" /></a>The Fire Tower located on the South summit of Mt. Beacon.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBBasfR9I-5J3QROK0BMjrCtKyqYRLW2uh6WBFRYiFRO7_C-BemewsueWr3s7Tbm5vSZ2Rje93117jLwx7nNBRYpaLApmE8b4MxDw_mO85ZFKCvRFCOIt51wwg221YDeCnjJdLv3FBKU9/s1600-h/IMG_2727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBBasfR9I-5J3QROK0BMjrCtKyqYRLW2uh6WBFRYiFRO7_C-BemewsueWr3s7Tbm5vSZ2Rje93117jLwx7nNBRYpaLApmE8b4MxDw_mO85ZFKCvRFCOIt51wwg221YDeCnjJdLv3FBKU9/s320/IMG_2727.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339883961142681090" /></a>The hike to the north summit was where the original hike was to end, but i overheard that Roberta, the gal on the left, was taking Helen, Pat and Tanya to the South summit for a view of the Fire Tower. I figured i came a long way, so why not make it worthwhile. Roberta by the way has lived in Beacon since the late sixties, and hikes the mountain frequently, she told me she hikes the trails alone, which she says is a little unnerving at times (geez, i wish i lived closer, she would make a great hiking companion) she had a lot of interesting information to share, i thought she was a guide, but she's just another hiker, who happens to know the Beacon like the back of her hand!!! Thanks for a wonderful hike Roberta.</div><div><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXo65IFYVyBirscYWdomdGXoz4F4nfAz3nqXXRhj9E3ta6T57njyXYnSjfZe3J_JyafGI3xvuOCqxAiLYsGEDK-zXTEeqfaThfi4HO8RmfuCOiaqLcwo-Jm4NT1QycxWZ_gf9NrhOUu3J/s1600-h/IMG_2725.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXo65IFYVyBirscYWdomdGXoz4F4nfAz3nqXXRhj9E3ta6T57njyXYnSjfZe3J_JyafGI3xvuOCqxAiLYsGEDK-zXTEeqfaThfi4HO8RmfuCOiaqLcwo-Jm4NT1QycxWZ_gf9NrhOUu3J/s320/IMG_2725.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339883955621491410" /></a>Another beautiful view looking south-west from the casino ruins.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Mt. Beacon North Peak</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ldj-H9LWBQNrMr_0mCokssPpbtcgLcFx2MHpTexo2LV_cSWfogjjJECj0y_52tX7Vm1LGWh6WOqwuoV9inTx6o3cK_cYUAXOEGBALElTaos6WDGAbnoE-XgjDW0_iTiZcKQFptyWEIaZ/s1600-h/IMG_2709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ldj-H9LWBQNrMr_0mCokssPpbtcgLcFx2MHpTexo2LV_cSWfogjjJECj0y_52tX7Vm1LGWh6WOqwuoV9inTx6o3cK_cYUAXOEGBALElTaos6WDGAbnoE-XgjDW0_iTiZcKQFptyWEIaZ/s320/IMG_2709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339880875873067362" /></a>A view of the Hudson River Valley Northward.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKjUDUuDAOh27zVKk6j9sW0JrlC3KgZjJCqA6A2WX-zr_cl9FTF84zPcRMR17WpdFARR9CCi2Co3LhLyenuC_722xocwdcanQczKWjXPgX4psoFnia0WzZVGq7s4Rx2G5yQCBjr-Tj2sJ/s1600-h/IMG_2710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKjUDUuDAOh27zVKk6j9sW0JrlC3KgZjJCqA6A2WX-zr_cl9FTF84zPcRMR17WpdFARR9CCi2Co3LhLyenuC_722xocwdcanQczKWjXPgX4psoFnia0WzZVGq7s4Rx2G5yQCBjr-Tj2sJ/s320/IMG_2710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339880869464207522" /></a>These hikers are enjoying the view near the site where the Casino once stood. Those bikers had to come up the maintenance roads.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYSSIL82CjJdVEbUEiHr6nxUxbTLXfGnrdpZpcSSelNFYUmfO8jsWnR58coVq3Evg5cqkXd2Q85ojmymvl4qV_Zdl_3SIewNOqQESHRcsNG-lC_t8Ulj1A3l6fAzo2okVCvHvVsWqZHHt/s1600-h/IMG_2712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYSSIL82CjJdVEbUEiHr6nxUxbTLXfGnrdpZpcSSelNFYUmfO8jsWnR58coVq3Evg5cqkXd2Q85ojmymvl4qV_Zdl_3SIewNOqQESHRcsNG-lC_t8Ulj1A3l6fAzo2okVCvHvVsWqZHHt/s320/IMG_2712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339880861716030002" /></a>The city on the other side of the river is Newburgh, New York. That's the Newburgh Bridge Interstate I 84 looking west.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzhK1n_pUIB-e1yXb1CUtu670qRp5IiYIEgwiXvEusSgqshd0qrX6YeuZeqSzlXldv4gabnMowVq2DVyK-Rb6CDeFL_WCmTNIySVCXozXE4uiC8yITubG6vpqVJS3L5V5kSj_A7VsFRWm/s1600-h/IMG_2715.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzhK1n_pUIB-e1yXb1CUtu670qRp5IiYIEgwiXvEusSgqshd0qrX6YeuZeqSzlXldv4gabnMowVq2DVyK-Rb6CDeFL_WCmTNIySVCXozXE4uiC8yITubG6vpqVJS3L5V5kSj_A7VsFRWm/s320/IMG_2715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339880861284598626" /></a>A view of Beacon, New York. The mountain range way in the background are the Catskills.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">We're Here!!!</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhe4UsWU3WlVHEtTRQMfzx-wW9A_Zu5fPFA_cbJS_TQpfS6eAP69vvlkMFR0y3LBiVy4woAt-1FTE01WEY5qZm2_8is0jChKcdEcQXvlv5H3Ng2SkwcbVN2D29q4QxhaOs3fUuUPebcSlD/s1600-h/IMG_2702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhe4UsWU3WlVHEtTRQMfzx-wW9A_Zu5fPFA_cbJS_TQpfS6eAP69vvlkMFR0y3LBiVy4woAt-1FTE01WEY5qZm2_8is0jChKcdEcQXvlv5H3Ng2SkwcbVN2D29q4QxhaOs3fUuUPebcSlD/s320/IMG_2702.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339879310702867762" /></a>Helen and Pat getting ready to take a break, don't that walkway remind you of Mt. Tom?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_U905yt8XncnMay6JGvbjk615ps5dTdz2y5xS-2-myfHoq30a8f9BwFQHr22YYEjDNZHkOeyHxfhSLJvWcvGYhlLlG_3rZOJufqhNGgSR6Z8HGeIrofeP-autZHHdWX1-Upk_31Ofv9iD/s1600-h/IMG_2701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_U905yt8XncnMay6JGvbjk615ps5dTdz2y5xS-2-myfHoq30a8f9BwFQHr22YYEjDNZHkOeyHxfhSLJvWcvGYhlLlG_3rZOJufqhNGgSR6Z8HGeIrofeP-autZHHdWX1-Upk_31Ofv9iD/s320/IMG_2701.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339879305428283122" /></a>This was the hiking party that was behind me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJLvogmTiw7e9ma5yllW279jjKUzogmnl7KSFf6mHGBs8Fiqul5wDWHc-iNcqR6Q2ZCl2yHo1qWE_AmLZ0LES_hLT8popq1-q7S88_0Tay9ocXPFUGJiL5PMJNW6v1oXhV7ca76__7QuW/s1600-h/IMG_2692.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJLvogmTiw7e9ma5yllW279jjKUzogmnl7KSFf6mHGBs8Fiqul5wDWHc-iNcqR6Q2ZCl2yHo1qWE_AmLZ0LES_hLT8popq1-q7S88_0Tay9ocXPFUGJiL5PMJNW6v1oXhV7ca76__7QuW/s320/IMG_2692.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339879296708630978" /></a>The Power House is the first thing you see before reaching the north summit.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Almost To The Top</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KyMZdneL0rwHTzhWpSuYr1Oc4_htox17N2YVS7r4TlQdoi2sv5QJf1dOW1ANZx1HrENeTKohfpVk1JBRKD0_Bx4XYi3cK8BkhgJoC2KYtxU3wx2XTsfeFOf7A7Ux6PIBmjqTLV2kirPB/s1600-h/IMG_2691.