Biking Grows Bigger

by | Aug 7, 2008 | Cycling

As people struggle with high gasoline prices and try to reduce their carbon footprint, we’re reading and hearing a lot about a renewed boom in bicycling. That’s good–both the cycling and the reporting of it. In the case of media coverage, consider...

TCAAP is open

by | Aug 4, 2008 | Birding, Home

The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) was listed in 2005 as one of the worst places on earth by SPROL.com.  Construction on Twin Cities AAP began in August 1941, and production started in February 1942. During WW II, the plant produced more than 4 billion...

Favorite 8 minutes at RAGBRAI 2008

by | Jul 31, 2008 | Cycling

This month I joined some 10,000+ cyclists for the Des Moines Register’s Great Annual Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI).  This year’s 470 mile route travelled thru the middle of the state using some of the old Lincoln Hwy 30. On Day 3, we finished on the Iowa...

Trip to Orlando

by | Jun 23, 2008 | Family, Travel

I have again been negligent in keeping up on our adventure blog. Tine and I had a wonderful trip to Orlando earlier this month to visit Jeff and Christy, attend an Adobe conference and get in some Florida birding. Jeff is finishing up at Full Sail film school and...