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Circumstances led me to wander Brooklyn for a day, allowing cursory observations of Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights area.
Published an image gallery of the more photogenic observations.
With the holiday season approaching, I expanded my product inventory to include greeting cards, journals, posters, sigg water bottles, and apparel, featuring a wide variety of images and designs.
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I will still sell prints on my personal website using Village Photo, LLC, as my printing service.
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Experiments Raising Body Heat
Nov 8 2010 5:06:20 pm EST
Today, with the first snow, I was able to sit outside, soaked, at 35°F, without shivering for over half an hour. I project I could sit out an hour without shivering in just swimming shorts. However, as yet, I am unable to increase my body temperature in the hands and feet to be warm to the touch.
In preparation for winter hiking, I did research on Wim Hof, who broke the ice endurance record by standing fully immersed in ice for 1 hour and 44 minutes, and performed a variety of other cold weather feats.
In order to prepare himself for extreme activities, he exposes himself to the cold through ice submersion, sitting in ice lockers, or running in sub-zero weather wearing only shorts and sandals. The idea is to overcome the body’s aversion to the cold, and to be able to raise the body temperature through concentration.
Although I don’t plan on performing any endurance activities in a bathing suit during the middle of winter, I do
A little after three months since my bird feeder setup, I’ve made many changes. Namely, I spent a lot of effort deterring squirrels.
Naively, I set up my bird feeder within three feet of trees. This was plenty enough distance for squirrels to lunge on the feeder pole. No matter how many squirrel baffles or how much grease I put on, they’d gather like a pack of zombies on human flesh. I’d chase them away, but they’d be back minutes later.
It got to the point where five squirrels were hovering around the feeder most of the day. The birds couldn’t get in edgewise, so I had to move the whole setup into my back yard.
I made sure to trim nearby branches, and place the pole over five feet from any possible jumping points. They still exhibit obscure problem solving methods to circumvent baffles. I end up making small modifications, and they aren’t nearly the problem they once were.
Although the view to the back yard from the kitchen is not as ideal as the view from the
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In this illustrated guide, I show the effects of using an external flash to cast the best light on a subject
Completed the Great Range trail review, with some recommendations for day hikers and backpackers. Included distance traveled, ascent, and elevations procured mostly from Adirondack Trails High Peaks Region.
Will include audio in the near future
Doing research for Great Range, final review. Learned that in 2005, Backpacker Magazine named the Great Range, the third hardest day hike in America
From my research, it takes anywhere from 15 to 20 something hours to go from Rooster Comb trailhead, along the range, and back via Phelps Trail to the Garden trailhead. Then, if you don’t have a vehicle parked at both trailheads, you walk a couple miles down the road to your vehicle, or more likely, you collapse and die of exhaustion.
The following audio log covers Thurs., Oct. 7 2010 to Sun., Oct. 10, 2010. Thursday is rain, so I don’t bother the summits. Friday, I get blown down Haystack in 50+ mph winds. Saturday, I finally make it up Haystack, Skylight, and Marcy, taking some awesome pictures.
The following image gallery coincides with this audio.
Other Articles in this series:
This portion of the series covers Tues., Oct. 5 2010 and Wed., Oct. 6 2010. I remark on my traverse of Gothics, Saddleback, and Basin Mountain—the most difficult portion of the Great Range Trail.
I slide on Gothics and Saddleback, tearing up my rain pants pretty good, but no injuries. I make it to Slant Rock, but didn’t find the lean-to until next audio log. Instead, I am stuck inside my tent in a puddle for Oct. 6., waiting out the rain…
The following image gallery coincides with this audio log.
Other Articles in this series:
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