Basic Tag Cloud
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Volcanic Plugs of Ottawa Forest
The Ottawa National Forest includes almost one million acres of lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and forested hills of the Western Upper Peninsula. Stretching from the Peshekee Highlands north of Champion to the Michigan-Wisconsin border, the forest… [read more]
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Excel Amortization Table
I recently purchased a new car - a 2006 manual Saturn Ion. As with any good car purchase I had to take out a hefty auto loan for most of the car's worth. Thanks to a large amount of student loans and a short work history, the interest on the car loan… [read more]
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Rocking Chair Lakes
Perched high above Mulligan Plains are the two small Rocking Chair Lakes. A rustic camping site of the Escanaba River State Forest, these lakes offer scenic views and a peaceful escape for the adventurous. Ever since I first visited Mulligan Plains… [read more]
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Dynamic Template Methods
Ever since I started working on websites during the summer of 2006 I made sure to keep dynamic and static information separate on my projects. Certain things in the website's content should remain the same, or similar, on separate pages: header,… [read more]
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Clark Creek and Island Lake
Due to the rugged nature of the Peshekee Highlands, the Dead River's upper reaches are quite unique. From its headwaters in the McCormick Tract, it drops over 400 feet before reaching Silver Lake Basin, the first of five reservoirs along the Dead… [read more]
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New Job and Car
The last few weeks have been pretty busy for me. To provide a bit of back story, I've been living in Appleton, WI with my girlfriend's parents working a few different contract jobs since May of 2009. While our income was enough to cover a few bills… [read more]
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Superior Mountain Hike
Superior Mountain is a lumpy set of peaks located west of the Mouth of Huron river. Rising from the edge of Lake Superior and sandwiched between Little Huron River and Mount Benison, the mountain has many rocky outcroppings with excellent views of… [read more]
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McCormick Tract
Located north of Champion, the McCormick Tract is a 16,850 acre wilderness in the Peshekee Grade. Originally owned by Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the reaping machine, the land was donated to the USDA Forest Service in 1967 and is now available for… [read more]
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A KML Sitemap
This post assumes basic understand of website structures and XML documents. [read more]
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Resetting to Subdomains
This post assumes some intermediate understanding of using .htaccess files, mod rewrite, and website structure. [read more]
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Salmon Trout River
With most of the Salmon Trout River's main branch located in the fabled Huron Mountain Club property, it is hard to visit or enjoy. It has a small watershed and low average water flow, but the location and rugged terrain make this river an amazing… [read more]
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Ontonagon River
As the largest river in the Houghton area and a distinctive brown hue, the Ontonagon River is a well known river. Many of its branches are simply named as sub names under Ontonagon - West Branch Ontonagon, Middle Branch Ontonagon, etc. With its huge… [read more]
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Distance Compare Class Part B
This post assumes advanced understanding of PHP and some object orientated knowledge. [read more]
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Distance Compare Class Part A
This post assumes advanced understanding of PHP scripting and some object-orientated knowledge. [read more]
