tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128952082012-02-13T15:34:58.738-05:00mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.comBlogger11621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-55520909719943721322012-02-12T16:00:00.000-05:002012-02-13T15:34:58.745-05:00

Total miles: 65890. Trip miles: 351.2. Gallons: 7.769. Price per gallon: $3.599. Screen mileage: 51.5 mpg. Tank mileage: 45.2 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-7684447969710871372012-02-10T13:30:00.000-05:002012-02-13T15:33:15.947-05:00

Total miles: 65539. Trip miles: 248.2. Gallons: 4.574. Price per gallon: $3.499. Screen mileage: 50.9 mpg. Tank mileage: 54.3 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-79468858370143516902012-01-31T17:00:00.001-05:002012-02-09T10:09:45.924-05:00

Total miles: 65291. Trip miles: 315.5. Gallons: 6.789. Price per gallon: $3.499. Screen mileage: 51.2 mpg. Tank mileage: 46.5 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-86733897064575215052012-01-22T14:00:00.002-05:002012-01-28T21:37:03.231-05:00

Total miles: 64975. Trip miles: 326.5. Gallons: 7.188. Price per gallon: $3.459. Screen mileage: 49.5 mpg. Tank mileage: 45.4 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-40129889299327260442012-01-20T23:30:00.001-05:002012-01-28T21:35:09.892-05:00

Total miles: 64649. Trip miles: 259.8. Gallons: 5.078. Price per gallon: $3.449. Screen mileage: 44.6 mpg. Tank mileage: 51.2 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-65243167378071949812012-01-14T16:30:00.002-05:002012-01-28T21:50:25.090-05:00

Total miles: 64389. Trip miles: 317.2. Gallons: 6.778. Price per gallon: $3.319. Screen mileage: 52.8 mpg. Tank mileage: 46.8 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-79426665738708652802012-01-07T18:29:00.000-05:002012-01-07T18:29:33.303-05:00

The weather was exceptionally nice today, soaring into the fifties. It was too good to spend inside. I decided to take a hike around Redrock, near Gloucester. I've only ever climbed the Main Wall, and I knew there were at least a couple other areas known for climbing in the vicinity. It turns out there's a lot more to be found, although the other walls tend to be a little shorter. I had time to

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-84962114402464270082012-01-05T13:30:00.001-05:002012-01-28T21:31:53.381-05:00

Total miles: 64072. Trip miles: 353.4. Gallons: 6.881. Price per gallon: $3.289. Screen mileage: 53.6 mpg. Tank mileage: 51.3 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-78418070216393568642011-12-26T13:00:00.001-05:002011-12-26T23:08:49.150-05:00

Total miles: 63718. Trip miles: 332.8. Gallons: 7.091. Price per gallon: $3.199. Screen mileage: 52.2 mpg. Tank mileage: 46.9 mpg. More crappy mileage. Temps were in the thirties but even so!

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-87057769649445699832011-12-24T11:00:00.001-05:002011-12-26T23:06:57.214-05:00

Total miles: 63385. Trip miles: 187.2. Gallons: 4.165. Price per gallon: $3.279. Screen mileage: 50.2 mpg. Tank mileage: 44.9 mpg. Terrible mileage, yeesh. Only change I can think of is the cold weather.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-513740610544490192011-12-12T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-13T08:50:21.353-05:00

Total miles: 63198. Trip miles: 387.0. Gallons: 6.944. Price per gallon: $3.239. Screen mileage: 56.3 mpg. Tank mileage: 55.7 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-40463786234465907022011-11-29T22:40:00.000-05:002011-12-11T15:37:47.757-05:00

Total miles: 62811. Trip miles: 341.0. Gallons: 6.122. Price per gallon: $3.339. Screen mileage: 50.1 mpg. Tank mileage: 55.7 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-9584701177958896902011-11-26T00:15:00.000-05:002011-11-26T13:03:45.649-05:00

Total miles: 62470. Trip miles: 386.2. Gallons: 9.235. Price per gallon: $3.419. Screen mileage: 53.0 mpg. Tank mileage: 41.8 mpg. Clearly the previous tank wasn't full, leading to poor tank mileage this time, and outlandishly good mileage last time. Averaging between the two trips, I get 55.3 tank mileage.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-69273796955208757282011-11-23T12:07:00.000-05:002011-11-26T13:00:22.962-05:00

