OT in the Heartland: 9/11/14

Trip Report

Thursday September 12, 2013 5:25am

EDIT: Many of you have viewed this TR from last year. It was mis-titled, as you can see. It should have read 9'll"/13. It's part of why I call myself a "tard climber," see...
But more to the point, there are pix from THIS YEAR'S 9/11 Event in Merced near the bottom, with today's REAL date (don't be confused, I'm confused enough for all of us...and I hope you'll enjoy them and REMEMBER WHY!

My fellow Americans.

Gotta love them. Our silly Tee Shirts and all our Hoopla serve a purpose.

What that is, you decide.

I'm just the messenger and I feel like I just completed a long, long climb.

It is a labor of love and a genuine show of respect for all the Supertopo posters and lurkers that I made this so long and have only pictures to show for it.

The captions were inspired by some Cosmic Forces out in the desert.

Enjoy the ride.

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The Latin term "non sequitur" was not taught at Merced HS.

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They still don't teach Latin in public schools.

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This next and the nest nine are from Tuesday. I've chosen not to include the portraits of the KIA honored by this exhibit. There are good reasons, please believe me.

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Back to yesterday's ceremonials.

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Peace. Out like a light!

Trip Report Views: 2,266

mouse from merced

About the Author
mouse from merced is a tard climber from merced, california.

Comments

Gene

climber

Sep 12, 2013 - 06:32am PT

Nice TR, Mouse.

Ezra Ellis

Trad climber

North wet, and Da souf

Sep 14, 2013 - 11:15am PT

A nice slice of americana!!!

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Sep 14, 2013 - 11:32am PT

Thanks for that. That was a nice glimpse into your town.

Ghost

climber

A long way from where I started

Sep 14, 2013 - 11:42am PT

T-shirts. Endlessly fascinating.

WBraun

climber

Sep 14, 2013 - 11:57am PT

You have a damn good photojournalist eye Brian.

It reads like Nation Geographic.

The Merced news should hire you as freelance photographer and have you write an article every now and again .......

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Author's Reply

Nov 15, 2013 - 12:36pm PT

Part TWO.
Veterans' Day Parade. Same bunch of Chrome Cowboys, but a different mix of the community, by a margin. A lot of running, er, hobbling--good for me, though.

I'm gonna run this set by you first. My favorite contingent, the Hmomg community set up this band of qeej (just say it like "ng" and it's probably close enough) players who do some delightful moves with this odd-sounding stringed thingie.
Their "sergeant" has them well in hand, and their performance was tops.

And then there are the rest, vets and participants and machines, sergeants galore and a good number of drum majors, SIR!!So long from Merced.

I missed the ceremony happening over in Courthouse Park before this parade began. I wasn't informed of it, so didn't make plans.

But I did my duty to Supertopo and my country, JB, even though there was no plan the planet kept spinning to the right. Thank God for that, eh?

This whole she-bang took like an hour and a half, longer than Labor Day's parade. Talk about a lot of organizing, too! And the route extended for three blocks more than the last one, due to the problems.

One last time, a big, hearty welcome home and

THANK YOU, VETERANS!!!!

edit: Thx, Lgs! +2 4 U2, dudes! JT, sweet land of liberty, let free climbs...rhyme with something, dammit!

Leggs

Sport climber

Made in California, living in The Old Pueblo

Nov 15, 2013 - 12:17pm PT

Thank you for this thread, Mouse. Love your POV thru your photos.

drljefe and I had the opportunity to camp and share campfire time with a Vietnam Vet named Jim Lozano. He was amazing to talk to and will forever be in my heart. One morning he and Jefe took turns on the guitar... singing and playing under the slight clouds of the desert. It was amazing to witness.
It was also great to wake up on Nov. 11th in JTree, share coffee with him and sincerely thanked him for his service and his realness.

~peace

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Author's Reply

Sep 11, 2014 - 11:18pm PT

So what if I blew the year in the title when I posted this last 9/11/13.

I haven't a clue how many people saw this TR without commenting. Can one of the techies please point me in the direction of the number of views? I'd like to satisfy my curiosity...and bump this because it's that horrible date again.

I have more pix from this afternoon; these are only a select few, mind you; and let me say that American cars are the only ones I would allow in today's picture line-up...no VWs, cuz there's a separate thread. No rice-burning motorcycles, either, if I ccould avoid them.

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Author's Reply

Sep 12, 2014 - 01:42am PT

Bump for Remembrance Sake. And to catch the morning commuters.

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Sep 12, 2014 - 02:11am PT

hey there say, mouse... oh my, i MISSED this last year, :(

say, thanks so much!! very wonderful share of folks, being a community together... and for to give honor, to those lost, during that 9-11 terrible day...

yep--you are our choice reporter, mouse...
and the bump was well done, it caught a morning commuter...
i am commuting my ol' self to bed, now, after working all night on stuff... :))

god bless... for the day... :) and more...
thank you again for thinking of the taco folks and sharing your home
town with us... a town so well known to many of us travelers...

this just in

climber

Justin Ross from North Fork

Sep 12, 2014 - 07:10am PT

Mouse you are great at taking pics of people. So many could qualify as every pic tells a story and some of those faces look like they have some unbelievable stories. Thanks.

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