Norwottuck Trail Snaps

Assorted Photos.

I have occasionally gone rail trailing between Amherst and Northampton this summer, and I've sometimes taken pictures as well. These snaps have been accumulating in my camera, so it's time to clear them out. Recently there were vandals afoot on the trail. Apparently they were spraycan wielding Anarchists calling for chaos!

The Anarchists seem to have been accompanied by their close friends and allies the Dadaists and Absurdists, who used the spray paint to write - what else?

Lest anyone object, someone (an Arts Major?) wrote this warning:

This graffiti is a call for courage.

While this one reminds us of what we too often forget.

All the farms in Hadley have switched from growth to harvest mode, as evidenced by this truck parked along the rail trail overflowing with fresh potatoes. 

The only place to buy any refreshments on the rail trail is at Sophia's Polish Restaurant which has this giant Coke bottle ad outside. It is quite effective, whenever I see it I feel compelled to go in and purchase some of the world famous caramel colored sugar water. 

If you like your rail trail refreshments free and lo-calorie than go on a bit and you will come upon the public fountain and air-tire oasis located behind Country Nissan on Route Nine. 

No one minds this graffiti, scrawled as an expression of gratitude.

 



The Springfield City Council recently took away the license of a trouble-making store. Yet the store owners apparently have kept operating anyway. Good citizen Bill Dusty however used his trusty camera to record the violation for all to see. 

 

This may not seem like an earth shattering issue, but here again is a perfect example of the new citizen media - we are armed (with cameras) we have access to mass audiences and we are determined to expose wrong doing in every field. Evil politicians, crooked business people and bad actors everywhere beware! Your day is done.