Best Hikes on Lopez Island

Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Heading up later this week and needed a reminder — A Little Ludwig Goes A Long Way » Blog Archive » Hiking on Lopez Island — the shark reef walk ... Read more..

Owl!

Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

first time I’ve ever seen an owl in nature. Apparently a juvenile barred owl. Very curious about us. Read more..

Products I don’t understand — Power-Drill Tent Stakes

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Power-Drill Tent Stakes — OK I love to use power tools but I tend not to carry them while camping, not even if I ever ... Read more..

Stuff I Want But Don’t Need — Outdoors Edition

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Coghlan’s - Product Display — mini lantern and clipon headlamp. I’d actually use the headlamp Easyroaster. Cool but I don’t really like hotdogs or smores. Yaktrax traction control. I ... Read more..

Hiking roundup — Topo Maps, Survival Tools, Micro LED Light

Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Brett on Stuff » A Backpackers Dream — wow this site is really awesome, who needs to hike anymore? Top 10 survival tools over on wired — handy. ... Read more..

Brett’s review of Little Annapurna hike

Sunday, February 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Brett on Stuff ? Little Annapurna Day hike — what a great review, I wish all trail reviews had this level of detail! Sounds like an awesome hike Read more..

Outdoors stuff

Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Welcome to NALGENE Outdoor! — all things nalgene Brett on water treatment Brett also on how to pack ultralight And just in case I need motivation to get outdoors — daily exercise dramatically ... Read more..

Stuff I want but don’t need — grabbag

Friday, January 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Gadgets Weblog: Wacom Bamboo Fun — I’ve always wanted a tablet. Painter’s Pyramid — actually seem highly useful 160Megapixel camera — on the road to gigapixel cameras Sandisk TakeTV. this keeps ... Read more..

Ignition blog posts of note (or related blog content)

Monday, September 3rd, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Awesome Local Deals Content in Seattle & Atlanta at Starting Up by Rahul Pathak — Rahul talks about latest Judy’s Book release — the content is starting to vastly improve… Phil’s ... Read more..

Protector Boats

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Protector Boats — not in the market but man these look awesome. Read more..

Mt Catherine

Monday, August 27th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Weekend hike was Mt Catherine, just past Snoqualmie Pass. Cold and rainy, must have been 45 degrees at the base early Sunday morning. This guy had a much ... Read more..

More stuff I don’t need but want

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

NITON XRF Analyzers for Toys & Consumer Goods — I saw this on a news program, testing toys for lead. totally cool. $1000 to rent for a week ... Read more..

More stuff I don’t need but want

Friday, August 3rd, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

No-staple stapler is better for the environment (and looks cool) — I hate freaking staples. This looks useful and cheap B&W Zeppelin iPod speaker system. I would probably never ... Read more..

Ignition blog roundup

Sunday, July 29th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

OK well mostly Rich highlights. Tong Family Blog: iPod Backup — Rich points to a summary of ipod backup tools. L this is what you need. Brett on field water purification. ... Read more..

More Stuff I Want But Don’t Need

Monday, July 16th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Bell & Ross BR 01 Phantom — beautiful sparse design. Not sure I could ever justify 4-5K for such sparseness tho. The Teslaphonic Organ — I pretty much love anything ... Read more..

Stuff I Want But Don’t Need — July 5

Thursday, July 5th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Cementex Tool Kits.pdf (application/pdf Object) — very nice, pretty expensive Looks like a jetski/golfcart combo - the golf cruiser — would Tiger ride one of these? I would have loved this rug ... Read more..

Brett on Ultralight Backpacking

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Brett on Stuff — great collection of ultralight backpacking and general outdoors stuff. Thanks Brett. Read more..

Rattlesnake ledge at 630 this morning

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I hit Rattlesnake ledge this am at 630 — Rattlesnake Ledge Hike - a photoset on Flickr (not my photos) — a good wakeup hike. Saw no one on ... Read more..

Speedysigns

Saturday, July 15th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Vinyl Lettering, Custom Signs, Vinyl Banners and Vinyl Decals at SpeedySigns.com — I love these guys — aluminum signs made in any size you need with any kind of message ... Read more..

Soaring Eagle Park

Sunday, June 25th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

My close-in park of choice for quick hikes is Cougar Mountain, but Soaring Eagle looks like an interesting choice too. Thanks to Steve for the tip. And thanks ... Read more..

Golf Ball Finding Glasses

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

These seem cool. Now I just need the “Bring Your Hands Through” Gloves and the “Keep Your Head Down” Visor and I will be doing great. Read more..

Idaho backcountry yurts

Monday, January 23rd, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Man these look great — look at the scenery around the fishhook and bench sites — i am jealous. Read more..

Washington Ski Conditions

Saturday, December 31st, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Ski Conditions for the northwest at skiwashington.com — thanks rich Read more..

Outdoors recos

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Martin on camping close to Seattle Top 10 waterproof tech items.  Really for divers but in our wet conditions, some good things in here to keep cameras and ipods dry Tips for ... Read more..

Keeping up with Rich

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

As usual Rich has been a posting machine during the last month. Some of the highlights I’ve noted: Iceland travel. I hear they have some fantastic river rafting there. ... Read more..