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KyMZdneL0rwHTzhWpSuYr1Oc4_htox17N2YVS7r4TlQdoi2sv5QJf1dOW1ANZx1HrENeTKohfpVk1JBRKD0_Bx4XYi3cK8BkhgJoC2KYtxU3wx2XTsfeFOf7A7Ux6PIBmjqTLV2kirPB/s320/IMG_2691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339877648334962114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OTxAsObwNE1x-oZfBzkzjav-1rcpQvoPZ5M3Ie3U8-Io6FQC9f5t4uWFMhsYhFc1Xh5SkHiumREXrvFUOgze8uhhQBKSyj7Y-swdCGRYsqoeR78yBDkYtpPBHDS2KKVGjuQ-XDEvd4o9/s1600-h/IMG_2690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OTxAsObwNE1x-oZfBzkzjav-1rcpQvoPZ5M3Ie3U8-Io6FQC9f5t4uWFMhsYhFc1Xh5SkHiumREXrvFUOgze8uhhQBKSyj7Y-swdCGRYsqoeR78yBDkYtpPBHDS2KKVGjuQ-XDEvd4o9/s320/IMG_2690.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339877638396045202" /></a>Like i said before, these pictures though beautiful, don't do this place justice.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwUNaJ07huLYqXxmH8jn1sa8UsKWahsiY4fP0d3vxBJ1_ZcfAYkiudanM4WR96fi5culmehtkoPDn2fjEMjTmViZ3lYYPGDUFzByrkgBy1HqC9zz5BnlIb-7lzZRi0i6GoXjWBrkdA70U/s1600-h/IMG_2689.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwUNaJ07huLYqXxmH8jn1sa8UsKWahsiY4fP0d3vxBJ1_ZcfAYkiudanM4WR96fi5culmehtkoPDn2fjEMjTmViZ3lYYPGDUFzByrkgBy1HqC9zz5BnlIb-7lzZRi0i6GoXjWBrkdA70U/s320/IMG_2689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339877632671114338" /></a>Now they wait for me!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzp0dtRabaTwUfyz46iE63NGe7HunENJ3xTXLFRjsWfFF91Zl2_nDxVUtrUhu4WcR2bHkt5CB0nzWGELj8lLut8xOVVnJE3PdDpYxi17IwwyVBe5WvAY738QNMJY9elylqYsABIypuATst/s1600-h/IMG_2688.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzp0dtRabaTwUfyz46iE63NGe7HunENJ3xTXLFRjsWfFF91Zl2_nDxVUtrUhu4WcR2bHkt5CB0nzWGELj8lLut8xOVVnJE3PdDpYxi17IwwyVBe5WvAY738QNMJY9elylqYsABIypuATst/s320/IMG_2688.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339877628878344754" /></a>The trail at this point is steep and rocky<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtck2ONyugM8GTUnPJ5lAYvqytDrDvFHN875HT2ujwjlXuRMrtm98n1o5FyqlCXzAeDvsbRkAaVhVzL6e4voS9nGxQBEpjVyoPKbu-X_IxvIDIVhsxHXTzSuHGxGE-K1ypiaMes5fDthj/s1600-h/IMG_2683.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Three Quarters Up</span></span></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtck2ONyugM8GTUnPJ5lAYvqytDrDvFHN875HT2ujwjlXuRMrtm98n1o5FyqlCXzAeDvsbRkAaVhVzL6e4voS9nGxQBEpjVyoPKbu-X_IxvIDIVhsxHXTzSuHGxGE-K1ypiaMes5fDthj/s1600-h/IMG_2683.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtck2ONyugM8GTUnPJ5lAYvqytDrDvFHN875HT2ujwjlXuRMrtm98n1o5FyqlCXzAeDvsbRkAaVhVzL6e4voS9nGxQBEpjVyoPKbu-X_IxvIDIVhsxHXTzSuHGxGE-K1ypiaMes5fDthj/s320/IMG_2683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339875930482362834" /></a>When i saw this view, it reminded me of Quabbin.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCTilB6wLrwTCpYCQui-e8hOcGZwaNaKCgOUwVN99WkGx_5JVlmh9_Z31dEZZY3X_BQsZ5IhhQfw8MB8JL7elMr3hmvTYbmdhh4UnVmwLPvtONcoxu2QqkuWOuO4xsgtzM5Sq5uBqm1lx/s1600-h/IMG_2684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCTilB6wLrwTCpYCQui-e8hOcGZwaNaKCgOUwVN99WkGx_5JVlmh9_Z31dEZZY3X_BQsZ5IhhQfw8MB8JL7elMr3hmvTYbmdhh4UnVmwLPvtONcoxu2QqkuWOuO4xsgtzM5Sq5uBqm1lx/s320/IMG_2684.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339875921993115042" /></a>This guy who was with the party that was about ten minutes behind me came out of nowhere to over take me. See you at the summit.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfDgoeExizTYhBN8MZqN4p8OjxQorR3c4Kut3de64c5kEpL93saEVNlPCWInAE9cXBMOm544MlHuJ4uB5g0AR-qrak0MP2G9vBkSDCfsqLkc2GK_w1KXkGaZg7FkVSNwAqP9TQkMhNnPO/s1600-h/IMG_2685.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfDgoeExizTYhBN8MZqN4p8OjxQorR3c4Kut3de64c5kEpL93saEVNlPCWInAE9cXBMOm544MlHuJ4uB5g0AR-qrak0MP2G9vBkSDCfsqLkc2GK_w1KXkGaZg7FkVSNwAqP9TQkMhNnPO/s320/IMG_2685.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339875916350044738" /></a>Indeed!</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Come On The Rising Wind, We're Going Up Around The Bend</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-93CyHKHmK_iZyz8eEGhDXENEAps-hv0fXWJrJhfggHxCiu-YQaU8bpj2HenvBXKI_iWKLxus6k3A9tdSmsGTPJHmPVzojhxuVOoZr34to1MEiCyRkqFCYgq4zDjX0UWV7Pkv7uZ4caoS/s1600-h/IMG_2682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-93CyHKHmK_iZyz8eEGhDXENEAps-hv0fXWJrJhfggHxCiu-YQaU8bpj2HenvBXKI_iWKLxus6k3A9tdSmsGTPJHmPVzojhxuVOoZr34to1MEiCyRkqFCYgq4zDjX0UWV7Pkv7uZ4caoS/s320/IMG_2682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339873218634695570" /></a>Where did they go? Huffa Puffa...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppl8juNH3VBD-pL6jxIu8wo3ADes_rscUa2ELyzOGWuADcGiOVkxcdYkQfrXmuNWbESfn6_j2Z1EZQSt8GwIRrf_DIUmEXA_jhCYaAs33sTUhfDlIEWR3-tvYah16GTQUxq7kFyjppay-/s1600-h/IMG_2681.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppl8juNH3VBD-pL6jxIu8wo3ADes_rscUa2ELyzOGWuADcGiOVkxcdYkQfrXmuNWbESfn6_j2Z1EZQSt8GwIRrf_DIUmEXA_jhCYaAs33sTUhfDlIEWR3-tvYah16GTQUxq7kFyjppay-/s320/IMG_2681.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339873211655388690" /></a>The only reason i got in shouting distance to them was because while i was huffing and puffing<div>they took a break!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bGYG8WBB9mfPNW6-8YJBY2HIyFHnYYHOGeXGvgE-SVrqrh_HGiZhCV0Llm0lT5sBHeG0LxorfXxrmr3DshR0L5HaF-VM0wwdAYO5mMmzltfODRfoko6KpTPSQH77bx8dBn4mJhMdMAKp/s1600-h/IMG_2680.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bGYG8WBB9mfPNW6-8YJBY2HIyFHnYYHOGeXGvgE-SVrqrh_HGiZhCV0Llm0lT5sBHeG0LxorfXxrmr3DshR0L5HaF-VM0wwdAYO5mMmzltfODRfoko6KpTPSQH77bx8dBn4mJhMdMAKp/s320/IMG_2680.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339873206392661090" /></a>This is where the trail starts to gets challenging.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;">The Ski Area</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGhRIGK0mhKp3koUemT73FfdwMgZpSZ8-_dBgZ5BG72aAP6-sudnvDHVwqGSUEE3M9tEGJ1rg6mXy-v4chEdlOdvD4dbvw89Sfa6AvdoYsz6tyvmyU3BtFd5NbHMoCEHQNlTjjvYtgICq/s1600-h/IMG_2676.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGhRIGK0mhKp3koUemT73FfdwMgZpSZ8-_dBgZ5BG72aAP6-sudnvDHVwqGSUEE3M9tEGJ1rg6mXy-v4chEdlOdvD4dbvw89Sfa6AvdoYsz6tyvmyU3BtFd5NbHMoCEHQNlTjjvYtgICq/s320/IMG_2676.