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Sun, it rises from Kenneth Zirkel on Vimeo.

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I found myself headed for the in-laws house over Columbus Day weekend; they live in Nassau County, Long Island. My wife agreed to let me take an overnight lighthouse trip, and I decided that, starting from Nassau County, a tour of coastal New Jersey lights would be just the ticket. My timeframe was short: just [...]

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We haven’t been to the Cape since 2007, and we were feeling the desire to return. The Wife found a really nice lakeside cottage available to rent in our favorite town, Eastham. It was a little expensive, but we decided to splurge to have the chance to stay right on a lake (actually a kettle [...]

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During my recent Cape Cod trip, I got up around sunrise one morning to paddle Stage Harbor, which is in Chatham, in the “elbow” of Cape Cod. My reference for this paddle was AMC’s Discover Cape Cod book. I noticed one little error in the book: the paddle put-in for this trip is on the [...]

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I had asked for today off a while back, planning to take a trip to NY. The trip to NY got cancelled for a number of reasons, but since I had the day off anyway, I decided to use the day for a paddle. The book “Day Paddling Narragansett Bay” by Eben Oldmixon suggests Dutch [...]

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The wife had a conference in Washington DC, so we made it into a long weekend. It was the kids’ first time in the Capitol, and it was my first visit in many years.

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Today I took my first big sea trip with my kayak. I was planning to stay overnight in Gloucester or Rockport to do some photography, when it occurred to me that I should bring my kayak to see some lighthouses that I can’t normally get to. After talking with with the good folks at North [...]

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Family trip: Feb 27-March 4, 2009

We flew via Southwest Airlines, which has become our airline of preference, and rented a car from Ace aka Blue Oval. The car was a Nissan Versa, and we paid $122 for 5 days. It was quite suitable (though there was not enough luggage space for 4 suitcases and a [...]

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Son has a set of flashcards which feature landmarks of the world. He made a list of the landmarks he wants to visit. Unfortunately, he wrote it on the back of something else, so it’s a little hard to read.

Manchu Picchu
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Hoover Dam
Statue of Cristo Redentor (in Rio de Janeiro)
Golden Gate Bridge
Gateway Arch [...]

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A quick look at the sunrise/sunset schedule reveals that this time of year is the great for getting sunrise photos. I’m visiting relatives this week, and sunrise here is at 7:16 AM. Since my relatives live only about 40 minutes from Fire Island lighthouse, that means I can wake up around 6 AM (or later) [...]

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