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Camping at Roosevelt Lake

A month had passed since my last camping expedition so it was once again time to experience “the wild.”  It’s still a bit cold here in New Mexico (not really but I’m a weenie) so heading west to Arizona is the safe bet.  I camped at the backcountry airstrip known as “Grapevine” last month, as… [Read More]

Hammock Whoopie Sling using Amsteel

As I mentioned back in this post (Emerging from Hibernation), I recently purchased a cheap hammock.  The goal of this is to save weight and volume on camping equipment. Specifically, the camping gear I plan to haul on some bikepacking trips. The suspension gear that came with the hammock was about as cheap as could… [Read More]

What happened to the Subaru Aircraft Engine?

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It is an interesting question. I invested no less than ten years towards the conversion of Subaru engines for aircraft use and have followed the movement closely for about fifteen years. In my opinion, I was successful – more on this later.  Why are we not seeing Subaru Aircraft Engines at fly-ins and magazines?  Where… [Read More]

Mountain Bike Aero Bar

While out on my Ladron Peak ride, I started thinking seriously about adding an aero bar to my mountain bike. I first saw aero bars on an MTB while looking at pictures of the Tour Divide. My initial reaction was probably similar to many riders. That is, it looked kind of silly. After all, an… [Read More]

Sailing on the Lee Side of an Island

Weather.com has some images that help to explain at least one reason why sailing a vessel on the lee side of an island can be difficult. I think their animated graphic and photographs are mega cool and super informational. I’ve never seen anything like this but maybe I’m the only one! The behavior is known… [Read More]

Start NOW

I’ve been on the road all week and am going home today.  That is a good feeling. I’ve began noticing how “long” a period of time appears to be when looking at it from the start but how short it appears when looking back from the end.  I know, nothing new there. Probably just a… [Read More]

Clouds on the Manzano Mountains

I shot the following photos flying to breakfast a few days ago.  I thought the cloud formations were very pretty (and bumpy). These are the Manzano Mountains in west central New Mexico that run along the east side of the Rio Grande river.  It is fairly typical to have cloud formations like these that seem to… [Read More]

Movie: 180 South

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180 South” is far from a “new” movie but it was new to me. I suppose the movie is somewhat of an environmentalist flick. However; it was done very tastefully. It doesn’t go crazy making man out to be evil and the destroyer of the planet. However; it does make it clear that we (mankind) are doing… [Read More]

Two-Stroke Motors

Two-stroke motors are not new.  I know that this may come as a shock to some of you. In the homebuilt aviation circles that I frequent there seems to be a recurring discussion about the use of these engines in aircraft.  The discussions are usually heated and rarely have parameters established to allow those participating… [Read More]

Bike Ride at Ladron Peak

While many of you were eating (Super Bowl) party food and getting fat(!!), I was out enjoying a bike ride at Ladron Peak. I always keep my eyes open for good places to cycle when I am flying.  I spotted this road a couple of months ago and had traced it from the air.  It is… [Read More]