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		<title>Review: Gallerific WordPress Theme | The Relaunch of MikePanic.com</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month I installed WordPress and theme for Juliart Photographics, a photographer who wanted a clean, simple site with a manageable back end so she could do updates herself.  She had no need for a blog but that doesn&#8217;t mean that WordPress wasn&#8217;t the best choice for a back end for her needs.  A premium [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last month I installed WordPress and theme for <a href="http://www.juliartphotographics.com/" target="_blank">Juliart Photographics</a>, a photographer who wanted a clean, simple site with a manageable back end so she could do updates herself.  She had no need for a <em>blog</em> but that doesn&#8217;t mean that WordPress wasn&#8217;t the best choice for a back end for her needs.  A premium theme was chosen from <a href="http://themeforest.net?ref=mikepanic" target="_blank">Theme Forrest</a> and then slightly modified to fit her specific needs.  As the project was coming to a close, I realized that an update to my own photography site was in need, mostly because I never fully finished the last version and partly because my site needed a better focus and direction.</p>
<p>Having such great results with the premium theme from Theme Forrest, I searched around and found what looked to be the perfect theme, fitting all the needs I had without me even knowing what I needed when I started.  Before this review goes further, I&#8217;m going to be as specific as I can with regards to the theme itself, this is not intended to be <em>how-to</em> install WordPress or Themes.  You can <a href="http://www.randomn3ss.com/hire-me/" target="_blank">hire me</a> to install WordPress and the theme of your choice / customize it though.</p>
<p><strong>Why a <em>premium </em>theme? </strong>Like I mentioned, I had great results with my previous client&#8217;s site.  Most of these results were because of a well documented install directions, PSD files of the entire site and solid code.  There are thousands of free themes out there, but for the $15-35 for a premium theme from Theme Forrest, the value seems overwhelmingly worth it for me.  They are half or a quarter of what other premium sites charge for themes and some of the best looking one&#8217;s I&#8217;ve found.  The other reason for me choosing a premium theme is that I know it will limit the chances of seeing another person using the same one as me.  As it stands now, only 50 people have downloaded the theme I chose, who knows if they all got installed yet.  Compared with the average downloads of free themes, I like my odds more of having a somewhat unique theme.</p>
<p><strong>Gallerific</strong>.  The theme I chose is called <a href="http://themeforest.net/item/gallerific-photography-wordpress-theme/44682?ref=mikepanic" target="_blank">Gallerific</a> and was created by <a href="http://themeforest.net/user/jscheetz?ref=mikepanic" target="_blank">Justin Scheetz</a>, who through a little research also happens to live less than 20 miles from me.  Even though it&#8217;s the internet, I like to support local artists.  It instantly appealed to me because of the large images used for the home page navigation, it comes with two different color schemes and utilizes some creative and unique image handling techniques.  It also has a drop down menu system for the header navigation for a super simple and clean look and feel.  I&#8217;ve always felt that photography portfolios should be focused on making the images look good, not be so overly complicated that it takes away from the photographs featured.  This meets my needs.  Here&#8217;s what my site currently looks like.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mikepanic.com" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-2287 aligncenter" title="Mike Panic Home Page" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mike-panic-home-page.png" alt="Mike Panic Home Page" width="550" height="791" /></a></p>
<p>Gallerific was a simple install, following the instructions included.  There were however some speed bumps along the way that I needed to iron out, which I&#8217;ll cover later in the article.  Because I already had content, most of the initial tweaks were minor ones to properly display the home page.  If you are installing this for the first time, plan on having at least seven unique blog postings ready or this won&#8217;t work for you.</p>
<p><strong>Breaking down the home page and all the features. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2288 aligncenter" title="Header Navigation" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/header-navigation.png" alt="Header Navigation" width="550" height="168" /></p>
<p>The header navigation is powered by a combination of both Pages and Categories.  In my case, the Home button takes you obviously to home and is hard coded into the theme.  Blog and Galleries are actually categories for posts, Archives and Contact are Pages.  During setup of Gallerific, you specify which comes first (left to right), pages or categories.</p>
<p>For my site, every post is labeled with the Blog category, this gets everything to show up nicely in one spot and because I sometimes need to post non-photographic updates, like site updates or to promote an art show.  The Gallery category is the Parent and utilizes ten Child categories, all neatly displayed in the roll-over drop down menu system. While the theme comes widget ready, I didn&#8217;t like the idea of storing my archives in the sidebar and wanted a specifc page for them.  I created the Archive page and installed the <a href="http://www.viper007bond.com/wordpress-plugins/clean-archives-reloaded/" target="_blank">Clean Archives Reloaded plugin</a> that I feel serves as a better overall archive and site map than one in the sidebar.  Lastly is a rather standard Contact page with another plugin for the form used.