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2013-05-15 19:43:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

On the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from 1997 I found mid 80's to mid 90's listing of 23 Mountain Visions Northwest and Idaho Multi-image productions.    

2013-05-10 21:48:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Using the EveryTrail Pro iPhone app I created a walking GPS tour with photos on the Boise River.

This is the third "Boise River Walk for Health, Habitat and Heritage led by
Liz Paul, Idaho Rivers United Boise River Campaign Coordinator.

On this walk we'll see waterfowl and a heron rookery, talk about river channel dynamics, and learn about floodplain and native and invasive plants. Bring your binoculars. 

Below is a link to a Google Map with descriptions of locations of Interest that war visited:

http://goo.gl/maps/d2gFb

1. New Dry Creek Irrigation Diversion built in 1879.
2. Head of Eagle Island
3. Gravel Quarry
4. West Boise Wastewater Plant
5. Sensitive Bird Nesting Area

2013-05-08 21:37:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Watch this very nice  Encyclopedia of Life HD Monarch Butterfly Migration Google Earth Tour.  Included in this YouTube video are citizen science projects and personal stories about the migration.  Also  a Google Earth KMZ file you can download is found in the Description area under  "Show More."

2013-05-05 16:46:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

most-shared, most popular articles, papers, blogs abt technology & learning, updated automatically several times/day. http://spigot.org

2013-04-28 16:56:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Interesting interactive map and stories of old Fort Boise in Idaho Statesman today.
http://legacy.idahostatesman.com/hype/fortboise/

2013-04-25 20:04:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I shot and uploaded two Gigapans of the Robie Creek area where the "Race to Robie Creek" ended.  One Gigapan shows a narrow view of the area and a second shows a wider view of some of the home sites on the volcanic plateau.  You can view these in full screen High definition and also view them aligned with the 3D terrain in Google Earth.
http://gigapan.com/gigapans/128180
http://gigapan.com/gigapans/128387

2013-04-24 23:47:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

i uploaded an iPhone EveryTrail map tour of another Boise River Walk along Willow Creek Lane led by Liz Paul, Idaho Rivers United.  I have not edited the photo captions yet, but decided to upload it now for people to see, and edit later.  I also shot a few rough videos with the iPhone, but decided not to upload them until I could edit them satisfactorily.

2013-04-22 01:21:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

April 20, 2013  - Attempting unsuccessfully  to photograph "Race to Robie Creek" runners approaching the Robie Creek Campground I shot a few Gigapans and Time Lapse sequences.  Below is a link to a Time Lapse that has a wide view of the mountain area including the Robie Creek Campground and a closer view of the campground area where the race ends.  I will post a link to one of the Gigapans soon.

2013-04-07 21:08:07 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-04-06 21:57:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

For my new iPhone App tour of the Boise River Everytrail also provides a KMZ file where you can fly down and see the detailed 3D map view, the location spots for all of the photos and open and view the photos and descriptions. I posted this KMZ file on my Blog.

2013-04-06 21:42:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Experimenting again with the iPhone app EveryTrail Pro I created a walking tour of the Boise River on April 5, 2013.  Liz Paul from Idaho Rivers United led the tour and provided historical and environmental information during the walk.   

2013-03-15 01:23:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Here is the link to the second Harrison Hollow Gigapan from March 2, 2013. Both Gigapans show the same area, but have different people doing different things in each.
As I note in the description you should use the full screen option to see the highest quality image.  The "Snapshot" images do not show in full screen so you should use the normal screen first to zoom in and explore the snapshot views.
Also, I have aligned both of these Gigapans in Google Earth.  Viewing each of them in Google Earth will take you to a fly in right to the ridge where I was standing and open up the Gigapan that you can zoom into and explore.

2013-03-15 01:16:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Last night I uploaded two Gigapans I shot during the March 2, 2013 Trail Day at Harrison Hollow in Boise, Idaho  

They are both showing the same area, but have different people doing different things in each.  Below is the link to one and I will add the second one next.

As I note in the description with the Gigapan you should use the full screen option to see the highest quality image.  The "Snapshot" images do not show in full screen so you should use the normal screen first to zoom in and explore the snapshot views.

Also, I have aligned both of these Gigapans in Google Earth.  Viewing each of them in Google Earth will take you to a fly in right to the ridge where I was standing and open up the Gigapan that you can zoom into and explore.

