Baby Eagles!

If you have any interest for the outdoors this livecam is a must watch.

It is done by the Michigan Magazine people and it is just awesome. I try to have it on in the background when I am working so that I can sneak a peek every once in a while.

So far I have watched the chicks hatch this spring, the parents tear roadkill and fish to shreds and watched as the mother/ father made a wind break for their young  with their own bodies.

Definitely worth your time.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi/stutesman/eagle.html

-J

Michigan Biking News!

While poking around online I found a few articles concerning some bike projects that I thought might be interesting to you.

When I see these things starting up I get very excited because it means that people are going to be outside powering their recreation, getting healthy.

Blue Star Trail: http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/08/blue_star_trail_will_allow_bic.html

Yet another new Mtn Bike Trail in Grand Rapids: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/08/new_6-mile_mountain_bike_trail.html

Hopefully trails and mtn bike parks such as these two will aid in making Michigan a diverse destination state!

We do have a little something for everyone.

Have a great week.

Loads of new posts coming.

-J

Is that a bird?

While partying in the backyard we found this giant moth on the ground! 

Call it Board-Sailing, or wind-surfing, I will just call it mildly difficult

With the rig strapped to the roof rack of Chelsea's Subaru we shot out to the beach.

After watching the videos I thought that it would be super easy; you just throw up the sail, hop right on and start looking good.

NOT!

As with everything this will definitely be a learning experience. I am really excited about it though.

Tomorrow we will head back out, however this time we are going to a smaller inland lake so that we don't have to fight the waves. Hopefully we have some sweet action shots tomorrow night!

For now the two of us are just relaxing and having a little backyard party!

Hope your Wednesday went well.

-J

Just two dudes, jumping off a dune

Thought I would upload a few pics of Matty and I jumping off of a little grass clump.

More to come soon.

Back in Nor-Mich and loving it. Expect to see new posts from all the usual places and a few new ones 

Yesterday my friend Matt came for a visit so I had to show him my new favorite spot, Old Baldy. After the half-mile barefoot hike we descended the face of the dune. The thrill of rushing down the dune, bounding almost weightless and at tremendous speeds is somewhat overshadowed when you finally reach the bottom by the sudden realization that lingered in the back of your head the whole way down, "oh my God, look how high we have to climb."

Though the ascent was challenging it was not impossible and I urge any of you who make your way out to the end of the trail to make the extra effort to let your inner child out by barreling down the sandy chute.

On another note, while walking around at nearby river we saw a few salmon. Maybe this week I could hook into my first one!

Wish me luck.

-J

(PS. Gosh it feels good to be done with this semester's classes)

I cannot wait until i get to feel the awesome waters of the big lake in a few days.