A Little Ludwig Goes A Long Way » Outdoors http://theludwigs.com Thu, 24 May 2012 03:00:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Ohio Hiking Trail resources http://theludwigs.com/2009/09/ohio-hiking-trail-resources/ http://theludwigs.com/2009/09/ohio-hiking-trail-resources/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:09:03 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/?p=3731 Been digging around a bit for more trail resources. Came across some useful sites. A lot of these are primarily bike trails over old rail and canal ROWs but still pretty interesting:

  • The DNR summarizes trails across all state properties, including length and difficulty. Helpful because trail length does not correlate with park size at all. The list is organize by county, so here is a county map just in case you’ve forgotten the 88 counties and their county seats (which I had to memorize in 5th? grade)
  • Buckeye Trail. A walking trail around the state, a lot of it on parkland, some on roads. Interesting and might be a fun way to see some stuff.
  • North Country Trail. A trail through the state, connecting with neighboring states. Overlaps the Buckeye Trail but has some different elements.
  • Miami Valley Trails Org. Nice interactive map of all the trails in southwestern Ohio.
]]> http://theludwigs.com/2009/09/ohio-hiking-trail-resources/feed/ 0 Great things about Central Ohio — Part 3 http://theludwigs.com/2009/09/great-things-about-central-ohio-part-3/ http://theludwigs.com/2009/09/great-things-about-central-ohio-part-3/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:19:39 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/?p=3729 OK Central Ohio doesn’t have a lot of huge national forests or national parks, and so at first I thought hiking opportunities were constrained.

But now I’ve stumbled across all these state nature preserves and some of them are pretty darned big — plenty of ~100 acre preserves, and some huge ones — Blackhand Gorge at 956 acres, Cedar Bog at 427 acres, Lawrence Woods at 1035 acres! I’ve yet to visit any of these but I will get out to at least one in the next week.

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  • Possibly the most ill-considered travel item ever — those TSA agents love a good joke. Ha ha ha, strip your clothes off sir.
  • Vex robotic kit. Never had robot love, but if i did…
  • Sticky tripod. No idea why but seems like I should have in my camera kit.
  • I don’t know why I don’t have an eye-fi yet.
  • Cooling bandanna. At less than $2 I should certainly get
  • Dramm fogg-it hose nozzle. Doesn’t the name sound like a spoonerized curse phrase?
  • Dynomighty wallet. If they had a buckeye one i’d be there
  • Digital rachet wrench. Seems like a horrible idea.
  • Traverse switchplates. Nice, I hate generic plastic switchplates.
    • ]]>     http://theludwigs.com/2009/08/stuff-i-want-but-dont-need-august-edition/feed/ 0     Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest – Current Conditions http://theludwigs.com/2009/06/mt-baker-snoqualmie-national-forest-current-conditions/ http://theludwigs.com/2009/06/mt-baker-snoqualmie-national-forest-current-conditions/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:55:41 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/?p=3541 Frustrating morning, up early and out to the trailhead but road chained off. Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest – Current Conditions is supposed to have current conditions, and you can also call the North Bend ranger station 425 888 1421. However they all claim the road is open but it was clearly chained off. Grrr. Try again next weekend.

    ]]>     http://theludwigs.com/2009/06/mt-baker-snoqualmie-national-forest-current-conditions/feed/ 1     Brett on Stuff » RedTrails – Interesting Hiking Resource http://theludwigs.com/2009/06/brett-on-stuff-%c2%bb-redtrails-%e2%80%93-interesting-hiking-resource/ http://theludwigs.com/2009/06/brett-on-stuff-%c2%bb-redtrails-%e2%80%93-interesting-hiking-resource/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:28:44 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/?p=3532 Awesome find by Brett — Redtrails, Wish it showed current snow levels!

    ]]>     http://theludwigs.com/2009/06/brett-on-stuff-%c2%bb-redtrails-%e2%80%93-interesting-hiking-resource/feed/ 3     All over the place — Distilleries of Scotland, DC, Bullets, Games, Doghouses, Golf, Currency, and more http://theludwigs.com/2008/12/all-over-the-place-distilleries-of-scotland-dc-bullets-games-doghouses-golf-currency-and-more/ http://theludwigs.com/2008/12/all-over-the-place-distilleries-of-scotland-dc-bullets-games-doghouses-golf-currency-and-more/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:45:10 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/2008/12/all-over-the-place-distilleries-of-scotland-dc-bullets-games-doghouses-golf-currency-and-more/
  • Brett on Stuff » Distilleries of Scotland. A reason to hike Scotland
  • WOW — stronger authentication than your bank. What does that say about the world.
  • Running DC thru the house. An idea whose time has come again?
  • Indie games DB. Often way better than mainstream games
  • Guided Bullets. Why not.
  • Thingiverse. Kind of an open source design site.
  • Denhaus — awesome pet furniture
  • Nitrogen-infused golf clubs. Golfers will buy anything.
  • Dutch 5 Euro coin. Awesome, wish I could order. Not the first time I have been blocked from ordering a euro product, wish I could sign up for a forwarding PO box in Europe.
  • Mini Magnetosphere. Maybe we all need one of these
    • ]]>     http://theludwigs.com/2008/12/all-over-the-place-distilleries-of-scotland-dc-bullets-games-doghouses-golf-currency-and-more/feed/ 0     Brett on Stuff » Chia Seed for Backpacking http://theludwigs.com/2008/08/brett-on-stuff-%c2%bb-chia-seed-for-backpacking/ http://theludwigs.com/2008/08/brett-on-stuff-%c2%bb-chia-seed-for-backpacking/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:03:30 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/2008/08/brett-on-stuff-%c2%bb-chia-seed-for-backpacking/ Brett on Stuff » Chia Seed for Backpacking.  Brett is an amazing resource.  I have no idea if I will ever need this piece of information in my life, but now I know how to prepare and eat Chia seeds.

    ]]>     http://theludwigs.com/2008/08/brett-on-stuff-%c2%bb-chia-seed-for-backpacking/feed/ 0     Best Hikes on Lopez Island http://theludwigs.com/2008/07/best-hikes-on-lopez-island/ http://theludwigs.com/2008/07/best-hikes-on-lopez-island/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:40:06 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/?p=2894 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 is still great and I want to hit Iceberg point again. This map provides some detail on finding the trails, but you really need the chamber handout. If I get one this week I will try to post a scanned copy of.

    ]]>     http://theludwigs.com/2008/07/best-hikes-on-lopez-island/feed/ 0     Owl! http://theludwigs.com/2008/07/owl/ http://theludwigs.com/2008/07/owl/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:14:07 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/2008/07/owl/  first time I’ve ever seen an owl in nature. Apparently a juvenile barred owl. Very curious about us.

    ]]>     http://theludwigs.com/2008/07/owl/feed/ 0     Products I don't understand — Power-Drill Tent Stakes http://theludwigs.com/2008/06/products-i-dont-understand-power-drill-tent-stakes/ http://theludwigs.com/2008/06/products-i-dont-understand-power-drill-tent-stakes/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:58:26 +0000 john http://theludwigs.com/?p=2864 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 car-camped. I guess this is for people setting up tents at shows, etc.

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