Vixen Polarie Setup
When we went out to L.A. we took with us the Vixen Polarie on the chance that we would have an opportunity to give the Star Tracker a try. For expediency sake, we decided [...]
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Urban Safari: Drumlin Farm 2012
We have visited a few Mass Audubon sanctuaries (BNC, Blue Hills, etc…), but have never been to Drumlin Farm. Recently, we popped in for a look and were quite happy we [...]
Urban Safari: L.A. Visit – The Living Desert
In 1970, several trustees of the Palm Springs Desert Museum foresaw the impact that resort development would have on the local desert ecosystem. They created The Living [...]
Urban Safari: L.A. Visit – Griffith Observatory
Knowing that we were in L.A., a few readers suggested we check out the Griffith Observatory. Of course, Kristin had already scheduled us for a visit as Saturday was the [...]
Urban Safari: L.A. Arboretum and Botanical Garden
It is the second day of our week in L.A. We thought we had slept in, but it was only 5 A.M. when we were dressed and ready. To slow us down and help shift our clocks, we [...]
Kata MiniBee: FirstLook
Kata introduced the Bumblebee Ultra-Light backpack in April, 2010. The pack was an instant hit and won the prestigious 2010 reddot Design Award. Inspired by the success, [...]
Vixen Polar Axis Scope: FirstLook
In early January we posted a FirstLook of the Vixen Polarie Star Tracker. As astrophotography is still a bit of a niche hobby, the number of questions we got about it [...]
Urban Safari: The Stone Zoo
A Zoo New England embership has many benefits, one of which is free admission to both the Franklin Park and Stone zoos (ours were purchased after our visit to the Franklin [...]
Urban Safari: Geckos at the MOS
The Museum of Science unveiled a new exhibit last week. Geckos: Tails to Toepads is a traveling exhibit created by Peeling Productions, part of Clyde Peeling’s [...]
Urban Safari: Boston Nature Center
The first in the series of Urban Safari got quite a nice response and a lot of excellent suggestions on other locations. One of those suggestions was the Boston Nature [...]
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