Category Archives: Activities
A Good Orthopedist in San Francisco
I needed to see someone about my shoulder/neck injury. On the recommendation of a coworker, I went to see Dr. Jon Dickinson. He seems to be very nice, knowledgeable, and happily explains what he’s observing, rather than just writing a … Continue reading
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Tagged bay area, orthopaedics, orthopedic, orthopedic surgeon, orthopedics, orthopedist, sf bay area
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Photographer’s Rights
The Bert P. Krages website has a handy, downloadable PDF version of the “The Photographer’s Right”. If you object to the recent harassment of photographers in public places, I suggest that you download this, print it out, and carry it … Continue reading
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Bicycle Weights
I bought a super-handy digital hanging scale from DealExtreme ($10.84, by far the lowest price on the ‘net). The most useful weights to post that I can think of are those of my bicycles: Cannondale Synapse Carbon 2 60cm (2007) … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged allez, allez elite, cannondale, dealextreme, digital hanging scale, hanging scale, raven, specialized, synapse
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Powdered Whole Milk
Powdered milk is a great thing to have along when backpacking. It’s a lightweight source of protein and flavor. Unfortunately, all of the backpacking-oriented stores seem obsessed with fat-free products. This yields tasteless, low-calorie breakfasts which don’t seem to keep … Continue reading
Oakland to Yosemite
Google Maps provides a route from the San Francisco Bay Area to Yosemite National Park which runs along 580 to Highway 120. I find this route to be intolerably populated, unattractive, and often ground to a stop due to accidents … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Climbing, Travel
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B.O.B. Yak Plus versus Ibex versus Panniers
Trailers versus Panniers Based upon my online research, the trailer versus pannier debate will rage on forever. Panniers have the advantage of not requiring you to worry about a trailer. Trailers have the advantage of reducing your frontal area (and … Continue reading
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Bungie
On July 7th, 2007, I was riding back to Oakland from Tacoma, along the Oregon coast. It was late, around 11:00pm, and the weather had turned rather chilly. Several miles south of Florence, Oregon, as I rode up a pitch … Continue reading
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