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2010 Photo Scavenger Hunt

RK update 042410

+This weekend, the City of Newburgh (NY) is hosting the Bounty II, a reconstruction of the original sailing ship Bounty, which served in the Royal Navy. Newburgh has named the event Pirate Weekend and, sure enough, there be pirates... (Aaaarrrgghhh)

(#97 +50) A pirate (or two, or three... Do we get awarded extra points per pirate? ;^D)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10213.JPG

(#93 +50) Someone playing a string instrument. One of the pirates in my previous image had a guitarrrrgghh. So he climbed aboard RAKNID and started strumming and singing, "I don't want a pickle. I just wanna ride on my motorsickle." (Arlo Guthrie)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10214.JPG

The original HM Armed Vessel Bounty began her career as the collier Bethia, built in 1784 at the Blaydes shipyard near Hull. Later she was purchased by the Royal Navy for £2,600 in May 1787, refit, and renamed Bounty. She was a relatively small sailing ship at 215 tons, three-masted and full-rigged. After conversion for the breadfruit expedition, she mounted only four four pounders (2 kg cannon) and ten swivel guns. Thus she was very small in comparison to other three-mast colliers used for similar expeditions.

Bounty II was commissioned by MGM for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty. She was built to the original ship's drawings from files in the British admiralty archives, and in the traditional manner in a shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. All dimensions were increased by approximately one third to accommodate the large 70 mm cameras used in the filming. She was subsequently used in the film Treasure Island, two Pirates of the Caribbean films, and the adult film Pirates. (Arrrggghhh, do ye want to swab me decks, Missy?)

Since Bounty II is a reproduction, these images don't satisfy "military ship" requirement for #6, IMHO:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10216.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10217.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10218.JPG

So, I then aimed for the north shore of the Rondout Creek in the City of Kingston, where not-for-profit Fleet Obsolete restores and operates the nation's largest fleet of operational PT Boats. PT Boats "played a vital role in almost every naval theater of World War II. Built of wood and propelled by powerful 12-cylinder Packard gasoline engines, and armed, in various configurations, with torpedoes, machine guns and depth charges, they were designed to be fast and maneuvarable vessels for daring offensive strikes."

Fleet Obsolete currently owns four of the remaining 18 PT boats in the world (out of an original 812): 70' long PT 728 is the last afloat in military configuration, and is used to give public rides and for educational programming, and is certified by the Coast Guard to carry passengers. 80' long PT 615 is currently being transformed from her charter vessel outfitting, back to her original 1945 configuration. 77' long PT 48, active in the Pacific theater during WW2, has an heroic war record, and is currently undergoing restoration. In early 2009, 1943 combat veteran PT 459 also joined the mix, making for a four boat fleet.

(#6 +15) In front of a military ship. Two of the four Fleet Obsolete PT Boats.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10215.JPG

And a few more images:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10219.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10220.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10221.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
 
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Great Stuff, RK! Interestingly enough, I was on the very road you took the photos of the Bounty just a couple of weeks ago (sans Spyder) as my work took me to observe the Sandhurst competition at West Point. As I stayed in Fishkill, I crossed the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge a couple of times each day. Too bad I missed ya!
 
Updated Google Doc

42. At a Spyder dealership (10 pts)

South Texas Suzuki, Lytle, TX. This picture marks the transition from the Army Spyder to the as yet unnamed RT-S. I had a lot of fun on the Army Spyder, but I'm looking forward to the touring capabilities of the RT-S.
 
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Brevet05 said:
42. At a Spyder dealership (10 pts)

South Texas Suzuki, Lytle, TX. This picture marks the transition from the Army Spyder to the as yet unnamed RT-S. I had a lot of fun on the Army Spyder, but I'm looking forward to the touring capabilities of the RT-S.
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What picture? :gaah:
 
Roadkill said:
+This weekend, the City of Newburgh (NY) is hosting the Bounty II, a reconstruction of the original sailing ship Bounty, which served in the Royal Navy. Newburgh has named the event Pirate Weekend and, sure enough, there be pirates... (Aaaarrrgghhh)

(#97 +50) A pirate (or two, or three... Do we get awarded extra points per pirate? ;^D)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10213.JPG

(#93 +50) Someone playing a string instrument. One of the pirates in my previous image had a guitarrrrgghh. So he climbed aboard RAKNID and started strumming and singing, "I don't want a pickle. I just wanna ride on my motorsickle." (Arlo Guthrie)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10214.JPG

The original HM Armed Vessel Bounty began her career as the collier Bethia, built in 1784 at the Blaydes shipyard near Hull. Later she was purchased by the Royal Navy for £2,600 in May 1787, refit, and renamed Bounty. She was a relatively small sailing ship at 215 tons, three-masted and full-rigged. After conversion for the breadfruit expedition, she mounted only four four pounders (2 kg cannon) and ten swivel guns. Thus she was very small in comparison to other three-mast colliers used for similar expeditions.

