Category: Outdoors

  • Forest Thinking

    I note it is a thing to use a social media platform to express concern about how social media platforms and posting of events (running) has taken over just enjoying oneself. Things that resonate with me this morning: https://zenhabits.net/drained/. The point on being drained brought this out of my stack of things to read, but…

  • 12 Types of Trail Runners

    Training is lonely. With a plan. Without a plan. Track Nights. Speed Workout. Tempo Runs. Long Slow Distance. Recovery Runs. Stair Workouts. Hill Repeats. Intervals. You do these often by yourself. Sometimes with a running buddy and conversations are then held under the cone of silence rules. Then there is the Group Run.  These are…

  • Tidbit: Subpar Parks

    Tidbits are just small little things that I run across. Today, Day #11 of Social Distancing is supposed to also bring us other restrictions and be called something new. In addition to everything else, the State Parks are closing today. This site: Subpar Parks, reminds me of an old NPR broadcast of CarTalk where an…

  • This Summer is NOT Last Summer

    Arrived Lost Lake yesterday PM, no boats available, while sitting watching everyone I realized that this summer is NOT last summer, and my Subaru has flat bars which fit my Yakima boat mounts and my Kayak.  The same Kayak I left sitting in the garage. 

  • Camping IN my Subaru

    The image demonstrates a working prototype of a concept on camping inside the Subaru. I was working on the idea of how much clearance I would get if I wanted to leave room for a 7″ box, featured in picture and create a level or near level platform. Two things happened. First, I bumped the…

  • Three New Bridges in Forest Park

    Three new bridges are supposed to be opening in 2017 and I can’t wait.  Find more information at the Forest Park Conservancy web site here. The Maple Trail bridge is 32 feet long. Construction began in early July and completion is scheduled for the end of September. The Lower Macleay bridge is 78 feet long.…