by Michael Krabach, P.E. retired

Welcome to the Krabach web site. Mostly dedicated to sharing photos of some of my adventure trips, and promoting bicycle touring and sea kayaking.

My Alaska bicycle tour for the summer of 2000

A 6400 mile self-contained bicycle tour in which I took Amtrak to Seattle and the Inside Passage ferry to Alaska and then used my Rivendell bicycle to tour Alaska and bicycle back home to Rhode Island. View 231 indexed and mapped photos with text narrative.

My Sierra backpack trip in the summer of 1996

10 days of backpacking in the California High Sierra Mountains. From Bishop, CA , entering the Evolution Valley via Lamarck Col, hiking down the John Muir Trail, and returning via Bishop Pass to South Lake. View 175 indexed and mapped photos with text narrative.

My bicycle tour across USA in the summer of 1995

A 6000 mile self-contained bicycle tour in which I took Amtrak across the United States to Seattle and followed the Adventure Cycling TransAmerica bicycle route to home in Rhode Island. View 143 indexed and mapped photos with text narrative.

Other Tangents
(Pages not in chronological order. New pages are at bottom of list.)

• Power Basic DOS Computer Programs
  
• Monitoring Tidal Currents in Narragansett Bay with a GEK
  
• Pixel Resolution of Fuji E510 vs Olympus 1030sw
  
• Inflation adjusted Investment-Retirement Calculator
  
• Sea Kayaking Photos in the Narragansett Bay Area
  
• Coastal Access Sites for Kayaks in Rhode Island
  
• Kayaking in Newfoundland
  
• Evening and Night Kayaking
  
• Explore the World of Bicycle Touring
  
• Appalachian Mountain Club, Narragansett Chapter
  
• Last night of skating at Sholes Roller Rink
  
• Spacebike Tour Simulation
  
• Cheap 20 watt Bikelight and other Tips
  
• The LED Bike Light Experiments
  
• Super Wide Beam Headlamp LED Upgrade
  
• Cheap Snow Camping Sled
  
• Cheap Kayak Storage Hoist
  
• Cheap Emergency Kayaking Shelter
  
• Cheap Emergency Blanket
  
• AA Battery tests in a GPS
  
• Overview of GPS errors and variation for three GPS units
  
• Pilgrim Haven Camp Photos
  
• Kayaking at Everglades NP, Flamingo, Florida
  
• Recipe for Krabach Pasta Salad
  
• Waterproof Helmet Cam Comparisons
  
• A weekend overnight on Rose Island lighthouse.
  
• Boston Krazy Loop Bike Ride
  
• Four Greenland Paddles
  
• Yankee Atomic Electric Co. Fair Well Party, 1974
  
• High Sierra Hike, North Lake to Pine Creek, 1987
  
• High Sierra Hike, South Lake to Mt.Whitney, 1992
  
• Sea Kayak from Neponset River to Boston Harbor, 2009
  
• Dutch Island Exploration, 2010
  
• Dutch Island Views
  
• Narragansett Rune Stone
  
• Racoon Proof Super Insulated Cooler
  
• Ogunquit Weekend Kayaking, June 2009
  
• Panoramic Views with Nodal Ninja 3II
  
• My Recommended Pianist
  
• My Recommended Ballet
  
• How to make a Short Haul Tow Rope.
  
• Another Great Day... At the MFA.
  
• Test images for a FLIR E5 Thermal Imager.
  
• Youtube plugin comparisons for different Browsers.
  
• River scenes on the St. Clair River about 1960.
  
• A Spring Day at the MFA.
  
• Building a Greenland style kayak in Oregon. (in progress)
  
• A Sunday at RISD Museum
  
• Maya at Boston Museum of Science
  
• Goya Exhibition (but no Goya photos) at the MFA
  
• Building a West Greenland style Skin-on-Frame kayak. (in progress)
  
• The Krabach variation on a slip knot.
  
• A simple hat cam.
  
• Duo Diversity
  
• Earth Pigments Comparisons.
  
• Building a paper airplane, and a DJI drone closeup.
  
• Great Swamp paddle, finding beaver lodges everywhere.
  
• Cape Cod Nickerson State Park paddle and bike weekend, 2016.
  
• A paddle from Bold Pt. to Providence, finding a new bail out site.
  
• Demonstration of the ORU kayak.
  
• Salvaging neighborhood maple for firewood.
  
• Various kayak assisted rescue examples.
  
• Mel Krabach's Home Movies
  
• Testing 360 VR photos and videos.
  
• Archive - AMC Narragansett Chapter website, 2006-2017
  
• Kayaking videos, Narragansett Bay, 4K 60fps format.
  
• Ford 1710 tractor Operators Manual (pw)
  
• On the farm a woman's work is never done.
  
• Aerial photos Rhode Island southern coast, 1974.
  
• Cedar strip Night Heron kayak for sale.
  
• Krabach Genealogy
  
• Auction of Greenland paddle at Delmarva 2022 Greenland Retreat.
  
• A selection of interesting photos by Krabach.
  
• The Pettaquanscutt River Narrows sand spit changing over the years.
  
• Valley Gemini kayak for sale.
  
• Hudson River Greenland Festival river paddle.
  

Updated October 5, 2024