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. . . but none the worse for the off-road experience Issue 96 : May/Jun 2014 That bright October afternoon, conditions were perfect for our Sunday motorcycle ride. We rumbled along for a few miles in the warm sun, looking at the fall colors and soaking in the mountain air. As we banked around a...
. . . but you can still enjoy the journey Issue 96 : May/Jun 2014 We should have known better. Over the years we have tried to plan ahead and have mail waiting for us when we arrived somewhere, but we soon discovered that pre-planning in this way guarantees that we will never arrive at...
Use them for handles, tethers, and tie-downs Issue 97 : Jul/Aug 2014 We have dozens of lanyards aboard Nine of Cups. We use them on pelican hooks, zippers, key rings, flashlights, and even USB flashdrives. I’ve used a lanyard knot with very fine line to make jewelry. I once used a variation of it to...
Celestial bodies have lost their star appeal Issue 97 : Jul/Aug 2014 I was in my early twenties when I first learned about celestial navigation. I had an interest in astronomy as a kid, was a fairly knowledgeable amateur astronomer as a teenager, and majored in astronomy in college. So when I joined the Navy,...
