Cover of Program September 25, 2025 The Old Timer’s Association  of Greater Danbury is an organization that was founded in 1964 by the athletic community of the Danbury area. The purposes of the organization are: To unite and continue the good fellowship that originated in the field of sports and athletic activities in years gone by To further sports and good fellowship To honor worthy old time athletes and those civic-minded individuals who were associated with sports To est

March 26-28, 2025 I arrived at Tallulah Gorge State Park on Wednesday, March 26. It was a rather short drive from Amicalola Falls. The road was mostly through narrow valleys between tree covered mountains. There were a few climbs up and the terrain that had a very curvy layout. Those parts were slow going. Google wanted to send me on some road that I think would have been like that, hills and curves, and might have saved a little time, but I opted for Route 115, which was the

March 9-10, 2025 and April 16-19 I found Mane Gait Equestrian Center when I was looking for campgrounds in Virginia along I-81. It was listed on the HipCamp website. Staying at Mane Gait, with its 30+ horses, was a new experience for me. It was amazingly great.   The Center is located eight miles south of Lexington, Virginia, only a mile off the interstate. I drove in the dirt driveway and parked in front of a large barn. The website had indicated there were two campsites wit

Monday, June 19, 2023 Image: Georgia O'Keefe, Sunrise, water color, 1916 Public Domain I took Metro-North to Manhattan to go to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). I left on the 10:13 morning train from Southeast to Grand Central, arriving around 11:49. I had a ticket for entrance to MoMA at 11:30. Southeast is the origin of the train, so it was nearly empty. It filled to capacity, in a short time, with standing room only by the time we reached Grand Central. A woman of o

Thursday, June 1, 2023 Richie and I did the Seven Mile Hole Trail at Canyon Village today. I do not know why it is called Seven Mile Hole, because the out and back trail is 10.4 miles round trip. We added a little more distance to the hike by walking the 1.2 miles from our room to the trailhead, and back again later, so the total was closer to 13 miles. There is a sign at the trailhead, at all trailheads in the park, that warns of bears in the area. Be Bear Aware is a slogan