MTB @ Palmas del Mar

Well I promised myself in January that I was going to lose at least twenty pounds by the end of this year. I started ridding my mountain bike more and more and I feel great. Here is the report of the latest ride.


Palmas del Mar

Summary:

Total distance: 9.1 mi
Total time (hh:mm:ss): 02:37:04
Average speed: 3.5 mph
Maximum altitude: 269 ft
Moving time (hh:mm:ss): 02:08:44
Stationary time (hh:mm:ss): 00:28:20
Started at: Apr 11, 2010 9:12:38 AM

Make Your Own Electrolyte Beverage (Gatorade, Pedialyte, etc.)

Make Your Own Electrolyte Beverage (Gatorade, Pedialyte, etc.)
To one quart of water add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 8 teaspoons of granulated sugar. Thoroughly mix all ingredients together.

This will replace electrolytes lost by the body due to dehydration caused by diarrhea, vomiting, excessive sweating, etc. A package of Kool-Aid, Crystal Light, etc. may be added to enhance the flavor and color.

Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's

Could this happen in the US?
Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's

Tsunami Flood Maps for Puerto Rico

Very interesting collection of Tsunami Flood Maps for the island of Puerto Rico.
Maps

What to Do Before an Earthquake

Earthquake Mayaguez 1918

Found this website very good information.

Hey it could happen again!

What to do before an Earthquake

Mountain Biking in Puerto Rico

This is a series of pictures some of my friends took while Mountain Biking in the South of the Island. I haven’t have this much fun in years! Not only is it a lot of fun but helps you get in better shape.

Image by: Shotgunpr

The handsome guy with the red jersey Yea thats me hehe

Image by: Crash_PR

Taking advice before one of the downhill sections.

Image by: JWixx

Beautiful trail!

Image by: JWixx

The Mountain Biking and Geocaching Crew

Image by: Crash_PR

Another part of the trail

Image by: JWixx

Ok let's see how do you fix a flat.

Almost a month since the last post!

Sorry for not writing but I have been busy during the holidays but I will begin writing soon. :P

Hiking Trip @ El Yunque

   Do you have a place that you always wanted to go but never had the chance to? Well I had that place here on the island it’s called Pico del Este in the Caribbean National Forest better known as El Yunque. At more than 3,000 feet it’s an impressive site. Since I was a little kid I watch those radar towers wondering about them. A couple of weeks ago while searching about them I learned that they were abandon and somewhat accessible (well not really accessible one of them still working). So I decided to try to get to that famous mountaintop with the help of a couple of friends. It took about an hour and a half to get to the radar installation from the parking spot. The hike is insanely beautiful and amazing. Technically we were not supposed to go there and all the time we were expecting someone to just tell us to turn around. Well let me tell you I never expected to be there it is like a small city complete with housing facilities and all. The structure is rapidly deteriorating and at midday we couldn’t see 30 feet in front of us due to the intense fog. The real purpose for the trip was to place a Geocache for others to find but finally we decided to place it outside of the limits of the base. For more information about this cache click here. Here are some pictures of our trip to the radar site in El Yunque.

Arriving at the base entrance.

The Road leading to Pico del Este.

Entrance of the Military Installation@ El Yunque.

Old Sign

With Elias I'm the one on the left.

One of the radars

 Believe me this was shot at midday.

   Some info I found about Pico del Este. Pico del Este is located in the Caribbean National Forest, Naguabo, Puerto Rico. Pico del Este, one of the rainforest's peaks, houses a JSS (Joint Surveillance System) radar and communications site attached to the Roosevelt Roads Naval Base. Installations on Mt. Pico Del Este include the AN/FPS-67 and AN/SPS-48Cradarsites.

  I took my Maxpedition Falcon II backpack with the Maxpedition 10”x4” Bottle holder with a full Nalgene bottle in order to test them. I carried it for more than four hours that day and let me tell you they are great the backpack felt great and the 32oz Nalgene bottle provided enough water for the entire trip. I highly recommend them.

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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
— Robert A. Heinlein

Geocaching GC216K5 Jacuzzi @Yabucoa

What a better way to get out and explore new places that Geocaching. If you don't know what is Geocaching click here. We went to look for this new cache on a Sunday afternoon with my wife and a friend. Again for those of you who like being outdoors there nothing better than Geocaching. 

On we go!

Finding Ground Zero using our GPS units.

Found it!

Captain Morgan was here!

Nice view

Interesting Quote

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.


Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu

Emergency Water Sources at Home.

   If you have an electric water heater in your house you have at least 50 gallons of water already store. Just make sure to close the main water valve in your house so that the store water doesn't get contaminated after an emergency.

   Electric water heaters have a valve that you can open to get the water. Just make sure you boil it before drinking.

                                                                                                                                      

Current Ukraine Flu outbreak (Update 2)

New numbers from the flu outbreak in Ukraine

Total infections:478,456
Total hospitalizations:24,003
Total deaths:81

Click here for the latest numbers.

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Recombinomics Info

Recombinomics Commentary 14:34
November 4, 2009

478,456 Influenza/ARI
24,003 Hospitalized
60 Ventilators
81 Deaths


Reported Cases in Ukraine Double in Two Days

From 255,000 to 478,000 in just two days? Wao! It's really spreading fast.

Interesting Quote

Not all those who wander are lost!

-JRR Tolkien

Ukraine Says 67 People Die From Unspecified Flu Virus (Update1)

By Kateryna Choursina and Halia Pavliva

Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- At least 67 people have died in an epidemic of flu in Ukraine that has infected 255,000, the country’s first deputy health minister Vasyl Lazoryshynets said.
A total of 15,000 people are being treated at hospitals, Lazoryshynets said at a press conference in Kiev today. The country has sent suspected swine flu samples to the U.K. for testing, he said, declining to say when results are expected.

Read the full article here.

This is all in less than two weeks. 255,000 people sick with the flu. 15,000 in hospitals.
Some parts of the country are in quarantine and schools are close for at least three weeks. A couple of days ago only 30 people were dead now it's 67 and this virus has not been confirmed to be H1N1 virus. Let just hope it has not mutated into something more deadly.