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339870662671159922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15J_O2gvLa8Ei-H_8ZGWg1QEppP6NTzQCwAjyzdq6LlBkJ1v4xpkAWx_pIRzuOocQ6_VevuL6Px04te_vxjrNME0vhAAoFnCOlORohri6sL59W5n_e_8UDTlw7pjUapZau8FzuMf_q2rq/s1600-h/IMG_2677.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15J_O2gvLa8Ei-H_8ZGWg1QEppP6NTzQCwAjyzdq6LlBkJ1v4xpkAWx_pIRzuOocQ6_VevuL6Px04te_vxjrNME0vhAAoFnCOlORohri6sL59W5n_e_8UDTlw7pjUapZau8FzuMf_q2rq/s320/IMG_2677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339870659356252866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlj_2CnDtNYDWg1nNkxSOSAwnTbCkgy4xFzDZXQzI71E70fBrZjYUfMaC4OlsL6nHEyV8Rusl0FJLgxAkBKnt9nfdQuAyBO4SvbVS4TKoqzedbkeDyCqIrmqhlQP5OBeteWfSQeQy7c9E/s1600-h/IMG_2678.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlj_2CnDtNYDWg1nNkxSOSAwnTbCkgy4xFzDZXQzI71E70fBrZjYUfMaC4OlsL6nHEyV8Rusl0FJLgxAkBKnt9nfdQuAyBO4SvbVS4TKoqzedbkeDyCqIrmqhlQP5OBeteWfSQeQy7c9E/s320/IMG_2678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339870652189566850" /></a>The ski area cuts across the Red Trail at almost the half-way point, there are several trails that branch out, i don't think the concrete foundations were for the chairlift, i was told that the skiers actually used the incline bed for a chairlift, so these could have been for lights or a second lift, i should have asked some more questions, but by this time the guide was no where in sight.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">About A Quarter Of The Way</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTkdw6-kIMfgpBvnwuvX4qmizk5jIzs39HRH55wH3jjpMLdq6wfcnGoZMdhnLjtbmOKvd2aIv2rmhaSKMzFo-QpllsWg3m6QgtvLFuNgiXkuTC2LZhae0gjh5AIeCQ6-dNE3E95zhXLo6/s1600-h/IMG_2675.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTkdw6-kIMfgpBvnwuvX4qmizk5jIzs39HRH55wH3jjpMLdq6wfcnGoZMdhnLjtbmOKvd2aIv2rmhaSKMzFo-QpllsWg3m6QgtvLFuNgiXkuTC2LZhae0gjh5AIeCQ6-dNE3E95zhXLo6/s320/IMG_2675.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339867584954641810" /></a>At this point the guide felt sorry for me, i had been about 200 feet ahead of the lady to his left, but after a huff and puff episode she overtook me.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCJUIVyuGGHLIYgwsgOTkHC5Tzpyl_ZnQqDyNnglHkjO9PUUoDjTTREInaZH134aYkYImb-qTkf-rUEDnrhVugPhNUBgD-kzrhXQ7dxWTN7oHlwTG8iCjhOJOuMV3wBDe8h1UVMv2cIcq/s1600-h/IMG_2674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCJUIVyuGGHLIYgwsgOTkHC5Tzpyl_ZnQqDyNnglHkjO9PUUoDjTTREInaZH134aYkYImb-qTkf-rUEDnrhVugPhNUBgD-kzrhXQ7dxWTN7oHlwTG8iCjhOJOuMV3wBDe8h1UVMv2cIcq/s320/IMG_2674.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339867577462959090" /></a>Hey! Wait for me!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBQ3z9Ls-O7fYG0gm5Jshdf3s92mHQ03T1iosmnlLsJurneymyOnki50Gsopa4e7aQtguihpLj3NZTmClXEmkab_6UJU4XZ3DG5XuxOKLACt3xm3R9C3kHso5YoOUrRgBthNSnyj9qTkG/s1600-h/IMG_2673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBQ3z9Ls-O7fYG0gm5Jshdf3s92mHQ03T1iosmnlLsJurneymyOnki50Gsopa4e7aQtguihpLj3NZTmClXEmkab_6UJU4XZ3DG5XuxOKLACt3xm3R9C3kHso5YoOUrRgBthNSnyj9qTkG/s320/IMG_2673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339867570811076482" /></a>The trail now ascends in a zig-zag stairway climb to the abandoned ski area trails (sound familiar) </div><div><br /><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenNa7lCV0oSDH5ngC9VIx1UWTOYO4KQ7pzjJ6X5ommGx9hJynSl1qbYPx5ceQgsmhdJ7Kt0YekzFDCRlFN3lWdXvFjvszqqBhDUzQ-OLXxx9jD8-yyLmnn1HvX4HmiQVxoHQJBjfyYFwD/s1600-h/IMG_2671.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">First Views Of The Hudson River Valley</span><br /></span><br /><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenNa7lCV0oSDH5ngC9VIx1UWTOYO4KQ7pzjJ6X5ommGx9hJynSl1qbYPx5ceQgsmhdJ7Kt0YekzFDCRlFN3lWdXvFjvszqqBhDUzQ-OLXxx9jD8-yyLmnn1HvX4HmiQVxoHQJBjfyYFwD/s320/IMG_2671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339866552000329106" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglXeroJ30n9ErQleZknlDZFBwZbDWKzxEiSV19RmObTfwRoFxfBL4UyU1yqTpelP2sUwB4PlVfkiBFiU1tpS3OiHQ78DEfZrntmUp-beSFXqZR6tff3VWa18FlEZJymk7oBuSqmW3Xndn/s1600-h/IMG_2668.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglXeroJ30n9ErQleZknlDZFBwZbDWKzxEiSV19RmObTfwRoFxfBL4UyU1yqTpelP2sUwB4PlVfkiBFiU1tpS3OiHQ78DEfZrntmUp-beSFXqZR6tff3VWa18FlEZJymk7oBuSqmW3Xndn/s320/IMG_2668.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339865980662693826" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">After climbing the stairway, you get your first views of the Hudson River Valley.</span></a><div><br /><div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Stairway To Beacon</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkPNOgUiARLSOCTJxqaaY26s6wMw-rGH0UvNRbsRtoLzG67izof5t3RHDeqM9j_QFVr7fu0kuvi4zITrHR9sNUCSdeshWniZ3sgMHv6_B0C2Cg3E8GnimgjGCqLDcy6koGPm1F5p8_1AV/s1600-h/IMG_2669.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkPNOgUiARLSOCTJxqaaY26s6wMw-rGH0UvNRbsRtoLzG67izof5t3RHDeqM9j_QFVr7fu0kuvi4zITrHR9sNUCSdeshWniZ3sgMHv6_B0C2Cg3E8GnimgjGCqLDcy6koGPm1F5p8_1AV/s320/IMG_2669.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339858475791424914" /></a>This picture, as you can see in the background, gives you a good idea of the railway grade.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_dT9Zl41ZefKBY3MQEpQteer-kabVhE7ysF6RSTKt3ku6yvIuuptwhugR39PsBJwo-CXQa2Cbx6mdISn3UEdAy6Un2zRRjaSHuWJmwomH9NVdGqU7FNBzPLy4Zk0FQGQ4t1XhBIPByM_/s1600-h/IMG_2778.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_dT9Zl41ZefKBY3MQEpQteer-kabVhE7ysF6RSTKt3ku6yvIuuptwhugR39PsBJwo-CXQa2Cbx6mdISn3UEdAy6Un2zRRjaSHuWJmwomH9NVdGqU7FNBzPLy4Zk0FQGQ4t1XhBIPByM_/s320/IMG_2778.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339858174209032210" /></a>I was told that the stairs had to be constructed twice, the first time they used concrete, but they began to crumble after a short time and were replaced by steel.