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Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn @ Husky Cycling

Yesterday (Saturday October 15) Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn joined the University of Washington Husky Cycling Club for their weekly group ride. Before they set off, the mayor gave a few remarks about his personal cycling history, as well as the politics, economics, and safety issues associated with bicycle commuting in a transportation infrastructure designed for [...]

English Movie Trailer

This is the movie trailer I made for my english class. The movie trailer is about a book called the House Rules. These are the books I read this year. Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog House Rules by Jodi Picoult Learning from the Heart: Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening by Daniel [...]

Source: http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/16tokuyamat/2011/12/12/english-movie-trailer/

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With a few more weeks of warm weather ahead, get the scoop on Bend?s best ice cream!

Bend?s summer got off to a slow start, but we?re being rewarded now with some unseasonably warm weather. Glorious weather. The sort of weather that makes you want to stroll down the street in your flip-flops and sunglasses licking an ice cream cone. Hey, there?s an idea! In the spirit making the best of our [...]

Source: http://blog.seattlepi.com/velocity/2011/11/06/rider-profile-jocelyn-setter/

יום שישי, 30 בדצמבר 2011

Rider Profile: Jocelyn Setter

An interesting trend I’ve noticed in doing these rider profiles for almost 5 years now is the number of Seattle-area competitive cyclists (especially women) who discover previously unknown athletic abilities later in life–after college or even well into their professional careers. Jocelyn Setter is a fledgling biochemist whose cycling was limited to commuting. After a [...]

Borealis Backpack by The North Face

Here are reviews of The North Face’s Borealis backpack. Backpack Review: The North Face Borealis Utility/Day Pack HD Nate from UrbanSurvivalist reviews The North Face Borealis day pack. There’s so much to offer in this high quality mid sized backpack. It’s perfect for school, day hikes, or any other utility purposes you might have. Did [...]

Source: http://freeoutdoors.com/blog/equipment/north-face-borealis-backpack

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News | Grand Canyon condor chicks season update

Some good news for a change. Three condor chicks hatched earlier this year in the wild. Two of the three birds are doing well.� The third was found dead below it’s nest cave in the Grand Canyon. The three young … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar - Door 11

Dear Santa,

time to talk about lightweight stove systems. One name kept on popping up in my research, that of Trail Designs. They developed this thing called the Caldera Cone, which is pot support/ holder plus windscreen rolled into one. Genius, I tell you, Santa. But that wasn't enough for them, and they developed something called the Caldera Keg-F - the lightest commercial cooking system on the market! It makes use of an [empty] Fosters beer can, which you use as a pot. It has a 12-10 stove, a fuel bottle and a cozy for the pot included, pretty nifty, I think. All of it can be transported inside the can, or inside a caddy to give a bit of extra protection. A sweet deal, and you won't need to rob a bank to get me one!

Best,

- An aspiring UL-Backpacker

Draw a picture - digital or analog - of you using the Caldera Keg-F System and leave it in a comment underneath - you got till 18 o'clock Finnish time, so get those oil, pastel or water colours out and start painting ;)

UPDATE I

Dear Readers, you keep on amazing me! There's some superb contributions and artworks in the comments, wonderful, creative, humorous, really appreciate the effort you put into this - I love it!

And the winner is... Antti Rantanen - Congratulations! Please contact me via Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!

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יום חמישי, 29 בדצמבר 2011

Advent Calendar - Door 24

Dear Santa,

today is your big day, and I am not sure if this reaches you in time. I hope Rudolph is ready for the trip around the world, and that you'll bring plenty of lightweight presents to a lot of good people, for example the awesome readers of Hiking in Finland and Nordic Lightpacking.

Anyway, I was re-considering my wishes, and think I have decided on what I'd really would like to get this holiday season. A Terra Rosa Gear Wandering Tarp would allow me to experience the beauty of tarping. A mere 220 gram and made of tyvek, it has plenty of tie-out points and allows for various pitching options. Made in beautiful Sydney, Australia, I'm sure it will bring sunshine to my trips!

The OookWorks Multi-Shelter OookTub looks like the perfect solution to keep my sleeping place and gear dry in case the Australian sunshine doesn't succeed in coming through. A sweet 135 gram light including the limited edition festive OookWorks label, and a really smart strut system to have the sidewalls rise this is the perfect bathtub to go with the tarp. 220 cm long and 75 cm wide it even fits long folks.

To carry my tarp and OookTub and Wandering Tarp I believe the Sea to Summit Ultra Sil Daypack from Watzmann-Laden would be just the right tool for my shiny new UL gear. At 68 gram and 20 liters volume it is the right pack to keep with the UL idea, and should offer plenty of space for an overnighter with my new gear!

The final piece to UL bliss would be a LITEMOUNTAINGEAR Cuben Stuff Sack in Large. 7 gram for this 3 liter volume stuff sack would allow me to keep my down vest dry, or carry my UL kitchen.

