HIKING--CAMPING—FLOWERS AND MORE

FINAL FAREWELL TO WINTER:::

A SHORT HIKE TO THE TOP OF MT. PLEASANT LANCASTER, OHIO WINTER OF 2009.

CLEAR CREEK METRO PARK “HOCKING HILLS AREA OHIO WINTER 2009. LETS GO HIKING..

LOOKS PRETTY COLD TO ME::::

LET US SAY HELLO TO SPRING, SUMMER, BOATING, HIKING,AND CAMPING.. “LAKE PENAGE” NEAR SUDBURY,ONTARIO

I CAN HEAR THE LOONS CAN YOU??

 FINALLY A HIKE THRU FRANKLIN PARK CONSERVATORY COLUMBUS, OHIO.

BETTER NOT GO FISHING HERE:::

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

 

HIKE TO TOP OF BIG ROUNDTOP GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD

Thickly wooded Big Round Top

I AM REAL GLAD I WAS HIKING AND NOT FIGHTING……………………………..

TALK ABOUT BEING STEEP AND WOODED……………………………………….

THIS CONFEDERATE TEDDY BEAR WASN’T AT THE BATTLE

ALWAYS DANGEROUS FOR ME “SELF GUIDED ANYTHING”

  PICTURE OF MY WIFE LINDA “NOT A UNION OFFICER”

  FINALLY MADE IT TO THE TOP…

LOOKING BACK AT THE BATTLEFIELD FROM THE TOP OF BIG ROUNDTOP…. SOME REALLY BRAVE MEN, UNON AND CONFEDERATE FOUGHT ON THIS GROUND…OVER THE YEARS I HAVE READ A LOT ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR AND THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG IN PARTICULAR. FOR ME: IT WAS SPECIAL TO ACTUALLY BE THERE.

I HAD THE CAMERA SO LINDA HAD TO KNEEL BEHIND THE ROCKS..I DID HELP HER GET BACK UP “WHAT A GUY”

ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF MARKERS AT THIS BATTLEFIELD.

National Park Service
Gettysburg National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325

 

CONTEST QUESTION:::

WHAT BATTLEFIELD IS THIS PICTURE FROM??

 AND WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC NAME FOR THIS AREA???

HINT: IT ISN’T GETTYSBURG..

THATS ALL FOLKS   JOE TODD

PICTURES TAKEN::MARCH 2009

 

JOE-TODDS MEATLOAF RECIPE

2-3 POUNDS BOB EVANS ITALIAN SAUSAGE DEPENDING ON HOW NUCH YOU WANT TO MAKE .  1 RED OR GREEN PEPPER LARGE

AT LEAST ONE ONION

1 CAN ROTEL ORIGINAL DICED TOMATOES & GREEN CHILIE DRAINED WELL

GARLIC POWDER TO YOUR TASTE

LAWRYS SEASONING SALT OR WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO US (SALT PEPPER)

2 EGGS  & FINE BREAD CRUMBS ENOUGH TO SOAK UP EXTRA MOISTURE AND GET NICE CONSISTENCY TO MEATLOAF

USE ALUMINUM FOIL ON BOTTOM OF CROCK POT SO CAN LIFT MEAT LOAF  EASILY AFTER IT IS COOKED

WHEN MEATLOAF IS IN CROCKPOT POUR ONE CAN OF HUNTS SEASONED TOMATO SAUCE FOR MEATLOAF TOTALLY COVERING TOP AND SOME OF THE SIDES.

THEN COOK ON A LOWER TEMP SETTING FOR 4-5-6- HOURS OR TIL DONE

THIS WILL BE PRETTY SPICEY USE REGULAR SAUSAGE FOR LESS SPICEY TASTE..

ALWAYS TASTES BETTER THE 2ND DAY

ACTUALLY PICTURE ABOVE WAS FOR CHLI

THE REAL SECRET IS TO USE ONLY

SAUSAGE……   ENJOY;;; JOE TODD

FIRE IN DOWNTOWN GETTYSBURG

:::::FIRE SAFETY:::::

This is where my wife Linda and I stayed while in Gettysburg Pa. This hotel is located right on the square and is convenient to “everything”. Great rooms, service,and food..

This is what happened about one block away:::: 

     What I find strange; there was no mention of this incident in the local paper the next day. I haven’t been able to get any information by doing computer searches. In essence I don’t know for sure what was going on. I didn’t see any fire or smoke though I did smell  smoke .

     When Linda and I got back to our hotel we did check the safety features there , and everything seemed to be ok. Each year there are over some 30 million fires that strike Americans at home, in hotels, or at the workplace.

     This is what we did: 1. We planned our escape route. Our room was on the third floor and jumping didn’t seem a good idea. 2. We familiarize ourselves with the locations of the fire exits nearest our room. 3.We found nearby fire alarms and fire extinguishers. I do know when traveling and staying in Hotels/Motels etc. I will be more cognizant of the “safety features.”

If I every get back to Gettysburg I will certainly stay at  the Gettysburg Hotel again.. 

By the way we stayed in the Boyd’s Bear room..

MORE LATER….. JOE TODD

6:55 AM ,3/23/09, SQUAD RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE

THE NEIGHBOR LADY, AGE 50+, WAS KNOCKED OVER TAKING HER DOG OUT THE BACK DOOR. SHE HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE AS SHE FELL AND WAS KNOCKED OUT. WHEN SQUAD ARRIVED SHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE POLICE SCANNER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BLOG TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

     REMINDS ME: ALL WE HAVE IS TODAY.. ALSO, THOUGHT OF (SNOWBRUSH) HE FOLLOWS MY BLOG. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR UPCOMING OPERATION AND MAKE SURE YOU FIND SOMEONE TO WALK THOSE DOGS….

JOE TODD

GETTING READY TO GO TO GETTYSBURG AND HARPERS FERRY

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War http://www.nps.gov/gett/

HARPERS FERRY:::Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers  http://harpersferry.roedeo.com/harpersferry/

Harpers Ferry A.T. Visitor Center and ATC Headquarters

Appalachian Trail :The A.T. passes close by the Visitor Center, and is connected via a 0.25-mile blue-blazed side trail.  This side trail junction is located 0.5 mile south of the Potomac River Footbridge, and 0.3 mile north of the bridge over the Shenandoah River http://tiny.cc/HyOJW

MAY TAKE A SHORT HIKE ON THE A.P. JUST TO BE ABLE TO SAY I DID IT….

LAST BUT NOT LEAST::AS SOME OF YOU KNOW MY WIFE MAKES AND COLLECTS TEDDY BEARS. SOOOO::IN GETTYSBURG

Welcome to Boyds Bear Country™, the World's Most Humongous Teddy Bear Store™...and the flagship store of
The Boyds Collection Ltd®.

http://www.boydsbearcountry.com/

SOME OF MY WIFES BEARS:::

WILL BE LEAVING IN A DAY OR SO IF ALL GOES WELL…………JOE TODD