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I6hHJJob5U95i1zsGLOfGSQoaxKnTmxungfFAkWRkkxdnxQ-gOprHafXhXhYb0CmXcHbO3TDFjYJGXpcVDBjDmdERiy2wb4I9e1C9mza7Rye79X6ixQrZ2MHThgyUkZj86Q8UgDb-LnI/s1600-h/IMG_2667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I6hHJJob5U95i1zsGLOfGSQoaxKnTmxungfFAkWRkkxdnxQ-gOprHafXhXhYb0CmXcHbO3TDFjYJGXpcVDBjDmdERiy2wb4I9e1C9mza7Rye79X6ixQrZ2MHThgyUkZj86Q8UgDb-LnI/s320/IMG_2667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339858169146632818" /></a>That's Tanya and her dog Finora leading the way (i'm sure i have the dog's name wrong, anyway Finora loves turkey & cheese sandwiches, i shared mine with her) Tanya lives in Manhattan and is originally from Spain, she told me Mount Beacon is her escape from New York City madness.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF01TXHd9NPiDO-QKFiTbFhJOM38_KV7p_Er56WFgKVjH941uz5B9kEj1ddgPZKaMLPhCmbxhQHmvcar4p8ua-pzRaL6Yi6UI9mxlSY0tn5hgNGQrGSaRQgAGzpMR_BATS8a5ER8UDI6fO/s1600-h/IMG_2666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF01TXHd9NPiDO-QKFiTbFhJOM38_KV7p_Er56WFgKVjH941uz5B9kEj1ddgPZKaMLPhCmbxhQHmvcar4p8ua-pzRaL6Yi6UI9mxlSY0tn5hgNGQrGSaRQgAGzpMR_BATS8a5ER8UDI6fO/s320/IMG_2666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339858007475613378" /></a>This is the 300 ft. stairway that's the start of the Red Trail. This stairway was built over very steep and rocky terrain, to the right of the stairway is where the incline railway started it's steep ascent to the summit.<div><br /><div>It is also the closest the Red Trail comes to the incline bed until you get to the Power House on the summit. (The Red Trail loops around the incline rail bed unlike Mt. Tom's incline bed which is it's trail, i asked Jim Bopp if many people take the "short cut" up the incline bed instead of the Red Trail, he looked at me with this grin on his face. Then i remembered the average grade of 65% and the 74% grade the last 800 ft. of the incline, some "short cut")<br /><div><br /></div><div>There is a road further up the Red Trail that appears to be a dead end, when i asked Jim about this he said it lead to an area where there was debris of the two cable cars that were destroyed in the fire of 1983.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Pathway To The Red Trail</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSY0BDmImMblImqdEHf-VQ0QKLILVVzivK0js5hntL-obeSdD84MF0_0SfgWfFcXd0ZGaaZSll5X5wG5iISuHZvBGI7aHvQyazfnwbJkgS4bjTk3LZehgzfedcCIHbglQn9kgyJDHYcB7/s1600-h/IMG_2665.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSY0BDmImMblImqdEHf-VQ0QKLILVVzivK0js5hntL-obeSdD84MF0_0SfgWfFcXd0ZGaaZSll5X5wG5iISuHZvBGI7aHvQyazfnwbJkgS4bjTk3LZehgzfedcCIHbglQn9kgyJDHYcB7/s320/IMG_2665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339853348583539970" /></a>A few hikers begin their journey, the guy in the black shirt was a guide, as you can see i started out with him around the same time, but after about ten minutes of hiking, i wouldn't see him again till i got to the summit about 50 minutes later. I did manage to see him ahead of me throughout the hike to the summit, but i had to stop every once in a while to huff & puff, so i never could catch up.<div><br /><div>The two girls were Pat and Helen, Pat was from Boston and Helen lived in town though she had lived in Somerville Ma. Helen asked me if i was the guy who owned the red truck with the Patriots stickers, i replied yes, am i going to be shot? (thinking she was a Giants or Jets fan)</div><div>she said she hated the Giants, was a Buffalo Bills fan. What a relief!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyK2-JjN_QnS9hyRUEAQbrl4s7L67C02nGUSmztgiiWysYagIAuB3V2W9-WZz1vBjFO8TkdA67PTDg3eF1ohCOp7JGO82XE9vPwlJoAqbYr-naIoWej4JKTiBxxDUWy4y8AzGfG9AA4Ax-/s1600-h/IMG_2638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyK2-JjN_QnS9hyRUEAQbrl4s7L67C02nGUSmztgiiWysYagIAuB3V2W9-WZz1vBjFO8TkdA67PTDg3eF1ohCOp7JGO82XE9vPwlJoAqbYr-naIoWej4JKTiBxxDUWy4y8AzGfG9AA4Ax-/s320/IMG_2638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339853184433287282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkOjSJpGA8M_OwSxSdjZZdsLY7iVVLhHMnJA_NRzxrxq59xjeemdUOSnzUrp_lJjR8cf5f9RoB9iXIjYXTdjHs9To7BxA73AQpteXgpLVnvp5Vx113uqZzvkCTbnI-erqqdogz4Iunmsn/s1600-h/IMG_2637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkOjSJpGA8M_OwSxSdjZZdsLY7iVVLhHMnJA_NRzxrxq59xjeemdUOSnzUrp_lJjR8cf5f9RoB9iXIjYXTdjHs9To7BxA73AQpteXgpLVnvp5Vx113uqZzvkCTbnI-erqqdogz4Iunmsn/s320/IMG_2637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339852969023520450" /></a>The bridges cross a brook and are actually an optional route (short cut) to get to the Red Trail.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6c-CTfhULeU5q8vBvjexrLZ8UQPZ1vA5P5AAZCfEMPG1M3bDjZRijAzspRu_DMqBQ4iD54ppWYZu8jsX9agjymy3Ehc6T20f6_w3ug1p-4r01aoaGdN49AFxC4SW1b-0W4ien0D59fs6/s1600-h/IMG_2636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6c-CTfhULeU5q8vBvjexrLZ8UQPZ1vA5P5AAZCfEMPG1M3bDjZRijAzspRu_DMqBQ4iD54ppWYZu8jsX9agjymy3Ehc6T20f6_w3ug1p-4r01aoaGdN49AFxC4SW1b-0W4ien0D59fs6/s320/IMG_2636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339852960687944946" /></a>The trolley rode to Lower station and the beginning of the Red Trail.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2pzccZAEJlvBbSxxoLDUPGjoMTWKRjfZHFZxNDzYp_TaBFjOPoZu48SSBXIclooA4D2Q9XC1qFVw-Q7qoCUA75mu8h4dV3d_OhcUKVkeqA6gzxzD3CtjrZHl-dYWjPDqdUJMVGoWHGAV/s1600-h/IMG_2635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2pzccZAEJlvBbSxxoLDUPGjoMTWKRjfZHFZxNDzYp_TaBFjOPoZu48SSBXIclooA4D2Q9XC1qFVw-Q7qoCUA75mu8h4dV3d_OhcUKVkeqA6gzxzD3CtjrZHl-dYWjPDqdUJMVGoWHGAV/s320/IMG_2635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339852955678009586" /></a>The entrance to the old trolley road to Lower Station and the pathway to the Red Trail.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Hey!!! I Remembered His Name!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6_3WpHPbLMfVN-b-69ARzWv4NAieSoCzKZZyg11HVs6cZ_LjlmQjG-G_swes4-KGI0bhnRS562LbCTAmzDwLxofZOEG8amrAOWrgru_IJ27vymQcDQ81nfGEaHUBBKabEY1toA8qQP0Z/s1600-h/IMG_2664.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6_3WpHPbLMfVN-b-69ARzWv4NAieSoCzKZZyg11HVs6cZ_LjlmQjG-G_swes4-KGI0bhnRS562LbCTAmzDwLxofZOEG8amrAOWrgru_IJ27vymQcDQ81nfGEaHUBBKabEY1toA8qQP0Z/s320/IMG_2664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339843239846994946" /></a>Pictured is Jim Bopp. Jim is a trustee of the Mt. Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society<div>and is also the Property Manager of the Mountain. He also holds the distinction of being the last man to operate the Incline Railway in 1978. He's looking forward to operating the railway once again when it's restored. A big thanks to Jim for sharing his expert knowledge of the railway.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Mt. Beacon Park Entrance</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZgG8PM-Ons9S8plFym9tSjgO8AfsPkQbkfuIbEh_4ycVD6YGP-zdnCQ9gAUxLif6O7ZbYW5daz5_7F_yGUUWgC_g5sfx50WjIT1PY1cJUfOKqqSzYS6p86HyWe-80V1KL0iZXVVrXqfe/s1600-h/IMG_2634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZgG8PM-Ons9S8plFym9tSjgO8AfsPkQbkfuIbEh_4ycVD6YGP-zdnCQ9gAUxLif6O7ZbYW5daz5_7F_yGUUWgC_g5sfx50WjIT1PY1cJUfOKqqSzYS6p86HyWe-80V1KL0iZXVVrXqfe/s320/IMG_2634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339842648077401218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8-kvx9C1AD9RwuMOH-WFYoC2hLKhR-nt4M3-hF3FP-zX0ElR0ki3xcGVgidf2zG6q3RRpJaZBBid1byHMb8nTwU47_I33tslrzOK9y-wsKhyK5152kSu3DdC8eSCyZma5HDk0tRebyP2/s1600-h/IMG_2633.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8-kvx9C1AD9RwuMOH-WFYoC2hLKhR-nt4M3-hF3FP-zX0ElR0ki3xcGVgidf2zG6q3RRpJaZBBid1byHMb8nTwU47_I33tslrzOK9y-wsKhyK5152kSu3DdC8eSCyZma5HDk0tRebyP2/s320/IMG_2633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339842641296274818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ulul4ojMEYnS-UhI_m5ZxXvsu6lefTM3pOWvVjaaWnkbOM-A92rqLsMNTM_zjyst6ShnzSLxFyZIGNsLdVsAvLwzad9t72GD9drdqpLQBXe_5jB03ehIAZemwzmZe6ii7lDB2p1anpMz/s1600-h/IMG_2632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ulul4ojMEYnS-UhI_m5ZxXvsu6lefTM3pOWvVjaaWnkbOM-A92rqLsMNTM_zjyst6ShnzSLxFyZIGNsLdVsAvLwzad9t72GD9drdqpLQBXe_5jB03ehIAZemwzmZe6ii7lDB2p1anpMz/s320/IMG_2632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339842638115988658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn741UHjcUZPusoSNgK9Z7nJJPhwaCq4d_zH1Avp3DOltyBh1W88kIRLVWl9ogxUOgYE15w5K1qrRR6mLLu5qO-houVeJ_iQ3GFOIA0TYWjscuP9TI8xCBr6S9L37nowa2ytx6GNwDZmuu/s1600-h/IMG_2631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn741UHjcUZPusoSNgK9Z7nJJPhwaCq4d_zH1Avp3DOltyBh1W88kIRLVWl9ogxUOgYE15w5K1qrRR6mLLu5qO-houVeJ_iQ3GFOIA0TYWjscuP9TI8xCBr6S9L37nowa2ytx6GNwDZmuu/s320/IMG_2631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339842629231572562" /></a>The kiosks had some interesting information on the history of the mountain and railway,</div><div>click on the photos for a better look.<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-61077301497986570072009-05-24T07:53:00.000-07:002009-05-25T17:05:09.183-07:00The Mt. Beacon Incline Railway<div><br /></div><div>The Billy Goat was on the road recently to Mt. Beacon Park in Beacon, New York to visit it's twin peaks and it's Incline Railway. I discovered the history of Mt. Beacon and it's railway while doing research on our own Mt. Tom Railroad.<br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>The day of my visit happened to be the hike to commemorate the 107th anniversary of the Mount Beacon Incline Railway. The Incline Railway opened on May, 30 1902, and on it's first day sold 1,400 fares, all told 60,000 people rode the incline during it's first season in 1902.</div><div><br /></div><div>The railway ran from 1902 to 1978 and was engineered by the Otis Elevator Company and built</div><div>by several subcontractors including Mohawk Construction Company of Mohawk, New York and</div><div>Ramapo Iron Works of Hilburn, New York who built the railway cars.</div><div><br /></div><div>The railway was very similar to our Mt. Tom incline railway with two cars operating on a single track with a turnout to allow the two cars to pass each other at the midway point.</div><div><br /></div><div>The biggest difference between the two incline railways were their grades in steepness, while Mt Tom's grade was around 21 percent, the Mt. Beacon grade had an average grade of 65 percent with the last 800 feet being a whopping 74 percent making it at the time the steepest incline railway in the world. </div><div><br /></div><div>After the railway closed in 1978, it secured it's upper and lower stations and parked it's two cars at mid-track to discourage vandalism and awaited better times, but in 1983 fire engulfed the entire railway, destroying the track, it's two cars, the lower station and upper power house building, it seemed like the end for the railway, but in 1996 the Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society was formed with the purpose of reconstructing the railway. </div><div><br /></div><div>Please visit their link for more info on their goals and a complete history of the railway:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.inclinerailway.org/society.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">http://www.inclinerailway.org/society.htm</span></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The Beaconcrest Hotel</span> </div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh07E1O01slxZjwZMLXYnJCSB9wLpn7BlPSXRENRY7PtyvabD-QCSaKVfwNXDiCh5_csjGXjBxBSoI5djurVoEN1tU9GKS-hQGb_lJU67ql5ZZX-ID3_mqFOvGRIzWpmWT2ssUvTBAipn/s1600-h/IMG_2735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh07E1O01slxZjwZMLXYnJCSB9wLpn7BlPSXRENRY7PtyvabD-QCSaKVfwNXDiCh5_csjGXjBxBSoI5djurVoEN1tU9GKS-hQGb_lJU67ql5ZZX-ID3_mqFOvGRIzWpmWT2ssUvTBAipn/s320/IMG_2735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339435579883346914" /></a><br /><div>In addition to the hotel and casino, there were also a few private cottages on top of the summit,</div><div>most of them are just piles of debris now, though i was told one still stands, unfortunately i wasn't able to get a picture.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxlhGw33Rfh2OaUEhkdy_reOyW1vSOpBCJeUPaw8N2RXukzQe7iIJSVrSURmr4ysi5ITp19aJT-syWg7B25nkbU1r17CRlJysbSQEV0khP_ckp3rorCq-0tOjmCcjhx024bfQI93LWnqm/s1600-h/IMG_2729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxlhGw33Rfh2OaUEhkdy_reOyW1vSOpBCJeUPaw8N2RXukzQe7iIJSVrSURmr4ysi5ITp19aJT-syWg7B25nkbU1r17CRlJysbSQEV0khP_ckp3rorCq-0tOjmCcjhx024bfQI93LWnqm/s320/IMG_2729.