http://5691gerg.com Jack Arse of All Trades Sat, 08 May 2010 03:35:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was going through the file cabinets the other day and found my book of artifacts and resume of bicycle shop and outdoor retail experience. A quick jog through my retail experience in the bicycle and outdoor... Manager at Richlyn Bike and Fitness (1993-96). Small family shop on the outside, with ... http://5691gerg.com/?p=318 I've been to the 130+ foot Bearfort Fire Tower countless times over the past two score years I've been in the neighborhood, but today's trip was unique. I hiked up from Union Valley Road via the Highlands Trail to the tower. In the past, I've taken the dirt access road from Stephen's ... http://5691gerg.com/?p=313 Jeremy Glick's Overlooks, as it is titled in the hiking guide West Milford Baker's Dozen, is a gorgeous 4+ mile hike in the Highlands of New Jersey right on the New York border. I've been in this area many times over the years - all on separate occasions, I hiked here with my ... http://5691gerg.com/?p=309 I've been to Terrace Pond a number of times over the years. It is always an impressive place. Lots of ups/downs and scrambling lead you to a beautiful surprise lake on top of a mountain. Serious summertime "surprises" are the protected timber rattlers who sun themselves on the rocks here. Today ... http://5691gerg.com/?p=307 Big Beech Mountain is one of West Milford's Baker's Dozen of peaks in the New Jersey Highlands. Today's hike was dampened, literally, by a slight drizzle and clouds. No, good peak-top views but still a great hike with a few rocky scrambles and false summits to keep things interesting. About 5 miles, ... http://5691gerg.com/?p=304 Did two bushwacking snowshoe trips last week not far from home. Here's one pic... Lots of great stuff on the NY-NJ border overlooking Greenwood Lake. Just a few hours each day in the woods clears the mind. Been warm outside ever since... Glad I got out when I did!  More pics ... http://5691gerg.com/?p=296 Right on the border of New Jersey and New York sits the NJ Highlands.  A plethora of mountains, valleys, lakes and rivers that provide water to much of the other 2/3 of the Garden State. In West Milford NJ is the Baker's Dozen. Thirteen peaks well worth climbing to get great ... http://5691gerg.com/?p=292 Several months ago, I presented "Advertising in Times of Economic Downturn" to the NJ Ad Club. I presented without a projector doing it the "old fashioned way" - hand written on a large paper pad. Here's a PPT version of the same presentation... http://5691gerg.com/?p=285 I have to move some stuff this weekend and will be renting a van to do so. Made me think about all the vehicles I've driven in the last year or so... Saturn SL2 sedan - my everyday, 4 door car with roof rack and many miles on it. Tires are ... http://5691gerg.com/?p=283 Event: Stoked Mentoring - Surf Sesh Location: Beach 67, Far Rockaway, NY Date: August 1, 2009We had a few surf sessions but at our first, my mentee and I  had some difficulty arriving on time. We had to be at the beach by 9:30am which meant we had to meet ... http://5691gerg.com/?p=265