All of it together weighs less than half a kilo (430 gram to be exact!) which gets me really excited! I'd love to find this sweet UL kit under my tree, and will make sure a hot cup of Minttu cacao is waiting for you, and a fresh supply of Reindeer Moss is waiting for Rudolph!

Best,

- An aspiring UL-Backpacker

Leave a comment with your most memorable outdoor experience and accompany it with a few photos. It would be great if it you slept at least one night outdoors (more are cool), though a memorable day trip will be fine as well. You got till midnight on the 27th of December, so you can spend time with your loved ones over the holidays.

UPDATE I

Comments are closed, chicos y chicas. I will go through the ones who qualify and hope to announce the winner shortly.

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Contest: Win Timberland Hiking Boots for Fall

Ready to reminisce about your favorite autumn hike? Tell us all about it in the comments section, and enter to win a free pair of Timberland boots. Earn bonus points by providing us with a picture of your favorite fall spot.

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Lillooet, BC gets a Hiking Guide

For the most part, Whistler is a hiker’s paradise. No one in town lives more than a few minutes walk from a hiking trail that, in most cases, is a gateway trail to an amazing spiderweb of other trails. So why a Lillooet hiking guide? Sometimes, particularly if your hiking history includes a lot of [...]

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יום רביעי, 28 בדצמבר 2011

A bounty of book love for bibliophiles in Bend, Oregon (plus leave a comment to win a $20 gift certificate for Between the Covers bookstore!)

I love books. Blame it on the fact that my parents let me read under the covers with a flashlight as a kid, or on my degree in English Lit, or on my not-so-secret other life as a romantic comedy author. Lucky for me (and for other bibliophiles!) there?s lots of book-related fun to be [...]

Merry Christmas to all and to all lots of cheer.

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Advent Calendar - Door Six

Dear Santa,

what a day, or night actually. I was out on my own, and found this beautiful camping spot at the beach, a great view over the lake, let me tell you. The inherent problems of beaches is that they're made of sand, and my Ti Shepard 1 g pegs weren't up to the task of securing my tarp. I needed to run around to search some rocks and sticks to be able to tie-out my tarp, and even fill some of my stuff sacks with sand. After an hour or so I finally had a halfway decent pitch, and set out to enjoy the sunset. During the night I was woken up by my tarp flapping around and the guylines whipping my face - a storm had come up, and my improvised stakes weren't up to the task. In the rain and wind I needed to retire to the forest, where my 1 g stakes were able to do the job, with the help of some rocks on top of them. Back at home I found out I should have got myself a pair of Toughstakes - those are especially made for sand & snow camping, and would have allowed me to sleep soundly through the night. As I plan to return to that beach, and also go snow camping a few times in the coming winter, it would be kind of you to drop a pair of Small Toughstakes into my stockings when you stop by. I will leave you a photo of my perfect pitch at the beach then next year!

Best,

- An aspiring UL-Backpacker

Leave a comment with a photo of your shelter pitched on sand or snow, and tell a story of how you pegged out the shelter.

UPDATE I

Thanks everyone, some sweet shelter peg-out solutions there =) And the winner is... Yaroslav Istomin - Congratulations! Please contact me via Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!

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Want to Win Hi-Tec?s Most Technical Shoe?

The third installment of Hi TecKnowledgy features Hi-Tec's most technical shoes--the V-Lite Infinity HPi. Want to win a pair? Tell us where and how you would use them in the comment section.

יום שלישי, 27 בדצמבר 2011

English Poem Presentation

Our Grade 8 English class was lucky enough to witness a broad range of excellent presentations during the week of Nov. 21-28.� Our classmates presented on many different poems by many different authors which they found on the US Library of Congress?s Poetry 180 website. Ben- “Fat is not a fairy tale” by Jane Yolen [...]

Source: http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/16hertgenm/2011/11/30/english-poem-presentation/

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Grand Canyon Things to Do | Advanced Hiking Tips

If you are in good physical condition and want to experience a unique Grand Canyon adventure, embark on a rim-to-rim hike. Approximately 25 miles long, the hike is challenging, but it offers adventure-seekers a plethora of memorable views you can?t … Continue reading →

Adventures in the Kitchen

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Source: http://blog.seattlepi.com/velocity/2011/10/16/seattle-mayor-mike-mcginn-husky-cycling/

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn @ Husky Cycling

יום שני, 26 בדצמבר 2011

Chapitre 9 Mise en train

Tu as compris? 1. How was H�l�ne?s weekend? She didn’t really have a good weekend. 2. Did Magali have a good weekend? Why? Why not? She had a good weekend, because she went to the ancient theater with Florent. 3. Do you think Magali likes Ahmed? How can you tell? I think she does, because [...]

Source: http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/16hertgenm/2011/12/05/chapitre-9-mise-en-train/

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Outlining the Hi-Tec Roaring River Softshell

Straight from the Hook and Bullet Lounge, Denny explains the features behind the Hi-Tec Roaring River Softshell. Look like a jacket you need to have? You're in luck. Post this to Facebook and you'll be entered to win one. Deadline to enter is Sept. 5 and is only open to U.S. residents.

