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October 19, 2007

Jason Hall
jayce^
Jayce
» GPS Recommendations

So my old GPS is finally beyond hope.  It has fallen into a state that can only be deemed useless, and I need a new one.  I'm hoping to get some recommendations from folks about what GPS models features you like the most.  Some of my requirements include:

  • Screen - not just tracking
  • Topographical Maps
  • Mac Connectivity - Preferably bluetooth
Basic Usage for me:

  • Plot waypoints before a hike
  • Use During a hike to verify location/path
  • Little geocaching
  • Exporting hike details to Google Earth, etc..
So, what models do you prefer, and why?

by Jayce^ at 3:05 PM under camping , electronics , geeky , outdoors , reviews
September 4, 2007

Jason Hall
jayce^
Jayce
» Unwinding At Grandaddy

I live in Utah.  I love camping.  With that said, some people find it strange that until this weekend, I'd never been to the Uintahs.  Of course, I didn't grow up here, and just now have had the chance to really get out a bit more.  So this weekend my neighbor and I headed out to the Uintah mountains to the Grandaddy Basin.

The hike out, over Hades Pass, was 4 miles, and I had been told quite difficult.  Well, not really.  Was a lot easier than expected, which let us spend a bit of extra time finding a great camping spot.  We had heard the area was a popular spot, so we were a bit worried about seeing too many people, especially on a holiday weekend.  Instead we were pleased to have only about 4 groups total in the area, which led to an overall very private weekend.

The Grandaddy basin is quite a nice area.  After leaving the oppressive Utah summer heat it felt great to be surrounded by trees, and numerous lakes and ponds.  Spending time wandering in the forests I couldn't help but keep finding nice water pools and meadows.  Nights were brisk, another enjoyable thing, but the fishing was extremely slow for various reasons.

As a geek, it's extremely nice to be able to completely just get away, to spend a weekend scrounging around in the dirt, and just having fun.  I'll definitely be heading back to this area, and hopefully bringing my family as the kids get a little older.  There are lots of fish (normally biting), lots of big and tiny lakes, short hikes, easy distance.  It's just a great location.

Grandaddy Lake Photos
Grandaddy Lake Picasa Gallery

by Jayce^ at 9:05 PM under camping , outdoors
August 20, 2007

Hans Fugal
no nic
The Fugue :
» Camping XHTML

I have a little Camping toy, and I decided to play a bit with MathML to render a few simple equations. I read the insructions and played around with a static file and found that all I needed was to use XHTML and everything would Just Work™.

Until I tried to do it in Camping. I'll spare you the boring details and cut to the chase:

def layout
  @headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/xhtml+xml'
  xhtml_transitional do
    body { self << yield }
  end
end

The trick is getting the MIME type right.

by Hans Fugal at 12:53 AM under camping , mathml , ruby , xhtml