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Fall 2010 in the Adirondacks

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Prelude to a Vacation – Kripalu Fall 2010

http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=157 It’s funny how this whole triathlon lifestyle takes on a life of its own. While preparing for my pursuit of triathlon goals, I decided that improving my running technique was something I really needed to look into in order to be successful. Not only for improving my running performance, but also to be able …

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Trip Diary – Lake Placid Spring 2010 Day 1

While Lake Placid is a typical destination for us, we have never been there during the early Spring. We decided to make the trip up this time of year with the intention of some triathlon training and fly-fishing. I always use the excuse that I don’t fly-fish as much as I used to since I …

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Skate Ski Areas Near Albany

The following site lists all the cross-country ski areas in New York… Cross-Country Ski Areas of New York   These are skate-skiing areas near Albany… Pine Ridge: http://www.pineridgexc.com/index.html Location: County Route 40, East Poestenkill, NY Garnett Hill: http://www.garnet-hill.com/cross-country-skiing.asp#programs http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=East+Poestenkill,+NY&fb=1&gl=us&ei=pZB-S_RjgcgyvOiBowg&ved=0CBIQpQY&hl=en&view=map&geocode=FdNIiwId4o-e-w&split=0&iwloc=A&sa=X

Last Minute Trips are the Best!

Mirror Lake in Lake Placid. After finding out that Denise and I both had a Friday off, we decided to take a last minute to trip up to Lake Placid for the weekend. We were able to find a nice apartment downtown and ended up having a great weekend. We took our dog, Yuki, along …

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Romanesco Broccoli

Cool find by my wife on the last week of the Emmaus Farmers Market. More info on this vegetable can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesco_broccoli .

DIY Rain Barrel

This blog post contains instructions on creating your own rain barrel.

Ziplining in Costa Rica

Ziplining in the cloud forest of Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Yuki and His Chippy

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