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By Janet Dagley Dagley
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Vacation, part 4: Under the canopy The Alum Cave Bluffs Trail up Mt. LeConte starts out as a leisurely stroll along a clear stream, the path lined with gnarled roots. The sun was just barely filtering through the forest canopy, and the air was so cool I was glad I'd brought a sweater. We interrupt this mountain hike with a special advertising message. Remember our special at the Cafe Press shop: just click on the end-of-summer sale ad there on the left. Spend $40, get $4 off. You do the math! And don't forget: get any photo (except Towercam views) from this blog since Feb. 1 on the item of your choice. Today's featured item: the scenic travel mug!!! We now return you to climbing Mt. LeConte, already in progress. posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @6:16 PM	23.8.03
Vacation, part 3: The Forest Floor (Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, may we direct your attention to the small ad there on the left, just below the PayPal and Amazon Honor System donation buttons (though if you want to give those some attention first, that's OK, too). If you click on that ad, you'll be magically transported to our online store at Cafe Press. Since Cafe Press is currently having an end-of-summer sale, we're having a special as well, just for readers of this blog: If you act now, we'll print up the item or items of your choice featuring any photo from this blog (other than the views from the Towercam). Each one of these items will be a custom job, but you'll get it for the regular Cafe Press price. To request a custom item, e-mail me or add your request to the comments field for this post. To give you an idea of how nice a custom item can look, today we're featuring a write-it-yourself journal with today's photo on the cover.) If you like that photo but you'd rather have it on a T-shirt, mug, mousepad, poster or other item, we can work it that way, too. Or if you'd like a slightly different view of the same scene, just say so. We aim to please. posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @5:28 PM	22.8.03
Vacation, part 2: Old home place(s) The first home I can remember is still there, but vacant: The one I lived in for nearly a decade, longer than anyplace else, is still there, too, but not vacant. There was a sidewalk, not a driveway, when we lived there, and the patio was on the other side: Tomorrow: put on your boots and grab a sturdy walking stick as we begin a virtual climb up Mt. LeConte. posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @5:36 PM	21.8.03
How I spent my summer vacation, part 1 We weren't looking for the end of the rainbow, nor were we hunting wild animals on our vacation. If we had been, we probably wouldn't have seen the slightest sign of either. But after we drove on beyond this rainbow in Virginia, we ended up doing some important scientific research that led to conclusive evidence in one of the most frequently asked questions in the English language, at least as it's spoken by Americans, specifically an inquiry about the toilet habits of bears. As often as this question is asked, nobody ever seems to be expecting an answer, which might seem kind of odd when you consider that few of us have seen any solid proof one way or the other. But we found the answer just the same when we climbed Mt. LeConte, which at 6,953 feet above sea level is the third-highest point in our native Tennessee. Here it is: Yes, a bear does, and this one seems to be eating nothing but blueberries. The evidence, deposited smack-dab in the middle of the hiking trail, was fresh when we came across it early in the day, but we weren't inclined to linger around it just then. More photos tomorrow. posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @3:03 PM	20.8.03
Batteries not included -- not necessary, either We were in Virginia, headed home from our vacation in Tennessee last Thursday when we heard via NPR News that several northeastern cities were reporting electrical outages. You know the rest of that story. We were lucky: our building has some sort of backup power, so aside from worrying all the way home and having to reset our clocks when we got here, we were miraculously unaffected by what may continue to be known as Blackout 2003, that is unless there are subsequent blackouts, which they say is likely. If you've got a minute, please feel free to use the comments field for this post to share your own blackout story, which is probably more interesting than mine. Meanwhile, this handy hint is presented as a public service: One of the best accessories for a third-world power grid is a third-world radio, and if it's got a flashlight feature, so much the better. That's why I use the Grundig FR200 AM/FM Shortwave radio, which requires no electricity and no batteries. You just wind it up. Considering that these things now cost as little as $40, you might as well get one for yourself. There are several other brands of wind-up radios and flashlights; you can learn more about them here. They're out of stock at many outlets, understandably so, but if you shop around you might still be able to find one. If not, order one anyway and wait. There's also a wind-up cellphone charger and flashlight adapter from Motorola, but it only works with some phones. Tomorrow: the answer to one of the world's most frequently asked questions. posted by Janet Dagley Dagley @4:01 PM	19.8.03