My Newly-Remastered 2013 YouTube Upload Retrospective! With Bonus Clips!

Описание: Originally posted January 28 2014. Here is the original "description:"

A look back at my coolest uploads of 2013! See how many you remember viewing! Journey with me down Memory Lane!

Enjoy!! And best wishes for a great 2014!
-Yer' bullfrog

Hope your 2014 was great! Now, on to 2024 (and beyond...)

But first...I've been publicly inactive for a while due to various factors which I'll explain later. Despite...

Been working on several projects including archival (and other) unedited footage as well as going back through previous videos, making improvements and adding additional material not in the original. Such is what we have here; a remastering and improvement on my 2013 YouTube Retrospective.

Several extra minutes of bonus clips not used as well as steadier picture and improved sound though an occasional rough spot might remain. Still great results despite the "primitive" quality of my original digital equipment! Never expected I'd ever use the word "primitive" in reference to digital file cameras! BIG difference in digital video then and now!!

Great memories though, looking back at this point in time!

Chapters:
00:00 Great 2013!
00:27 Began Railfanning...
01:40 Ravens Superbowl Cake
01:55 Something Special(?)
02:50 Bubble-Blower Friend
03:13 Corn Snake
03:41 Day Odyssey: Jim Thorpe PA
04:08 SEPTA Streetcar
04:36 Kramer the Cat
05:17 Day Odyssey: Cool Springs Park
05:58 Coal Train: Coal Country!
06:25 Lost My Hat!
06:47 Clydesdales!
07:01 Ma & Pa RR Walk
07:31 Secret Cellar Search
07:58 CSX Philly Runs Again
08:34 Oregon Ridge Park MD
09:13 Day Odyssey: New Freedom PA
10:03 Back to St. Denis MD
10:24 York PA RR Maintenance
10:42 Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant
11:02 Strasburg Rail Road
11:19 Fort Howard MD
11:50 Cool Music Video!
12:13 Fixed Camera; Will Railfan
13:27 Interesting Place Names
13:54 Day Odyssey: Ocean City MD
14:58 Back to Railfanning...
15:16 Streetcar Maintenance
16:05 Almost Blown Away!!
16:28 Government Shutdown!
17:11 Harper's Store, Seneca Rocks WV
17:48 Bowden Cave WV
18:11 Elkins WV Station (WMRY)
18:36 Oakland MD Station (B&O RR)
18:58 Day Odyssey: Horseshoe Curve PA
19:43 As Long As...
20:32 Classic Clips...
25:28 Closing Sequence

Enjoy! Again!

My seeming inactivity, as mentioned, is due to several factors. Besides my age and not-so-great health they include being without a vehicle for a while, my monthly benefits being cut creating monetary issues, but above all...a very serious misstep-and-fall on my front steps in November 2022 that apparently injured me more than I originally thought, adding to my pre-existing issues!! Thought I might recover enough to get going again but things kept getting worse! Extra leg/foot pain occasionally rises to intolerable level making walking difficult till it recedes. Don't want to go into too much detail, but suffice to say...all this is enough, and to make things worse yet I just turned 70. Maybe I'll be able to get out again one day but until then there's lots of cool stuff in the archives to keep me posting "new" material for a while. Just one problem: all those additional pains make it very uncomfortable to sit at PC for too long a time (as well as in a vehicle-hence no Odysseys in a while)! Got some partially-completed videos which I'll be resuming work on gradually.

On the "bright" side: acquired a smartphone (finally!) in December 2022. As I became familiar with it I started getting excited thinking about the possibilities such as live Day Odysseys or railfanning, or possibly (if I'm able to handle it) live bike rides! On level trails, of course. Also thought of a live cave exploration but that's probably out of the question due to my condition. How far in a cave could I go before I lose the phone signal? Did much cave exploration in the 80s and 90s...and again in 2014 (vids posted). All this cool stuff I hoped to do but...seems I got excited a bit too soon. I get a better phone only to have increasing discomfort from the fall a few weeks before put a serious damper on things.

A BIG Thank You to all my viewers who have been inquiring about me! My apologies for not responding to comments...but I will. Sorry about those pesky ads but the extra revenue helps with those monetary issues. I've always valued my dedicated viewers and have always tried to produce the highest-quality product possible; part the reason for remastering and improving the product that originally somehow met my standards. Looking back at some of those "old" vids can't believe those shaky things passed my standards!! Labor of love bringing them up to current standards as well as adding bonus material along with setting up chapters for ease of navigation, hopefully making it more enjoyable for viewers as they can instantly skip to any point. Anyway, thanx to all again. I'd give all of you shout-outs but there are far too many of you!! You know who you are!

Briefly, that's it...

Peace, Love, Happiness and Good Cheer to all...
Gus Karas
aka Yer' Bullfrog ☮👍✌👌😊✌☮