Saturday, September 22. 2012
Cycle commute - alternative route
Sunday, September 16. 2012
Powderface Trail
The Powderface trail is a narrow, winding gravel road that runs from the end of Highway 66 in the south to Highway 68 in the north. It is almost 35km long. This is a small segment of it, heading north, driving a Buick Lacrosse hire car.
K-country hike
The hike started at Forgetmenot Pond, at the end of Highway 66 in Kananaskis Country.

The pond lies next to the Elbow River, and on a bank in the middle of a bend stood this Inukshuk.

From there, the Powder Ridge Trail climbs a little over 500m to 2107m above sea level at an average slope of 19%, or 1 in 5.

The first half of the climb is in thick forest, which then gives way to Alpine meadows.


From the top you could see Forgenmenot Pond

And through the haze you could just make out the tall buildings of downtown Calgary. Just...

And a full 360 view from the top

This is what Google Earth though of the route

The pond lies next to the Elbow River, and on a bank in the middle of a bend stood this Inukshuk.

From there, the Powder Ridge Trail climbs a little over 500m to 2107m above sea level at an average slope of 19%, or 1 in 5.

The first half of the climb is in thick forest, which then gives way to Alpine meadows.


From the top you could see Forgenmenot Pond

And through the haze you could just make out the tall buildings of downtown Calgary. Just...

And a full 360 view from the top

This is what Google Earth though of the route

Saturday, September 15. 2012
Timelapse
Back in Calgary, and my first attempt at a timelapse video from my apartment window. Using my Nikon compact camera, which can be set to shoot continuously at 30 second intervals, and a suction mount on the window in the living room, the photos were then stitched together into a video. There are a couple of small bumps where I knocked the camera alignment slightly while changing the battery.
Tuesday, September 4. 2012
Nurburgring Touristenfahrten, 04.09.12
My final day at the Nurburgring, and my final lap in the Elise. The lap was going well until Pflanzgarten 3, where a yellow flag for a broken down Ferrari caused a narrow miss with a motorbike. The passenger was another guest from the hotel.

Monday, September 3. 2012
Nurburgring Touristenfahrten, 03.09.12
Sunday, September 2. 2012
Nordschleife by night (again)
Rad am Ring
So after I had to extend my trip by another week I got an extra long weekend at the Nurburgring. It happened that this weekend was Rad am Ring, a 24 hour bike race around the full circuit, most entrants being in teams running in a relay format. It also happens that some people I know from the Northloop forum had entered a few teams of riders. I am now inspired for next year...



In amongst the serious riders were a few taking part just for fun




In amongst the serious riders were a few taking part just for fun

Sunday, August 26. 2012
Lamborghini
Remember that yellow Lamborghini that appeared in one of my night photographs? Unfortunately there wasn't enough time left to go for a lap after I'd taken its owner for a lap in the Elise, so a short trip to the petrol station had to suffice.
Nurburgring Touristenfahrten, 26.08.12
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