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2290 aligncenter" title="Logo, Search and Social Networking" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/logo-search.png" alt="Logo, Search and Social Networking" width="550" height="70" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Included with Gallerific is a PSD file to customize your logo, I made a minor color tweak to my existing one and uploaded it.  The directions do not specify the file format and I&#8217;m thinking it needs to be a PNG, as the JPG I used is slightly off in color.  Search is well integrated and, well searches.  The default install of Gallerific includes a section in the admin panel to easily put your name, address and phone number below the search box.  Because I&#8217;m not a studio photographer, I don&#8217;t really have a need for those fields and have a specific Contact page for such information.  I edited the theme file header to include some social networking links and an RSS icon.  The only design flaw I found for this theme was the lack of an integrated RSS button, something I hope makes it into the next version release of the theme.  For the time being, I&#8217;ve installed the overly trendy <em>Web 2.0<strong> </strong></em>style buttons, these happen to closely resemble iPhone icons.  They will more than likely change when I find something that fits in a bit better with the overall theme.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2289 aligncenter" title="Featured" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/featured.png" alt="Featured" width="550" height="214" /></p>
<p>Moving down is the <em>Featured</em> section of the home page.  Photos in this section appear when posts are in the Featured Category and the photo must be set to a specific width to work properly.  The screen shot above shows what happens when you roll the mouse over it.  Note that it shows the post name, categories it&#8217;s filed under, number of comments and the first few words associated with the post.  Clicking the post title or <em>View Details</em> will take you to the specific post.  The arrow to the right will take you to the next <em>Featured</em> posting. This is way cool and a great way to spotlight specific files and a very creative use of WordPress.<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2291" title="More Featured" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/more-featured.png" alt="More Featured" width="153" height="106" /></p>
<p>Directly below the featured header box are square boxes numbered, in my site&#8217;s case, 1 through 3.  When you hover over them a small thumbnail will appear of the other featured posts that can be displayed in the header if clicked.  From the overall size, I&#8217;d guess two dozen or so images could be utilized as Featured and gives the viewer another way to access and see images used.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2293" title="Main Body" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/main-body.png" alt="Main Body" width="550" height="506" /></p>
<p>The main body features cropped images from the last six blog postings made and text, customizable from the back end of WordPress.  I really like the fact that every blog post means fresh content on the front page utilizing these lower six boxes, always giving visitors something new and fresh to look at, while the featured box at the top can remain a little more static.  The text to the right is where I&#8217;m displaying what would normally be on an <em>About</em> page, which I usually hate on portfolio websites.<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2295" title="view-details-larger-image" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/view-details-larger-image.png" alt="view-details-larger-image" width="309" height="284" /></p>
<p>The six images also hide one more secret, they are not just links to the blog posts associated with them.  Hover over and you will be given two options.  The first is <em>View Details</em> which will take you to the blog post, the second is <em>View Larger Image</em>.  When the second option is clicks, the uncropped photo opens up and gives the viewer a better idea of what could be seen in the rest of the article.   Once again, giving the visitor to the site more to do while remaining super clean with design.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2296" title="footer" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/footer.png" alt="footer" width="550" height="52" /></p>
<p>The footer is clean and utilizes the same header navigation, sans the drop down menu system.  Copyright info is displayed to the right, I&#8217;ve chose to leave the credits in the footer and added in text for my RSS feed, which again was lacking, and a little icon for stats tracking.  One design element I find missing here is an <em>Up </em>or <em>Back to Top</em> button, often usefull so the user doesn&#8217;t have to manually scroll.</p>
<p><strong>Looking at more details.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2297 aligncenter" title="blog" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/blog.png" alt="blog" width="550" height="211" /></p>
<p>One setting that is kind of unique for Gallerific is how Categories are displayed.  Each Category can be displayed as a <em>blog</em> or as a <em>gallery</em>.  For the Blog category, I&#8217;ve chose to display it as a <em>blog</em>, same is true if you click on the word Gallery.  This shows one highlighted image that I specify for each post (same as used on the front of the site or for the featured section) and about 40 words followed by a <em>Continue Reading</em> that takes the reader to the rest of the individual post.  This keeps the page neat and clean, which is why I like it.  For each of the child Categories under Gallery, I&#8217;ve set them to <em>gallery</em> view, as seen below.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2298" title="people" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/people.png" alt="people" width="550" height="731" /></p>
