Cooperstown, Part One

Tour guide, tour guide, tour gui, KW slow down and say what you have to say.  OK, boy I'm super excited about today.  Oh ok, now I remember, we are going to the Baseball Hall of Fame.  KW, did you know that baseball is our national pastime?  Hey tour guide, do you think I will have a chance to run the bases and slide?  We will just have to wait and see.

Hey tour guide are we there yet?  Yes KW, we are pulling into the parking lot now.



Doubleday Field.


Inside the park.  No games today, but do tell KW.


Mrs. tour guide.


Hey tour guide, when does the game start,


Usie in front of the HOF.


Art Work.

Calling the shot.


Leroy Neiman


Unknown Artist.


Stan the Man Musial.


This is one of the 2018 Inductees signature plaques.  They will get a Bronze plaque when inducted to the HOF.  There are five new inductees.


Future HOF'rs.
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Hey tour guide, get ready to snap my picture sliding into second base as CJ tries to tag me out.  Fat chance that will ever happen.  I think you are out KW.  Hey do we have instant replay?  Sorry you have been taged out, maybe you should have run a little faster.


Hey tour guide, when does the movie start.  I think we are seeing "Angels in the Outfield".


OK, who put their cleats win our locker?


27 Championships.




Usie in front of George Sisler's plaque.  Hey tour guide, that name sounds familiar.




Tour guide with some of the best including George Sisler.  He was also a WWI veteran.




Tour guide in front of several Pirate hats.


It was the Negro League before we got political correctness.


Pittsburgh Crawfords.


Womens  Professional Baseball League.


This is a fake WS ring from the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates.  There was no World Series that year due to a Baseball strike.


Honus Wagner


Bill Maneroski


Willie Stargel.


Roberto Clemente.




For those telegraphers out there, or maybe just a boy scout, this one is for you.


TTFN:

Mush Mush

OK people, up and at em, it's time to hit the road to Oneonta.  Hey tour guide, what's an O?  KW, it's not an O, it's a city in New York, but that's not important now.

Hey we need some help here.


Mush tour guide.


Yes, there are Duncan Donuts in this bag.  But not for long.


And yes, we are eating them.


Hey tour guide is this that Dunkin Donuts bag from the Jeep.


Oh man, you didn't leave any donuts in here.  But that smell is awesome.  I think I'm going into sugar shock.


As the sun sets over Oneonta New York we bid you good night.


TTFN:

PS:

Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York.  It's nickname is "City of the Hills."  While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popular believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Mohawk Language.  This refers to a prominent geological formation known as "Tablerocks" at the western end of the city.

Dunkin Donuts is an American global doughnut company and coffeehouse based in Canton, Massachusetts.  It was founded in 1950 by William Rosenburg in Quincy Massachusetts and has become one of the largest coffee and baked goods chains in the world, with more than 12,000 restaurants in 36 countries.  The chain's products include doughnuts, bagels, other baked goods, and a variety of hot and iced beverages.

Do'h-nuts

Tour guide, there be Alpacas Here

KW, what are you doing?  What does it look like to you tour guide?  I'm sleeping, duh. I thought we were sleeping in and taking it easy.  Its 10:30, how much sleep do you require.  You know you have missed breakfast?


KW, get up, it's time to go to the old peoples shops.  OH, great, another antique mall.  OK, I'm getting up.  Keep your shirt on.


Tour guides doing laundry.


The Vermont Antique Mall.






Mrs. tour guide got a few license plates to add to her collection.  There were boxes and boxes all over this mall.  Rhode Island is one of the last plates to finish the 50 states.  Hey tour guide, I think she only needs one from Louisiana now.


Tour guide looking at old Life Magazines from the 40's and 50's.


Hey tour guide, look behind you.  What is it KW?  It's a Ba.  KW, what is a Ba?  Not a Ba tour guide, it's a Bear.  Run tour guide run.


Alpaca farm on the same property as the Antique Mall.


They are going to get a bath, which they like, except the white one in the back.

We had lunch in this 1940's remolded diner.


Diner Dog for KW and Pork chili for CJ.


Quechee Gourge.




TTFN:

PS:

The Alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid, similar to, and often confused with the llama.  However, alpacas are often noticeably smaller than llamas.  The two animals are closely related, and can successfully  cross-breed.  Mid-range price for good quality  bred female alpacas somewhere between $5,000 and $15,000.  Alpacas have a life expectancy of about 20 years.  Alpaca fleece is the natural fiber harvested from an alpaca.  It is light or heavy in weight, depending on how it is spun.  It is a soft, durable, luxurious and silky natural fiber.

The Quechee Gorge is located in Quechee Vermont along U. S. Route 4.  The gorge is 165 feet deep and is the deepest gorge in Vermont.  It serves as a popular tourist attraction in Quechee State Park and can be viewed from the U. S. Route 4 bridge and from trails on both sides of the gorge. The Ottauquechee River flows through the bottom of the gorge and is a popular whitewater kayak run.