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339434674319083634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Fhso1pvSQEbVAIrdlh8K8oLEW8nt8zhL1HANY-tB5r7UdIEnsAmIQZYy4lS644Z8564_35coYAKJ_bkt0sh5KSxAMA1vcy6nPRZ6VEB0tLPPZSKtC_gBZr0i_o7JivC3j__lW4qgKxTk/s1600-h/IMG_2724.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Fhso1pvSQEbVAIrdlh8K8oLEW8nt8zhL1HANY-tB5r7UdIEnsAmIQZYy4lS644Z8564_35coYAKJ_bkt0sh5KSxAMA1vcy6nPRZ6VEB0tLPPZSKtC_gBZr0i_o7JivC3j__lW4qgKxTk/s320/IMG_2724.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339434664291010930" /></a>The foundation walls to the hotel are still in great shape!!!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgJ4DwJ6sK-zhHx935UNwtmAyYOYyo9gvJOhNO6AJ487LchzvvuIij_rwX6uY3rvCUCBOj2zNaWAxYLju5zFpG9Cjn91k2EuW1XFyVIhz7aD-aE7RNZXKG2JJLETLELgAdW_bGHqiGPVD/s1600-h/IMG_2723.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgJ4DwJ6sK-zhHx935UNwtmAyYOYyo9gvJOhNO6AJ487LchzvvuIij_rwX6uY3rvCUCBOj2zNaWAxYLju5zFpG9Cjn91k2EuW1XFyVIhz7aD-aE7RNZXKG2JJLETLELgAdW_bGHqiGPVD/s320/IMG_2723.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339434657795384050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimh57P9ecYESpJv50j7WxtCy6vJA9mAjiB_1LWMaNcP60b_eQbEdOM2swIVAp78lfcQsSHhvKDw9PvAlsPnmKW01dkzTu1t-CAQTZNWWSY98VuCuZnHr5Af1C9ps-V3rQVcB5TOCG8JKP5/s1600-h/IMG_2728.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimh57P9ecYESpJv50j7WxtCy6vJA9mAjiB_1LWMaNcP60b_eQbEdOM2swIVAp78lfcQsSHhvKDw9PvAlsPnmKW01dkzTu1t-CAQTZNWWSY98VuCuZnHr5Af1C9ps-V3rQVcB5TOCG8JKP5/s320/IMG_2728.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339434655224881650" /></a>The entrance way to the Hotel Beaconcrest</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The Casino</span><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAgoCA1qIfB9YW5pbfbfKszwT3pUSbCVjWHy8BjqH6GhdSnqoZEVhyphenhyphenFvTZ1TfXCul5IHM9Lkz7MMkuKRtbw5yeAMUC7ANi5z3qR7__dMAlq3xOw8F4yyNOeSYj4l0T1MPWazxXIv8iE_A/s1600-h/IMG_2721.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAgoCA1qIfB9YW5pbfbfKszwT3pUSbCVjWHy8BjqH6GhdSnqoZEVhyphenhyphenFvTZ1TfXCul5IHM9Lkz7MMkuKRtbw5yeAMUC7ANi5z3qR7__dMAlq3xOw8F4yyNOeSYj4l0T1MPWazxXIv8iE_A/s320/IMG_2721.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339432268120589394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzb3xzvQ6zFVNHIfDiJeETdHcwaCX2iQ4tpTbym38sq0OZAxcKclc3bpdt8ASnN-E_kASH1-k1ttsd6AxEVNUw0duNXNBo7pk1PV52JWcpzDdXj6kCXk_yMRXNmPuq2hMHW3WptGISmsv/s1600-h/IMG_2716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzb3xzvQ6zFVNHIfDiJeETdHcwaCX2iQ4tpTbym38sq0OZAxcKclc3bpdt8ASnN-E_kASH1-k1ttsd6AxEVNUw0duNXNBo7pk1PV52JWcpzDdXj6kCXk_yMRXNmPuq2hMHW3WptGISmsv/s320/IMG_2716.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339432263880064258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nZ6n_txTqiTMEmDAF7TNoe4_G8mWzwsSw0xGmQyaYTRHPTrOOtIpM5xjfZxh5UWVKmSfVyig26SypT-TCqqw4DRdm3RrJRYvU82LV1zDXaJE3wlshGUJsa0yx8Wcua8iMlOHITkKcR_K/s1600-h/IMG_2717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nZ6n_txTqiTMEmDAF7TNoe4_G8mWzwsSw0xGmQyaYTRHPTrOOtIpM5xjfZxh5UWVKmSfVyig26SypT-TCqqw4DRdm3RrJRYvU82LV1zDXaJE3wlshGUJsa0yx8Wcua8iMlOHITkKcR_K/s320/IMG_2717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339432257602850978" /></a>In addition to the beautiful views of the Hudson River valley, the summit also had a hotel and casino. Both met the same fate as the Mt. Tom Summit House when they both were destroyed by fire in October of 1927. Both were rebuilt but met the same fate once again. Here is what remains of the hotel and casino.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The Power House</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-n2rhl4IWhztaooBKmW0BgpgBD3E45lIwPnVbOFOBRmpKEC-wUu0fQoblbHRc_Hx4Hzk7UIDVJXbhFCpFZWIbapQw9tPmX48BLlXX8MxARgoMSCmHI9uJSiG2aY9ggyMkJyLhqy897Mq/s1600-h/IMG_2708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-n2rhl4IWhztaooBKmW0BgpgBD3E45lIwPnVbOFOBRmpKEC-wUu0fQoblbHRc_Hx4Hzk7UIDVJXbhFCpFZWIbapQw9tPmX48BLlXX8MxARgoMSCmHI9uJSiG2aY9ggyMkJyLhqy897Mq/s320/IMG_2708.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339431462836239154" /></a>One of the pullies that drove the cable cars.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRr88aDvnZNG1xPLoMRmym3PqIxS773t-KT1W9h27pa5JwPTqEL9JKuhiuKObQVc0dQJ08XXNxPIhPMKMFXCF6UjdSTEII1W_-FgoUaKyJRotsvgkSWO4nWiVnjRnirXNGOEUaj_U8XTm9/s1600-h/IMG_2707.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNZBDI0DQK1GY2w7zCv_wNg-tturXezO0x_N5EHyU2jwjNFxx1uJzgu11mYGiiy1LgbfAsTYM5GKYmLKtDVOWZpnEE-wxBzVBOwclBdiZvGsaAV_oD28w1oB3JvbZPcPQxKp0Ck1qBv4J/s320/IMG_2699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339429749421737762" /></a>A few pictures of the Power House remains.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp9OSQUG5VAKqCyaUPTNceqGDnL3wRSNR5GUYLJHmsSK9zDQPahzaNi61uwMdk-M4MyDEILFWnQ7dOdQfqTF-UjvYkiCytz7GQduQ181_TBiRdzJ7p8dtZWENRsD1HQfp4OoQBpQPAHwZ/s1600-h/IMG_2704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp9OSQUG5VAKqCyaUPTNceqGDnL3wRSNR5GUYLJHmsSK9zDQPahzaNi61uwMdk-M4MyDEILFWnQ7dOdQfqTF-UjvYkiCytz7GQduQ181_TBiRdzJ7p8dtZWENRsD1HQfp4OoQBpQPAHwZ/s320/IMG_2704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339429102365101458" /></a>The roadway leading to the hotel and casino.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCw_5QSSoai2ErNez17XtDej23Ch0JBJ3IIGNJXhuxwnHpZkJGblnAlk53gEdm8g9hAxuhT-TRsoY9CVzZPFHH3cJ1-ueHP5IlpeZXSk1hDeN34sLHKxtkeLzLUKBrz1Z2Nsx-ywlc1-X/s1600-h/IMG_2705.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCw_5QSSoai2ErNez17XtDej23Ch0JBJ3IIGNJXhuxwnHpZkJGblnAlk53gEdm8g9hAxuhT-TRsoY9CVzZPFHH3cJ1-ueHP5IlpeZXSk1hDeN34sLHKxtkeLzLUKBrz1Z2Nsx-ywlc1-X/s320/IMG_2705.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339428466210734898" /></a>The passengers would then climb these stairs to a short roadway leading to the hotel and casino which were located on the summit.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_Q2VBgvVOaHKKKBLQ_ezoo2XyWahq472HWfxzMsHSzL6VecIGG4gUKxKG3BWQIJn6ehANH6ucbUKKW2TA3Rlj7UAWuVWqam8Tawo3OTbprDqTMH-_0qfaH4eAIu0WCj6OnvlX0bxnBj6/s1600-h/IMG_2774.