Mark Lein's Blog

Mark Lein's Blog
Mark Lein's Blog

Sunday, July 6, 2014


My team at Flyline Search Marketing created this video for Jack Fussell. He is planning to run across the United States, for a second time, to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease and to help generate donations to the Alzheimer's Association, in order to help the fund research in their battle to find a cure.

Jack is currently training for his "Across The Land 2015" run, at Amicalola Falls State Park, here in Georgia. Jack is currently 63 years old, and just 13 short years ago, weighed almost 300 pounds. Jack had been told by his physician that he had only months to live and that drove Jack to prove them wrong. He began walking at Amicalola Falls. At first, he could not walk very far, but, he got out everyday and tried. Slowly the weight began to come off. Jack began to work on his diet. Watching his diet, coupled with the walking, began to accelerate the weight loss.

In 2013, Jack ran across the United States for the first time. He ran from Skidaway Island State Park, located in South Georgia, to Monterey, California. He raised more than $29,000 dollars for the Alzheimer's Association during his first run. The goal is to raise even more during the 2015 run.

Alzheimer's disease affects more than 5 million people here in the United States. There currently is no cure for the disease. Alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. 1 in 3 seniors will die from Alheimer's disease. You can make a difference by supporting Jack. We encourage you to visit Jack's blog at http://JackFussellAcrossTheLand.Wordpress.com or http://www.AcrossTheLand2013.com.









Sunday, August 19, 2012

Headed For Yellowstone National Park


Yellowstone National Park

Wyoming, Montana & Idaho


My wife and I are heading to Bozeman, Montana to meet with prospective new clients and then planning to travel on down to Yellowstone National Park for a few days of fun. This will be our first trip to Montana and we hope to land some business in the area. It will be our second trip together to Yellowstone.

America's first National Park, Yellowstone is situated primarily in Wyoming, but, there are also small sections of the park that lap over into Montana and Idaho. The park is truly one of the most beautiful and unique spots on the planet. What makes the park unique is the fact that Yellowstone is actually the largest volcanic caldera anywhere in the world. When you enter the park one of the first things you will discover is that the park has geysers and geothermic features and activity occurring everywhere. One of the most famous geysers in the park is of course the Old Faithful Geyser.

Live Webcam Of Old Faithful & Geyser Area


Wildlife In Yellowstone National Park

There is a wide variety of wildlife that can be found within the park boundaries. One of the most majestic are the Elk. The Elk herds roam freely throughout the park each Summer.

Elk Bugling In A Meadow


The Buffalo herds in Yellowstone are incredible. Buffalo roam all over the park and don't be surprised if you have to stop frequently while driving through the park in order to allow them to cross the road.

Buffalo Crossing The Road


Oh yeah, did I mention the park is absolutely full of bears. There are both Black Bears and Grizzlies present in the park. You will likely have to work hard to get a good photo of Yellowstone bears. Over the years the park service has worked hard to teach these critters to stay out of areas where humans are and to find their food sources in natural areas. Most of the time the bears cooperate. Sometimes they don't and you get a great photo op. Just don't let them get to close because these are apex predators! They eat meat! 

Black Bear Enjoying Some Berries


Grizzly Bear Searching For Food


One of the most iconic creatures in the park are the wolves. They are elusive and often hard to get a look at during the Summer months. They are far more active during Winter when the packs reach their peak strength during their heavy Winter feeding. 

Yellowstone Gray Wolf


The meal of choice for any predator fast enough to catch them are the Pronghorn Antelope. For the record, these Yellowstone Pronghorn Antelope are the fastest critters on the North American continent. Even so, most of the apex predators in the park do consider them part of the food chain and occasionally do catch one through stealth and ambush tactics.

 Yellowstone Pronghorn Antelope


The most elusive creature in the Park is the Yellowstone Cougar. These cougars are apex predators and pretty much feed on all of the ungulates in the park. The are abuse hunters and also possess enough quick burst speed and strength to bring down a bull Elk, Deer, Pronghorn Antelope or Bighorn Sheep, assuming of course that they can creep within striking distance.

