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Two Weeks of Adventure: From Oregon’s Coastline to Chicago’s Technology Hustle and Bustle
Wow, what a crazy couple of weeks it's been!
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Bend Oregon
Weekend Adventure Paddling and Hiking in Central Oregon
This past weekend was all about the outdoors. On Saturday, I kayaked 8 miles on a crystal-clear Cascade lake, where the water was as cold as it was stunning. Then, on Sunday, we hiked 7 miles with a 2,000-foot elevation gain into the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness. With a…
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Bend Oregon
Beating the Heat: Locals and Tourists Flock to Central Oregon’s Waterways
It has been a heatwave where I live in the mountains of Central Oregon and people including myself have been hitting the Cascade Lakes and river to cool off. I have never seen so many people floating the Deschutes River in the Old Mill District of Bend Oregon.
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3D Printing
3D Model Creation with an iPhone Pro
I used the app 3D Scanner App on my iPhone 15 Pro and scanned in high resolution using LiDAR the sign and tree section to generate a 3D model that you can then export to use elsewhere such as a 3D scene or 3D print, share on Sketchfab,…
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Bend Oregon
Chasing the Northern Lights at Lava Lake
Last Friday evening, Stefanie, our two dogs, and I embarked on an adventure to Lava Lake in the Cascades, just a short drive from our home in Bend, Oregon. The area had just emerged from winter, was the perfect for our outing, especially with the potential of a…
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Bend Oregon
2023 Annular Eclipse Coming October 14th
On October 14th in the morning I will be experiencing an annular eclipse from the Cascade Mountains near my home in Bend Oregon.
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Misc.
Wildfires Here
Lightning struck on August 1st, about 30 miles west of me in sunny Bend, Oregon starting what is now called the Cedar Creek Fire. Sadly it is a beautiful area surrounding a crystal clear water lake where kayaking you can see over 60 feet in visibility.
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