There was a story on NPR this morning about Maglites and how they are still made in the United States.
Besides the fact that they are virtually indestructible, it's also nice that I can support American industry when I buy flashlights.
See:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130197557
Last Saturday, I hiked forty-one miles across Maryland in the Hike Across Maryland. We started at 5:20 a.m., when a school bus disgorged us at the start of the trail. After a rock scramble at 6:30 a.m., I was at the second checkpoint (and had hiked 5 miles) by 6:57 a.m. According to the statistics, of the people that finished this hike, I placed in the first quarter. I was hoping to finish faster than I did (11 hours and 49 minutes), but I'm still pleased.
I've posted pictures to Flickr. It's definitely an experience I won't forget.
