Sunday, September 20, 2009

LAST DAY OF SUMMER 2009: You have survived and/or flourished...


Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield Pennsylvania supports you, the Troops!


The Pub is a favorite stop for bike riders. The lot is filled with a large number of bikes behind me here, as I shot this one of my bike and a friend's bike who rode with me. It is mainly visited by automobiles, this is not a rowdy biker bar by any means!


On the way back home I stopped to visit Gobbler's Know where Punxsutawney Phil does his World Famous weather prediction every year. These folks from the state of Utah I believe, parked near the stage where Phil performs his magic...


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The summer of 2009 has been a very good one, but also as unpredictable as a nor'easter. It has been a happy summer with playful moments in the sun. It has also been a cruel summer, with cold days sending the surfer babes back into warm clothes.

I have seen memorable things, places and people this summer. One of my summer projects was a very interesting photo project where I shot the whole summer on one roll of Kodachrome slide film: my last roll ever, as this venerable film has been discontinued by Kodak.

Today was the last day of summer and I found myself riding it to the very end without sparing a single moment, as I used up every last flicker of life out of it. I rode to one of my favorite eateries on this side of the state, Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, which is the maker of the World's Biggest Burgers, amongst other delightful specialties. The ride is a 250-mile round trip, which to some is a bit far for a burger. They miss the point, as they focus too closely on the destination and not the adventure and the ride. A point of fact: Denny's burgers are not just big, but delicious as well. Denny's is located in Clearfield Pennsylvania, right in the middle of some of the most beautiful country in the state.

This has been a long day so I will bow out now. I must say that when you get back home to Pennsylvania you may consider riding to this part of the state, it is wonderful. It is almost like going back in time to those wonderful memories of traditional Americana when you visit some of these quaint, Normal Rockwell style towns. When you do visit, Stop at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub or any of the other fine places to eat in Clearfield, Punxsutawney, DuBois, and other small towns along the way. We need to support these local hard working people that still work hard all day, everyday, and all week long. Our support is needed to maintain America's gem ... the small business ... and the American worker.


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Sports Update:

The Steelers played today.

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Keep your head down,

Henry Hill, Plum Pennsylvania

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