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    Midsummer Hole in the Rock Trip

    It really started out as the usual midsummer San Juan Mountains trip because there is no more pleasant and wildflower-rich location to spend a 4 day weekend in August. Adam (Gokracer1) and I had the trip planned for a month or so but neither of us could get excited about another trip to the...
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    Experimenting with off camera flash

    A couple of years ago I got a speedlight to mount in the hotshoe of my digital camera. This got a lot of use as fill light for backlit daytime photos and I was pretty happy with the results. It gave me detail in shadow areas that would otherwise be underexposed. Unfortunately, mounting a...
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    The Cliff Dwellings of Comb Ridge

    Comb Ridge is a monocline that runs for about 50 miles on the north side of the San Juan River. While it served as a barrier for the early white settlers of the area, the Anasazi made it their home 800 years before and left an abundance of petroglyphs and cliff dwellings. There are no trails or...
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    All you wanted to know about using a Garmin Zumo 550 in a Jeep but were afraid to ask

    Garmin markets the Zumo series of navigators to motorcyclists. I originally bought it to use on my R1100RS in place of the GPS V that rode along bungied precariously to the handlebar. The 550 version includes an automotive windshield mount in addition to the motorcycle one. Trying it out in my...
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    Stalking the ISS

    This website gives you information on when any satellite in orbit is going to be visible in your location: http://www.heavens-above.com/ I've gone out in the yard a few early mornings to see the International Space Station go overhead, it sure is an impressive sight! The ISS is by far the...
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    Military Water Can spigot mod

    Chuck pointed out that I am not the only one who finds getting water out of a MWC challenging. I added a tap from a water cooler to mine that makes dispensing water much easier. This is the only photo I have of it but it should explain things: Look in the yellow pages under "water" for a...
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    Tuffy oversize security drawer installed in a Cherokee

    I had grown tired of having to unload everything from the back of my Cherokee every time I needed some little thing, which was usually on the bottom of the pile of camping gear, clothing and food. The top-loading army surplus footlockers I was using had a large capacity and were very sturdy but...
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    Grand Staircase-Escalant National Monument

    Ever since I first visited this place with my Volkswagen Vanagon I have wanted to return with something that will stray a little farther off the beaten path. That time came this Memorial Day Weekend. My Sweetie and I had 4 days off and a Jeep loaded with camping gear to go with an ambitious list...
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