2013-03-08 22:30:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I shot a few DSLR  time lapse 2 second interval, sequences  showing volunteers doing work at the Harrison Hollow Trail Day on March 2. 2013.  This is an experiment in combining these and playing at 30 frames per second.

2013-03-08 21:18:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-03-08 21:06:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-03-08 20:34:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-03-07 16:37:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Very good close up action and sound in this Male Sage Grouse strut display video.

2013-03-06 17:00:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The Record High Stock Market - How are you doing?

Robert Reich vis Huff Post Blog provides a view of how the lower income 99% compare to the "Big American Corporations in profits and how this relates to the record high stock market today.

"Rarely before in American history have public policies so radically helped the most fortunate among us, so cruelly harmed the least fortunate, and exposed so many average working Americans to such widespread insecurity."

2013-02-27 22:43:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

My major interest in college through today has been the topic of learning and how an individual (human and others) gained survival knowledge and skills alone and within their community.  The article (and video) by Sugata Mitra, This years TED Prize winner "We Need Schools..Not Factories' makes sense to me. (Via Huffington Post)

2013-02-23 17:23:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

 We The People e-petition asked for free online access to taxpayer-funded research and the White House responded. (Via O'Reilly Radar)

2013-02-22 19:08:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Good questions!   "So where's the outcry? Why aren't more people up in arms? Why aren't big businesses (including major military contractors) and Wall Street screaming into the ears of the GOP? Where's the outrage from Main Street?"   "Yet the silence is deafening."
"It's no time for showdown fatigue."  "It's time to fight."  
Quoting Robert Reich on Sequestration & massive cuts in federal spending. (Via HuffPost -The Blog)

2013-02-16 18:02:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Read "How the State of the Union Worked"

President Obama's 2013 State of the Union Speech analyzed by George Lakoff, a Professor of Cognative Science and Linquistics at University of California at Berkley. (via BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT)

Following is one of the final statements in the article.

"President Obama, in this speech, created what cognitive scientists call a “prototype” — an ideal American defined by a contemporary progressive vision that incorporates a progressive market with individual opportunity and initiative.  It envisions an ideal citizenry that is in charge of the government, forcing the president and the Congress to do the right thing." 

2013-02-16 17:21:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Do you remember, & did you participate in the biggest Protest in World History - 20 million people - 10 years ago? I do and I did in Boise, Idaho!  

2013-01-24 06:00:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

"You and I, as citizens, have the power to set this country’s course. You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time – not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideals."  President Obama, 2013 Inauguration speech.

In my opinion we all must become much more involved in public discussions about important issues that affect our families, neighborhoods, & communities on local, state, federal & global levels. Popular media, corporate and organizational lobbyists. religious and political groups all have a stake in trying to guide us toward their viewpoint. (is the word "propaganda" appropriate?)  We, as citizens, should feel a strong obligation to try to search for information that is factual, truthful, and verifiable and share this with our friends, family andassoc... more »

2013-01-20 02:29:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I posted some winter photos taken near the Boise River on January 12, 2013 during the Audubon Society Bald Eagle Count.

2013-01-10 19:29:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Interesting new  "Transparent Idaho" web site provides state raw financial data, updated nightly, that can even be downloaded for independent analysis. (Via Magic Valley Times-News)

2012-12-30 01:47:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2012-12-29 20:29:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2012-12-26 18:37:15 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Outdoor Adventure Citizen Science Project Links

As I promised, after my recent conversation with Briana, U of O. Outdoor program, on my Blog I have posted a few links to interesting Outdoor Adventure type of Citizen Science web sites that contain lots of example projects.As time permits I will add more specific projects. Readers are welcome to suggest interesting projects too.

2012-12-21 23:04:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

To my Outdoor Recreation & Environmental Friends: Common Adventure, Citizen Science & Collaborative Maps

Today, in Boise, I had an interesting conversation with Briana Orr about the history and future of the U.of Oregon Outdoor Program and the Common Adventure Philosophy many of us are familiar with.  
In this post, & a few more later, I want to share a couple of project ideas we discussed that some of us might try to work on together. 

 One idea was how to learn about, use and promote more "Citizen Science" projects in our communities.  