<p>This displays 10 posts that are in the <em>People</em> category in the same fashion as the front page, looking like a nice gallery with the options to roll over images and view one larger or be taken directly to the post.  Text indicating <em>older entries</em> takes the reader to the second page and so on. You&#8217;ll note the two images / articles featuring cars in the screen shot above and may wonder why they are showing up in the <em>People</em> gallery.  Because I&#8217;ve associated each of those posts with more than one category, including People, they show up under different galleries.  Because you can only specify one image for the display square, it&#8217;s hard to be exactly perfect.  Each of those posts also feature photos of people, clicking the View Details button reveals that in the full post.</p>
<p>As I&#8217;ve said, the install went really smoothly and once I wrapped my head around how the categories section worked, I&#8217;m more than thrilled to use this as the theme to power my site.  Making images Featured on the front page and creating the thumbnails for the <em>gallery</em> view is very straight forward and well documented.  I do have plans to utilize Parent / Child categories more for an upcoming wallpaper section of the site which I hope to launch in a few months, as well as a page to sell prints from.  The only main problem I had with the theme during install and configuration was that I had existing posts, more than 150 to be exact.  Each post was in a category but didn&#8217;t utilize the parent / child sections because, well I had no need to.  Gallerific almost requires that and relies heavily on categories to function to its fullest potential.  Because I wanted <strong>every</strong> post I&#8217;ve published to show up under <em>Blog</em> and needed to move every post in an existing category under the parent category of <em>Gallery</em>, some time was going to need to be invested.  WordPress does not feature a bulk or mass edit categories option, and I spent two full days searching google with different search strings, asking on Twitter and Facebook for a plugin that would simply let me bulk edit categories with no luck.  The plugins I found weren&#8217;t supported by the newest version of WP and I was left high and dry.  A week after giving up I tried a new search query and found exactly what I needed and compliant with the newest version of WP, <a href="http://www.aaronharp.com/dev/wp-manageable/" target="_blank">Manageable</a>.  This plugin should be included with the theme as it&#8217;s almost essential to anyone looking to use Gallerific on a site with existing content.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve quietly launched this, now 4th version of <a href="http://www.mikepanic.com" target="_blank">MikePanic.com</a> over the last two weeks while tweaking and making minor customizations to it, and adjusting all the categories to fit my needs.  Today marks the unofficial relaunch, in this review, and the best my site&#8217;s looked since buying the domain name 9+ years ago.  I can&#8217;t thank the coder / developer Justin enough for making such an amazing, low cost theme.  Justin currently has six super high quality, amazing themes available for WordPress <a href="http://themeforest.net/user/jscheetz/portfolio?ref=mikepanic" target="_blank">here</a>, some as low as $15.00.<strong>Similar articles that might also interest you:</strong>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post by Markus Goldman, a DJ at WMMR in Philadelphia.
On Tuesday June 30th, 2009 I had a chance to speak to Dave Wakeling for the second time in 7 months. He had a lot to share about what is going on with the band. The interview is about 28 minutes and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a guest post by <strong><a href="http://www.markusgoldman.com/" target="_blank">Markus Goldman</a></strong>, a DJ at <a href="http://www.wmmr.com/" target="_blank">WMMR</a> in Philadelphia.</p>
<p>On Tuesday June 30th, 2009 I had a chance to speak to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Wakeling" target="_blank">Dave Wakeling</a> for the second time in 7 months. He had a lot to share about what is going on with the band. The interview is about 28 minutes and we talk about political change briefly in the beginning and then switch to the tour, the band and recording news as well.  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beat_(band)" target="_blank">The Beat</a> have begun recording some new material which will be previewed on the Tour as well as a stellar mix of make your feet move Beat Classics. All the details including how they are recording in Analog, their 1983 US Tour with Bow Wow Wow and R.E.M., plus, could there be a special 2 Tone event in the future? Listen in and enjoy. I live in Philly and the Beat will be at these dates and venues in the NE. Go to <a href="http://www.davewakeling.com/" target="_blank">www.davewakeling.com</a> for the entire tour schedule.</p>
<p>The English Beat will be at the Croc in Allentown on July 17th with Reel Big Fish and Supervillians.  It is the <strong>30th Anniversary Tour for the Beat</strong> and should be quite memorable.  Check out these other upcoming east coast tour dates:</p>
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<li>Tuesday 7/7/09 House Of Blues Boston, Mass.</li>
<li>Wednesday 7/8/09 Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach</li>
<li>Thursday 7/9/09 Nokia Theatre, NY, NY</li>
<li>Friday 7/10/09 House Of Blues Atlantic City, NJ</li>
<li>Saturday 7/11/09 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ</li>
<li>Sunday 7/12/09 Lupo&#8217;s Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI</li>
<li>Thursday 7/16/09 Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY</li>
<li>Friday 7/17/09 The Croc Allentown, PA</li>
<li>Saturday 7/18/09 The Norva Norfolk, VA</li>
<li>Sunday 7/19/09 Pier Six Concert Pavillion Baltimore, MD</li>
<li>Monday 7/20/09 The National Richmond, VA</li>
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<p>I mean, this says it all and then some, and has pretty colors too! Intrigued, I typed into my browser the rather unique domain name listed in the top right corner, <a href="http://theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com/" target="_blank">theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com</a>.  A quirky blog from a designer who clearly likes his job and enjoys amusing others with his design work.  I&#8217;m hooked.  If I needed a designer, he&#8217;d be one I&#8217;d look for.  Only one major design flaw in the whole site, there&#8217;s no obvious way to contact Michael Anderson without looking at the full resolution image here and then typing his Yahoo! email address into your mail client.<strong>Similar articles that might also interest you:</strong>
