22 December 2025

Winter Hiking Pics

 Massachusetts

and Appalachian Trail







New Hampshire

Mt Moosilauke



More New Hampshire

This is Mt Washington



Mt Garfield


Brrr, head up to Grand Canyon Glacier, northwest of Skagway, Alaska



Former home in Westfield Massachusetts










Miscellaneous Trails in Connecticut






California and Desolation Wilderness


Iceland and Solheimajokull Glacier





Remember, no bugs in the winter!

11 December 2025

Overseas Visitation to the United States Down 3.5 percent Year Over Year in November 2025

 Why come to America?  We are not welcoming, that is for sure.


Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in November 2025:

U.S.-international air traffic passenger enplanements1 totaled:

19.9 million in November 2025, down 0.2 percent compared to November 2024, with enplanements reaching 107.1 percent of pre-pandemic November 2019 volume. 

Originating Non-Stop Air Travel in November 2025

Non-U.S. citizen air passenger arrivals to the United States from foreign countries totaled:

4.2 million in November 2025, down 5.2 percent compared to November 2024.

This represents 87.4 percent of pre-pandemic November 2019 volume.

05 December 2025

Overseas Visitation to the United States Down 3.1 percent Year Over Year in October 2025

 


Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in October 2025:

U.S.-international air traffic passenger enplanements1 totaled:

21.4 million in October 2025, up 0.3 percent compared to October 2024, with enplanements reaching 106.8 percent of pre-pandemic October 2019 volume. 

Originating Non-Stop Air Travel in October 2025

Non-U.S. citizen air passenger arrivals to the United States from foreign countries totaled:

4.8 million in October 2025, down 4.4 percent compared to October 2024.

This represents 88.3 percent of pre-pandemic October 2019 volume.

13 November 2025

Aurora Borealis 11 November 2025

 Pics taken from 9:03 - 9:28 PM CST.  View north Carbondale, Illinois.





















General stats are:
f-stop f/1.8
1/3 second
ISO - 6400
5 mm focal length


27 October 2025

Political messages on Government websites

 I was disturbed by the statement:

"The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people."



Even worse is the statement found on USDA.Gov

"Senate Democrats have now voted 12 times to not fund the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats. They can continue to hold out for healthcare for illegal aliens and gender mutilation procedures or reopen the government so mothers, babies, and the most vulnerable among us can receive critical nutrition assistance."


Sad Day.


23 October 2025

16mm Films

 This past summer, in July, our Pole Barn burned to the ground.  Probably caused by an electrical issue with my Kawaski Engine on the Zero Turn, and everything was lost.

Insurance has helped, but I lost 3 working 16mm projectors and 3 used ones (for parts).  I also lost all of my films and some real classics like


So my task is to find replacements and some will be impossible to find.

I have found, however, Night of the Living Dead, and recently purchased two Three Stooges shorts, Fail Safe and Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum.  I also found Crazy Nights.


Others will be hard to find, but I will keep searching.