Category: Outdoors

  • 2023 Week 31 – River Cruising

    2023 Week 31 – River Cruising

    What’s Going On:As I continue studying to upgrade my Amateur Radio license, I’ve added a couple of “stealth” antennas to the attics in my house. Unfortunately, because of my HOA, I can’t put anything on the outside of the house; I’m limited to using the attic space for the equipment. While not ideal, it’s been…

  • 2023 Week 30 – All Along the Cairo Skywatch Tower

    2023 Week 30 – All Along the Cairo Skywatch Tower

    What’s Going On:I finally booked my flights for an upcoming business trip to Switzerland. Getting there wasn’t the challenge; it was trying to figure out what to do with the couple of days I had after the conference was over (too many options!). Right now, I’m planning on taking a train to Paris for an…

  • 2023 Week 24/25 – Road Trip!

    2023 Week 24/25 – Road Trip!

    What’s Going On:*Warning* This will be a LONG post covering a week-long trip with lots of links, photos, and me rambling on for a while. It was nice to return to a 3-day weekend after a week on the road last week (more on that later). Besides getting the tent out to dry off, I…

  • 2023 Week 22 – Wanna Trade?

    2023 Week 22 – Wanna Trade?

    What’s Going On:Sierra Trading Post (now just Sierra) recently opened a brick-and-mortar store on the NW side of Indianapolis. I remember (mail) ordering from them back in the late 80s, and you could get just about anything you needed for camping and hiking. Over the years, I had all but forgotten about them and became…

  • 2023 Week 21 – Sniff

    2023 Week 21 – Sniff

    Just in time for the holiday weekend, I somehow picked up a head cold. I started getting the throat tickle Thursday afternoon and had a full-on sore throat by bedtime. I thought it was going to turn into strep, but the throat felt better the next morning, although my sinuses were on fire. Friday night…

  • 2023 Week 20 – The Asian Invasion

    2023 Week 20 – The Asian Invasion

    I ended up out at the track twice last week for work events. Tuesday was wet, and there were no cars on the track, so I ducked out after the event. Thursday was beautiful; the cars were out, turning laps and dialing things in. I always end up at the track every year for a…

  • 2022-Week 44 – The Colors!

    2022-Week 44 – The Colors!

    The fall foliage has been amazing this year, and we’ve enjoyed the burst of color in the trees around the house. I took some time off to go camping in my new favorite place, Hardin Ridge (in the Hoosier National Forest). All the loops are closed except for one, and there are minimal amenities, but…

  • 2022-Week 42 & 43 – Catching Up

    2022-Week 42 & 43 – Catching Up

    I didn’t post last weekend because I was out of town for a wedding (and I forgot due to everything going on). So this week is a catch-up post covering a few things from the past 2 weeks. The trees are looking quite colorful this week, and I was going to try & go camping…

  • 2022 Week 35 – We’re Listening

    2022 Week 35 – We’re Listening

    Some of you might remember back in the early 2000’s IndyScan.com used to be a resource page for Radio Scanner enthusiasts. We started small with the Central Indiana area and eventually grew to cover the entire state. We even had a monthly newsletter and conducted regular surveys to get feedback from our visitors. That was…