South of the Border at 6AM
Losing weight on vacation is something I just don’t plan. I am on vacation in Florida for a week or so and while it would be nice to eat healthy every day that just doesn’t sounds like fun. One of the points of vacation for me is trying new foods or going ro the restoronts you love that you don’t have at home. For me this is Waffle House, for some unknown reason
Waffle House Love
I love the waffle house. So if I gain a few pounds on vacation that is fine by me, I just know that I haveto work extra hard when I get home. Don’t get me wrong it is not all out the window while down here. I picked hotels that had fitness rooms and I am going to try and use them. I am planing on a couple of hikes and I am sure that we will be doing plenty of walking so all might turn out OK.
I hope you, your friends, and family have only the best holiday season!
A quick weigh in post as I am on my way out the door for some Christmas eve family fun. I gained a half a pound this week. If this is all I gain over the holidays I will be happy as a pig-in-mud… I Don’t go way over board with eating on the holidays but I still like to enjoy myself. Next year the weight will start to fly off… you know it and I know it!
Start weight – 298lbs
Current weight – 271.5lbs
Last weight – 271lbs
Lost this week – +.5lbs
Total lost – 26.5lbs
Ktrak Full Kit
Ktrak is a kit that replaces the rear wheel on your MTB to turn it in to a snow machine. They also have an optional front ski. I think one of these kits would be really cool to have. I’m not sure I could drop the $400 + on it though. A lot of the reviews mention how much rolling resistance the track has and that it is useless in deep snow. Before I even think about one of these kits I need to get a mountain bike but I think I would rather just have a good set of studded tires. I have about a 2.5 mile commute to work and would like to ride through the winter. I am planing on building a winter bike over the summer to ride next winter. Christini is an all-wheel-drive motorcycle manufacturer. They now offer AWD bicycles and they look like they would be great in the snow and ice. They are offering 2 full suspension models. I think they cost $1400 + so this would be out of my winter bike budget.
Do you ride in the snow and ice? if so what is your ride?
Trail at Lake Fitzgerald
We got some snow here in Western, MA it has been snowing just about non stop sense about 1pm on Friday. Saturday after work I decided to go out for a quick snowshoe. Not wanting to travel far I thought that the Lake Fitzgerald Conservation Area in Northampton, MA would be a good choice. I wasn’t the only one to have this plan it looked like a a couple people had been out on the trails. I passed 2 people snowshoeing and saw some signs of cross country skiers. This area has a lot of little streams and wet spots that are a pain to cross wearing snowshoes. Once the my snowshoes get a little wet they just start to pack on the snow and it just turns to ice. I still had fun and love all this snow we are getting.
You still have time to place an order from Amazon and get it time for Christmas. Tomorrow is the cutoff for 2 day shipping in most places, but they offer one day shipping too… So go ahead sit on that couch and do that last minute shopping, trust me you don’t want to go out to that shopping center it’s crazy out there…
Ion Mask is Waterproof
Ion Mask is a liquid repelling shield. It changes the surface on the product at a molecular level and liquid just “beads” on the surface and runs off. Ion Mask can be applied to just about anything and does not affect there function or feel. P2i is the company behind Ion Mask and they have partnered up with the footwear maker High-Tec. High-Tec is already offering the V-Lite Altitude Ultra WPI boots with the Ion Mask process applied. In the Ion Mask tech papers they clam that Ion Mask was put through some rigorous tests like flex and abrasion tests and it looks like it performed well.
Ion Mask can also be used on consumer electronics. Just think things like MP3 players,
Ion Mask can be applied to electronics
cell phones, digital cameras, and laptops could all be waterproof. The coating affects the surface to a depth of nanometers, it reduces the surface energy so that liquids can not cling or be absorbed by it. They claim that the process does not effect the operation of power and usb ports. I hope more companies jump on board and give it a shot so we can see if this really works… I hope it does…
What we will cover in this article:
(Part 7) Advanced Geocaching
If I did a super in depth post about even some of the “advanced caching practices” it could fill a book… Here I am going to give you the jist of it and give you a link to go learn more. so here we go…
Travel Bugs and Geocoins – Travel Bugs attach to an item and are tracked at geocaching.com. They move from cache to cache (not for you to keep). When you take a travel bug out of a cache you enter the tracking code on the geocaching website and then you report on the cache page when you drop it off. Geocoins are the same for the most part just they are coin like. more on travel bugs - more on geocoins
Paperless Caching - Paperless caching is just that geocaching without paper. When most people start out caching they print out the cache pages to take with them… This can be a bit much if you plan on trying to find multible caches in a day (cache run). So people have turned to using PDAs to store the cache data. You can read more about paperless caching here & a two part how to here (part 1) (part 2)
Geocaching Bags - Most cachers have a caching bag. Some have this bag with them at all times and in this bag you will find everything would ever need to find a cache plus some. You can read more about what you might find in a caching bag here
Multi Stage Caches and Puzzle Caches – These caches are a little harder than your normal cache… Multi Stage caches you have to visit multiple caches to get the location of a final cache location. and Puzzle Caches off a puzzle that has to be solved to get the location of the cache. You can read all about the different cache types here
That wraps up my how to on caching…
Here is a list of geocache blogs for you to visit if you wish to learn more…
No loss to report this week. I have been eating a little better but not much and exercise part of the plan has been a no go this week.
After Christmas vacation I am going to sign up at the gym and limit my work week to under 50 hours so I can have time to go. I would just go sign up now but with work being crazy till the end of the year and the Florida trip coming up I just would not go…
Start weight – 298lbs
Current weight – 271lbs
Last weight – 271lbs
Lost this week – 00lbs
Total lost – 27lbs
What we will cover in this article:
Photo by cmiked
(Part 6) – Caching with kids
Geocaching with kids can be tons of fun and educational for kids. Keeping them interested might be a bit of a challenge. I am going to share a few tips that I might help.
Kids these days are very good with computer so let them be part of the of every part of the hunt even learning to use the GPS, finding the cache on line, the hunt, and logging the cache. It will be more rewarding for them. The most important thing is letting your kids find the cache, even if you spot it let them find it. If they are having a hard time give them hints until they find it. Also when it comes trading items you should teach them it is not about what is in the cache it is about the hunt, and being out in the woods. Some caches bring you to places of great history teach your kids the history of the area. Make sure that when you head out that you are extra prepared. Bring water, bug repellent, sun screen, snacks, ect. This stuff will help keep kids happy when the times are getting tough on the hunt…
Things to remember:
- Let them find it
- Let the kids be pare of every aspect of the caching experience
- Teach them about leave no trace
- Teach them item trading is not all that caching is about
- Go prepared
Part 7 – Coming Soon!
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December 27, 2008 9:08 am | 
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