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Friday, September 03, 2010 12:30 AM

Potholes Timelapse Video

Yesterday I posted a timelapse video where the main feature was the GPS points on the topo map. When we drove back from Potholes a few weeks ago, I focused more on the images. I taped a USB webcam to the rear view mirror and had it connected to the laptop...
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Monday, July 26, 2010 12:30 AM

Inspiring Travel Quotes

BraveNewTraveler.com recently posted a list of the 50 most inspiring travel quotes of all time. All of the ones I wanted to tweet were too long so I ended up with a blog post of the best ones. The first is my favorite though. Emphasis is my own. “All...
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Friday, June 04, 2010 12:30 AM

Royal Caribbean Honeymoon Cruise Video

Tyla and I took over two and a half hours of video on the cruise. The Kodak Zx3 camcorder did a fantastic job. I was a little disappointed in some of the CMOS sensor rolling shutter effect that showed up on the 1080p30 shots. It was most noticeable when...
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Friday, May 28, 2010 12:30 AM

Royal Caribbean Cruise Journal

Since we had a laptop on the ship, I took some time each day to write down what we did. Don’t feel like you have to read this. It gets pretty bland. I just want it on the blog so that we can look back in the future and reference it. In fact, if...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:30 AM

Liberty of the Seas Facts

The cruise ship was a technological marvel. Here are some geeky facts to blow your mind: Underwater “wings” deploy from the ship with ailerons to counteract the rolling of the ship. Main propulsion is from two azipods and one fixed propeller...
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Monday, May 24, 2010 12:30 AM

Tips For Your First Cruise

This was our first cruise so we had a lot of questions. Thank you to everyone who gave us advice! If you’re going on your first cruise, you may find the following list useful. If you’ve already been on a cruise and think this list needs modification...
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Friday, May 21, 2010 12:30 AM

Cruise Pictures

One week ago we were docking in Cozumel and we were flying along the beach in a “jungle buggy.” The memories of the trip will last me a lifetime, and likewise it might take you a lifetime to read what I wrote while we were on the trip. The next few days...
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Friday, May 07, 2010 12:30 AM

Man vs. Buffet

Tyla and I (well, mostly Tyla) have been doing a good job of watching our weight leading up to the wedding and again leading up to the cruise. I’m currently shedding some pounds to reduce the glare off my shiny white belly. But we’ve been...
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:30 AM

Vancouver Olympics Day Trip

On Saturday, Tim, Chelsea, Tyla and I drove up to Vancouver for a peek at the Olympics. We didn’t have tickets to any events, but we wanted to see what an Olympic city looked like. Fearing massive traffic and closed streets in downtown Vancouver, we planned...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:30 AM

Martens Family Christmas 2009

Tyla and I made a very quick trip back to Illinois for the Martens family Christmas party. Every year, my dad’s side of the family converges on western Illinois from all over the country. Somehow I have turned into the video guy so this year I’ve whipped...
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:12 AM

Christmas in Illinois

Our whirlwind trip to Illinois is done. Tyla and I flew out to at 6am on Christmas morning and came back at 8pm on Sunday. A huge thanks to my future in-laws for giving us rides! The main event was the big Martens Family Christmas gathering on Saturday...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:30 AM

Airport Connections

Tyla will be flying out with me to the Martens Family Christmas where she’ll be inundated with a long list of new faces and names. We’ll have plenty of pictures and video when we return. I love traveling with her, but what happens when you fly alone?...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:30 AM

Proposal Pictures

I’ve combined photos from three cameras (thanks Chelsea and Tyla!) and put some new pictures in the photo gallery from our trip to Whistler. Some of the coolest shots were the ones Chelsea took from their viewing point when I actually popped the question...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:30 AM

Olympic Peninsula

Mom and Dad came out for Labor Day and we took a trip with Tyla around the Olympic Peninsula. On Day 1, we started with the Edmunds-Kingston ferry. We weren’t actually sure if we should even begin the trip due to the wet weather and the even wetter forecast...
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:30 AM

Wellington

If you’ve read The White Cascade , you probably recognize Wellington as the sight of one of the greatest train disasters in history. In 1910, a couple train got stuck on the tracks by a huge snowstorm and was eventually taken out by an avalanche...
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