Hogback Mountain, Vermont
The archetypal "tourist trap," located along Route 9 in the Green Mountains of Vermont. As can be seen from the motorcycles, Tom and I weren't the only ones who decided on riding today. Our combination of motorcycle types - mine, an enduro; Tom's a dresser - drew lots of lookers. The BMW even gets stares and comments from the Harley crowd.
Taking a break in Brattleboro, Vermont
The temp soared to about 90. Riding was great; resting and drinking were necessities, lest dehydration get the better of us.
Curt and Tom - Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Change of pace - brother Tom Hatcher drove from Averill Park this morning to meet me at my house so we could take a long awaited ride together through the New England countryside - Tom on my Vulcan and me on Orion.
Bruised!
Some bruise, huh? I've been here at Albany Med for two days, watching my bruise stabilize. The bruising is the result of a fall three weeks ago, though it didn't appear until Tuesday, the 4th, spreading rapidly, aided and exacerbeted by the effects of the prednisone I take for myasthenia gravis. After a second CT scan this evening and examination by five residents, I'm tentatively expecting to leave tomorrow.
Television
Passing the minutes in a hospital room; I NEVER would've guessed I'd be reduced to ''I Love Lucy'' reruns. Live from Albany Medical Center Hospital.
6:30PM update: I was finally removed from the ER suite at 5:30 and taken to Room 504 of the hospital. CT scan showed 2 or 3 broken ribs (#8 and #9) - in 2 places each, front and back - but no significant bleeding anywhere other than the obvious bruising I suffer over about 5 to 10 percent of my right side. The docs want to keep me for a day or two to keep a check on my hematocrit level which has dropped from 40 to 25 (but remains stable). I told the young resident I'd prefer to be out riding my motorcycle. He said he agreed. There are so many critically ill patients here - I not among them - and really want out. Maybe I'll leave in the morning and go to work. I need to.
Orion, parked
Bridge over the Deerfield River
The Main Drag
Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters
Old Man River
While difficult to see in this picture, the Hudson River flows south just behind the DEC building in the center of the picture. The Hudson carries all the runoff from Adirondack drainage and the Schoharie system of the NYC reservoirs, as well as the Mohawk River drainage. Central NY has been deluged with rain over the past four days and all the eastern runoff must flow to the Atlantic through this one river.
Mr. William's Maple Tree - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
John Million - ADK Board Meeting
Throughout the era of photography - both film and digital - photographers have used all sorts of oddball and homemade equipment to capture images. Lately, I've been thoroughly enjoying capturing snapshots with my cell phone. The image rendered is rather crude, yet there is a certain something alluring.
It still all comes down to composition and light.
I have paid my tuition over the past year to learn how to make a motorcycle long-distance travel-worthy. The biggest gain to comfort can be made by improving the airflow around and over the rider. Nothing works better than a large windscreen, carefully sized, placed and angled. With modifications to a discarded screen from an old GoldWing, I was able to create the ultimate protection for long-distance riding on my new bike.
Over the past week, my myasthenic symptoms have dramatically abated, to the point where I'm now able to eat hamburgers. A midweek fall on my ribs has been a minor setback to my recovery, but even the pain from the event is subsiding and I'm moving around much better now.
