Scott backpacks in New Mexico in March, 2002
Photo by Joe Brown

Backpacking

Recreationally, I enjoy backpacking a lot. I backpack most frequently to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Big Bend National Park, and the Gila Wilderness. I also have been to the Wind River Range (Fitzpatrick Wilderness), and to other areas as well.

In September 2001, I went on a backpack trip with some friends to Guadalupe Mountains National Park to look for the remains of a B-24 "Liberator" that crashed during World War II on ranchland now part of the park. After the trip, I wrote a brief account of our adventure, which is posted on Mark Boyer's web site, along with some GIFs he took of the park and the remains of the aircraft.

Here is an account of my 2002 Labor Day Trip to Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

November 1993 Trip to Big Bend National Park

Fall 2002 Trip to the White Mountain Wilderness Area near Ruidoso, New Mexico.

New Year's Eve 2002 Trip to Guadalupe Mountains National Park

2003 Labor Day Trip to Guadalupe Mountains National Park

January 2004 Car Camping Trip to Guadalupe Mountains National Park

2004 Memorial Day Backpack Trip to Guadalupe Mountains National Park


 

To support myself, I design embedded memories for cache subsystems for the Motorola Coldfire family of embedded microprocessors, including the recently introduced mcf5407. More information is available at Motorola's ColdFire web site

I consider Linux the coolest thing happening in the personal computer field these days. I wouldn't consider using anything else! Linux is an operating system for personal computers. A great thing about it is that it can be downloaded for free, purchased inexpensively on CDROMs or DVDs, and be installed on as many computers as you please at no charge. It's a quality piece of work, not a toy. A great web page for linux enthusiasts is linux.com. For help getting started, linuxnewbie.org is a useful site.

Mozilla is an open source web browser and email client that blows the doors off Internet Explorer. It's available in versions for Windows, MacOS, Linux, FreeBSD, and several other operating systems as well. It's a free download at http://www.mozilla.org
 

'Shell and Carrots' by Mollie Katzen

Vegetarianism

I am an enthusiast for vegetarian cuisine (and a lacto-ovo vegetarian). Some of my favorite vegetarian-related web sites include Mollie Katzen's web site, the Vegetarian Resource Group, and vegsource.com.
 

I am a licensed amateur radio operator. Though I had been inactive for many years, I recently returned to the air. I am most active on 40m cw. Calls I have held include WN5RMQ, WB5RMQ, NJ0E, and W5ESE. The web site for my station is W5ESE
 

I am a supporter of the Hamilton Pool Road Scenic Corridor Coalition, an environmental organization addressing issues of water quality and suburban sprawl in my area, which is in the contributing zone of the Barton Springs/Edwards aquifer. Protection of endangered species is also a concern in this area.