The UltraTech Zone

Today was our first trip to the Shepherd Lake recreational area in Ringwood, NJ for 2008, and the weather was very accommodating. My wife took the opportunity to get some rest in the sun, because she wasn't feeling up to playing any games or -- heaven forbid! -- going boating.  And so, she rested.  (BTW, she promised that she would ...

So much for Autumn... Today was an amazing day for October, and we saw a mostly clear day, with temperatures up to 80 degrees.  As a result, my family and I finally got a great opportunity to put our new Sea Eagle 330 inflatable kayak to good use.  It was a bit overcast at home, but at Shepherd Lake, it was outstanding.  In fact, ...

This summer, in addition to a vacation at Cape May with my extended family, we also went to Shepherd Lake twice (in June and August), and we had our annual church camp-out at Stokes State Forest.  All in all, we had ourselves some good times this summer. The past few times we've gone to Shepherd Lake, I've rented row boats, which has proved ...

Yesterday, our church had an outing sponsored by the Family Life Ministries department -- which is the Ministry that my wife and I are responsible for.   On the advise of our Pastor and his wife, we went to Shepherds Lake in Ringwood, NJ.    Ironically, we had been to the Botanical Gardens of Ringwood several times, but ...