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_Q2VBgvVOaHKKKBLQ_ezoo2XyWahq472HWfxzMsHSzL6VecIGG4gUKxKG3BWQIJn6ehANH6ucbUKKW2TA3Rlj7UAWuVWqam8Tawo3OTbprDqTMH-_0qfaH4eAIu0WCj6OnvlX0bxnBj6/s320/IMG_2774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339427135867527570" /></a>Here are a few pictures of the Power House at the top of the incline, in the background is where<div>the tressel would have been to unload passengers to the Mt. Beacon summit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The Lower Station</span><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexe4LZ4IJg9nzfn4GsxVGjvWjqEu49OabSk6F_qFTRNrShKDATQXeDRCepVC6ewjwkChObh2JffnvSWBAMrOwWCVuNWq0Z5SCIGdATXQqNpPNOcR8XNmBBnbLaZOBIU_o2z51dGfm8_BX/s1600-h/IMG_2659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexe4LZ4IJg9nzfn4GsxVGjvWjqEu49OabSk6F_qFTRNrShKDATQXeDRCepVC6ewjwkChObh2JffnvSWBAMrOwWCVuNWq0Z5SCIGdATXQqNpPNOcR8XNmBBnbLaZOBIU_o2z51dGfm8_BX/s320/IMG_2659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339426127897306722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZxxR93LBELG17kCnyuJY2NwMgE1AzIWnBVUK4JK6WVx2ayRHj615DFuEinJQMpMFwKnlWvPs8zM4hb9sdD9lwxbytYgBDa3g_y5vq24NYDueuxxWXpatIFBTd_6GtPAF3LB_Tx9uYJOf/s1600-h/IMG_2658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZxxR93LBELG17kCnyuJY2NwMgE1AzIWnBVUK4JK6WVx2ayRHj615DFuEinJQMpMFwKnlWvPs8zM4hb9sdD9lwxbytYgBDa3g_y5vq24NYDueuxxWXpatIFBTd_6GtPAF3LB_Tx9uYJOf/s320/IMG_2658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339426125192278338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdANfrjQHD6B9vYpWl1BQHjAB0oclQrqYxzd5hvgIg9z6FqxG8qhZIlFuTg61LlYnZyElMGX63wafVQ5WTXwB3KCSuWNE8yNPlUuaohMxHi-_hwgZIrGmStYQ5NIFQZEeDSLLRS7keqhL_/s1600-h/IMG_2656.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdANfrjQHD6B9vYpWl1BQHjAB0oclQrqYxzd5hvgIg9z6FqxG8qhZIlFuTg61LlYnZyElMGX63wafVQ5WTXwB3KCSuWNE8yNPlUuaohMxHi-_hwgZIrGmStYQ5NIFQZEeDSLLRS7keqhL_/s320/IMG_2656.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339426122753331474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6_LRrEtHIR1VU_Dlm6UMlL3gWJyjlX_JIJvLTQQfhBuF8bTrNKes_WanG_0q9GOsYf-dmLGwuR8iC4hj35ELQzbZJVKBqToYSjP1liRRbyjemPlXuOzZDUNLZYpAVBzNpxwgu5IT4EQ1/s1600-h/IMG_2655.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6_LRrEtHIR1VU_Dlm6UMlL3gWJyjlX_JIJvLTQQfhBuF8bTrNKes_WanG_0q9GOsYf-dmLGwuR8iC4hj35ELQzbZJVKBqToYSjP1liRRbyjemPlXuOzZDUNLZYpAVBzNpxwgu5IT4EQ1/s320/IMG_2655.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339426113555456450" /></a>This is all that remains of the Mt. Beacon Incline Railway Lower Station.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The Incline Railway</span><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTxHCjOaYJ9q8dDZqwayXF2ls8h9gwfqaNJMFRL3PG-N8_Xm698kcyPoXV9sfFN2AF6Ebo5lI9ZAhDpchSNiJBUO9_HvhEsYacvgDM1SlODWn9Vk1OFkmlrQSTSFS7lBzebeyvKBYima8/s1600-h/IMG_2662.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTxHCjOaYJ9q8dDZqwayXF2ls8h9gwfqaNJMFRL3PG-N8_Xm698kcyPoXV9sfFN2AF6Ebo5lI9ZAhDpchSNiJBUO9_HvhEsYacvgDM1SlODWn9Vk1OFkmlrQSTSFS7lBzebeyvKBYima8/s320/IMG_2662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339425460584757202" /></a>Minutes before taking this picture a herd of deer passed by and as usual, didn't have my camera ready.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqbWUW5rqaArG2ruMIQNPSFS89kgLF2hB3tEy1i2cHQp5GOgIyHNobbOWtl0P1-bPIDF6iTPPbJ9B_696n8L5SbhRqwV0k06P_nO41ydhVD5bfZ2LyeTVBjIeq_aAJx8pKqgifN3roTUT/s1600-h/IMG_2639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqbWUW5rqaArG2ruMIQNPSFS89kgLF2hB3tEy1i2cHQp5GOgIyHNobbOWtl0P1-bPIDF6iTPPbJ9B_696n8L5SbhRqwV0k06P_nO41ydhVD5bfZ2LyeTVBjIeq_aAJx8pKqgifN3roTUT/s320/IMG_2639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339424659232679746" /></a>This road was the original trolley line that originated at the banks of the Hudson river and transported passengers to the Lower Station of the Mt. Beacon Incline Railway.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWwkJjbQj0ZNN8IBerCdJGo479w2LdDNzoUtBvLG7az4nOMwwFFknz0b7UnhZAbOu0DKtCwlZg5LG4bF-OtB4o438tlE5EHzWSnFoIqI5zEnIujJc7HI6D12VU29R3DJtSD7L6g3KpMLL/s1600-h/IMG_2649.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWwkJjbQj0ZNN8IBerCdJGo479w2LdDNzoUtBvLG7az4nOMwwFFknz0b7UnhZAbOu0DKtCwlZg5LG4bF-OtB4o438tlE5EHzWSnFoIqI5zEnIujJc7HI6D12VU29R3DJtSD7L6g3KpMLL/s320/IMG_2649.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339423554812732530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9kcJv1P24Go2hTJyxRUK7p8c7p8fbx1re0PjMhAfzEaZubiDbqUWngvU0IFudG0W6httwGh0vBdGmu2JyvKcrRkwzl5vq-3IYgd8AC7BlJF0AwW9wvFHLqZ-nydYqQqUOBVwO4r-NPJl/s1600-h/IMG_2647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9kcJv1P24Go2hTJyxRUK7p8c7p8fbx1re0PjMhAfzEaZubiDbqUWngvU0IFudG0W6httwGh0vBdGmu2JyvKcrRkwzl5vq-3IYgd8AC7BlJF0AwW9wvFHLqZ-nydYqQqUOBVwO4r-NPJl/s320/IMG_2647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339423554669506802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijefktQhByEpGMTxyoKjIvnCvuq_VS4jmKmrHcYbaj6Nc05uYCB5nMZfPX2SyVDtqF3fxVrFlnHOWZ-F7_zAoDcuoln5NTzlVSLMZcEusvyrL2UVPnf3RpPgyZoX_Kr5JAAz3ESbbpaobl/s1600-h/IMG_2646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijefktQhByEpGMTxyoKjIvnCvuq_VS4jmKmrHcYbaj6Nc05uYCB5nMZfPX2SyVDtqF3fxVrFlnHOWZ-F7_zAoDcuoln5NTzlVSLMZcEusvyrL2UVPnf3RpPgyZoX_Kr5JAAz3ESbbpaobl/s320/IMG_2646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339423543098005954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvzgIi5_ttGEindjaXVMxiS7uOdolyUImiwLp2e41VNvdltCiZIWApXpxapXCxE7mk7vyh_pvn4P751Ii4wO_rCm1aA-h1dwq9PgHoE10iOz5YE7OwtmwbBB_6_G3DQgzk3XRnuzgssD9/s1600-h/IMG_2644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvzgIi5_ttGEindjaXVMxiS7uOdolyUImiwLp2e41VNvdltCiZIWApXpxapXCxE7mk7vyh_pvn4P751Ii4wO_rCm1aA-h1dwq9PgHoE10iOz5YE7OwtmwbBB_6_G3DQgzk3XRnuzgssD9/s320/IMG_2644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339423281765250226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxoRNeR7PK0vgtPzdepZMfwihQhjyCVS2YiIfxkLr77JNLoEfEFYIAz11W1AGxgRt_EZwPf0h8bBkTA6dr-yu1bWjrhUKWQGcMVgBilpqk2oNKGpTXTICOmwvPI_y1qeIT5Hx10-zN2Zf/s1600-h/IMG_2643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxoRNeR7PK0vgtPzdepZMfwihQhjyCVS2YiIfxkLr77JNLoEfEFYIAz11W1AGxgRt_EZwPf0h8bBkTA6dr-yu1bWjrhUKWQGcMVgBilpqk2oNKGpTXTICOmwvPI_y1qeIT5Hx10-zN2Zf/s320/IMG_2643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339423279303682786" /></a>All that remains of the incline rail heading to the summit of Mount Beacon.