Total miles: 62084. Trip miles: 217.9. Gallons: 3.169. Price per gallon: $3.329. Screen mileage: 53.5 mpg. Tank mileage: 68.8 mpg. Looks like the tank didn't fill up.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-34111472596873928012011-11-09T11:30:00.000-05:002011-11-15T08:00:09.606-05:00

Total miles: 61866. Trip miles: 297.8. Gallons: 6.171. Price per gallon: $3.379. Screen mileage: 55.3 mpg. Tank mileage: 48.3 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-83701043959967444342011-11-07T10:00:00.002-05:002011-11-15T07:58:26.619-05:00

Total miles: 61568. Trip miles: 224.4. Gallons: 4.604. Price per gallon: $3.399. Screen mileage: Unknown. Tank mileage: 48.7 mpg. Colder weather, worse mileage. Maybe the tires were lower than normal, too.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-6519326640102712142011-11-02T20:11:00.000-04:002011-11-02T20:11:21.296-04:00

Total miles: 61344. Trip miles: 113.9. Gallons: 2.658. Price per gallon: $3.559. Screen mileage: 44.3 mpg. Tank mileage: 42.9 mpg. Some of the worst mileage ever, over a short distance. It snowed!

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-48457952722008878992011-10-30T18:25:00.000-04:002011-10-30T18:25:13.499-04:00

Went to the MFA today. This is "Fruit Displayed on a Stand", by Gustave Caillebotte. Never heard of the guy, but I love this painting! Always something new to find at this fine museum. In case you are wondering, it really is okay to take photos of the exhibits at the MFA. You just can't use your flash.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-58958310327490528322011-10-29T12:30:00.002-04:002011-11-02T20:11:59.192-04:00

Total miles: 61230. Trip miles: 127.4. Gallons: 2.521. Price per gallon: $3.359. Screen mileage: 46.1 mpg. Tank mileage: 50.5 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-24039961118731985912011-10-25T20:30:00.001-04:002011-10-26T20:33:07.152-04:00

Total miles: 61102. Trip miles: 426.4. Gallons: 8.485. Price per gallon: $3.579. Screen mileage: 53.3 mpg. Tank mileage: 50.2 mpg. Mix of short and medium drives.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-8827010656867369362011-10-07T12:32:00.000-04:002011-10-07T12:32:35.846-04:00

At the summit of Lafayette, I was feeling almost exhausted. The wind was blasting so strongly that I couldn't keep the camera still to take photographs. This is one of my last photos, of a shelter at the summit, before the camera battery died. Along the ridge trail, you can see Greenleaf hut in the distance. I kept looking at it. I had brought a sandwich with me, but I knew there was food at the

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-89470847394717021472011-10-07T12:07:00.000-04:002011-10-07T12:07:43.484-04:00

As I struggled through the blasts of wind to the summit of Lafayette, I looked down at my feet and discovered this geodetic survey marker. I just got lucky finding this one, since I didn't intend to spend a lot of time scouring the area for markers in these high winds. The marker reads "US COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY TRIANGULATION STATION FOR INFORMATION WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR WASHINGTON D.C. $250

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-85680038049435490802011-10-07T12:00:00.000-04:002011-10-07T12:00:32.052-04:00

This is a view of Mt Lafayette from the summit of Mt Lincoln, standing next to a cairn. After leaving Mt Lincoln, the winds got worse. I was practically blown off my feet at some points. This meant I had to slow down considerably, and I frequently had to hold onto my hat for fear it would fly away. It was not a ton of fun. The views continued to be spectacular, but I felt hurried to get past the

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-51089773742255001672011-10-07T11:54:00.002-04:002011-10-07T12:39:37.871-04:00

Here I'm on my way to Mt Lincoln. Wow, this has got to be one of the best hikes in the Whites (as was asserted by Mr Friendly CT Hiker). Just amazing views. There are a couple of people on the trail ahead of me in this photo. I was surprised at the number of people I met along this trail on a Thursday in October - perhaps 20 in total. At this point I was enjoying myself quite a lot. However, I

