Early Summer Heat Wave for the Fourth of July

Hanging Out at Rappy's

Fireworks Raft

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison keeps a boat docked in the fountain pond at HQ

California manicured vineyards

If you could look far left and far right you would see more acres of vinifera wine grapes in this viewshed than are planted in all of New York State.

Rattlesnake along the trail

Topmast being raised on Hudson River Sloop Clearwater

Image by Environment Canada

Enjoying the Pond

Hot Rocks for the Sauna

Heading for the Golden Gate Bridge and wine country

Hudson Valley vineyard

On the trail just west of Skyline Boulevard in California

On the trail just west of Skyline Boulevard in California

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater was shuttled by the tugboat "Cornell" from Saugerties NY to Albany NY on her winter work platform, the barge "Black Diamond". The forward section of the hull was extensively rebuilt with the old red oak framing being replaced with white oak. A few hours later, Scarano's giant Travelift gently picked it off the barge and deftly set it down on land for the night while the hull was given a final coat of bottom paint before launching it back into the river. A week later Clearwater was nearly rigged and ready to sail.