Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: maple river state game area

On the bridge at Maple River State Game Area , north of St. Johns. Do notice Joan's Garmin Forerunner watch, dwarfing the watch on her other wrist. Photo taken 9/8/2013. We originally bought a matched pair of Forerunners ( model 305 , I think) to use as cyclometers (bicycle speedometers) 'round 'bout 2009. I'd been using a different fitness watch for a few years, but a system update on my computer had rendered it obsolete. So we bought these. They were fine for bicycling; we'd mount them on the handlebars. We'd also wear them when, like here, we were deliberately exercising. But for general use they were pretty ugly. They were excellent exercise watches, though. Nowadays we own a matched pair of Garmin's Vivosmart HR+ watches. Joan wears hers as her main watch, while I mostly wear my Galaxy Active2 . The Active 2's a decent watch, but (despite its name) a horrible activity tracker. So if I'm counting steps, or miles, or elevation changes ("stairs"), the Garmin's on my other wrist.

Click here for a BIGGER version . At the Maple River State Game Area, north of St. Johns, Michigan. The SGA is a joint endeavor between the State's Department of Natural Resources and Michigan Ducks Unlimited. We saw lots of birds, but few up close. The photo's stitched together from six smaller photographs. The visible distortions are partly the software and partly the wide angle lens I was using.

I've shown you this bridge before . In that picture it seems an old, weathered, wooden footbridge. From this angle it's revealed as a steel (or perhaps aluminum) structure with a wooden superstructure. Still attractive, but not exactly what it seems. But likely durability's an issue. Maple River State Game Area, north of St. Johns, Michigan.