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		<title>Best Last Tracks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrienne Saia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A great last song ties up an album, bringing climax and closure to an aural experience.  It should leave you satisfied, like after a great roll in the sack, providing a sense of denouement to the listener. Secret tracks don&#8217;t count as great last tracks; the requisite preceding 30 seconds of radio silence breaks the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A great last song ties up an album, bringing climax and closure to an aural experience.  It should leave you satisfied, like after a great roll in the sack, providing a sense of <em>denouement </em>to the listener<em>. </em>Secret tracks don&#8217;t count as great last tracks; the requisite preceding 30 seconds of radio silence breaks the continuity of the album (and used to be a bitch to get to if the silence and the song were tracked together).</p>
<p>Too many of my favorite bands end their albums with a track that feels like a poorly attached afterthought.  There&#8217;s nothing worse than finishing off a masterpiece of an album with a weak, emotionless throw-away song with no &#8220;oomph&#8221; to speak of (Tool – I&#8217;m looking at you).</p>
<p>To me, a great last song is: 1) iconic (Zeppelin, The Beatles), 2) perfectly exemplary of the methodology and style of the band (DMB, Pink Floyd), or 3) a perfect narrative resolution of the album (R.E.M., Rufus).</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s my tentative top 10 (as always, it&#8217;s subject to change as my tastes evolve&#8230; and as I clean up my iTunes to put all of said album tracks in order&#8230; I need Mike to hire me an intern!).</p>
<p>Disagree or have additions?  Tell me in the comments!</p>
<p><strong>Best Last Tracks (in no particular order, as of 2009)<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D3538744%2526id%253D3538746%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">Dinner at Eight</a>&#8221; - Rufus Waintwright (<em>Want One</em>)</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D153019972%2526id%253D153019510%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">I Know</a>&#8221; - Fiona Apple (<em>When the Pawn&#8230;</em>)</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D389035%2526id%253D389039%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">Lithium Sunset</a>&#8221; - Sting (<em>Mercury Falling</em>)</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D159668088%2526id%253D159667926%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">Brain Damage</a> / <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D159668089%2526id%253D159667926%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">Eclipse</a>&#8221; - Pink Floyd (<em>Dark Side of the Moon</em>)</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D270571939%2526id%253D270571926%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">Everyday</a>&#8221; - Dave Matthews Band (<em>Everyday</em>)</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D309819984%2526id%253D309819829%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">Lady Grinning Soul</a>&#8221; - David Bowie (<em>Aladdin Sane</em>)</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D31134244%2526id%253D31134178%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">Find the River</a>&#8221; - R.E.M. (<em>Automatic for the People</em>)</li>
<li>&#8220;A Day in the Life&#8221; - The Beatles (<em>Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s Lonely Hearts Club Band</em>)</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D303677588%2526id%253D303677502%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">I&#8217;m Not Worried At All</a>&#8221; - Moby (<em>18</em>)</li>
<li>&#8220;<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=/uPJm*KbQv4&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D267652260%2526id%253D267651925%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="_blank">Kashmir</a>&#8221; - Led Zeppelin (<em>Physical Graffiti </em>disc 1)</li>
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		<title>Environmentally-friendly entertainment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrienne Saia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting here, watching the Borat movie on USA (don&#8217;t judge), and I saw an commercial for the National Geographic Channel&#8217;s new show, &#8220;Hooked.&#8221;
I haven&#8217;t seen an episode yet, but by the commercial, it seems that it&#8217;s about fishing (duh).  And not any fishing, but virile man testosterone adventure fishing where they try to find [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sitting here, watching the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MMMT9G?tag=iphotoforumco-20&amp;camp=0&amp;creative=0&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B000MMMT9G&amp;adid=0BTNX3YRTWPFM5169P7K&amp;" target="_blank">Borat</a> movie on USA (don&#8217;t judge), and I saw an commercial for the <a title="National Geographic Channel" href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/">National Geographic Channel</a>&#8217;s new show, <a title="Hooked" href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/hooked/all/Overview">&#8220;Hooked.&#8221;</a></p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t seen an episode yet, but by the commercial, it seems that it&#8217;s about fishing (duh).  And not any fishing, but virile man testosterone adventure fishing where they try to find large (and possibly exotic?) fish.</p>
<p>Do they throw them back?  That I don&#8217;t know.  But here&#8217;s what I think is weird about channels like National Geographic, Discovery and Animal Planet:</p>
