Got off to a late start on Sunday morning due to wrestling with my Yakima Rocket Box so I could get my car keys out. I was on the road by 10:15AM and the drive up was pretty uneventful. Hit some some in the Catskills and southern Adirondacks, but nothing that caused any issues on …
Category: Travel Info
Jan 17
Top 21 Travel Photography Subjects
http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=188 The Digital Photography School website has a great article series on Travel Photography Subjects by Peter West Carey. The article points out that to truly capture an area that you have visiting shooting the following subjects will provide a sense of that area. Below are the list of subjects which will link you to …
Oct 07
Fall 2010 in the Adirondacks
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Sep 29
Prelude to a Vacation – Kripalu Fall 2010
http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=157 It’s funny how this whole triathlon lifestyle takes on a life of its own. While preparing for my pursuit of triathlon goals, I decided that improving my running technique was something I really needed to look into in order to be successful. Not only for improving my running performance, but also to be able …
May 16
Trip Diary – Lake Placid Spring 2010 Day 1
While Lake Placid is a typical destination for us, we have never been there during the early Spring. We decided to make the trip up this time of year with the intention of some triathlon training and fly-fishing. I always use the excuse that I don’t fly-fish as much as I used to since I …
Feb 19
Skate Ski Areas Near Albany
The following site lists all the cross-country ski areas in New York… Cross-Country Ski Areas of New York These are skate-skiing areas near Albany… Pine Ridge: http://www.pineridgexc.com/index.html Location: County Route 40, East Poestenkill, NY Garnett Hill: http://www.garnet-hill.com/cross-country-skiing.asp#programs http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=East+Poestenkill,+NY&fb=1&gl=us&ei=pZB-S_RjgcgyvOiBowg&ved=0CBIQpQY&hl=en&view=map&geocode=FdNIiwId4o-e-w&split=0&iwloc=A&sa=X
Dec 20
Last Minute Trips are the Best!
Mirror Lake in Lake Placid. After finding out that Denise and I both had a Friday off, we decided to take a last minute to trip up to Lake Placid for the weekend. We were able to find a nice apartment downtown and ended up having a great weekend. We took our dog, Yuki, along …
Nov 29
Romanesco Broccoli
Cool find by my wife on the last week of the Emmaus Farmers Market. More info on this vegetable can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesco_broccoli .