On occasion, I have a great need to escape to the mountains...
especially very high mountains... 
and various other places...
and Frank is off on his own vacation.
And so, dear reader, you will have to do without me for several days. I've banked some posts to appear while I'm away, and Dan Ernst will be joining before I return, but posting may be sparse for a time. And any blog glitches may go uncorrected.
Best wishes for the end of the summer!
Image credits: Lake Bled and the Julian Alps, Slovenia; outside Kranjska Gora; Budapest; Frank on Lake Massapoag, by yours truly (and yes, he is wearing a life preserver).
