Annual Westfield River Canoe Races Postponed (again)

Sadly, to stay safe the annual canoe race on the Westfield River has again been cancelled.  See their website for additional details.

In the meantime, here are a few pics from previous races.

Need something to watch on Sunday?

 it's the biggest game on all fours

Get pumped for Animal Planet's annual fluff fest, kicking off Sunday, Feb. 7 @ 2PM EST and hosted by Martha & Snoop.

Meet the Starting Line Up

You can be sure Bubba-Doo will be ruffing for his team.

one year anniversary

 One year ago we published:

Bristow, R. S. & Jenkins, I. (2020). Spatial and Temporal Tourism Considerations in Liminal Landscapes. Tourism Geographies. 22(2): 219-228. doi: 10.1080/14616688.2020.1725618

here is the abstract:

Anthropogenic geographic studies in tourism should consider the liminality of the experience. Tourism by definition means a temporal and/or spatial movement takes place. How the tourist interacts and behaves during this transitory experience is a logical progression into human leisure behaviour. Several recent international gatherings of geographers provide the foundation to explore liminality in tourism and we build on those papers in this special issue. The papers are varied in geographies, yet have a central theoretical basis in all things liminal. Invited papers in this special issue are founded on the research presented at two international geography conferences in sessions devoted to tourism. The American Association of Geographers meeting in Boston, Massachusetts in 2017 and the Royal Geographic Society with the Institute of British Geographers in Cardiff, Wales in 2018 gathered geographers from around the world to study this theme. The following papers give the most comprehensive geographic review in tourism to date and we encourage additional dialogue

We just got the last permission to publish this edition as a book (hopefully May 2021)

The Appalachian Trail: Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos, and Huts

 I finally picked this title up and boy am I glad.

The Appalachian Trail: Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos, and Huts by Sarah Jones Decker is more than just a book of great photos.  It includes sectional maps of the Appalachian Trail and details on each of the lean-tos photographed.  Each section also has a separate section on trail related information, including privies!

Here is a shot of the cover and you can buy it from the ATC.

The one thing I noticed is most of the lean-tos are fairly new so only a few are still standing from my hike in the 1970s.

Plan 9 From Outer Space TONIGHT on TCM

 I always like to remind people that the Turner Classics Movies channel shows the best in CLASSIC film.  And tonight is no different.

Eight PM eastern you will find Plan 9 from Outer Space.

I had this on VHS, certainly on DVD, but get this, I also have it on 16mm!

Never heard of it, check out the IMDB site or just google it. Also try the Internet Archive for a copy to watch or download.  No shortage of info.

No TCM, find a copy and enjoy.