Author Archives: Granger Meador
Passing the 300 Mile Mark for 2010
As I finished my post yesterday about my day hike with Betty Henderson at Fall River Lake, I noticed that, by the count on my spreadsheet, I was only 6.1 miles shy of 300 miles of day hikes in 2010. … Continue reading
Warm and Windy Day at Fall River Lake
The penultimate day of 2010 was unseasonably warm and windy, reaching over 70 degrees Fahrenheit with winds of over 20 miles per hour in southeastern Kansas. I drove 20 miles north to Caney and picked up fellow science teacher Betty … Continue reading
Trail Trials
In my previous post I discussed GPS enhancements for my day hikes. I’ve now built three fly-throughs of recent hikes, with linked photos, in Google Earth. The results are very nice, but it takes more time and effort than I … Continue reading
Skinning the Kindle
I love my Kindle 3 (since I’ve rid myself of the defective cover from Amazon), but now I carry it around without a cover and its drab brown case was uninspiring. So I splurged on the Library skin from DecalGirl. Here … Continue reading
GPS-Enhanced Day Hikes
The MotionX GPS app on my iPhone has added greatly to the enjoyment of my day hikes. Without it I’d be far more nervous about hiking solo on unfamiliar trails. On a hike I can use MotionX to see how … Continue reading
