iPhone App Review – Firepin
I am slowing reviewing most of the GPS iPhone apps in hopes of finding the perfect app for my needs. Firepin caught my eye after I visited their website (http://firepin.com/) so I wanted to do a review right away. I went into this app review with a little grudge on my shoulder after reviewing EveryTrail. Firepin does look promising but how does it stack up against some of the other GPS iPhone apps? After downloading Firepin I decided to fire it up and do a quick track to start the day. The one thing that struck me was how easy it was to get started. It is really straight forward so no...
Read MoreCity of Circles – Monte Vista, CO
I have been planning our family vacation out to Colorado and maybe Utah. I came across Monte Vista, CO and thought at first there was something wrong with Google Maps. Monte Vista is a big agriculture mountain town. Make sure you zoom in and focus on a circle step by step. Just keep double clicking on the map and it will keep zooming. Lots of circles down there! View Larger Map Here is a little more about Monte Vista. “Potatoes, wheat and barley, both malting and feed, are the main cash crops in Rio Grande County. For the latest year in which statistics were available, the San Luis...
Read MoreMaking Lemonade from Lemons
My commute to work is only measly 1.6 miles and it is not much fun. I have been biking this week to work to beat the crazy gas prices and need something a little more fun on the ride so I came up with this fine and dandy rout. Use the map and zoom in to see the little fun parts of this ride as I go out of my way to cut through the apartment complexes. Also check out the overpass loop-d-loop. Click on the icons for more details. Maybe tomorrow I will snap some pictures while I am rollin’ and post them to the...
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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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