San Clemente builds coastal trail along active railroad tracks

For the past ten years, the City of San Clemente has embarked on the process of developing a continuous 2.5 mile coastal trail paralleling active railroad tracks within the Right-of-Way owned by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). In addition, the City proposed construction of new, improved safe access points to the City beaches. Although [...]

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Source: http://blog.seattlepi.com/velocity/2011/11/06/rider-profile-jocelyn-setter/

Rider Profile: Jocelyn Setter

יום ראשון, 25 בדצמבר 2011

Hiking Lewis Falls on Soldier Creek

A short but potentially challenging hike to a 50 foot waterfall high in the San Gabriel Mountains in a narrow, sylvan canyon. Beautiful foliage and seclusion make this hike a memorable excursion, even though it won’t win any awards for distance. The last part of the trek is a rugged, off-trail scramble through the creekbed [...]

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Top 25 hiking blogs that send visitors to Two-Heel Drive

Tonight I checked my Google Analytics logs and compiled the top 25 hiking blogs most likely to link back to Two-Heel Drive. They reflect a welcome trend: We’re starting to see a return to the good old days when hiking bloggers linked to each other all time. Each act of linking encouraged more linking, creating a beneficial cycle of goodwill — and Google juice. Over the past couple years it seemed like so much linking and sharing had gravitated to Facebook and Twitter that it was becoming nigh unto impossible to attract inbound traffic from other bloggers. Now I’m glad to see things are turning around. Of course the main motivation for linking should be to point out cool content on sites you admire, but there’s another excellent side benefit: the more you link to other sites, the more likely they’ll link back to you. Those inbound links are a huge deal in Google’s eyes. The more you have, the better your site ranks. These are my top 25 referrers, in order of most traffic they sent in the past 30 days: 1. Hiking Finland Hendrik Morkel’s week-in-review posts send tons of traffic my way on the times I’m lucky [...]

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Source: http://blog.seattlepi.com/velocity/2011/10/01/seattle-area-riders-2011-furnace-creek-508/

Seattle Area Riders @ 2011 Furnace Creek 508

Next Saturday October 8 at 7AM area riders Brian Ecker and Bob Brudvik will face the challenges of the 2011 Furnace Creek 508. The 508 includes over 35,000′ of climbing, crosses ten mountain passes, and stretches from Santa Clarita (just north of Los Angeles), across the Mojave Desert, through Death Valley National Park and Mojave [...]

Hiking The Trail Hits the Virtual Magazine Rack

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יום שבת, 24 בדצמבר 2011

A bounty of book love for bibliophiles in Bend, Oregon (plus leave a comment to win a $20 gift certificate for Between the Covers bookstore!)

The Wallowa Wallop

I’m fortunate to get to cycle with a diversity of folks-many of whom are sources of inspiration. I first met Thomas Shafer and Tom Mage in 2008 on a memorable Goosebumps century ride around the Kitsap Peninsula. After that ride Thomas shared a report about an ?invitation only? ride–the ?Goosetour?–he and some of the other [...]

Source: http://blog.seattlepi.com/velocity/2011/12/23/the-wallowa-wallop/

Kelty Light Year 20 Sleeping Bag

Kelty Lightyear 20 Sleeping Bag

Source: http://freeoutdoors.com/blog/equipment/kelty-light-year-20-sleeping-bag

יום שישי, 23 בדצמבר 2011

Sock off 2011 Sock Durability.

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Allez, viens en Arles!

Q1. Arles, Au musee, Au festival, Au monument Q2. � � �� Name: Arles 365 iffice de Tourisme URL: www.arles.org Name: Monument Tracker URL: www.monument-tracker.com/2011/07/arles Q3.�� Name: Recettes de Grands Chefs URL: http://www.provenceweb.fr/f/mag/cuisine.htm Q4.� son nom: Vincet Van Gogh Quand il y a habite: Dans les pays-Bas La raison de sa celebrite: Name: WebMuseum, [...]

Source: http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/16hertgenm/2011/11/30/allez-viens-en-arles/

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Advent Calendar - Door 14

Dear Santa,

as you might know by now, oil-based materials are very much used among UL backpackers. And while I'm able to accept this for my cuben tarp, using a synthetic material as towel just somehow doesn't feel right. Imagine my relief as I found out that LOCUS GEAR from Japan actually offers towels made of a natural material which have a beautiful pattern and are light! They're called Tenugui and are made of cotton ise, a natural material, are wonderfully soft to the touch and a joy to look at. I imagine even my wife and kids would fancy each one of them, so beautiful they are. I'd love to get some for me and the family, so I hope you think of us when you're in Japan!

Best,

- An aspiring UL-Backpacker

Leave a comment with a story of your most extreme hygienic/ cleaning up experience while out backpacking!

UPDATE I

And the winner is... Kevin Ballmer - Congratulations! Please contact me via Email, you got till tomorrow 15 o'clock to get in touch otherwise it goes to the second in line! Thanks everyone else, see you tomorrow at 6 AM!

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