Backpacking Time! Warm Weather is a Time to Get Out in the Boonies!

If you have been watching the CBS TV series/reality show called the "Amazing Race", you see folks with backpacks running through the amazing places of the world. That's one way of using a backpack. Many folks use the backpack method to travel and explore around the world.

But on the other hand, you can use your backpack to explore the boonies, the wilderness, the great outdoors.



I created a Squidoo lens about "Backpacking - Like Hiking, but Bringing More Stuff With You" so you can see some of my experiences with this interesting way to get around.



This Squidoo lens provides links to backpacking resources such as videos, books, and backpacking gear.

Up In The Air? A Fascination with Aircraft!

A fascination with airplanes and other flying craft can start early - very early, in fact. So I cooked up a Squidoo lens that celebrates this fascination with links to resources. Of course, I named it Up In The Air --(really, named it something else... but the URL has "upintheair" in it).



As the picture above shows, enjoying the fun of flying can start at a very early age!

Then, you have the older, slower planes such as the one below.



And, you have the faster ones such as more recent types--as shown below.



So, drop by my Squidoo lens on Airplanes and Flying and check out the Radio-Controlled (RC) model aircraft and even real aircraft that you may have a chance of buying (and books and movies about these amazing devices as well).

Pacific Grove, California

At the beginning of this year, my wife and I enjoyed a two-day stay at a Bed & Breakfast Inn in Pacific Grove, California. In addition to having a wonderful break from the rush-and-hustle of day-to-day life, I had a chance to enjoy "away-time" with my wife and to take bunches of pictures of the beautiful scenery that abounds in Pacific Grove. And, of course, I came up with some goodies for my Squidoo lens on this amazing little community.

Llama, Lama, Ding Dong... Yup... Squidoo Lens on Llamas!

Was in Colorado for a week in March... and while out and about and running around, found a field full of Llamas. And, of course, I just had to get some pictures so I could write up a Llama lens in Squidoo! Drop on by and visit and say "Hi!". Thanks for dropping by.

Where Did the Sea Lions Go?

They used to be a popular scene in San Francisco... hundreds of sea lions camping out on the platforms at Pier 39. But near the middle of November, all the sea lions disappeared. This Squidoo lens on sea lions gives you a few images of when the place was literally crawling with these creatures.

Tilapia Fish!

This Squidoo lens is about Tilapia Fish--and my experiences with learning more about how these great food fish are raised (farmed) in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world. Lots of links and references for you to access and learn from.

Trains! Big Ones and Little Ones! Ride 'Em or Watch 'Em!

This Squidoo lens is about my Experiences with Trains. I've taken trips on trains--from the bullet trains of Japan (the Shinkansen to the commuter trains of the San Francisco Bay Area (BART, CalTrain, ACE Train, VTA Light Rail). I've also owned the model trains that almost everyone has played with at least once in their life. This Squidoo lens has links to books and other resources on trains--including museums, operating rail systems around the world (Orient Express, Trans-Siberian Railroad, the Alaskan Train, and Old-West Style trains). Check it out!