<p>They broadcast really environmentally-unfriendly programming.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not that I don&#8217;t watch <a title="Deadliest Catch" href="http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/deadliestcatch.html">&#8220;Deadliest Catch&#8221; </a>and weep for crabs (because I also like to eat crabs), but I was really disturbed by the recent episode where we learned that if the boats don&#8217;t get to shore in time, the crabs die and are basically useless and dumped.  The futility and wastefulness of that made me uneasy.  I realize that overfishing is environmentally-irresponsible (I&#8217;m not saying that the captains on the show engage in this practice, only that, you know, it happens).</p>
<p>It was the logging show (<a title="Ax Men" href="http://www.history.com/content/axmen">&#8220;Ax Men?&#8221;</a> I feel like there are two of these shows on different networks<strong> <em>update: Ax Men is on the History Channel which is not necessarily pro-enviro, but it&#8217;s weird nonetheless</em></strong>) that really got me thinking about this.  I know that logging happens, I use paper, I print things at work&#8230; but I feel like it&#8217;s weird to have a show on a network that also showcases &#8220;green&#8221; programming and promotes environmentally-aware miniseries such as &#8220;Planet Earth.&#8221;</p>
<p>So what do you guys think?  Do you think the programming choices are weird?  Or is it just that these networks cater to all opinions, and chooses not to &#8220;force&#8221; environmentally-friendly programming on its viewers?  Is it irresponsible to broadcast a show focusing on logging (and getting the most work done to make the most money) without also letting the viewer in to the environmental impacts the practice might have?</p>
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		<title>Bigger is Always Better</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Panic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post by Jana K. Hoffman, the editorial assistant at Lehigh Valley Style and freelance fashion writer. You can also read her stuff on BettyLife.
Let me tell you why bigger is, as a matter of fact, always better &#8212; when it comes to sunglasses, that is. I don’t quite know when my addiction for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a guest post by <a href="http://www.janaisajournalist.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Jana K. Hoffman</strong></a>, the editorial assistant at <a href="http://www.lehighvalleystyle.com/" target="_blank">Lehigh Valley Style</a> and freelance fashion writer. You can also read her stuff on <a href="http://www.bettylife.com/" target="_blank">BettyLife</a>.</p>
<p>Let me tell you why bigger is, as a matter of fact, always better &#8212; when it comes to sunglasses, that is. I don’t quite know when my addiction for large, bug-eye sunglasses occurred, but ever since I tried my first pair on several years ago (I think when it first became trendy) I’ve never quite looked at sunglasses the same.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2259 aligncenter" title="Big Sunglasses" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/big-sunglasses.jpg" alt="Big Sunglasses" width="550" height="416" /></p>
<p>First of all, they really are attention grabbers. Not that I’m desperate for people’s comments, but if you’re looking to make a few heads turn, try on a pair of extra-large frames. Be prepared to accept both positive and negative responses. Not everyone digs large sunglasses, you know.</p>
<p>Secondly, they are so fun! Need I say more? I have pink frames, tortoise-inspired, bronze, embellished, the list goes on, really.</p>
<p>They’re cheap. Or, well, they can be cheap. I don’t spend much money on sunglasses because I know they’ll get tossed around my in car and purse so I look to places like Target and the flea market for inexpensive and vintage styles.</p>
<p>Large sunglasses are still “in” even if they’re not the marketed fashion trend of the season. I don’t think they’ll ever go out of style. And even if they do, who cares? No one says you have to follow trends, anyway.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that the popular television torrent sources have taken shelter after several Cease and Desist orders.   That and the fact that the plaintiffs in thePirateBay lawsuit continue to seek jail time for the creators.
FeedMyTorrents left the following message at their old IP address which has since been taken down as well.
It&#8217;s over. We&#8217;ve received several take down [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It appears that the popular television torrent sources have taken shelter after several Cease and Desist orders.   That and the fact that the plaintiffs in thePirateBay lawsuit continue to seek jail time for the creators.<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2255" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;" title="FeedMyTorrents" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/feedmytorrent.png" alt="FeedMyTorrents" width="253" height="73" /></p>
<p>FeedMyTorrents left the following message at their old IP address which has since been taken down as well.</p>
<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s over. We&#8217;ve received several take down requests, and have decided not to test the extents of the law.  We&#8217;d like to thank everyone who contributed, and for the fun times we&#8217;ve had.</p></blockquote>
<p>TVRSS has not been live for quite some time, and <img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2256" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;" title="TVRSS" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tvrss.png" alt="TVRSS" width="236" height="74" />I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m not alone in wondering how, and where I will find relevant, high quality sources for my queries.</p>
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		<title>F My Life The Book Now Available</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Panic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in February I introduced you to FML, a little acronym that has taken over the Internet and gave us Fmylife.com.  Today, the creators of Fmylife.com finally released the long awaited printed book, F My Life.

