Behind my in law’s home in Holland Michigan lies a old chicken barn. The low 100 foot long barn has been used to house horses for the past 30+ years. In that time, it had never been well refitted for horses, and suffered a bit for it.
Over the past two years, [...]
As a computer geek, I find myself sitting at the keyboard for 8 to 12 hours a day. This is not good.
Not good for the body and not good for the mind.
What’s the verb? Computing? Hacking? Keyboard pounding? Well you know what I mean. My back hurts because [...]
On taking a track from your GPS, and displaying it on Google Maps
We have had some nice autumn weather here in Western Michigan. The lack of cold and rain have allowed us to continue outdoor activities, such as Kayaking.
Bart, Marc and I spent a few hours kayaking from Croton Dam to the Thornapple Access. The river was a bit low for this time of year, [...]
This weekend I went to Traverse City to watch the 2005 IceMan mountain bike race. The race is 27 miles from Kalkaska to Traverse City, Michigan. It is touted as the largest single-day mountain bike race in the world.
Perfect weather. Bart, Marc and Don were 3 of 2500+ riders, starting in [...]
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I had a chance to take my Walden Passage 16′ kayak to lake michigan this past summer with some friends. We hopped in and kayaked from about Tunnel Park to about Pigeon Lake.
As you can see, it was a nice day.