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTU8-oXRi2j-4HzhwfsHpbI32oaYUZm9pDLYztKrlB58lyEBB6mTlmlF5irLFDoCJKlUCSHWk79RE3XKfOWGZRxxBIcJUVy3D-AdlwSuWBZDLqTPnzqAA_VGt5T8PJwozRVobChEfPGdl/s1600-h/IMG_2642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTU8-oXRi2j-4HzhwfsHpbI32oaYUZm9pDLYztKrlB58lyEBB6mTlmlF5irLFDoCJKlUCSHWk79RE3XKfOWGZRxxBIcJUVy3D-AdlwSuWBZDLqTPnzqAA_VGt5T8PJwozRVobChEfPGdl/s320/IMG_2642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339420670809647538" /></a></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Laying Down The Line.</span> The railway was built by hard men in the dead of winter, requiring every bit of their grit, endurance and ingenuity. When their strength failed, pack mules picked up the slack. (Courtesy Of The Mount Beacon Historical Society)<div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCytHAWC4SOVNKqvuM3YwjqqpUCVW9bA0Ia352Y4Fins7xANYvuqpJCHzVyVR2CrcPw7UMuA8muW-JFL8a1OFKSVFJinGH3Eog2w92akznQf0p5N6FSTpYnB_EVeKTX73w2nvzXcpNuwTx/s1600-h/IMG_2641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCytHAWC4SOVNKqvuM3YwjqqpUCVW9bA0Ia352Y4Fins7xANYvuqpJCHzVyVR2CrcPw7UMuA8muW-JFL8a1OFKSVFJinGH3Eog2w92akznQf0p5N6FSTpYnB_EVeKTX73w2nvzXcpNuwTx/s320/IMG_2641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339420667833779186" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Incline Opening Day May 30, 1902.</span> On a hot sunny Memorial Day, a large crowd gathered at the foot of the mountain to be part of the grand opening of the Mount Beacon Incline Railway. More than 1,4oo fares were sold that day. All told 60,000 people rode the incline during the first season of 1902. (Courtesy Of The Mount Beacon Historical Society)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671955636501465308.post-6150784284258018342009-05-11T16:46:00.000-07:002009-05-11T16:58:04.674-07:00According To News 22, Paraglider Accident Was False Alarm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VF4k8uQNyLLQkzosalUApVg0DluorT7KUisF1BrePvCQzUVXACQC_qC8TADrhUKzRzUfuTxjP5IGyVSN1qj9Jd-71lE88tjd9lUN3lfLaEcpxEiVqonIufVXxWhyphenhyphenPLEOcyTrK1kyHmSu/s1600-h/IMG_2801.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Recent pictures of paraglider activity on Mt. Tom</span></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VF4k8uQNyLLQkzosalUApVg0DluorT7KUisF1BrePvCQzUVXACQC_qC8TADrhUKzRzUfuTxjP5IGyVSN1qj9Jd-71lE88tjd9lUN3lfLaEcpxEiVqonIufVXxWhyphenhyphenPLEOcyTrK1kyHmSu/s1600-h/IMG_2801.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VF4k8uQNyLLQkzosalUApVg0DluorT7KUisF1BrePvCQzUVXACQC_qC8TADrhUKzRzUfuTxjP5IGyVSN1qj9Jd-71lE88tjd9lUN3lfLaEcpxEiVqonIufVXxWhyphenhyphenPLEOcyTrK1kyHmSu/s320/IMG_2801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334718614715928130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlgP41axtxF1Y6U4cNi9JrDLPaD-UlYru2dasMsSspT0VN_b5Oq-uhfmb3y4Loavo02opXFZGdA5lNKIpgnNVN3btOLK0S2YN4AwSiMTyFSCFmBuPdqp8prcTTMzu2RoxTprTEYzVyGyA/s1600-h/IMG_1135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlgP41axtxF1Y6U4cNi9JrDLPaD-UlYru2dasMsSspT0VN_b5Oq-uhfmb3y4Loavo02opXFZGdA5lNKIpgnNVN3btOLK0S2YN4AwSiMTyFSCFmBuPdqp8prcTTMzu2RoxTprTEYzVyGyA/s320/IMG_1135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334718611239691586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjws-77dAxoSSSw0MWx-DsqcLSaVpK8nijRepYJaBIH6_VDvkf6-U1L5HjLBLyTnlmH3TIXFwKTuY9G-cHbZvpeJWzkJhPehOJuCP7yXWO8Jaenwh9SFrHl0nOAdgBKthO55PiLtaRi4NZ0/s1600-h/IMG_2785.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjws-77dAxoSSSw0MWx-DsqcLSaVpK8nijRepYJaBIH6_VDvkf6-U1L5HjLBLyTnlmH3TIXFwKTuY9G-cHbZvpeJWzkJhPehOJuCP7yXWO8Jaenwh9SFrHl0nOAdgBKthO55PiLtaRi4NZ0/s320/IMG_2785.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334718605851096658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAanY0NK0LR8K3PR5WdshngBocUwr47IbuGfkWo7LyEuecW5eZB_Bb9CNMl373VGFxrL9cXZKjHMAPN47b7XiW6dchvQuSdtYf1HL30HYd7aPIjcb0m8ctHUjt2glVGqYZhI0CRbN_lUGY/s1600-h/IMG_2786.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAanY0NK0LR8K3PR5WdshngBocUwr47IbuGfkWo7LyEuecW5eZB_Bb9CNMl373VGFxrL9cXZKjHMAPN47b7XiW6dchvQuSdtYf1HL30HYd7aPIjcb0m8ctHUjt2glVGqYZhI0CRbN_lUGY/s320/IMG_2786.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334718602467055394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZabu-K80p_CDoE25eT0C578O4YF5xFYAHvnOiCkwQG05I68subMv3FvkonZYXnRiS9IIUoDORSfRnDGJ5kiaVueF7LHWhRb_sjZjsTZ_FQcLkgv2pRV_ZNzncMhkVozr1VJb-RLlRXbV5/s1600-h/IMG_2787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZabu-K80p_CDoE25eT0C578O4YF5xFYAHvnOiCkwQG05I68subMv3FvkonZYXnRiS9IIUoDORSfRnDGJ5kiaVueF7LHWhRb_sjZjsTZ_FQcLkgv2pRV_ZNzncMhkVozr1VJb-RLlRXbV5/s320/IMG_2787.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334718598375145970" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69); line-height: 17px; font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;"><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - Reports of an injured paraglider in Holyoke caused a scene a the Mt. Tom reservation. Luckily, it was a false alarm.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rescue crews descended down the mountainside after they received reports of a downed paraglider around 9 P.M. on Saturday.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The report caused a significant amount of manpower to be deployed for assistance. The Massachusetts State Police air wing was hovering above and the Holyoke fire tactical team searched the ground.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The reported parachute ended up being nothing more than a painted rock.</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"We got a call for a possible chute from a hang glider on the side of the mountain," explained William Kane, a deupty chief for the Holyoke Fire Department. "We responded with units and used tactical units with rope rescue to the top of the mountain with aid of state police we discovered it was graffiti, a rock painted pink."</span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">While it took a lot of manpower and money for the search, Deputy fire Chief Kane told 22News he's happy no one was actually hurt.</span></span></p></span></div>Redtelephone66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01645005407657804553noreply@blogger.com1