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-8969426121391898942011-10-07T11:46:00.000-04:002011-10-07T11:46:21.808-04:00

This is one of many fantastic views that I got on my way from Little Haystack to Mt Lincoln. This view is of Cannon Mountain, to the west. It was pretty windy getting to Little Haystack, keeping up a pretty steady blast. But it didn't feel too cold, so I decided to keep going. Once I passed Little Haystack, the wind became somewhat warmer, and there were frequent breaks where I could walk

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-18780405235893138102011-10-07T11:34:00.000-04:002011-10-07T11:34:39.177-04:00

The climb from Shining Rock to Little Haystack was pretty short (0.4 miles) and not too difficult. This photo was shot after I had broken out above treeline. I began to feel weirdly elated and breathless at this point, which I can't explain. Strange stuff happens in the mountains. As I approached the summit, I was met by the friendly CT hiker that I'd chatted with at Cloudland Falls. To my

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-54802988778912486782011-10-07T11:16:00.000-04:002011-10-07T11:16:09.216-04:00

This is Shining Rock, a giant granite slab, about 2.8 miles up the trail. It's 200 ft tall and 800 ft long. The Guide advises that you shouldn't attempt to climb it without rock climbing equipment. I was not tempted, since large parts of its surface were coated with ice, some of it with water running underneath it. Around this area, the trail was filled with boulders, and I had to clamber in

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-71458387658223733432011-10-07T10:58:00.000-04:002011-10-07T10:58:51.594-04:00

This is Cloudland Falls, which is found at about 1.3 miles into the trail. The photo doesn't do it justice. It is 80 feet from top to bottom. As I stood at the foot of the falls, a fellow hiker, from CT, came along and chatted with me. He had hiked this area before, and said that you hardly ever find much water coming down these falls at this time of the year. So we were lucky. Although, all the

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-80293177671934844632011-10-07T10:41:00.000-04:002011-10-07T10:41:06.015-04:00

This is a view of Stairs Falls, about 0.7 miles in. I've seen photos of this where the water is falling down all the stairs instead of just to one side.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-59674447464937421932011-10-07T10:28:00.001-04:002011-10-07T10:41:22.690-04:00

Yesterday I did a loop hike over Mt Lincoln and Mt Lafayette, my 17th and 18th 4000-footers. The weather was great! But it was pretty windy. That wasn't noticeable in the woods, but on the exposed ridge between Little Haystack Mountain (south of Mt Lincoln) and Mt Lafayette, it was a real problem. The whole loop was 8.5 miles. I hiked it in about 6 h 20 min, for a pace of about 1.3 mph. It seems

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-63217251859572782802011-10-06T17:30:00.000-04:002011-10-08T11:55:48.227-04:00

Total miles: 60676. Trip miles: 386.8. Gallons: 7.627. Price per gallon: $3.379. Screen mileage: 50.7 mpg. Tank mileage: 50.9 mpg. Mostly long trips.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-88304906138192073412011-09-25T20:00:00.000-04:002011-09-26T10:07:31.408-04:00

Total miles: 60289. Trip miles: 361.6. Gallons: 6.631. Price per gallon: $3.499. Screen mileage: 54.3 mpg. Tank mileage: 54.5 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-67791752934126376752011-09-20T20:00:00.000-04:002011-09-26T10:07:55.141-04:00

Total miles: 59927. Trip miles: 373.8. Gallons: 7.428. Price per gallon: $3.699. Screen mileage: 53.0 mpg. Tank mileage: 50.3 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-20792764192353469632011-09-18T18:31:00.001-04:002011-09-18T22:05:23.731-04:00

This is Boardwalk (5.5) on Practice Face of Crow Hill. All the routes on Practice Face are reasonable (in the sense that I could do them without much difficulty), except for Ladybug, which is rated a 5.8 in Boston Rocks. I couldn't complete Ladybug despite trying several times. So. Have to get back there sooner or later and figure out what I'm doing wrong.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-80967702835075543562011-09-05T21:00:00.001-04:002011-09-07T10:39:59.266-04:00

Total miles: 59553. Trip miles: 397.9. Gallons: 7.991. Price per gallon: $3.639. Screen mileage: 52.5 mpg. Tank mileage: 49.8 mpg. Long trip.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-74484557953486925322011-09-02T13:30:00.001-04:002011-09-07T10:38:01.474-04:00

