An Obvious Stop On the Trip

The Louisville Slugger Bat Factory.

Talk about a personal quest. I've been yearning for many a year to
come visit this bat wonderland. Again, they told you not to take
photos inside the factory, but the IPhone is super stealthy and I
managed this shot of the billets used for a few of today's superstars.

Many interesting tidbits were learned upon this visit. One of them being that up until next month all Louisville metal bats were not made in China. I asked what opportunities for growth there were in the industry and Bill, the man at the front desk, answered Australia. The final frontier?

Cave Photo

Spelunking at Mammoth

Please forgive me. I'm sorry it's taken so long to post, but I didn't
have the network.

Throughout the last 18 hours I've been busy exscavating to the far
reaches of the earth. Down 250 feet below ground in a sinkhole,
braving cool temperatures, deadly cave crickets, and slippery passage ways. Making my way down into a massive cave ducking and dodging rock formations at every angle, grasping for air in tight and closely confined areas. With little light and no sense of direction I felt lost and frightened. Scared to think what could happen if one layer of limestone came tumbling down behind me. With nothing but the clothes on my back I paved my way thru thousands of years of geological masterpieces and luckily discovered a ranger led tour that cared for me and showed me the way out.