Welcome to Tom Rankin's Home Page

I enjoy many sports, but lately it's been Hiking that I do the most.  Here are my Hiking Trip Reports:

Another pursuit I have is managing ViewsAndBrews, a quest to visit all the microbreweries in New England, and do some hiking near each one.   So far, my wife Laurie and I have covered 3 states, NY, VT, and RI.  If you want to get involved, click the above link.

I'm an avid amateur Astronomer. I've got telescopes, binoculars, and lots of other astro-stuff. The link above, or the eclipse picture, will take you to the Mid-Hudson Astronomy Association Home Page. Check it out!

I'm a member of Mid-Hudson Mensa. For more information about Mensa, see the Mid-Hudson Mensa Home Page.

I'm a Programmer in the IBM Poughkeepsie Software Lab.  I work on Mainframe Operating System Software.

Hiking Accomplishments 

1. Views And Brews
2. ADK Fire Tower Challenge
3. Catskill 3500 Club 
4. Catskill 3500 Club - Winter
5. ADK 46R's
6. Winter 46R's
7. New Hampshire 48's
8. New England 67's
9. North East 115's
10. Catskill 100 Highest 

Lists I'm working on (some very slowly!)

1. ADK Hundred Highest
2. NY 100 Highest 
3. NE 770 - Yeah right!
   

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