Monthly Archives: August 2007

The View From the River

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Bone

I skipped work the other day, so Stinkubus Prime and I could do some kayaking. There are a few more pictures in my Picasa.

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Boring Post

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Bone

Just got in from a nice night ride. I adjusted the angle of my headlight a little, and it put much more usable light on the road now. Tonight: 14 miles August: 46 miles 2007: 798 miles

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How to Download GPX Tracks under Linux

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Bone

Somebody asked me how to do this a few days ago, and since google is not much help, here is how to download GPX track files from a GPS (Garmin eTrex in my case) over a Serial port (/dev/ttyS0 in … Continue reading →

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CVRT Map

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Bone

Over the past few weekends, I have gathered enough data to build a map of the CVRT, all the roads that intersect it, and the parking facilities at the trail heads. The geeky, behind-the-scenes parts are still a bit experimental, … Continue reading →

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Mapping in the Dark

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Bone

I waited for the sun to go down before riding today, mainly because I wanted to play with my new generator-headlight setup. I also picked up a handful of streets for the map. Mechanicsburg borough is really close to being … Continue reading →

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