McLean County, IL

06.24.09

Morraine View
McLean County, IL (0)
Just before my brief, aborted trip earlier this week, I got a Nikon D60 camera. Someone at work had called my attention to the fact that SLR cameras had now come down in price. The D60 was within the range I was authorized to spend, and it's a small enough camera that it can work in my handlebar bag. A few other things had to go to make room for it, though. Now I have to get used to using an SLR again, and learn how to take advantage of digital SLR. The ...
06.23.09

Tar baby
McLean County, IL (0)
Well, that didn't work so well. We're back home tonight, after one night in McLean County, Illinois. We were planning to spend most of the week there and in other parts of Illinois, but it'll have to wait for another time. All I got was one 20+ mile bike ride today. (The bike with its odometer is still on the car. I don't want to handle it again until I can see what I'm touching.) I didn't get to any new destinations. I started the day by visiting a couple of places ...

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