2005 Vermont Cycling Trip

Report and Album For Download

I created this page to share information about our tandem bicycling trip through the Champlain Islands. On September 30, 2005, we flew from Klamath Falls, OR to Burlington VT. It was a fall colors ride that we’ve wanted to do for many years. Our plan was travel for five days staying in inns hotels along the way. We wanted to ride about 50-60 miles per day. We didn’t bring any camping gear, unless you consider a credit card camping gear! I wanted to post some information about the ride. You would find the information in the report helpful if you wanted to know:

• How we faired with the airlines traveling with a tandem in the post 9/11 era.
• How we setup our tandem for touring.
• Where we traveled on our tour

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• Report About The Trip
  • There are two version of this file, a high resolution and low resolution version. The report is 11 pages, but includes many pictures. Higher resolution looks a little better on screen and prints very nicely. The low resolution version downloads quickly and looks OK on screen. They both have the same information. Click the link below to download the version you want.
  • The files are in portable document format, pdf. To view these files you must have Adobe's Acrobat Reader installed. If you don't already have this installed on your computer, visit Adobe's site, www.adobe.com, and download it for free. Readers are available for all operating systems. Click on the links below to view online. You can also use your right mouse button to click on the file and "Save Target As" directly to your hard drive.
    
    
    • High resolution click here (approximately 9 mb's) to download
    • Low resolution click here (approximately 400K) to download
      
      
• Slide Show
  • This is a stand alone application that will play the slide show on your screen. You don't need anything but this file to view the show. You will have the option to view the photos as a slide show with music or in a scrapbook format where you can turn the photos individually. If you need help running the slide show, see the section above
    
  • System Requirements:
    
    • Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 w/ sp 6a, 2000, or XP. The software will not operate on Win 3.1 or the MacOS--sorry
    • 400 mg hz Pentium II processor or higher
    • 20 mb's of free hard drive disc space
    • VGA Video adapter capable of driving at least a 14" display to 800 X 600
    • 32MB RAM required, 64MB recommended.
      
      
      • Click here to download a file that will teach you how to use the slide show below.
      • Click here (approximately 18 mb's) to download the slide show..
        
• Printing Photos
  • I posted a link here today, 11/19/2005, to allow online printing. The link will be active for 4-6 weeks. I'm not charging you to use my pictures, but you will need to pay for the photo processing of any photos you order. You are allowed to print photos for personal use only.
  • Occasionally the service does not update the small thumbnails for viewing online. If this happens, select any photo by double clicking and then use the arrow to load each picture individually.
  • Sometimes I'm asked to email my photos for home printing. I won't do this for a number of reasons. If you do a lot of home printing, you should know that photos last longer and are cheaper to print using a professional service. Leo's Camera store in Klamath Falls does excellent work and they are very good to work with. When you use the online service, you have an option to have the photos printed locally for same day pickup. You can also have them mailed to your home, so the process is very convenient.
    • If you want more information about why home printing isn't a great idea, recently the NY Times published the article: Why Do-It-Yourself Photo Printing Doesn't Add Up. Click here to read the full text.

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