tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post6258004527811125625..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: The Fairbanks Journals, days 2-3Jill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-69823028127468667672014-01-03T13:17:12.443-07:002014-01-03T13:17:12.443-07:00I guess it's just a habit of mine — similar to...I guess it's just a habit of mine — similar to the way I often spell "Camelback" instead of the correct "Camelbak." Sometimes I catch and correct but I suppose more often I do not. I have no problem and there's no legal issue with citing registered trademarks, it's just often they're spelled in nonintuitive ways that are easy to forget (such as XtraTuf.) Such things are what I often miss in my cursory second read, which is all I do to edit this blog. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-18692216021427223342014-01-03T09:50:42.280-07:002014-01-03T09:50:42.280-07:00I've been reading your blog off and on for sev...I've been reading your blog off and on for several years, and I'm curious about one thing - you always refer to Gore-Tex as Gortex. Are you shying away from the registered trademark? I know it's a weird thing to be curious about, given all of the exotic activities that you write about. But your writing is usually very well edited and that misspelling always makes me wonder.Alaska Readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-89949935355976311982014-01-02T13:30:51.933-07:002014-01-02T13:30:51.933-07:00Thanks Corrine. I noticed it warmed up there today...Thanks Corrine. I noticed it warmed up there today. We wouldn't have complained. :-)<br /><br />61F in Los Altos right now. I'm planning to go out for a bike ride on skinny tires and real pavement later this afternoon. I should be more excited about it, but these Alaska trips always take quite a bit out of me. I'm feeling run down and tired, but I'll come around.<br /><br />I was hoping Beat and I would spend time together during the trip to McGrath, but to be honest I have a very difficult time holding his pace. I wouldn't ask him to slow down for me, so I suspect we'll see each other at checkpoints but perhaps not as much out on the trail. My hope is still to keep a consistent pace by minimizing checkpoint time and perhaps taking advantage of shorter but slightly more frequent sleep breaks by taking advantage of my awesome bivy set-up. I still want to shoot for 45-50 miles a day average to McGrath. This trip has made me aware of the fact that is probably an overly lofty goal, and I may adjust closer to the 35 miles a day needed to simply finish. It's going to be so hard. I'm excited. :) Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-74423252041692963572014-01-02T00:55:19.739-07:002014-01-02T00:55:19.739-07:00Great sunset pictures. Of course, as soon as you ...Great sunset pictures. Of course, as soon as you guys left, the temperature rose to 20 above! I forgot to ask, are you and Beat going to walk together to McGrath or go at your own pace? Corrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079166369675219383noreply@blogger.com