Bounty II was commissioned by MGM for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty. She was built to the original ship's drawings from files in the British admiralty archives, and in the traditional manner in a shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. All dimensions were increased by approximately one third to accommodate the large 70 mm cameras used in the filming. She was subsequently used in the film Treasure Island, two Pirates of the Caribbean films, and the adult film Pirates. (Arrrggghhh, do ye want to swab me decks, Missy?)

Since Bounty II is a reproduction, these images don't satisfy "military ship" requirement for #6, IMHO:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10216.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10217.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10218.JPG

So, I then aimed for the north shore of the Rondout Creek in the City of Kingston, where not-for-profit Fleet Obsolete restores and operates the nation's largest fleet of operational PT Boats. PT Boats "played a vital role in almost every naval theater of World War II. Built of wood and propelled by powerful 12-cylinder Packard gasoline engines, and armed, in various configurations, with torpedoes, machine guns and depth charges, they were designed to be fast and maneuvarable vessels for daring offensive strikes."

Fleet Obsolete currently owns four of the remaining 18 PT boats in the world (out of an original 812): 70' long PT 728 is the last afloat in military configuration, and is used to give public rides and for educational programming, and is certified by the Coast Guard to carry passengers. 80' long PT 615 is currently being transformed from her charter vessel outfitting, back to her original 1945 configuration. 77' long PT 48, active in the Pacific theater during WW2, has an heroic war record, and is currently undergoing restoration. In early 2009, 1943 combat veteran PT 459 also joined the mix, making for a four boat fleet.

(#6 +15) In front of a military ship. Two of the four Fleet Obsolete PT Boats.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10215.JPG

And a few more images:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10219.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10220.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10221.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
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Very cool pics :2thumbs:
 
Brevet05 said:
Updated Google Doc
My bad, got out of the routine while I was TDY...
Click to expand...

A really nice TX pictorial. Lived in Round Rock for a couple years and worked in Austin. Pics brought back memories of cycle tours taken when I lived there. You have a couple of locations I never got a chance to see. Very nice pic descriptions also. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
 
RK update 042810

04/28/10
(#38 +250) Photo of you and a celebrity; Can be from any profession.
Co-worker Marisol Soto has seven published albums as a Latina Gospel singer. "With an angelic voice and the anointing from God above, Marisol Soto, has been privileged to travel the world sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ through her music. She is described by audiences all over the world as a dynamic singer who touches the lives of those who hear her sing. Not only does this worship minister enjoy praising the Lord, she lives and passions for that moment to be before God’s presence. Her mission is to encourage people of all ages to have a personal relationship with the almighty God and to bless the world with her music... During more than 20 years of being in full ministry, she has had the opportunity to perform on television, radio, and in many places in the metropolitan area of New York. She has toured throughout New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Arizona, Florida, Ohio, Michigan and Texas. She has also had the privileged of performing in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. By His grace she has seen thousands of souls receive healing, refuge, strength and salvation..." (See more at http://www.marisolsoto.com/ Please note, however, that her 7th album isn't listed on the website yet.)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10222.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10125.JPG
 
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RK update 050110

+In coordination with some dealer maintenance followup, Saturday provided another gain.

I needed a festival sign, so enroute to Dutchess Recreational Vehicles, I headed to the 20th Annual Beltane Festival at Stone Mountain Farm in Tillson. At symbolicstudies.org we're told, "The Center for Symbolic Studies is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) healing and performing arts center exploring the psyche through the window of myth. Our mission is to provide a theater of opportunities for conscious myth-making, leading to personal growth and communal awareness. We see this as essential to a creative participation in the richness and variety of human cultures and in our extended ecological family."

