On Sunday morning, we drove from Missoula, MT to Coeur D’ Alene, ID. Coeur D’ Alene was beautiful. The following picture was taken from the Coeur D’ Alene boardwalk. This was in a ritzy part of the city. A bunch of yachts were located on the opposite side of the boardwalk. We continued north towards [...]
Today, I spent time upgrading my software including the capability to change the sensitivity and time delays from the serial communication between the computer and Arduino board. The code is shown in the previous post. I also switched to my 105mm macro lens to get closer to the action. The electronics, optics, and software seem [...]
This afternoon I went on a walk with my dog around some local wilderness trails. My main goal was to revisit an old cemetery (see earlier post) that I stumbled across last weekend. After stopping by that cemetery, I headed a few 100 yards north to the private burial site of Jacob Routh. I took [...]
At the end of October, my family rented a vacation home in Gatlinburg, TN – a small town just outside of The Great Smokey Mountain National Park. I drove from Dallas so I could bring my dog along for the trip. After a few hours of driving, I really started regretting this decision. This happens [...]
A few weeks ago I flew out to California to meet up with some friends from graduate school. We spent a few nights in Curry Village at the heart of Yosemite National Park. Curry Village is the cheapest option for staying in the park. It consists of a bunch of campsites, quasi-permanent tents, and cabins. [...]
With an extra day to burn in Montana, I chose to rent a car and drive down to Yellowstone. The drive to Yellowstone was great. However the park was packed with people! I quickly decided to drive to the Grand Tetons National Park in the hope that it would be less crowded. I did make [...]
Unlike the previous days, we woke up relatively late and headed back to Logan’s Pass in Glacier National Park. While driving up the Going to the Sun Road, we stopped at an overlook of the nearby valley. I snapped this photo of a snow melt waterfall. Fortunately, we arrived at the Logan’s Pass Visitor Center [...]
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2009 We made it back to the car in one piece. I was pretty tired, which was surprising as I thought the past months of spinning (cycling) would have kept me in shape. I couldn’t imagine how tired Tim probably felt as he carried Ian the whole hike. We drove into the [...]
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2009 Although basic statistics would deem it impossible, I woke up again around 4:30am. Tim and I headed out to Two Medicine Lake to get some sunrise pictures. Fortunately, no clouds were around for this morning’s sunrise. Unfortunately, zero clouds also mean a pretty dull sky. However, I was happy to shoot [...]
In early August, I packed my bags, dropped the dog off at the kennel, and headed north…. to Montana. My good friend, Tim, lives in beautiful Butte, Montana which is smack dab between two of America’s greatest national parks – Glacier and Yellowstone National Park. For my visit last October, our time was devoted to [...]