Loading Image...Just got my mitts on a new ultralight backpacking jacket from the Outdoor Research Outlet in Seattle. The OR Celestial jacket weighing in at a nice 10oz should do the trick for our upcoming TGO Challenge hike in Scotland.
Hope may be at hand to make Brett’s Dehyrated Wine drinkable. Per a recent posting in the New Scientist, wine can be aged by passing lots of current through it.
I quote:
Pass an undrinkable, raw red wine between a set of high-voltage electrodes and it becomes pleasantly quaffable.
Alas, this still has the label "don’t try this at home kids" so we’ll be waiting a while…
Found this great post on Where to Get Awesome Multi-Monitor Wallpaper [Multi-monitor Wallpaper].
I’ve been researching tent options for our upcoming TGO trip in May. I’d settled on the Lunar Duo from Six Moon’s designs after some in depth research on the BPL forums. I ordered it seam sealed with an extra Tyvec footprint. Should be here before Christmas in time for a dry run to see how it handles winter snow conditions from the safety of my yard.
The first days of snow were great and its now looking like we’ll have a snow filled Christmas with lots of other "trimmings" to come. Last night we had a winter wind storm warning with winds of 40 – 60 mph in the Cascade foothills. Next in (due tomorrow) is freezing rain.
It’s really getting me in the mood for our upcoming ski trip. Heck, at the rate things are going in Washington, we could just stay put and ski from the house.
The dogs are loving the snow and have spent endless hours outside rolling, running, jumping and (ahem) writing their names in the snow.
I’m in the process of planning our route across Scotland for the 2009 TGO challenge. I love Scotch and was hoping to drop in for “wee dram” in a few distilleries along the way. Alas, the only one that’s looking hopeful is Dalwhinnie.
Google Maps for your viewing pleasure here.
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