Flashback to A Glorious Summer Day in July

Back in Arlington after a great trip out west.... It is funny to come home to someplace for the first time, especially after having the chance to visit so many friends from homes past. Today's flashback it to my most recent past home, Bloomington. Last summer five friends (bottom left: Austin, Amanda, me, Idelle, and Britt) celebrated our final hot season in Indiana by playing hooky and spending the day at the quarry.
Have you ever seen Breaking Away? If not, do. It is a great movie (required viewing for all IU students and bike race enthusiasts) in which the art of quarry-going is depicted very well. The giant holes that result from the extraction of limestone fill with rainwater over time and provide welcome relief from the suffocating heat and humidity, as well as a bit of a thrill because the gravel road entrances are plastered with Do Not Trespass signs threatening everything from imprisonment to almost-certain-death. We managed to avoid both, in addition to the most real threat-- getting towed.

Soundtrack for this post:
The Hold Steady has a song which nicely references these quarries (and maybe has a harpsichord in it?) called One for the Cutters. You can listen to for free at this website if you are interested by clicking on the play triangle button in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen.