Header Review 3

It's that time of year again when I review the headers I've used over the past six months. The reason is that these headers do not get saved anywhere on this blog, so I post them twice a year and tell you a bit about them.

• May 2008 - A view from the top of the world. Independence Pass, Colorado, summer 2005.
• June 2008 - This barn is on Bard Road on the outskirts of Shippensburg, PA.
• July 2008 - a bed of lilies along Big Spring on the outskirts of Newville, PA.
• August 2008 - This building has a tobacco ad on the first floor. It's on Prince Street in Lancaster, PA.
• September 2008 - The railroad tracks looking east from Pinola, PA.
• October 2008 - Taken last October on a Sunday drive through the South Mountain. I think these where on Thompson Hollow Road, on the outskirts of Cleversburg, PA.

Fulton County Mail Pouch (PG LXXVII)

This Mail Pouch barn was spotted along Route 30 in Fulton County, PA. about 3.4 miles west of Route 655. What I found out later was that the side towards the camera at the back of the barn also contained a Mail Pouch ad. The wagon shed has a message also but I just can't make it out.

I still need some more guest posters for next month . Drop me a line if you'd like to be a part of this. theoutskirts@pa.net

The Orioles Wrap-up Show

Well the season is over. The O's spent most of the season in the cellar but I'm a fan and will continue to see the positive. Three players, Roberts, Huff and Markakis, made a run for the first Three teammates with 50 doubles in a season. B-Rob had 51, the other two had 48. Only 10 times in MLB history has three players had 50 doubles and never three teammates. Two players with more than 100 RBI's, Huff and Mora, with 108 and 104 . So it's obvious that the offence did what they could but they were stuck with the second worst team ERA in the AL at 5.13 and last in strike outs (922). And number one in home runs given up (184) and hit batsman (80). Gee, I wonder where we need to look this winter?

On the other end of the spectrum, as an O's fan I am a devout Yankee hater. As for their season I have three observations. #1 - Hank Steinbrenner isn't worth the spit his old man polishes his shoes with. #2 - Another $200 million in the crapper. That makes 8 years with out a ring or over $1.5 billion dollar spent. #3 - Joe Torre should be thanking the Steinbrenners for not interrupting his consecutive post-season streak.

And the ChiSox beat the Twins in the one game play off on a Jim Thome homer. As a note I have seen Thome homer as an Indian in the Jake and as a Phillie at the Vet. More worthless facts later.

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

A picture from this past summer's March to Destiny on the streets of Shippensburg, PA. Here the Union boys prepare for a push against the oncoming Rebs.

On a picture-taking note, this is a great day to get period pictures, but getting all the modern conveniences and bystanders out of the shot is tough.

Floral Cleveland

These are some of the flowers that were blooming during my stay in Cleveland. The burgundy lilies, I believe, were near the Case Western Reserve University campus and the orange flowers were growing outside the fence of the Botanical Gardens.

The Wait

In just five weeks I'll be high. High up in the Rockies, that is. It's just 4 weeks, 3 days and almost 8 hours until we leave. But who's counting? Me. I can't wait to climb into the saddle, smell the sage, feel the chill in the air and hear the chirps and mews of the elk. The smell of supper from the cook tent. Watching the sun slowly rising over the W and setting behind the ridge line. Hearing the coyotes yipping and yelping amongst themselves. The feel, after climbing and hiking all week, of the 104 degree water in the hot springs down in Glenwood Springs. Yeah, I'm counting.

This picture is our inept packer Jeff tightening the panyards for the third time while packing out in 2006. I ended up leading these two mules down to the pack station. Cowboy up.

Welcome Fall

Fall is here. The leaves will be changing soon, the reds and yellow, the oranges and browns will all soon be upon us. The day to day wait is frustrating when we know they're here and gone in a flash. It seems like only weeks ago I was posting the red maple leaves and the changing sassafras. The cool nights are a sure sign that summer is finally over. I don't know how people can live with the heat year round. Don't get me wrong I couldn't deal with snow - 365 - but highs around 80 degrees and lows in the upper 20's would be ideal. Now that sound reasonable to me.