At just over $10, it&#8217;s far from spendy and should keep you entertained on your favorite reading chair, aka toilet, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back in February I introduced you to <a href="http://www.randomn3ss.com/fml/" target="_self">FML</a>, a little acronym that has taken over the Internet and gave us <a href="http://www.fmylife.com" target="_blank">Fmylife.com</a>.  Today, the creators of Fmylife.com finally released the long awaited printed book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345518764?tag=iphotoforumco-20&amp;camp=0&amp;creative=0&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=0345518764&amp;adid=04Z67T06G5GFWY7KKZDK&amp;" target="_blank">F My Life</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345518764?tag=iphotoforumco-20&amp;camp=0&amp;creative=0&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=0345518764&amp;adid=04Z67T06G5GFWY7KKZDK&amp;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2247 aligncenter" title="F My Life Book" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/f-my-life-book.jpg" alt="F My Life Book" width="550" height="433" /></a></p>
<p>At just over $10, it&#8217;s far from spendy and should keep you entertained on your favorite reading chair, aka toilet, for hours on end.   The editor&#8217;s notes are,</p>
<blockquote><p>Enter the devastatingly funny world of <strong>F My Life</strong>, where calamity is comedy. Covering every disastrous pratfall in love, work, family-life, and more, <strong>F My Life</strong> proffers other people’s ruinous, real-life happenings to brighten your gloomiest day: someone getting dumped through a greeting card, ignored at their birthday party, or insulted by their own grandmother. Spanning everything from ironic twists of fate to down-right shameful moments, <strong>F My Life</strong>’s squirm-inducing stories are schadenfreude at its finest. So today, take solace in knowing that at least you’re not that guy. There now, don’t you feel better?</p></blockquote>
<p>288 pages of people&#8217;s lives getting ruined, disappointed and humiliated.  Great, until it happens to me, FML.<strong>Similar articles that might also interest you:</strong>
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		<title>Horseman Bellows for DSLR Cameras</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Panic</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I had the pleasure of testing a pre-production bellows meant for DSLR camera made by Horseman.  Not only was I thrilled to be able to test one of, if not the only, pre-production model available, I was nervous, as I&#8217;ve never shot bellows, or large format photography.  Before I delve into the review, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This weekend I had the pleasure of testing a pre-production <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellows_(photography)" target="_blank">bellows</a> meant for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dslr" target="_blank">DSLR</a> camera made by Horseman.  Not only was I thrilled to be able to test one of, if not the only, pre-production model available, I was nervous, as I&#8217;ve never shot bellows, or large format photography.  Before I delve into the review, understanding what a bellows is from the Wikipedia is probably helpful,</p>
<blockquote><p>In photography, a <strong>bellows</strong> is the pleated expandable part of a camera, usually a <a title="Large format" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_format">large</a> or <a title="Medium format (film)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_format_%28film%29">medium format</a> <a title="Camera" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera">camera</a>, to allow the lens to be moved with respect to the focal plane for focusing.</p>
<p>The bellows provides a flexible dark enclosure (the <em><a title="Camera obscura" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura">camera obscura</a></em>) between the film plate and the lens. In some cameras, the photographer can change the angle of the film plate with respect to the optical axis of the lens, providing alterations of perspective distortion and of the object plane of focus.</p></blockquote>
<p>The Horseman model I was given comes with the ability to use darkroom enlarger lenses, which means finding them shouldn&#8217;t be too hard.  It&#8217;s still not worked out if Horseman will sell the bellows with or without a lens, though.  Needless to say, I was very excited to get this thing out and play with it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2218 aligncenter" title="Horseman" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/horsman.jpg" alt="Horseman" width="550" height="412" /></p>
<p>The overall build quality is everything you&#8217;d expect: Solid aluminum, smooth rails, knobs that are easily accessible, and the look of a <em>serious</em> camera when mounted to a tripod.  The base is solid, flat and easily accommodated the tripod mount with no question as to how stable it would be.  Fit and finish are also top notch, although I&#8217;ve been told there will still be some more minor tweaks to the production model.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2219 aligncenter" title="Horseman" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mt3v5609-lr.jpg" alt="Horseman" width="550" height="367" /></p>
