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The Blaſphemous Bicycler

a never-ending brouhaha of nonſenſe and crap

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Purple Fingers

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

I went for a walk on the north side of Blue Mountain today. I met a bird and a bunny. I saw some flowers, and found a veritable cornucopia of wild raspberries.

Violent Skies

Flowers

Bird

Bunny Rabbit

Wild Raspberries

Sunny Skies

I have now done all of the AT between Caledonia State Park and the Susquehanna River.

Wildwood

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Brandi and I took a walk around Wildwood lake today. We saw lots of animals.

I think I need a telephoto lens, and for sunny days like these, a neutral density filter would be nice, but I did the best I could with my proletarian equipment.

Blue Heron

A heron?

Turtle

A frog

Black Crowned night heron

Evidently, that’s a Black Crowned Night Heron. Today is the first time I’ve ever seen one.

Technical Difficulties

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Brandi and I finished off the last of the AT in Cumberland County yesterday.

I forgot to bring my camera, and the batteries in my GPS died about 30 minutes into the hike, which caused a voluminous string of profanities to issue forth from my lips.

It was over 80°F and bugs are out already. I also saw a frog.

I guess it’s springtime.

Another Day, Another Dayhike

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Brandi and I did another 9 miles of the AT today. We got to hike past an old graveyard.

Spooky Cemetery

There were some people in there who were born in the 1700s. Pretty bad ass.

We got there at noon, so the lighting wasn’t too good for spooky pictures. So, I took these through my sunglasses.

Spooky Cemetery

There are a few more pictures in my gallery.

AT - Whiskey Spring to Boiling Springs

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Brandi and I got out for a bit of a hike yesterday afternoon. We did a section of the AT from Whiskey Springs Road to the town of Boiling Springs, PA.

I carried my GPS, so now you may follow along on the map.

Spring and fall are the best times for hiking, because the weather affords one the opportunity to sport stylish hats.

Sexy Hiker Hat

The last mile or so before Boiling Springs is across farmer’s fields, which kind of sucks. There were no trees here to break up the wind, and I nearly lost my sexy hat a few times.

Hikers

There are about 230 miles of the AT in Pennsylvania, and I have about 180 left to do.