On taking a track from your GPS, and displaying it on Google Maps
Here in Western Michigan, our beaches can get a little rough, with high waves and rip currents. Every once in a while some poor soul is cought in the flow, and is pulled into Lake Michigan. This prompts a large search and rescue effort. The problem is that the teams often are [...]
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 [...]
A great photography tip from LifeHacker.com
Photography Tip of the Day: Move it from the middle – Lifehacker
Mahomet is the name of the town where Marilee and Harvey Hoffswell live. Mahomet is a somewhat less common spelling for Muhammad (Mohammed, or Mohamed).
I did find this today. The USS Mahomet -
What is interesting, besides the name, is that it is painted with WWI Razzle Dazzle, a enemy-fooling optical illusion paintjob.
There’s a [...]