Total miles: 59155. Trip miles: 184.2. Gallons: 4.113. Price per gallon: $3.739. Screen mileage: 52.1 mpg. Tank mileage: 44.8 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-3901320911896689862011-08-27T21:00:00.000-04:002011-09-01T15:45:50.446-04:00

Total miles: 58971. Trip miles: 414.6. Gallons: 6.807. Price per gallon: $3.599. Screen mileage: 52.7 mpg. Tank mileage: 60.9 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-5158664069104236452011-08-26T10:00:00.000-04:002011-09-01T15:43:48.032-04:00

Total miles: 58557. Trip miles: 395.2. Gallons: 7.430. Price per gallon: $3.779. Screen mileage: 55.2 mpg. Tank mileage: 53.2 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-66350404663299369192011-08-18T13:00:00.001-04:002011-08-25T17:10:40.866-04:00

Total miles: 58161. Trip miles: 362.2. Gallons: 7.755. Price per gallon: $3.569. Screen mileage: 53.7 mpg. Tank mileage: 46.7 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-21457399126356693102011-08-13T19:00:00.000-04:002011-08-16T15:25:38.437-04:00

Total miles: 57799. Trip miles: 381.8. Gallons: 7.782. Price per gallon: $3.879. Screen mileage: 53.6 mpg. Tank mileage: 49.1 mpg. Long drive.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-55178385242311176512011-08-12T09:00:00.000-04:002011-08-16T15:14:42.674-04:00

Total miles: 57417. Trip miles: 219.6. Gallons: 3.643. Price per gallon: $3.739. Screen mileage: 52.8 mpg. Tank mileage: 60.3 mpg. Several longer drives, about 40 minutes each.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-29596670231006221622011-08-03T21:30:00.002-04:002011-08-09T20:22:27.739-04:00

Total miles: 57198. Trip miles: 293.7. Gallons: 5.696. Price per gallon: $3.799. Screen mileage: 55.1 mpg. Tank mileage: 51.6 mpg. Some longer drives.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-21075889722761949852011-07-26T23:08:00.000-04:002011-07-26T23:08:40.487-04:00

Total miles: 56904. Trip miles: 482.5. Gallons: 9.920. Price per gallon: $3.859. Screen mileage: 52.2 mpg. Tank mileage: 52.0 mpg. Some longer drives to go climbing.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-16333113984727892482011-07-23T14:04:00.000-04:002011-07-23T14:04:15.630-04:00

Isn't it beautiful?

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-62656128821822072672011-07-12T16:46:00.000-04:002011-07-12T16:46:50.509-04:00

Total miles: 56421. Trip miles: 313.5. Gallons: 5.326. Price per gallon: $3.799. Screen mileage: 52.4 mpg. Tank mileage: 58.9 mpg. Some longer trips.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-86499874882086080922011-07-02T12:22:00.000-04:002011-07-02T12:22:15.273-04:00

It's a fine day for climbing!

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-88981579366102428032011-06-29T18:45:00.000-04:002011-06-30T18:49:32.573-04:00

Total miles: 56108. Trip miles: 407.4. Gallons: 8.650. Price per gallon: $3.799. Screen mileage: 51.6 mpg. Tank mileage: 47.1 mpg.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-62469024203897495222011-06-19T12:35:00.001-04:002011-06-19T12:41:20.324-04:00

I tried out my new crashpad at the Alcove today. It's a Metolius Boss Hogg. So far so good. The first route I tried was OJ. It's the crack running straight up from the mat in the photo (at least I think that's OJ). It's a 5.5, but it took me several tries to get to the top. I felt a lot more hesitant without being tied in to a belayer, even though this route is not very difficult, and the mat

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-61734255636191423622011-06-12T13:01:00.001-04:002011-06-12T13:02:32.473-04:00

q wall, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.It's another rainy weekend. No climbing for you!

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-69570971657122199602011-06-07T21:30:00.001-04:002011-06-18T13:09:58.423-04:00

Total miles: 55700. Trip miles: 461.6. Gallons: 8.710. Price per gallon: $3.899. Screen mileage: 54.0 mpg. Tank mileage: 53.0 mpg. Short commutes and some longer drives too.

