Down for the CountGTuesday, August 10th, 2010 When I am writing, I sometimes imagine that we are talking to our families, to our friends, or maybe even to ourselves in twenty years. Occasionally, I like to pretend that our future offspring will read this one day and think, "Mom and Dad are so...
Up at the CabinGMonday, July 12th, 2010 The sun is intense in Finland this time of year. The flaming orb never leaves the sky, even at night. At our current latitude, sunset sort of occurs around 12AM, but it never actually gets dark. Then, around 3AM, the murky pink skies brighten ag...
Macro LoveGThursday, March 18th, 2010 Flowers make me happy. I don't care if it is cliché, they just do! When we got our first camera I was thrilled when I realized I could finally capture the beauty I see in them. When we get home I'm going to grow a massive garden so Tyler and I c...
Camp CookiesGFriday, August 28th, 2009 Looking for something to do while we wait for our rims, I decided to do some baking today. I thought traditional Jewish jam-filled hamentaschen would be a good idea since we had all the ingredients on hand, and I was craving cookies. I started wit...
Not RidingGTuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Today was the second in our three day rest at Bluesoleil campground in Rouffignac. While I feel incredibly fortunate to have gainful employment on our trip I am really, really looking forward to having a rest day (someday) that isn't filled with p...
Wine & PizzaGFriday, June 12th, 2009 We left to cycle the last bit of the canal into Nantes today. As we rounded our first corner the path abruptly stopped. A man operating a nearby lock laughed at us and said there were two ways to Nantes from there—swim across the lake, or take a ...
Portable Oven UpdateGWednesday, January 21st, 2009 We found a fabrication company to run our portable oven prototype a few weeks ago and it was remarkably affordable! Many thanks to Orion @ KMT Waterjet for all the help. Their pricing and customer service were absolutely astounding. I cannot rec...
Ultralight Camping OvenGSaturday, December 27th, 2008 Here is a screenshot from SolidWorks (a 3D CAD design program) of the assembly for our camping oven: Learning how to do 3D CAD design the last week or so has been an absolute blast, I feel like a little kid who just discovered legos all over ...
Backpacking Oven PrototypeGSaturday, December 20th, 2008 Tara and I spent the morning baking bread and building a full sized prototype of our backpacking oven. We're missing vent holes on the bottom where the stove will be located and a porthole for a thermometer but otherwise it is coming together nice...
Backpacker OvenGSaturday, December 20th, 2008 Our backpacker oven arrived today and frankly it is pretty unimpressive. It is far from sturdy, the straps that hold it together when it is packed are useless (not as advertised either) and it doesn't collapse down well at all. There are also ...