<p>I mounted my Canon EOS 5d to the Horseman bellows and put it atop a tripod.  This one was equipped with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009R6H9?tag=iphotoforumco-20&amp;camp=0&amp;creative=0&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B00009R6H9&amp;adid=0S717YDV4GYR1XT9DXYD&amp;" target="_blank">Manfrotto 410 geared head</a>, which, in my opinion, is one of the best heads made, especially for this application.  The lens was a 105mm f/5.6, a bit longer than I would have liked, but it was what was available to me and I was hell bent on making the most of it.  The bellows would be more at home on a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G5ZTLS?tag=iphotoforumco-20&amp;camp=0&amp;creative=0&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B001G5ZTLS&amp;adid=0GK5VABYKXQQARVN8HMT&amp;" target="_blank">5d Mark II</a> with its live view LCD screen, but I am not ready to upgrade just yet.  Once mounted, I was ready to start shooting.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2220 aligncenter" title="Horseman" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mt3v5610-lr.jpg" alt="Horseman" width="550" height="367" /></p>
<p>The first time you look through the view finder and tilt, shift or swing the bellows and micro-adjust to focus, it all makes sense.  Little bells go off in your head and a warm feeling takes over inside.  <em>This</em> is what photography is all about.  Digital photography has taken something away from traditional film based photography:  Shooting on the Horseman bellows really makes you plan a shot out, think about composition, focus and conceive how it should be before shooting.  That aspect alone is probably what was most enjoyable to me, spending 5 or 10 minutes composing each shot I took, swinging and tilting the lens around to find the optimal angle at which I&#8217;d shoot my subjects.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2223 aligncenter" title="Horseman" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mt3v5611-lr2.jpg" alt="Horseman" width="550" height="367" /></p>
<p>Because this has no electronics for the EOS system to focus or give feedback on, (Nikon mount will also be available) shooting the lens in manual or aperture priority mode is a must.  Additionally, the auto-focus confirmation points don&#8217;t work so on a full tilt or swing of the bellows where focus is critical; you&#8217;ll be chimping and zooming on your LCD to see if you did hit your focus point or not.  Again, with the 5d Mark II this won&#8217;t be as much of a problem with the live view, but still fully expect to be zooming in, possibly shooting several of the same shot, and adjusting the focus rail slightly just to make sure.</p>
<p>Getting familiar with the bellows is straight forward, as the knobs and locks are all in somewhat standard locations.  I utilized the left focus rail knob to focus while tapping the shutter button to check for exposure, which worked out well.  Also on the right side is the knob for tilt adjustment while the shift lock release lever is on the left side.  The tilt needs to be operated with both hands, and I accidentally moved the lens board release lever a few times while adjusting everything but quickly got the hang of it.  The first attempt with the bellows is probably the most frustrating because as you look through the lens, it&#8217;s hard to do anything but focus:  It took me about an hour of using it before I could start to remember where the knobs are, and what they did, so I could utilize the bellows efficiently without having to peak around the camera body to see which knob I was on.</p>
<p>Shooting, like I said, was a pure joy for me.  Most every shot I took was at a full swing, tilt or shift, or combination of some sort for maximum depth of field effect.  I didn&#8217;t have much in the way of subject matter to shoot to test out the perspective on it, but I can only imagine the bellows would nail it.</p>
<p>My style of shooting tends to lean more towards people and fashion than landscapes, where a bellows is traditionally at home.  This didn&#8217;t stop me from shooting people though, and I got a few other fun items in the mix, too.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2224 aligncenter" title="img_7370-lr" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_7370-lr.jpg" alt="img_7370-lr" width="550" height="367" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2225 aligncenter" title="img_7387-lr" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_7387-lr.jpg" alt="img_7387-lr" width="550" height="367" /></p>
<p>The above two shots were taken in the middle of nearly cloudless day, so reviewing on the LCD playback proved to be very hard.  Truth be told, they are slightly back-focused when viewed at 100%, but the first shows a full swing and the second shows the ability to pick a focal point of two subjects standing side by side.  Traditional lenses simply can&#8217;t do this.  Shooting people tends to be a bit more tricky since they are always moving, no matter how hard they try to stand still.  This is where digital photography really comes in handy.  The ability to shoot many frames of the same subject of focus will ensure you get the shot you want when you can&#8217;t see through the viewfinder or in review well enough.</p>
<p>This telephone booth was a blast to shoot; it was the first still object I put in front of the camera.  I tried my best to focus on the telephone inside, but with more than 40 shots, I simply couldn&#8217;t.  Maybe with wider angle lens I could have, but I still really like this shot and how it came out.</p>
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<p>Right down the street was an old sedan rotting away; it seemed as if time passed by this little town in rural Pennsylvania.  Knowing right away how great this would look if shot on black &amp; white film, maybe even high ISO film for added grain, I set the tripod back up in front of it and went to town. Pulling the image into Lightroom then Photoshop later, I used a filter to emulate Tri-X  400ISO film.  The full sized image has a wonderful grain to it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2227 aligncenter" title="img_7402-lr" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_7402-lr.jpg" alt="img_7402-lr" width="550" height="367" /></p>