There was a cool dome home near the entrance, and the proximity to the rail trail was likely an added attraction to some, but it lacked signage satisfactory to my needs. (No banner; not even any signs for the festival.)

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10223.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10224.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10225.JPG

Onward to the dealer then, but first, I took some random images of a swamp off VERY ziggedy-zaggedy Old Post Road in Esopus. It could be any bayou by you, but this one's not by you, it's by me. (Did I say that right? 8^D) This road is 6-1/2 miles of enjoyment I'll likely add to future rides.

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10226.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10227.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10228.JPG

After installation of some exhaust packing at Dutchess Rec, I aimed north to Hudson, providing me an enjoyable 40-minute ride up the Taconic State Parkway, before heading back west toward the Hudson River and city of Hudson, NY, where the Hudson Children's Book Festival is...

(#64 +25) Banner of a festival welcome sign that mentions the festival Banner for the Hudson Children's Book Festival ("spouting literacy") http://www.hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com/
Montgomery C. Smith Intermediate School sign with festival reference (top) and Hudson Children's Book Festival banner (bottom).
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10229.JPG

I had a large circuit drawn on my map already, and a westerly route back across the Hudson over the Rip Van Winkle Bridge toward the Catskills, in hopes of snagging Hunter Mountain's metric elevation somewhere.

Route 23 is one of the most traversed pathways into the Catskill region, and easily accessible to major metropolitan areas both north and south. Climbing Route 23, the Siuslaw Model Forest is the newest addition to the Model Forest system. Located in the Town of Cairo, directly off of Rt. 23, the model forest is managed by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County as part of the Agroforestry Center. The ARC features a 5,000 sqft educational facility with a classroom and exhibit area. Across the street from the educational facility is the 142 acre Siuslaw Model Forest, featuring a "Perch Tree" and a nice view from a hand-hewn bench. (Perfect coffee break.)

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10230.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10231.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10232.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10233.JPG

At the top of the climb up Route 23, one can find the Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival sign. (Not a banner...)

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10234.JPG

No go on the elevation sign, too but, as is my nature, I couldn't pass up a 7-mile deadend road up a mountain in my attempt. Trailheads are a great place to rest your bones for a few minutes. (Another perfect coffee break.) At this point, "just around the corner" about an hour from here at the Full Moon Resort in Oliverea near Big Indian was the Truck Festival, in its inaugural year across the pond, and hereabouts I captured images at an old rock quarry on Rt. 42, and a Ukrainian Church on Rt. 28.

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10235.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10236.JPG

At the Truck Festival, I could only capture this rock sign, though, as there were no banners. (Or trucks, if that's what you were thinking...)

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10237.JPG

At this point, I'm well into the heart of the Catskills again, and along the Neversink River north of Claryville, I captured a waterfall and a bald eagle. This aged old coot (the bird, not me) didn't seem too concerned when I turned around and stopped nearby, but he adjusted his stance as he watched my every move. About six miles south of here, I tried to snag an image of another bald eagle on a nearby log protruding upwards out of the river, but he wouldn't have any part of me and RAKNID and off he took downstream.

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10238.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10239.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10240.JPG

Almost home, but first...

Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light, unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite-framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness suspended from the airframe, and exercises control by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame. Modern technology gives pilots the ability to soar for hours, gain thousands of feet of altitude in thermal updrafts, perform aerobatics, and glide cross-country for hundreds of miles.

(#95 +50) A person wearing sports paraphernalia
I live just east of Sam's Point, the highest elevation on the Shawangunk Range. On the western slope of the ridge, legendary thermal updrafts permit hours of gliding to the expert. In Ellenville, I snagged a hang-glider doffing her gear, and mated it to my images from last week or so. On many sunny summer days, you can count tens of pilots compiling hours of air time.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10241.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
 
Scavenger Hunt photos

Started the scavenger hunt but the weather up here has not been cooperating as much as I would like so I have a few anyways and have posted them on Photo bucket. Hopefully you will be able to see them. Please let me know if there is a problem viewing them, so I can rectify it. I was trying to avoid putting them directly into the forum as they can take up a lot of room. :ohyea:

http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab235/pklarsen1/Spyder%20Scavenger%20Hunt%202010/
 
Scavenger Hunt

Are we to download the pic's directly into the spyderlovers.com or would you prefer we use photobucket or something similar?
 
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