Reading and Roaming
RECENT FILMS Free Solo This is a breathtaking and stunning National Geographic documentary about free soloing on Yosemite’s El Capitan. That is, climbing its 3,000 foot rock wall without any ropes. The first person to ever do that was Alex Hannold in June 2017, and this is the story and the backstory of that …
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UP TO ROCKLAND After several years of good intentions, we finally made the relatively short drive north to Rockland to visit the Farnsworth Art Museum. Rockland is a charming small town (worth a return visit on a cooler day) and the Farnsworth a gem. Why did we wait so long to explore it? Focused mainly …
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SNATCHES OF UPSTATE NY. We spent this past week getting together with old friends, family and former colleagues as well as visiting old haunts and new venues. Lots of great hospitality along the way. From Bethlehem, PA, we traveled to Skaneateles and Auburn and then on to Albany and Saratoga Springs. It was a whirlwind …
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UNEXPECTED EXHIBIT The exhibit was titled, “Los Alamos” and mentioned to us by a good friend. She has visited Los Alamos a number of times and was interested, but couldn’t get to the museum before the exhibit closed. We were also interested and so went to the Metropolitan Museum to see it. It’s an exhibit …
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