<p>As I adjusted the focus point to the other headlight prepping for the next shot, it dawned on me how much fun I was having, and how amazing the creative control being put in my hands was.  There are effects and filters in Photoshop that could give you similar results, but nothing could get this close, not without a lot of work.  Additionally, I could still use Photoshop and Lightroom to <em>develop</em> the RAW files from my camera and add virtually any film effect with plug-ins and add-ons that I use for my <em>normal</em> photography.  Truly, the Horseman gives the best of both worlds; all the advantages of a bellows and the flexibility to post process however I see fit, as is the case with this similarly composed yet drastically different image below.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2228 aligncenter" title="img_7404-lr-lomo" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_7404-lr-lomo.jpg" alt="img_7404-lr-lomo" width="550" height="367" /></p>
<p>The next day I called a friend to see if she could meet me in a field for some quick shots before the sun went down to give the lens one last go before I had to hand it back.  She agreed, and we went out for the following images.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2229 aligncenter" title="img_7475-lr" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_7475-lr.jpg" alt="img_7475-lr" width="550" height="367" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2230 aligncenter" title="img_7495-lr" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_7495-lr.jpg" alt="img_7495-lr" width="467" height="700" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2231 aligncenter" title="img_7525-lr" src="http://www.randomn3ss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_7525-lr.jpg" alt="img_7525-lr" width="467" height="700" /></p>
<p>The bellows has a lot to offer, and I wish I had had it longer both to learn how to use it better and to shoot more with it.  I&#8217;ve been promised a second go at the production model when that is released, which will hopefully be soon, as I&#8217;d like to expand on how I&#8217;ve used it, and continue to learn more about it.  Currently, I have no technical specs on the bellows or a release date.  Hopefully, it&#8217;s due out this summer. </p>
<p>The production model is said to have a thinner mount, and hopefully slightly larger knobs and a notch on the rise/fall portion, so you can feel when you&#8217;ve hit the middle rather than have to look around the camera.  Horseman will also more than likely put this into some sort of protective field box as well to make transportation safe.</p>
<p>Who is this lens for?  I&#8217;d say landscape photographers right off the bat, but also commercial photographers who shoot everything from architecture to catalog work and even food photography.  The price point is rumored to be around $1,700 without a lens.  I&#8217;d like to see this sell for $1,500 with a lens, but still not 100% sure on any of it.  It&#8217;s a very spendy setup, but the results and the pure enjoyment I got from shooting it would put it right up there on my <em>want</em> list of camera gear.  It&#8217;s not for everyone, though.  A tripod is essential, and so is time - there isn&#8217;t much that&#8217;s quick about shooting a setup like this.  </p>
<p>I think aside from the joy of shooting, the results speak for themselves, even if I didn&#8217;t really get to play with as much perspective as I would have liked.</p>
<p>More photos from my weekend of shooting <a href="http://www.mikepanic.com/horseman-bellows/" target="_blank">can be seen here on mikepanic.com</a>.<strong>Similar articles that might also interest you:</strong>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been asked to put a piece together for BACKPACKER magazine about great hikes in city parks.  Ever been in a city for a long weekend or a business trip and wanted to get some hiking in?  Do you live in an urban area with a bangin&#8217; city park?  Can you get lost in a forest as easily as you can get lost on your streets?  Then I want your help!!</p>
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<p>I&#8217;ve put together a list of large urban areas with amazing city park systems; now I&#8217;m looking for the best hike or route in these parks.  I want info beyond what I&#8217;ll find on the parks Web site or in a guidebook – we&#8217;re looking for info that only a local (or frequent visitor) would know.</p>
<p>Where&#8217;s the best trail to take to get away from the crowds?  Coolest spot to watch the sunset?  How about the longest running route in Central Park?  Where can you see amazing plant life, uncommon to city life?  Best way to spend your lunch hour?</p>
<p>Below you&#8217;ll find a list of cities and their parks.  Leave your suggestions in the comments or feel free to email me at adrienne@backpacker.com.</p>
<p><strong>Cities and parks:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Boston, MA - </strong>rowing the Charles or urban wilds</p>
<p><strong>Seattle, WA</strong> - Discovery Park</p>
<p><strong>Philadelphia, PA -</strong> Wissahickon Valley Park</p>
<p><strong>Los Angeles, CA -</strong> Griffith Park</p>
<p><strong>New York, NY -</strong> Central Park (best connection of trails to run)</p>
<p><strong>Chicago, IL -</strong> Chicago Lakefront</p>
<p><strong>San Francisco, CA -</strong> Golden Gate Park</p>
<p><strong>Austin, TX -</strong> any of the parks, including the 10-mile Town Lake Hike &amp; Bike Trail; Zilker Metropolitan Park</p>
<p><strong>Phoenix, AZ -</strong> Piestewa Peak at the Phoenix Mountain Preserve</p>
<p><strong>San Diego, CA -</strong> Balboa Park</p>
<p><strong>Jacksonville, FL - </strong>Hanna Park</p>
<p><strong>Nashville, TN - </strong>Radnor Lake Natural Area; the Warner Parks<strong>Similar articles that might also interest you:</strong>
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