Photo of Andy Arthur

Andy Arthur

The color television assures us that April showers bring May flowers. 🌷🌻🌼 I'll believe it when I see it, though there are definite hints of the green up -- grass is looking greener in the city, some bushes are starting to bloom and there are signs of the days to come. Days have gotten longer, windows open and it's generally just nicer then not that long ago.

Radio Tower

That tower is kind of a blight next to the ruins of the Catskill Mountain House, but I guess people in the Catskills enjoy getting radio reception.

Taken on Sunday April 5, 2009 at Overlook Mountain.

In 1993, US 15 was only a Super 2 South of Tioga

While many of grade crossings had been removed at that point, the highway including bridges were only two lanes as the wound through the Tioga State Forest. South of Mansfield, the highway was at grade.

Median Yearly Wages

Median Yearly Wages

Lately I've been quite interested in difference in cost of living and wages in different places, in part for expanding my knowledge for future possibilities of places to live. This shows the median wage in each state, calculated by the Occupation Employment Survey by state. Certainly not the only way to calculate such things. 

Green Lakes Elevation Psuedo Color

 Green Lakes Elevation Psuedo Color

LiDAR not only shows elevation of the landscape in detail, it shows things like earthworks from road beds and stone wells. Green Lakes State Park is a geological wonder -- looking at it's elevation profile and how it was cut with glaciers is pretty interesting.