Another was to start the development of "Collaborative Maps" where past outings, environmental/conservation projects, &/or resource people could be located on a map including a description, possibly with photos and/ or links to web site pages.

As time permits, I will provide moretho... more »

2012-12-17 18:17:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Read Lawrence Lessig's blog post "Focus at a time of tragedy" that highlights the "illegitimate concentration of money" by "1/20th of the 1%" that determines, not only gun control, but many of the "insane" policy decisions members of congress make.  Through Rootstrikers, he asks us to become more involved in issues.  "We can't afford insane policy anymore. We can't afford it with taxes, with climate change, with health care, with the debt, or with Wall Street. And we can't afford it with guns. 

2012-12-10 16:56:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

How many remember this amazing 1977 film "Powers of Ten" zooming from a picnic blanket out into the universe & back into the molecular structure of a human hand? 
(Via Gearthblog)

2012-12-09 18:34:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

 I would think most people would agree with this Act!

2012-12-03 20:18:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Dog parks, humans, and the commons - nice empirical test of Ostrom's design principles in everyday life: 

2012-12-03 17:57:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Read interesting Interview about "lessons for Building a Co-operative Movement" with John Curl, author of "For All the People":Uncovering the Hidden History of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communalism in America (via sharable.net)

2012-11-29 06:02:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Attended Timothy Egan lecture at BSU tonight.  Insightful comments about American politics after 2012 Election and his book about Edward Curtis, immortal photographs of Native Americans. Sponsored by the Andrus Center for Public Policy.
http://www.andruscenter.org
 

2012-11-27 18:37:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

"Exquisite slow-motion video" showing Cheetahs running. Cincinnati Zoo & National Geographic also shows complex slo-mo video equipment used. (via: Huff Post Green)

2012-11-12 17:54:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This is Geography Awareness Week - Celebrating Geography Worldwide. Check out the National Geographic web site. (via gearthblog.com)

2012-11-10 06:03:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Frank Rich's article "Fantasyland" about the recent presidential election and the future was informative and made me laugh out loud.

2012-10-07 18:22:38 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

What really matters - The fate of local and global ecosystems that support humanity?
Is this issue being discussed by our politicians? Is this another example of "historical silencing?" Read Noam Chomsky article in Alternet.org.

2012-10-07 17:52:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

What do you think about the overt policy of "Historical Silencing?" Here is an example:
Rethinking Columbus: Towards a True People's History - an article by Bill Bigelow on CommonDreams.org

2012-10-07 17:17:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

"The Closeline Paradox"-- Alternative energy, science, economics, open source, copyright, & business -  Conversation with Tim O'Reilly conversation on Edge.com 

2012-10-03 20:25:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This is a picasaweb album of  photos I took that include the Green Flash as the sun was going down at Ruby Beach on the coast of the State of Washington. US. Several photos were captured as the sun went down with a 400 mm lens through an eroded hole in a Seastack rock. Some are cropped to highlight the green flash. I uploaded a few other uncropped and cropped images of the Seastack and the sun with various green flash elements as well.

2012-09-12 03:29:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I uploaded as "a game" two Gigapans of different views of the interesting old Antique Store in Idaho City.  You can zoom in and create snapshot views of many different items.

2012-09-10 01:01:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics & Open Data.
David Eaves examines issues with governments releasing more information than ever and now how we have to face new kinds of political debates.

2012-08-30 21:14:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

See our Idaho Families for Clean Water YouTube video explaining that preliminary environmental studies were not done before the CuMo mine exploration in the Boise River watershed was permitted by the U.S. Forest Service.  See also Advocates for the West article today that a U.S. District Judge has ruled that there are significant environmental concerns.  http://www.advocateswest.org/bulletin/cumo-mine-win

2012-08-30 20:18:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Idaho CuMo mine exploration in Boise River watershed setback by U.S. District Judge.
http://bit.ly/SYUMRJ 
See Idaho Families for Clean Water Google Earth tour about this project.
http://bit.ly/SYVApw

2012-08-28 23:42:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2nd HD Smoke Cloud Time Lapse video from Stanley Idaho uploaded to YouTube. 

2012-08-28 21:07:58 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Still photos I shot at the Sawtooth Salmon Festival in Stanley, Idaho during the weekend of August 25-26, 2012.