Sunday

Traveling, Wandering, and Wondering

 Old growth and Robbie (aka Little Rob)
Deception Falls, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington

 Hiking Two Medicine Lake
Glacier National Park, Montana

 Meditating...
 
...on suspension bridge
over Kootenai River, Montana
 Father/Son - Dual Geographers and good travel companions!
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Upper Peninsula Michigan
 The beautiful Rose City
Portland, Oregon

 Where am I?

 Headwaters of the Mississippi River
Itasca State Park, Minnesota

Steamboat Rock State Park
located just south of Grand Coulee Dam, Washington

 Hiking ...and singing in the rain. Today, kayaks would have improved trail navigation.
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Sunrise - Ponte Vedra Beach, FLorida

"Old Dad" - vessel's moniker.
Antique and Classic Boat Festival
St. Michaels, Maryland

St. Michaels, Maryland

 
Mystic Seaport, Connecticut

 Colorful personality on the water


Life Saving Station...my kind of architecture
Mystic, CT


Mount Mitchell, N.C. - highest peak in Appalachians


Mount Mitchell - just before summit after hiking 6 steep miles from Black Mountain Campground


Wild ponies grazing beside trail on way to Mt. Rogers (5729') - highest peak in Virginia


Beautiful hike on AT to Mt. Rogers!


Home Sweet Home
Manassas, Virginia

Traveling Virginia in search of poles!

Hiking the backroads and urban areas of Virginia gave me a unique experience and perspective (street level) of the state's residents, regional geography and power grid. As a GIS Field Tech, I was able to tramp many places and spaces where I might not otherwise would see. While training two new field technicians, I took the following images to facilitate their understanding and shorten the learning curve. I enjoy the job and being on the road!


Typical silver CATVcable/expansion loop


Determining pole ownership and ID #


CATV power supply


CATV silver amplifier junction box


Typical CATV coaxial cable


Phone junction box


Fiber optic cable/orange ID sleeve


Fiber splice cases


Fiber cable storage for storing slack 


Field Tech entering data (attributes) and recording pole location on Yuma Trimble computer/Trimble Pro XH GPS backpack unit 

Anatomy of the Hickory Table


Handpeeling Logs 


Handpeeled Logs


Setting Base Logs


"Saddle" Log notched and ready for fit


Support Logs for Tabletop


Half Log Tabletop and benches


Logwork thoroughly treated w/Sikkens


Table completed and ready for delivery


Final Resting spot under Biergarten Arbor