A River Runs Through It...

Oakland, NJ - 28-AUG-2011, Houses on River Road along the Ramapo River in Oakland, New Jersey are flooded in the aftermath of of Hurricane Irene. The river roils along its banks past houses located on River Road.
After the storm passed and amidst hours of sirens and air horns sounding in the distance. I deemed it safe enough to venture forth and explore the aftermath of Hurricane Irene in my home town of Okkalnd, New Jersey. The focus fo my trek was the bridge that crossed the Ramapo River which runs through the center of town. A site of previous floodings, I captured the residents and curious onlookers as the water rose inudating homes and threatening the Sgt. Peter Cressman Bridge.

OEM, Police and fire departments were watching and assessing the rising water and its impact on the bridge.

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Two More Free Days at US National Parks

State of Washington - 18-APRIL-2010 (original announcement)

Mount Rainier National Park (U.S. National Park Service) was one of 392 national parks in the United States that waived their entrance fee during National Park Week 17-April through 25-April. The fees waived included entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees.

The U.S. National Parks Service has announced upcoming dates where the park fees will be free:
June 5-6, 2010
August 14-15, 2010


September 25, 2010 (Public Lands Day)

November 11, 2010 (Veterans Day)

Andrew Zimmern at TBEXNYC Kickoff Party

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Travel Bloggers unite! Well that's just what we did Wednesday night at Hotel Giraffe in NYC.

There, The Travel Blog Exchange - New York City Chapter held their kickoff party.  Those with weak stomachs should beware, the guest speaker was Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel's "Bizzare Foods". 

While we were not forced to eat weird, squirmy things, but were instead treated to a live demonstration of Andrew's new trivia game.  The ill-informed contestants, me included, were hard-pressed to answer the questions on international delicacies including Mare Milk and Baby Beer (no not made out of babies, made for them in Russia).

The game was fun and we were rewarded with a copy of his new book