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Well that was overdue in several ways!

We took a week to camp on the shores of Lake Michigan and I can’t recommend it enough.

A Nice Ride This week both the terrestrial and solar weather were in agreement that I could bike out to Cuyahoga Valley National Park - US-0020 for an activation. I've been keeping my cycling c...

Yes, I'm Still A Ham It's been quiet around the blog, but that doesn't mean that I haven't been out and playing radio. With the weather turning into real spring and temperatures that are above ...

The First Activation of 2025: Solitude It was absolutely silent and completely deserted at West Branch SP - K-1999 on 19-Jan. It was Sunday morning at about 10:00 local time and the temperature...

Activation Report Last weekend wasn't great for being out and activating, so it's going to be a quick post today. On Friday, 08-Mar-2024 I took the day off and got a little time to head out to ...

This Activation Was Quick Look, not every trip to the park is a walk in the park. Something like that. Sometimes, it's really cold, really windy, there are whitecaps on the reservoir and everyt...

The Deep Thoughts Documentary films are my favorite form of visual entertainment. There is nothing better than settling in to watch a deep dive on something like a particular ecosystem or conce...

About one weekend every month, my house empties out for the weekend. My wife, who is an Assistant Scoutmaster, and our two kids go off on a camping adventure. I stay home to take care of the dogs...

The forecast for the week was just too good. It was warm and the sun was out. Friday was set to be in the 70s with mostly blue skies and light breezes and that's exactly what it was. I took the d...

Bachelor Weekend! This past weekend was one where my son and I were living the bachelor life as the ladies were off camping. Given that my son is a big time sleep in kind of guy, I took the opp...

A Perfect Day To Activate The First of October was a truly beautiful Sunday. The sky was clear and it was in the mid-60dF range. There was a light breeze and I didn't care what the solar weathe...

We had a chance to make a quick ride out to the park, so we took it. Here in NE Ohio, we're going to be running short on nice days for good cycling, so we're going to grab all of them that we can...

Monday, 04-Sep-2023 Labor Day weekend had some really nice weather this time around, if a bit muggy. We decided to take Monday and ride out to the park. I took along my gear to sneak in an acti...

Cycled out to The Cuyahoga Valley National Park on Saturday to get in a quick activation before we were sucked into a whirlwind of family activities. It was a great day for a ride and the park wa...

In the past, I've used posts here to motivate myself to get outside and enjoy my hobby in the parks. The blog acts as a journal of sorts to capture things like weather, general conditions, and an...