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gray jay, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.When I stopped to finish my Clif bar at the Mt Willey cairn, I was accosted by a pair of gray jays. I encouraged them by giving them a few crumbs of my bar. There are probably reasons you shouldn't do this, but I find gray jays very hard to resist. At this point I felt pretty optimistic. I wasn't thrilled at the prospect of re-crossing Mt Field to get

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spectacular mt willey view, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.Once you reach Mt Willey, you are rewarded with a spectacular view to the east.Unfortunately this spot was afflicted pretty badly with swarms of black flies. They didn't seem to be in feeding mode, but I kept the risk low and didn't linger here for very long.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-21971207633323801622011-06-05T08:24:00.001-04:002011-06-05T08:46:05.172-04:00

mt willey cairn, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.The trail from Mt Field to Mt Willey is more typical of approaches to the 4000-footers. As you leave Mt Field, you're faced with some steep, rocky bits, where you have to clamber down.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-56626582509436091892011-06-05T08:21:00.001-04:002011-06-05T08:46:05.173-04:00

view from mt field, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.There's a beautiful view from Mt Field to the east. That's Rt 302 down there.

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mt field cairn, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.The trip from Mt Tom to Mt Field had no significant obstacles. It took me an hour.

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heading to mt field, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.Since I still felt great at Mt Tom, I decided to attempt Mt Field and Mt Willey. It made sense to get them all done, given the length of the drive.

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mt tom cairn, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.It took me 2 hours to get to the peak of Mt Tom. At this point, I was still feeling great! I had felt some hot spots developing on my heels, and stopped to slap on some blister treatment.

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mt tom view, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.The hike to Mt Tom is relatively easy. Follow Avalon to the A-Z Trail, and then take the Mt Tom spur.The views here are not great, but you can get a glimpse of some peaks in the distance.

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crawford depot, a photo by wereldmuis on Flickr.Yesterday, I continued my quest to hike all the NH 4000-footers. I went over Mt Tom (4051 ft), Mt Field (4340 ft), and Mt Willey (4285 ft). The total distance was 9.9 miles, done in 6 h 40 min (book time), for a pace of 1.5 mph. I started from Crawford Depot. Here we have a view of the Depot from across the railroad tracks. It's not clear where

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Total miles: 55239. Trip miles: 467.5. Gallons: 8.995. Price per gallon: $3.879. Screen mileage: 55.0 mpg. Tank mileage: 52.0 mpg. Mostly long drives.

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outside corner j wall Originally uploaded by wereldmuis.Today I went back to Quincy Quarries. I went up Balance again (J wall). I think I'm doing the route right, but there's always some fuzziness.Then I attempted Layback, but failed again. Disappointing! I finally tried Outer Corner without much hope. I didn't make much progress there, at all.Still, it was a great day to be out climbing! Next

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Total miles: 54771. Trip miles: 377.3. Gallons: 6.472. Price per gallon: $3.779. Screen mileage: 55.2 mpg. Tank mileage: 58.3 mpg. Short commutes, and longer drives.

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J wall - balance Originally uploaded by wereldmuis.I finally broke in my new rope at Quincy Quarries!I successfully completed Balance (5.4), and made respectable attempts of Layback (5.6) and Lurch (5.7). To put things in perspective, I can climb a 5.6 in the gym almost like climbing a ladder. These routes are way tougher than their ratings. It would help to get in more experience climbing

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EMS is having a (up-to) 30% sale this weekend, and I'm leaning towards buying a climbing rope. I wasn't going to get one so soon, but I don't think I'll find this kind of discount for months to come, so I should probably just do it now and catch a bargain. I'm thinking of getting the 10.1 mm x 60 m Petzl Xion for $160, down from $200. The middle is marked, which is handy. The thickness seems

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Today, I went out and bought some rock climbing gear that can be used to build an anchor: a few carabiners and some tubular webbing. I don't yet have a rope, so I don't know if these things will be very useful. But meantime I can use them to practice building anchors at home. I also bought a copy of Boston Rocks a couple of other climbing books. Probably it's overkill, but I'm feeling very

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Total miles: 54394. Trip miles: 470.5. Gallons: 8.926. Price per gallon: $3.999. Screen mileage: 54.8 mpg. Tank mileage: 52.7 mpg. Long drive.

