Overall Run Falls Hike

Overall Run Falls Hike

December 16, 2020Posted inHikes1 Comment
This is a view from near the top with the falls (pictured below) off to the left. The hike was close to the bottom shown above with a 1300 ft elevation gain that was backloaded as shown below This is a view of the falls which represented a…

Final Gravity Brewing

November 27, 2020Posted inBreweries and Beer
Opposite the Bar One of the great thing about the places I have stayed is that they are all homes to good breweries. And I am a man who likes a good beer. In this time of COVID or the Wuhan flu as it might be called, there…
Picking out a home on wheels

Picking out a home on wheels

November 17, 2020Posted inRV1 Comment
As I pondered entering retirement, I knew that I had wanted to travel across the US.  I had taken a few sojourns of 10 to 40 days previously in my youth and these were wonderful experiences.  I had covered the south and southern California but a lot of…

Swover Creek Farms

October 26, 2020Posted inBreweries and Beer
Swover Creek Farms was an outstanding find. Located near Edinburg VA it also has a "middle of nowhere" feel to it. Getting to it was a challenge since Waze got creative on me but the way home was rather easy with Rt 81 only 10 minutes away. It…
The Elkton Brewery

The Elkton Brewery

September 12, 2020Posted inBreweries and Beer1 Comment
The brewery was a nice find on a lazy Friday afternoon. The place boasted plenty of outdoor seating with a pizza making food truck in attendance. I sampled 2 beers" The Uncommon Elk was their take on California Steam beer like Anchor Steam and Mercky Water which is…
Selling the house

Selling the house

April 16, 2020Posted inUncategorized
In mid-October 2019 I was told that my position was being eliminated. And despite my self proclaimed status as a wise old man, I judged that finding a new job which would meet my needs was unlikely. So I made the decision to prepare the house for sale…