Yellowstone Cougar Scanning The Area



Friday, March 9, 2012

New Website For Anytime Fitness Of Roswell


Atlanta, Georgia & Albuquerque, New Mexico Website Design


Flyline Search Marketing designed the website featured above, for Anytime Fitness of Roswell. The Anytime Fitness Center in Roswell is owned and operated by Matt and Brandi Lein.  They are a 24 Hour Fitness Center and are a franchise connected to the larger corporate parent organization, Anytime Fitness. Members of the Anytime Fitness Center in Roswell get worldwide access to more than 1,800 clubs located throughout the United States and around the world.

Flyline also built the custom Facebook Fan page you see below as well. We have been building custom Fan pages for firms who are working to build their brand awareness. Our team of Social Media Marketing professionals provides professional Twitter services, Facebook account management, Facebook Fan Pages, YouTube services, Blogging and Public Relations news release services.

Need help with a website design project for your firm?

Friday, December 23, 2011

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays


Merry Christmas!
 &
Happy Holidays!

Wishing you all the happiest of Holiday Seasons! Take time to enjoy the blessings of Family and good Friends and don't forget to take time to simply enjoy the lights, sights and sounds of Christmas. May the grace of our heavenly father be upon you all the days of your life!

Santa Fe at Christmas time is absolutely Beautiful, wouldn't you agree? This year has been especially awesome thanks to plenty of snow that has really helped to get us all into the Holiday mood.










Thursday, October 20, 2011

My Secret Place - El Vado Ranch New Mexico



The video above was taken at El Vado Ranch about 11 miles from Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. The stretch of river you are watching is part of the Chama River, approximately 3 miles below the El Vado Lake Dam. The ranch offers wonderful accomodations and is pretty much accessible year round. The owner is a dear friend named David Cooper. Hope you make time at some point soon to visit Coopers El Vado Ranch. When you do please give my friend and brother David a big hug from me and Jannie please.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Fishing The Chama River at El Vado Ranch


El Vado Ranch

One of Northern New Mexico's Premier Trout Fishing Spots


Spent some quality time at David Coopers ranch in September. We were only there for a few days, but, found plenty of time to get in some trout fishing. Check out the fish below. I caught this beautiful brown about downstream from the ranch. The fish is approximately 22 inches in length and was pretty big and fat! The Chama river trout fight as hard as any fish I've caught anywhere. This particular fish fought for well over 10 minutes before I was able to finally land it. In fact, I never got a look at the fish, other that a couple magestic arial leaps in the middle of the river, until just before I netted it.


I have been fishing at Coopers El Vado Ranch (http://www.elvado.com/) since I was a little child. In fact, I grew up with current ranch owner, David Cooper. David took over the ranch from his parents some years ago. The ranch is located near the El Vado Dam and is approximately a 2 hour drive north from Santa Fe, New Mexico. The ranch has some of the best fishing around. The cabins at the ranch are well maintained and equipped for full kitchens. I suggest that you make a grocery stop at the Walmart in Espanola before coming up as the nearest restaurant is High Country in Chama.


While you are up in Northern New Mexico, you also should take a day and drive 2 hours over to Navajo Dam. Just below the dam is the San Juan River. This river is world famous and contains some incredible fish. I took my father, Roy Lein, over for a day of fishing and he and I had an incredible time. We caught plenty of fish and really enjoyed our day together. The river is catch and release and no live bait can be utilized. We grabbed a guide and used a float boat which I highly recommend. This river is truly too deep to effectively wade much. There are some nice spots for wading, however, those spots would be pretty hard to hike into.


You can see a complete photo gallery of the float trip by clicking the following link: (http://flylineusa.com/san-juan-river-float-trip.html). I promise you that a day at the San Juan will be well worth the trip.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Recent Photos From New Mexico


San Juan River - 2 Miles Below Navajo Lake Dam



Chama River - 2 Miles Below El Vado Lake Dam



San Juan River - Ducks Enjoying The River And Some Wonderful New Mexico Sunshine