Becoming GPS
“Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has built a GPS accessory for its PlayStation Portable, currently available only in Japan, that allows game players to careen their cars into the side of a building, then flip to driving directions and safely steer to a grocery store.” Boston.com has a great story about the growth of GPS. Along [...]
Working Through Mapping Hacks on a Rainy Day
The bike’s in the shop, it’s raining, a semi-planned meetup with my sister and Jon was called off due to the Rocks on I-90. Might as well catch up on some things I wanted to do, like work on the gps to web page task (see my earlier post “one of the 43 things”). So [...]
I Repeat, Do Not Drive Fast Up Here
Almost Got it: The elusive “over the top” trail from Rock Candy to Waddell Creek. First off, these are some steep slopes and high elevations. If you could see the beginnings of these tracks, you’d basically see that I’m starting at sea level. The goal here, Capital Peak, is 2659 ft; larch Mt is 2660. [...]
Wrong Turn on Rock Candy Mountain
I had laid out a set of waypoints to get me from Rock Candy to Capital Peak a while ago. Today seemed like the day to try it out. I’m coming off a week long cold and not ready for anything strenuous, so a drive in the hills was just the ticket. It’s only 15 [...]
Iron Horse Tunnel – Pitch Black
My nephew in Roslyn new a spot, he said, where you could ride your bike through a 3 mile long old railroad tunnel. What time? I said. 11 ok? Then it was Sunday, and having gotten the timing of that drive somehow into my subconcous, I pulled into the rest stop at East Summit on [...]
ABOUT
- 1 hr sufferfest on the bike trainer yesterday. Swim today. Injured foot feeling it now. Ow, ow ... still worth it.
- swimming Friday, stationary bike yesterday. The foot is coming back. 10 days left with crutches and boot though. bullocks!
- Just got home from the hospital; broken foot and all. splint now, cast next week. 6-8 weeks off of it. no swimming. crap.
- Post Mt Si: wine, tylenol, ice.
- Okay. Did my annual Mt Si climb today. Still stopped half way up that frigging haystack. 3451 ft elevation gain and back in 4 hrs 45 min.
- rode my bike to work today. 35 mile round trip. Think I grew me some gills on the way home.
- "The chatroom is my brain" leo laporte
- Freakin busy morning. Now, in honor of all things slacker, I'm going out for a bike ride in my new Cap America t. ... call me the breeze.
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