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boston view Originally uploaded by wereldmuis. Did some fun climbing today.

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Total miles: 53923. Trip miles: 432.4. Gallons: 9.392. Price per gallon: $3.979. Screen mileage: 51.4 mpg. Tank mileage: 46.0 mpg. Moderate drives, short commutes.

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I finished my rock climbing course this weekend. I got to take a stab at Knight's Wall for the second time. I finished Black Knight, although it kind of felt like a cheat because I think I was leaning on the rope at times. I attacked Double Retable but wasn't able to get very far. The trick will be finding people to climb with, now that the course is done.

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This evening I went to the gym for some climbing. I started easy enough, with 5.5, went to 5.6, and then did several 5.7’s. I even did a 5.7+. One 5.7 that I completed had a slight overhang. This was the first time I’ve ever completed an overhang climb!See more progress on: Learn Rock Climbing

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Total miles: 53491. Trip miles: 371.7. Gallons: 8.089. Price per gallon: $3.699. Screen mileage: 49.1 mpg. Tank mileage: 46.0 mpg. Mix of longer drives and short commutes. Starting to warm up.

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I took my first lesson in outdoor rock climbing this weekend. There was a ton of information to absorb! But I’m on my way.See more progress on: Learn Rock Climbing

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rattlesnake rocks the overlook Originally uploaded by wereldmuis.Went climbing at Rattlesnake Rocks in Blue Hills Reservation today. Climbed The Overlook a couple of times. You can see the ropes going up, near the bottom of the photo. It's a 5.3. I made it harder by going up to the left the first time, instead of the right which has a nice big crack to stand on.

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Today I went climbing indoors for 1.5 hours, a mix of bouldering and regular climbing.I got a gym membership for 3 months. It probably won’t be worth it to keep the membership long-term, but there was a deal going so I took advantage of it.See more progress on: Learn Rock Climbing

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Total miles: 53119. Trip miles: 273.8. Gallons: 5.833. Price per gallon: $3.559. Screen mileage: 46.1 mpg. Tank mileage: 46.9 mpg. Mostly short commutes.

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Total miles: 52845. Trip miles: 264.8. Gallons: 5.979. Price per gallon: $3.459. Screen mileage: 50.3 mpg. Tank mileage: 44.3 mpg. Long drive in rain.

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Total miles: 52580. Trip miles: 245.5. Gallons: 4.687. Price per gallon: $3.759. Screen mileage: 56.4 mpg. Tank mileage: 52.4 mpg. Long drive.

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Total miles: 52335. Trip miles: 363.1. Gallons: 7.444. Price per gallon: $3.799. Screen mileage: 47.9 mpg. Tank mileage: 48.8 mpg. Mixed: shorter commutes and a long drive.

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two pots Originally uploaded by wereldmuis.Chinese ceramics in the Asian Wing, second floor of the Museum of Fine Arts, in Boston, today.

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compassion bodhisattva Originally uploaded by wereldmuis.Compassion bodhisattva (guanyin), about A.D. 580, in the 2nd floor Asian Wing at Museum of Fine Arts, today. Nice!

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Calder courtyard Originally uploaded by wereldmuis.View of the Calder Courtyard at Museum of Fine Arts in Boston this morning. After a night of snow.

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Oh no, it turns out the rink is closing for the season next week. That means my last lesson of the season was today. I'm totally bummed. My instructor encouraged me to try some crossovers, and I pulled off a few very awkward ones. She also got me to do a move which turned out to be easier than it looks, I think it's called a 3 turn on two feet. You start with a forward swizzle, and then twist

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I've been learning to ice skate since November, so rock climbing has taken a back seat. I've only been rock climbing about 4 times over the past 4 months. Today I got started again. It was a bad day to go. For some reason (is it spring break already?) the place was crowded, even though it was the middle of the day. So I left in under an hour. I climbed a 5.4, 5.5, and a vertical that was

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Total miles: 51972. Trip miles: 346.8. Gallons: 7.465. Price per gallon: $3.119. Screen mileage: 51.5 mpg. Tank mileage: 46.5 mpg. Long trip.

