Gary J. Wolff's Blog Archives
July-September, 2016
This page shows archived posts for Gary J. Wolff's blog from
July-September,
2016.
Enjoy...
Cheers,
Gary
Sept.
24, 2016 -
Video of GW's 2016 Wild West Road Trip
GW's 2016 Wild West Road Trip
(If player above is not visible, you can view
video
@ YouTube here.)
0:00 Smokey Bear Historical Park museum, Capitan, New Mexico
1:13 Headwaters of the Pecos River, Cowles, New Mexico
1:48 Runners receiving cheers after Pikes Peak Ascent, Manitou
Springs, Colorado
2:38 Tom preparing BBQ Mexican tacos
3:24 Wind turbines in southeast Wyoming
3:57 Horse-drawn stagecoach in Jackson, Wyoming
4:21 Eruption of Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park,
Wyoming
8:04 Inside Lake Yellowstone Hotel lobby, Yellowstone National
Park
8:28 Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park
9:17 Lower Falls (from Artist Point), Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone
9:39 BIG buffalo walking down the highway, Yellowstone National
Park
10:27 Upper Falls, viewed from Uncle Tom's Parking Area, Yellowstone
National Park
11:08 Brink of the Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park
12:54 Glacier Park Lodge, E. Glacier, Montana
13:33 Mountain stream on Highline Trail, Glacier National Park
14:11 Aster Falls, Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park
14:52 Grizzly bear sow with her 2 cubs, Hwy. 2, just west of E. Glacier
15:38 Musician Benjamin from Austin, performing in Glacier Park Lodge
18:28 Amtrak train, departing eastbound from West Glacier railroad depot
19:37 Gödöllő, Hungary sub-camp of Area 3 during the 1967 Boy Scout
World Jamboree, Farragut State Park, Idaho
20:06 Flock of wild turkeys near Scott Field in Farragut State Park
21:23 Ranger Lisa leading the Fiery Furnace Tour in Arches National
Park, Utah
22:06 Grand View Point Overlook, Island in the Sky district,
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
22:33 Horseshoe Bend Overlook, Colorado River, Glen Canyon, Arizona
23:54 Wahweap Overlook, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Hwy. 89
north of Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona
24:32 Ranger Rachel leading the 8:30 am Nature Walk near the Grand
Canyon North Rim Visitor Center, Arizona
25:50 Texaz Grill steakhouse, Phoenix, Arizona
26:35 Max's Sports Bar, Glendale, Arizona
27:10 Phoenix Texas Exes, Football Game Watch Party vs. Notre Dame,
Thirsty Lion Sports Bar, Tempe, Arizona
30:39 Piestewa Peak hiking trail, Phoenix, Arizona
32:24 Valley Metro light rail train station, N. 19th Ave. @ W. Northern
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona
33:19 Live country music band & children's slide, Rustler's Rooste,
South Mountain, Phoenix
34:12 Entrance ramp meter traffic lights, southbound I-17, Phoenix
34:26 Interpretive trail signs, Picacho Peak State Park, Arizona
35:56 Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
36:51 Brian entertaining us with his guitar
39:08 New Mexico landscape panorama
39:26 Highlights from the 263-acre Windlinger Ranch in the beautiful
Texas hill country
It was an absolutely amazing trip...28 days, nearly 7700
miles, 8 states, 10 national parks, and an uncountable number of
national
forests... connecting with my past & visiting
places thru the years where I've lived, worked, and camped out
as a Boy Scout.
I hope you enjoy my nearly 800 pics @ Flickr.
Cheers!
Three years ago today our wonderful, longtime American friend went to
be with the Lord at the ripe young age of only 60, after fighting a
brief illness in a Tokyo hospital. Don was one of the most gracious
human beings one could ever know, and was a longtime entertainer for
young Japanese children in English education stage shows conducted in
public halls all over Japan.
I finally got around to building a memorial page for him. Click link to
read more of his story, see some pics, and view a short video: In
Loving Memory of Don Davis
In Loving Memory of Don Davis
June 2, 1953 - July 31, 2013
July
27, 2016 - At last! The
solution.
"Do you mind if I strap your phone to my forehead so I can pretend
you're looking at me when I talk?"
July 25,
2016 - あぶない (danger)!!
Don't go in the sea or you will be swallowed by a giant wave (or a
whale) (or a great white shark)!!
In my quarter-century of teaching Japanese learners of English in
Tokyo, one of the most popular activities in my university classes has
been a warm-up exercise at the beginning of class called "What's New?".
The What's New? Line Game is a 5-10 minute warm-up exercise conducted
at the beginning of class where students line up in 2 lines at the
front of the classroom, giving them a chance to discuss with up to half
of their classmates anything of interest in their lives since the last
class.
Students enjoy this very relaxed and motivating method...
July
15, 2016 - Target bird
golf (ターゲットバードゴルフ) tournament
Ever
heard of target bird golf? Well, neither had I until I made this video
a few years ago. But it looks like a LOT of fun, using a badminton
shuttlecock as the "ball." Only in Japan!
Target bird golf (ターゲットバードゴルフ) tournament
(If player above is not visible, you can view
video
@ YouTube here.)
July
9,
2016 - It's Mt. Fuji
climbing season!!
The official 72-day Mt. Fuji climbing season officially began last
Friday on July 1st, with the opening of the main Yoshida Trail from
Yamanashi Prefecture.
This route serves Tokyo & most foreign tourists and accounts
for
about 60% of the total Mt. Fuji climber traffic. The other 3 trails
from Shizuoka Prefecture are scheduled to open tomorrow morning @ 9 am,
and all 4 trails will close on Sat. Sept. 10.
Mt. Fuji at sunrise, taken from Kitadake-sanso, Aug. 14, 2011
If
you're
planning to climb Mt. Fuji, you'll definitely wanna check out my Climbing Mt. Fuji FAQ
page. Four years ago it became the most
visited page on my entire site, and as gracious site visitors have
populated
it with
more & more of their stories & inquiries, it became so
LONG
last year that I had to break it down into 2 separate pages.
So far this month these 2 pages are receiving nearly 800 page views per
day.
Hoo wah!! Let's climb Fuji-san!
"If you come to Japan and
don't climb Mt. Fuji, you're a fool; but if
you climb it more than once, you're an even BIGGER
fool."
--old Japanese proverb, especially
tailored
for gaijin--
July 6,
2016 - Japanese post office drop box with thatched roof
I spotted this on my way to work this morning. Never a dull moment in
Japan!
Hi Gary, I love your site as it is so informative. On August 1st, 3 of us will be attempting to climb Mount Fuji. My husband and I are comparatively fit
Hi, I have some questions about reserving a hut on Mt. Fuji. I'll be in Tokyo a few days before climbing season and am attempting to climb on July 1st.
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