Union Organizers from Holiday Inn Express

Reverand Billy blesses this workers who are on strike, fighting scumbag Jim Morrel who is using illegal tactics to try to stop creation of a Hotel Workers Union.

"On April 22nd, employees at the Holiday Inn Express in Latham met with Workers United Local 471 because they wanted to improve their jobs and the working standards of all hotel employees in the Capital District. The next day, they notified their employer of their desire to form a union and within 24 hours, half of the organizing committee was unlawfully fired."

Taken on Friday December 18, 2009 at Reverend Billy's Church of Stop Shopping.

3500 Feet Markers

When you climb above 3,500 feet elevation in the Catskill High Peaks, a special set of regulations is in effect that prohibits camping except in the winter, and bans open fires throughout the year. This is because the eco-systems above this elevation on the 35-high peak mountains are viewed by the Environmental Conservation Department as ecologically sensitive.

I didn’t take the 3,500 feet signs on every mountain I climbed, most notably skipping over the sign on Hunter Mountain, Windham High Peak, and Black Dome.

Balsam Mountain.

Hiking up to the Balsam Fire Tower, about a 1/4 mile or maybe 200 feet below the tower.

3500 Feet

Indian Head Mountain.

Climbing up the east face of the Indian Head Mountain, this sign is maybe 3/4 of the the westerly face of the mountain.

At 3500 Feet

Panther Mountain.

You see Panther Mountain‘s 3500 feet sign about a 1/4 mile and 200 feet more of climbing before you reach the final ascent.

3500 Feet on Panther

Plateau Mountain.

The sign on Plateau Mountain is about a half mile from the top, although the last portion is relatively flat.

Plateau Mountain at 3500 FT

Slide Mountain.

Slide Mountain, the tallest mountain in the Catskills at over 4,200 feet. The sign is probably a mile away from the final ascent.

Reaching 3500 Feet

Twin Mountain.

The sign is the second of two signs on the way up to the top of Twin Mountain on Devil’s Path.

3500 Feet Elevation Marker