Atop the Light

This past summer, well mid-September, while in Chincoteague, I finally took the tour of the Assateague Light House. The only scary part was the walk from the parking lot. But luckily the mosquitoes weren't too bad if you kept moving. It was great to get to climb the spiral staircase to the open deck. The view of Chincoteague Island and the beach was like nothing I've seen before. This lighthouse was built in 1867, replacing a shorter one built in 1833. This one is 142 feet tall.

Natalie Bakery Inc., NYC

No trip to Chinatown is complete without two stops. One is Natalie Bakery on the corner of Forsythe and Grand Streets for a pineapple bun. At 75 cents each it is the best bargain in the neighborhood for breakfast. The second is Vanessa's Dumpling House on Eldridge Street. I didn't make it there last Sunday, so technically, my visit remains incomplete. But actually my trip was to Yonkers and we had a cheese pizza at Dunwoodie Pizzeria on Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers. Awesome.

We did take a quick trip around Manhattan Friday night...

Western Eagle County Ambulance District EMS, Station 1

Western Eagle County Ambulance District. 360 Eby Creek Road, Eagle, Colorado. Serving the Eagle River Fire Protection District, the Gypsum Fire Protection District (home of Station 2) and the Eagle County Airport. Formed in 1988. From what I am reading, the day before I took these pictures they teamed with the Eagle County Ambulance District and formed the Eagle County Paramedic Service.

Sunrise Across the Big Meadow

Sunrise, the time of day when everything that happened yesterday is forgotten. Clean Slate. A new beginning. And when, an hour and a half after sunrise, a coyote trots across the meadow you're watching you realize that your midday nap is gonna be early today because that damn song dog just ended your morning hunt.

Co Asbestos

An old manufacturing warehouse  of some sort. Not sure what else the smoke stack read. Now it is simply CO ASBESTOS. Northeast corner of Stokely Street and Roberts Avenue in northwest Philadelphia.

Altitude Adjustment

I climbed and climbed Tuesday afternoon and when I checked the GPS I found myself at 10,968 feet in altitude. I saw that as a challenge. Win.

Quakey

I swear my next vacation to Colorado will be late September when all the Aspen look like this. Maybe I'll stay.