Showing posts with label schenectady. Show all posts
Showing posts with label schenectady. Show all posts

Saturday, April 27, 2013

The Place beyond the pines

well, I took a little trip this past weekend: I went to Memphis for an interview. Not much picture taking. This is the only other shot: well, I lied: And now, back upstate. Modern Lock: and old style: Say hello to Lawrence the Indian. "Schenectady" is Mohawk for "Place beyond the Pines", and yes, the current movie is set and was filmed there. Speaking of pines: And I guess I'll have to get a later start next time:

Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Million dollar post

A busy weekend, starting with a Afternoon hockey game, so I decided to walk on the concourse at Empire State Plaza: The main thing about the Concourse is the Abstact art Collection: BYOP: State Canal Boat: making a music video: The Vietnam Vets Memorail: Record attendance at the Game( 10,000): Almost all frozen: Sunday, I went to see the Musical Million Dollar Quartet at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady: I'll leave you with the real Million Dollar Quartet:

Sunday, May 27, 2012

No Club ride for you!

I've thought about doing ride with Mohawk Hudson for a while. The only problems is I'm between classifications with my averaging about MPH (well, they do have a Sunday morning ride, but I always have other things to do then. So I took off forSchenectadyy. Flowers in the old Canal: I rode out to the hill by Knolls an turned around. Found a rest stop: and fLawrencerence the Indian in the Stockade: I headed out to Amseterdam. A place for Deere John letters: I did make it all the way to Amsterdam: and came back by the Ghost bike: Before passing the mHCC crew on the way out. Good Thing i went solo, as several folks acted like Mommy would take away their Lance Armstrong pajamas if they spoke to a bent rider. Oh well.

Sunday, April 08, 2012

16 miles to Schenectady

so said the milepost sign, so I decided to test it Twin Bridges: The mohawk: Haven't gotten lost yet: and here we are(mile 20, with the mile marker 4 from the start: Let's head back: down the hill at Knolls: Past Niskayuna: and almost home: I was going to make a video today, but no such luck. here's the music:

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Laid back and loving it

It's the first weekedn of spring , so I had my bent tuned up and went out to Schenectady to do the Rest of The Mowhawk Hudson:
From 2012-03-24
Lock 8 new :
From 2012-03-24
and old:

Ge's Old World HQ:

and the Stockade district:


Going through Little Italy:
Honk:

Turn around at Lock 10

And today I went down to Castleton and made it all the way to the bridges: