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This site exists to advocate finding the middle of nowhere; the place where you can park on the double yellow line, eat a sandwich and contemplate where the hell you are on the map.  We encourage you to go out and put yourself into situations that become the stuff of legendary stories.  Have a look around and enjoy.

Panoramic Photo Section Added

Ubehebe_Crater.thumb.jpg I've added a section dedicated to Panoramic Photography.  So far, I have three ready to go including Ubehebe Crater and Lake Elsinore.  I have a lot more staged on the server already so look for more images to come in the near future.

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A Pair of Panoramas Presented
Monday, 25 August 2008
Well, I just spent last week attending a training class on the fascinating subject of "Cisco Internetworking Technologies".  After 5 days of hardcore, in-depth tech I had two choices: perform ritual suicide or do something creative.  The carpet cleaning service will be happy to know I decided on the later.   The end result is a pair of new photos added to the Panoramic Photos section.  I've assembled two: one of Hayden Valley in Yellowstone and one of Helen Lake up at Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Other than a last minute trip I took to Kings Canyon / Sequoia, no other new content has really been added to the site.  I'm going camping in the Eastern Sierra's next weekend and then it's September so hopefully both the crowds and temperatures will start to decrease.  I'm hoping to take a less stressful trip back to Sequoia and a trip back out to southern Utah before the cold really sets in; then maybe I'll explore around Joshua Tree, Anza Borrego, Pinnacles and other stuff closer to home. 
 
Photo Album up for Summer Tour 08
Saturday, 26 July 2008
After a three week trip followed by three weeks of following the Tour de France intently (see the stage previews I put together here , the preview of L'Alpe d'Huez is particularly good), I've finally had time to upload, catalog, caption and publish a photo album for my trip across California, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Nevada and (a little part of) Arizona.

I camped seven out of the 10 days starting from the day I left my grandparents to go to Lassen and it was a fantastic trip beyond all my hopes.  I'll have my journal up in the next week or so to fill in the details the pictures don't allude to.  In the meantime, enjoy!
 
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Arizona Sport Touring Ride June - Article
The article for June is the Arizona Sport Touring Ride.  This motorcycle travelogue describes my first forays out on my Triumph Sprint ST only six short days after I purchased it.  Talk about learning at the school of hard knocks.

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One of the most ready memories I have of Germany is Der Wasserturm in Mannheim .  When I was four, I remember walking around the edges of the fountain and marveling at them. We had nothing like that back home in Napa.

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Helen Lake Frozen in Lassen Volcanic

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