CO Vacation Live Map: Photo Essay
I will be in Colorado for the next week for some much needed vacation. What better way for me to post updates than showing you photos of the adventure and having them automatically posted to the map below. Click any thumbnail on the map to see the blog post. If all goes well you can watch me photo essay my entire Colorado vacation on the map below. Each photo I take will be upload to the site and placed on the map in real time. The process is pretty simple: 1. Take photo with iPhone 4. 2. Upload to the site as a blog post and tag it with a special identification 3. The site will place the...
Read MoreNext Fixed Gear Century
Now that I have done my first fixed gear century I am planning another one. This time I won’t be venturing out in the crazy wind or cold, sunless skies. I will wait for a perfect day to attempt this next adventure. Now that the High Trestle Trail is complete I plan to make that part of the next century. Here is a photo of the 13 story trestle that is the flagship of the rout. The HTT connects Ankeny, Sheldahl, Slater, Madrid, and Woodward. The trail is 25-miles long and cost $15-million. I took the time to map out a rout in Google maps, then convert to a GPX, then load to GPS...
Read MoreFixed Gear Century Rout + Photos
Here is the rout from my GPS logger. I also mapped the photos I took with my iPhone to the map using EveryTrail. Most of the photos are just of my Swobo Sanchez. Enjoy. EveryTrail – Find the best Hiking in...
Read MoreFixed Gear Century Recap
Well, I did it. My first fixed gear century is under my belt. I started out from my house with the goal of getting as close to Jefferson, IA as possible and get passed the 50 mile mark. Then all I needed to do was turn around and head back home. I started out with sunny blue skies. I thought to myself this is going to be a great ride. The sun lasted about 15 minutes and then I never saw it again. Complete overcast the rest of the trip. I had no idea the wind was going to be as strong as it was. Looking back I would have never starting this adventure had I know it would be that bad. ...
Read MoreDes Moines Google Bike Map
You might not know it but Google Maps the ability to display bike paths. Early last year I discovered this but I am not sure when they start mapping trails or how they verify them. I have read that the Des Moines area has something like 600 miles of trails. Not sure where I read that or if it is true so feel free to correct me if that is wrong and I will update the post. I was poking around on Google Maps today as I look at my fixed gear century rout for tomorrow. I am pretty sure they did a major update to the Des Moines trails because Google Maps now has a few trails that are in the...
Read MoreFL Vacation Recap
I have not posted anything on our Florida vacation. I guess the delay was that I did not want to it end and the inevitable blog post means it really is over. This was our first family vacation to Florida. We have been talking about it for a few years. We only send down for 5 days but it gave us a good idea where to stay and what to do in the future. I guess it was kind of a scouting trip. Most of the time, the trouble with a family of 5 is just getting to your destination. We ended up getting tickets on Allegiant Air. They were only $69 a seat going out and $139 coming back. You...
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Blogging geek Dad that loves to do long runs, ride his bikes, partake in frosty beverages, listen to live music, watch movies, hike high into the mountains, and hang out with his family doing any of the above. Oh, and write code late into the wee hours of the morning.
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