Here's a second installment of Trevor and his train collection on the patio. You'll notice a few misspellings in the video. For some reason Windows Movie Maker doesn't work well with certain fonts and has lopped off the last letter of a few of the trains' names.
This is one of the best tracks we've built. The video features most of the trains in Trevor's collection. We're able to leave the track out and just bring the trains in at night. It runs along the sidewalk and we've got some great comments from the neighbors and others walking by.
Of all the things Trevor could be infatuated with, we're glad he picked something pretty cool.
8.05.2010
ben on the slide strings
Awesome Ben Harper guitar solo I came across. If this doesn't give you chills, you don't have a soul.
This is Paris Sunrise #7 > something else > Paris Sunrise #7. Anyone recognize the interlude?
This is Paris Sunrise #7 > something else > Paris Sunrise #7. Anyone recognize the interlude?
8.02.2010
blow off some steam along Ohio and Erie Canal
Man, it was a rough week at work last week.
I needed to do something sporadic; something to get my mind off my place of work. Noting the recurring trend of layoffs and overhauls in the office, it needed to be something cheap. We kicked around the idea of driving up to Kelleys Island and camping overnight, hitting up a winery, the beach and a mini-golf course. Melissa wasn't really up for it.
Instead, I strapped on a backpack, hopped on my mountain bike and headed for the towpath along the Ohio and Erie Canalway that runs through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I rode about 15 miles to the town of Boston Mills and reserved a campsite behind the Stanford Hostel, just a short trek from the towpath.
Funny aside: I own only a six-person, family-size tent, and it wasn't fitting in my backpack. I thought about hitting up WalMart for a cheap two-person setup, but instead I decided to suck up my pride and put up Trevor's fish/monster play tent. Don't regret it one bit. It was a bit cramped, but it kept me dry and out of the elements.
From around 6 p.m. to around midnight I sat on a picnic table, drank gin from a flask and read an entire book cover to cover (Peep Show by Joshua Braff. I give it 4 1/2 stars; thanks, Carlo). Didn't think about work once. Trip=success.
Sunday morning I packed up and rode over to the Boston Mills train depot along the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and was able to hop aboard the northbound train for $2. (The train operators offer bikers a one-way ticket for $2 as part of the Bike Aboard! program.)
Was home in time to make lunch for Melissa and Trevor, let them know how much I missed them and refrain from taking my work stress out on the family.
Word is in a few years the towpath will be extended north all the way to the Flats. Then I could potentially bike to work. I won't. But the fact that I could get downtown in less than an hour without using a drop of gas is pretty cool.
Point is: If you're looking for a cheap getaway, don't forget Cleveland has a treasured landmark in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park right in our own backyard. Whether you hike, bike, fish, hunt, jog, antique, bird watch, enjoy trains or just need to blow off some steam, you can't beat the price of an afternoon along the towpath.
I needed to do something sporadic; something to get my mind off my place of work. Noting the recurring trend of layoffs and overhauls in the office, it needed to be something cheap. We kicked around the idea of driving up to Kelleys Island and camping overnight, hitting up a winery, the beach and a mini-golf course. Melissa wasn't really up for it.
Instead, I strapped on a backpack, hopped on my mountain bike and headed for the towpath along the Ohio and Erie Canalway that runs through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I rode about 15 miles to the town of Boston Mills and reserved a campsite behind the Stanford Hostel, just a short trek from the towpath.
Funny aside: I own only a six-person, family-size tent, and it wasn't fitting in my backpack. I thought about hitting up WalMart for a cheap two-person setup, but instead I decided to suck up my pride and put up Trevor's fish/monster play tent. Don't regret it one bit. It was a bit cramped, but it kept me dry and out of the elements.
From around 6 p.m. to around midnight I sat on a picnic table, drank gin from a flask and read an entire book cover to cover (Peep Show by Joshua Braff. I give it 4 1/2 stars; thanks, Carlo). Didn't think about work once. Trip=success.
Sunday morning I packed up and rode over to the Boston Mills train depot along the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and was able to hop aboard the northbound train for $2. (The train operators offer bikers a one-way ticket for $2 as part of the Bike Aboard! program.)
Was home in time to make lunch for Melissa and Trevor, let them know how much I missed them and refrain from taking my work stress out on the family.
Word is in a few years the towpath will be extended north all the way to the Flats. Then I could potentially bike to work. I won't. But the fact that I could get downtown in less than an hour without using a drop of gas is pretty cool.
Point is: If you're looking for a cheap getaway, don't forget Cleveland has a treasured landmark in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park right in our own backyard. Whether you hike, bike, fish, hunt, jog, antique, bird watch, enjoy trains or just need to blow off some steam, you can't beat the price of an afternoon along the towpath.
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