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| Woah mama.. |
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Posted by dz on Jan 24, 2010
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It's been so long since I've posted on dNet. I've been debating starting to post on here. I always say I do and end up not, so it probably won't happen.
Holy crap though it's been a long time.
edit 1: lol the whole site was created using tables. Hell ya 2004!
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| I'm back! |
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Posted by dz on Nov 4, 2007
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I have a lot of stories from the ride back, but I'm going to make a full write-up instead of summarize here. Basically, I'm home :)
I'm also editing the almost 200 images and 3 hours of footage.
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| Last night here.. |
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Posted by dz on Nov 3, 2007
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Today was filled with lots of climbing and hiking. I actually ended up getting lost for about an hour, but I had my compass with me so I found my way back.
This has been an awesome trip and escape from things. I have lots of pictures and video of all over the park. I'm laying in my tent now about to pass out. Hopefully, I can get up early tomorrow and be home by dinner. Peace!
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| Today.. |
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Posted by dz on Nov 3, 2007
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Woke up around 9am to a nice 58 degrees. Its cloudy today, so I don't anticipate it getting too hot.
I started the day off with a nice hike to the top of the canyon. I recorded a lot of footage for the show and goddamn is that a pain.
1 Set camera on tripod and hit record.
2 Hike up ridiculously long path.
3 Hike all the way back.
4 Grab camera.
5 Repeat 3 with camera and tripod.
The view from the top was beautiful though and I'm glad I did it. I was going to eat lunch up there, but I forgot a lighter to light my stove so I'm back down at base. Just got done boiling water for my tasty chicken stew, so I will eat that and go for a motorcycle ride around the canyon.
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| Beautifully Terrified |
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Posted by dz on Nov 3, 2007
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Theres something.. humbling, I suppose, when you wake up at 430am to take a piss and you hear coyote scrambling around you. Also, it is incredibly quiet. The typing on this phone is the loudest thing I hear.
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| My god.. |
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Posted by dz on Nov 2, 2007
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I have never seen so many stars in my entire life. The temp is a cool 38 degrees and it is pitch black. The howls of coyotes marking their territories is almost drowned out by the chorus of crickets.
I made my dinner and have gazed upon the stars for the last hour. Now, I must sleep.
Good night. Also I got another ticket XD
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| Ugh.. |
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Posted by dz on Nov 2, 2007
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Some dude and his horribly overweight girlfriend are sittin next to me in DQ and talking about their sex life.
Send help (crane, shes stuck in the booth)
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| Weeee doggy.. |
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Posted by dz on Nov 2, 2007
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I'm in some podunk town about 200 miles in my trip. I kinda forgot a spoon to eat my camp food, so I stopped at Dairy Queen and got a blizzard.
Also, spoons. Mainly, though, Reeces blizzard.
Avg speed is about 80mph. I had a run where I did about 100 for 20 mins, but I'm in this town now and there are lots of cops.
Hoping to get to the canyon by 5pm. We'll see..
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| Out |
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Posted by dz on Nov 2, 2007
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Bike is packed up and I'm good to go. Gonna film some footage with a friend of mine and then I'm heading up to the canyon.
Weather is cloudy and cold. I wasn't anticipating rain, but I'm prepared for it. All my gear is packed inside of trash bags inside of the cases, so it's waterproof. I have my rain suit with me incase it does start to rain.
Ok, the road's waiting. ~
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| Prepping.. |
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Posted by dz on Nov 1, 2007
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Started packing and charging everything. I added some new equipment from the last trip.
In the electronics department, I have a new bike cam. It's the Oregon Scientific ATC2K Waterproof Camera. This thing is pretty neat and will come in handy for riding footage. Shoot, I need to update the GPS on my phone before I go. I'll be packing an extension chord and surge protector for this trip. The campground I chose actually has an electrical outlet, so I can recharge my stuff in my tent.
In the bike department, I have several new things. First off, a new complete set of rear bags made by Cortech. These give me side bags and a top duffle bag that all attach nicely and snap together. I also purchased a cruise control attachment for the bike that'll either a) kill me or b) let me take video while I'm riding.
For me, I have some new gloves. These go over my jacket so no wind gets inside thus keeping me warmer.
For camping, I purchased a new tent and a sleeping bag. I also got some other misc. gear like one of those portable stoves, camp food and some survival stuff lest I falter.
I'll try and get a picture of everything before I head out. For now though, I must go pack!
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