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Total miles: 51625. Trip miles: 226.0. Gallons: 4.707. Price per gallon: $3.139. Screen mileage: 47.0 mpg. Tank mileage: 48.0 mpg.

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I went skiing for 3 hours at Wachusett today. I didn’t stay longer because I wasn’t well rested, and started to feel tired by noon. Probably would have been better not to go ice skating the day before. I started around 9 am with Ralph’s Run, a blue trail. At first everything went perfectly! I was carving some beautiful turns and the trail felt great. Then I noticed it began to get a little bit

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-85696075314320775412011-02-15T18:46:00.003-05:002011-02-16T17:03:47.021-05:00

I’ve been skiing for about 20 years, but just a few times a year, and not every year. I’m still not very comfortable on skis. I can ski down blue and green slopes but the reds and blacks are pretty much off limits. (Of course it’s all relative; I have skied down some black slopes on very small mountains.) Tomorrow I’m doing a little skiing. So tonight I’m pulling out Lito Tejada-Flores' video

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amazing roast chicken Originally uploaded by wereldmuis.I decided to roast a chicken this weekend. This chicken was about 4.5 lbs. It was tough deciding to get a whole chicken. That's a lot of meat. I will freeze a lot of it. Since I don't know how to roast a chicken, and my recipe books were somewhat lacking, I searched online and found this Whole Foods recipe. I completely modified it since

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Total miles: 51399. Trip miles: 119.4. Gallons: 3.733. Price per gallon: $3.159. Screen mileage: 39.9 mpg. Tank mileage: 32.0 mpg. More snow. Terrible mileage!

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I found it kind of hard to get into William Gibson’s Pattern Recognition. Page after initial page is spent discussing branding and marketing (in the personal context of the lead character), topics that don’t grab my interest, except in a dry theoretical kind of way.Despite that, at some point I got drawn into the more enjoyable, central mystery. It’s not a life altering book, but interesting

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I’ve been taking lessons once a week, almost every week, since November.There’s definitely a big improvement. But I need more time practicing. I’ve managed to get to the rink only a couple of extra times during the week for practice, so far.I tried another practice session this evening. I do believe that Friday is the worst possible day to go. There were about 3 adults on the ice, and 50 kids.

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Total miles: 51279. Trip miles: 241. Gallons: 6.083. Price per gallon: $3.159. Screen mileage: 39.8 mpg. Tank mileage: 39.7 mpg. Lots of driving in the snow kills your mileage.

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I went snowboarding for the first time last weekend. It was great! The snow conditions were just about perfect. I'll definitely be trying this again.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-69002662317409450232011-01-10T16:00:00.001-05:002011-01-12T10:05:08.728-05:00

Total miles: 51038. Trip miles: 273.6. Gallons: 5.732. Price per gallon: $3.129. Screen mileage: 47.0 mpg. Tank mileage: 47.7 mpg. Long drive in the cold, plus some short trips.

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Total miles: 50764. Trip miles: 397.3. Gallons: 8.830. Price per gallon: $3.059. Screen mileage: 49.1 mpg. Tank mileage: 45.0 mpg. Long drive in the cold, plus some short trips.

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Faceless Killersby Henning MankellFaceless Killers is the second Kurt Wallander novel that I’ve read (my first was Firewall). I’m now officially a fan of Henning Mankell; this was even better than the first.Again we’re given the little details that make Wallander a realistic character. While investigating a horrific murder, he deals with mundane issues like weight loss, an aging father, a failed

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Total miles: 50367. Trip miles: 346.8. Gallons: 7.499. Price per gallon: $3.099. Screen mileage: 50.2 mpg. Tank mileage: 46.5 mpg. Long drive in the cold, plus some short trips, and a snow storm.

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Total miles: 50020. Trip miles: 180.5. Gallons: 5.016. Price per gallon: $3.099. Screen mileage: 37.6 mpg. Tank mileage: 36.0 mpg. Terrible mileage! Lots of cold, short trips, and de-icing time spent with the car sitting and the engine running.

mdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12895208.post-80031847443648426582010-12-24T19:12:00.000-05:002010-12-24T19:12:00.728-05:00

I just finished the Concept2 Holiday Challenge, w00t!

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