Saturday, June 8, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Adventures With Family...
This year has seen many important family moments...my son's marriage and my dad's 80th birthday. I've created and dedicated a video for each event. They have been saved here for 'email' capabilities--the only way I could get them to load--so the resolution isn't so hot. BUT they were each created with much love. Enjoy!!
Dedicated to my Dad...Love you Dad!! Happy Birthday!!!
Dedicated to my son, Ben and his beautiful wife, Holly...beautiful couple with a wonderful future...
Just lost another 1.8 lbs.!!
Paul and I just got some more camping gear...Snow Peak pots/pans/plates and their coffee/wine mug--well it will be a coffee/wine mug for me :-)
They are all made out of a very strong but light-weight titanium and the lot of them comes in at 1 pound. Our old gear of similar use weighed 2.8 lbs. 1.8 lbs loss may not sound like much BUT when you are hiking up mountains...and you have to carry your own water and food--1.8 lbs is quite a bit!!
Because the mug can get rather hot--e.g., pouring boiling water into it to make your morning coffee...it has 'hot lips' on it which consists of a yellow silicone pad. We've already tried it out--works beautifully. The pad is removable for cleaning.
Speaking of making coffee, we also purchased a Finum Teeli coffee infuser...weighs 1.3 oz. (Paul weighs EVERYTHING!!--even has it all on a spreadsheet). It works like a tea infuser...fits right inside the mug (can be stored there when hiking) and you simply put your coffee into it...let it steep for about 3 minutes and then remove it and place it atop the lid that comes along with it while you sit back and suck in all that beauty from your morning's view.
Happy Trails!!
They are all made out of a very strong but light-weight titanium and the lot of them comes in at 1 pound. Our old gear of similar use weighed 2.8 lbs. 1.8 lbs loss may not sound like much BUT when you are hiking up mountains...and you have to carry your own water and food--1.8 lbs is quite a bit!!
Because the mug can get rather hot--e.g., pouring boiling water into it to make your morning coffee...it has 'hot lips' on it which consists of a yellow silicone pad. We've already tried it out--works beautifully. The pad is removable for cleaning.
Speaking of making coffee, we also purchased a Finum Teeli coffee infuser...weighs 1.3 oz. (Paul weighs EVERYTHING!!--even has it all on a spreadsheet). It works like a tea infuser...fits right inside the mug (can be stored there when hiking) and you simply put your coffee into it...let it steep for about 3 minutes and then remove it and place it atop the lid that comes along with it while you sit back and suck in all that beauty from your morning's view.
Happy Trails!!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
TIME TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT :-D
Paul and I went shopping for new backpacks. The reason?...our current packs are pretty old, ~15 years and we felt for sure newer packs might serve us better...PLUS...we weighed our old backpacks--North Face--his weighed 6 pounds and mine weighed a whopping 7 pounds!!
CERTAINLY the newer ones weigh less...right? RIGHT!! Here is a pic of our new packs. Mine (left) weighs a freakin' 2 pounds!!! JUST 2 POUNDS!!! Nothing like dropping 5 pounds in just a couple of minutes ;-) Paul's (right) weighs almost 3 pounds. With the tent dropping from 9 pounds (old one) to just two pounds (new one)--we've already dropped about 15 pounds total!!! YAY US!!!
Next focus for our weight-loss goal??--gotta weigh that cooking gear...
CERTAINLY the newer ones weigh less...right? RIGHT!! Here is a pic of our new packs. Mine (left) weighs a freakin' 2 pounds!!! JUST 2 POUNDS!!! Nothing like dropping 5 pounds in just a couple of minutes ;-) Paul's (right) weighs almost 3 pounds. With the tent dropping from 9 pounds (old one) to just two pounds (new one)--we've already dropped about 15 pounds total!!! YAY US!!!
Next focus for our weight-loss goal??--gotta weigh that cooking gear...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Summer plans...
I am so excited to report that Paul and I are preparing to hike portions of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) this summer.
In preparation, we have purchased a new tent--our current backpacking tent that we purchased about 15 years ago--weighs about 9 pounds! Although we have camped in our beautiful sweet tent in mulitple countries (including USA, Europe, Iceland, New Zealand, etc.)--it's time for a new lighter tent (please don't tell our older tent--it holds great sentamental value :-)
We found a great tent that weighs ONLY 2 pounds...TWO POUNDS!!! Wow--technology has come a long way!!
We are also starting to do some long-distance hikes...not too easy in Florida and we certainly don't have much of a challenge when it comes to elevation changes. But--we will do what we can.
I'll be reporting our preparation progress--as well as ideas of gear, etc.
In preparation, we have purchased a new tent--our current backpacking tent that we purchased about 15 years ago--weighs about 9 pounds! Although we have camped in our beautiful sweet tent in mulitple countries (including USA, Europe, Iceland, New Zealand, etc.)--it's time for a new lighter tent (please don't tell our older tent--it holds great sentamental value :-)
We found a great tent that weighs ONLY 2 pounds...TWO POUNDS!!! Wow--technology has come a long way!!
We are also starting to do some long-distance hikes...not too easy in Florida and we certainly don't have much of a challenge when it comes to elevation changes. But--we will do what we can.
I'll be reporting our preparation progress--as well as ideas of gear, etc.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Tour De NASA
Sunday, September 19, 2010
UFO?
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Viking serenade
What a way to spend the last night of our great adventure! How many have a "viking" sing to you? Thanks for joining us--now it's time to get back to the real world.
Last meal
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