McLean Virginia to Stockbridge Massachusetts

This was our after Thanksgiving drive, 401 miles in 6.25 hours. The route...

US 495 North
US 95 North
US 295/95/New Jersey Turnpike North
US 287 North
US 87 North
US 84 East
NY Taconic State Parkway North
NY 22 East
MA 7 North

Venice Beach California

This is a Garmin Forerunner track I made of the pier at Venice Beach. I stood in the surf for a few minutes, took a walk on the pier, then walked downtown and had an ice cream. A good day but I really wished my wife and kids could have been there with me, they would have loved it!

Griffith Park California

The other day I hiked to Griffith Observatory. It was a nice walk up a very big hill. From the trail you can get a really nice view of the Hollywood sign. This sign was a little more concerning to me though.



The Griffith Observatory with Los Angeles in the background.

Santa Monica Pier

I recently had a chance to visit California. Here is a shot of the pier in Santa Monica at night.

Bowkers Woods Lower Trail

The elevation graph, as you can see it's pretty flat













A GPS plot of the trail






This is another trail maintained by the Laurel Hill Assocition.
It's a nice trail along the Housatonic River in Glendale Massachusetts.


To access this trail, travel on Route 183 out of Stockbridge. In Glendale, past the park turn right and travel down the hill toward the river. Cross the river, and park on the other side of the rail road tracks. Walk to the top of the hill, the trail begins on your left just after the crest of the hill.

The Mary Flynn Trail

We went on a short hike in Stockbridge Massachusetts this past weekend. The Mary Flynn trail is a very easy walk on a crushed stone paved trail.

In another life...

A long time ago in a job far far away I used to be a mechanic. One day I got a call to put a motor in a car. But I had to go there at night after work, it was all hush hush. Well, turns out I had to re-install the motor in this car. They had used the car to film the ride for Universal Studios.

A Fright Pig!