A Few More NPS Stamps
Camping Travel

A Few More NPS Stamps

I spent my second weekend at Bear Creek Lake State Park – this time to participate in a Saturday morning conference in Lynchburg. About an hour from Cumberland County, it’s a nice drive to Lynchburg and, following the conference, I took the opportunity to drop by the Appomattox Court House NHS and bag another stamp.

Garmin vivomove Trend
Tech Training

Garmin vivomove Trend

I’ve now used the Trend for 4 days and recorded 6 activities (walking) and I have to say, I’m a bit dispointed. The treadmill activity, after calibrating against an NPE Runn module, is reasonably accurate. Outdoor walking, however, is rather puzzling. Even with the connected GPS (Pixel 7 Pro), the distance is about 12% off

New Passport Stamps
Travel

New Passport Stamps

It’s been quite a few years since I was able to add a new stamp to any of my passport galleries. On my way home from a recent camping trip to Oregon Inlet, I pulled into the Bodie Island Lighthouse because, well, it’s a lighthouse and I never grow tired of lighthouses no matter how