September 2007

I’m in yer Austin, ridin’ yer trails!

I’m in Austin, TX on business. I’ve been here since Wednesday night. Thursday was all work. By the time I got back to the hotel, it was time for a online meeting of the BSD Certification group. By the time that was over, it was too late to get to Home Depot. I needed something to cut the cable ties used to pack up the bike. Friday morning was bike assembly. Then I […]

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Garmin’s POILoader and the Garmin nüvi 250

I bought a Garmin nüvi 250. For someone travelling in or to a new area, a GPS navigation device is wonderful. It allows you to concentrate on driving and let the GPS unit do the navigation for you. Today I decided to upload some new vehicle icons. I grabbed a bunch, downloaded then to my computer, and then extracted them from the ZIP files onto the Garmin unit. It was attached to my

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Trail riding, fire ants, and stitches

At 4:30 on Thursday, August 30, Lynne and I headed north in her Honda Element, with two mountain bikes tucked into the back of the vehicle. Along for the ride was camping gear. We were head to North Carolina to ride at Tsali. About an hour or two into the trip, we stopped at a service plaza to meet up with one of Lynne’s friends, Robin, who was travelling the other way with

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