Strange title?! I wanted to test Amazon's new service which allows any web site owner to send content to a Kindle. At the same time, here in northern Minnesota we have some of the best Spring snow conditions in years, which means excellent white water skiing! Thus, this post reviews both a favorite and little known favorite sport of mine, Nordic River Skiing … and Amazon's new feature that allows a web site owners to easily (?) configure content to be sent to a Kindle. I wanted to include some interesting content for my Send to Kindle test … thus Nordic River Skiing.
First the techie part, then on to river skiing. Amazon's instructions for web site owners may found via this web link. Upon reviewing the options, the process actually looks somewhat complex. Although a software nerd, I have to admit I don't pay much attention to CSS (cascading style sheets) and html formats for this blog. The Amazon template almost appears to be more trouble than it's worth in terms on setting up proper configurations and syntax.
The three screenshots that follow this paragraph were taken in succession on the Amazon Send to Kindle Setup Page. I decided to to ignore all the options and just clicked to obtain the code. In other words, I did zero configuring and just copied the standard code. Eureka it worked! You will need an Amazon account, but that requirement is obvious. You would not have a Kindle otherwise. In addition, you are able to send the finished product to Kindle software on other devices, not just an Amazon Kindle. Later you will see screenshot examples from my Nexus 10, the Kindle App.
If you would like to test the Send to Kindle service, you will find my Send to Kindle button at the very bottom of this post. Click and Try!
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Oh yes, I promised some Nordic River Skiing as part of this post! While most of you are enjoying the first days of Spring, here in northern Minnesota, Winter is still very much in force. I enjoy skiing up rivers from Lake Superior. The frozen waterways provide trails into the back country wilderness which are impossible to reach (or at least very difficult) in the Summer. Here is how the sport of Nordic River Skiing works:
- Find Lake Superior (quite easy … it's the largest lake in the world)
- Find a river (should not be to difficult)
- Ski up stream!
The only thing to remember is that the river current under the ice will be stronger on outside bends, and right under waterfalls. As long as you use a bit of common sense, your ski into the wilderness will be quite enjoyable! By this time in the Winter the ice is normally quite thick, and the river flow much reduced. Thus, on the one or two times I've broken through the ice in my life, only my feet and lower legs became wet.
It is truly unique experience to hear rapids gurgling underneathe your skis as you enjoy a workout. The final rush is when you head back downstream to the starting point of your journey. Remember those waterfalls you skied up? You now get to ski down a waterfall. It's a hoot. In addition, I saw zero people during my three hour ski … just me and the wilderness!
In closing here are a few photos from yesterday's ski up the Lester River, including one taken at the top of a waterfall a few moments before my descent. In addition, I've included a screenshots from my Nexus 10 … this blog post "sent to my Kindle".
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And Kindle screenshots of this post from my Nexus 10!
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