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<blockquote data-quote="Nanotech9" data-source="post: 1452816" data-attributes="member: 676"><p>sorry about not wrapping this up sooner, but i've been busy at work and busy editing my video (still only working on the start of it!) and today i was busy working on the G/F's SV650 and blowing out the cobwebs so we could a few miles on the street bikes today....</p><p></p><p></p><p>so anyhoo... I hope it was worth the wait - i think it is, even if you skip the story and just look at the pictures. Saturday was my day to shine with the camera <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>But first let me pick up on the story Friday night. </p><p></p><p>When we first pulled into the Sugar Creek camp area I wasn't exactly excited. We had stopped at the top of the mountain near the main entrance, and the entire field was somewhat exposed, and completely covered in a couple inches of snow. I wasn't looking forward to pitching a tent there. HF mentioned the smaller secluded camping area down the trail a bit, so we decided to check it out. He was right - it was small, but definitely secluded. Looked just big enough for a jeep to turn around in. Less snow on the ground, less chance of winds ripping through camp. We were sold! </p><p></p><p>The first challenge showed up when Wayne started to put up his bivey, and announced that he was on his second bent tent stake. Me thinking that for some reason i would have better success, proceeded to bend a couple of the aluminum stakes. Things weren't looking good. It wasn't so much the frozen ground holding up the process but the rocks embedded below the surface. Wayne resorted to tying down to several large rocks, and i just dealt with it. My tent will mostly stay up with just two stakes - one at either end, and the rain fly didn't need much tension to hold it in place. With a little luck we didn't suffer any high winds and all was well.</p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Terry setting up his fishnet hammock... which i believe he later decided to ditch because it lacked any protection.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Bill setting up his tarp-on-a-stick... No tent. It seemed like most of us had the Big Agnes insulated air cor mattresses. My only dislike with these is they take FOREVER to inflate. I'm actually working on a solution based on a micro-electric R/C type ducted fan motor setup. I think i can get one to inflate in short order with a micro compact fan.</p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Monty setting up his hammock</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>I noticed HF had made camp completely out of visual range from the rest of us - not sure why, but hes a veteran camper, so i figured there must be something to it. With his hammock setup he was able to pick just about anywhere to set up and didn't have to rely on a flat spot of ground. I was starting to see the benefit of the hammock system. Monty set up a ways away, but only about halfway between me and HF.</p><p></p><p>I thought HF had been joking earlier when he said he was bringing a grill, but i soon found out he was serious. After the rest of us had eaten dinner, or something like dinner, I got invited over the the HF/Monty restaurant where Monty was cooking up nothing less than two big thick juicy steaks. Turns out though while the steaks were cooking they were enjoying a backwards dinner... starting with Ice cream bars, followed by Tecate, and then steak. Thanks again for the surprise treats guys!</p><p></p><p>Mmmmm </p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Bill (left) and Monty sitting at the Chef's table at the Monty Restaurant cooking steak</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Thats a lot of steak</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Some of the guys set up a blazing fire at the bottom end of camp. Sure was nice. The stories were great as was the company...</p><p></p><p>These were all shot handled with a super slow shutter... </p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>HF sitting near Robert's KLR</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Wade (OutlawSon) (left) and Jon (Fowler)</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Bill - hamish (he kinda looked like my Intel guy)</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Terry</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Monty</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Wane trying to fight off a cold</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Robert</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Heating up the boots and feet and drying out the gloves.</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Friday night turned out quite a bit warmer than the night before... in fact i went to bed so warm that i decided to shed some layers... dumb mistake. I woke up in the middle of the night fairly cold, but still nothing like the night before. I still managed to get some decent sleep and woke up to someone in a nearby tent yelling "TURN IT OFF" over and over. Apparently someones alarm was going off and they were sleeping through it.</p><p></p><p>A lazy start to Saturday was a welcome relief for me. I rolled the KTM out in the sunlight to see if I couldn't get her to start a little easier and it worked... Everyone shed their luggage at camp and we broke up into smaller groups and with some printed maps and general directions from HF, we headed out of camp to explore the trail systems.</p><p></p><p>Early morning in the cold... the two odd bikes out of the group</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Frosty</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>More....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nanotech9, post: 1452816, member: 676"] sorry about not wrapping this up sooner, but i've been busy at work and busy editing my video (still only working on the start of it!) and today i was busy working on the G/F's SV650 and blowing out the cobwebs so we could a few miles on the street bikes today.... so anyhoo... I hope it was worth the wait - i think it is, even if you skip the story and just look at the pictures. Saturday was my day to shine with the camera :) But first let me pick up on the story Friday night. When we first pulled into the Sugar Creek camp area I wasn't exactly excited. We had stopped at the top of the mountain near the main entrance, and the entire field was somewhat exposed, and completely covered in a couple inches of snow. I wasn't looking forward to pitching a tent there. HF mentioned the smaller secluded camping area down the trail a bit, so we decided to check it out. He was right - it was small, but definitely secluded. Looked just big enough for a jeep to turn around in. Less snow on the ground, less chance of winds ripping through camp. We were sold! The first challenge showed up when Wayne started to put up his bivey, and announced that he was on his second bent tent stake. Me thinking that for some reason i would have better success, proceeded to bend a couple of the aluminum stakes. Things weren't looking good. It wasn't so much the frozen ground holding up the process but the rocks embedded below the surface. Wayne resorted to tying down to several large rocks, and i just dealt with it. My tent will mostly stay up with just two stakes - one at either end, and the rain fly didn't need much tension to hold it in place. With a little luck we didn't suffer any high winds and all was well. [b][Broken External Image][/b] Terry setting up his fishnet hammock... which i believe he later decided to ditch because it lacked any protection. [b][Broken External Image][/b] Bill setting up his tarp-on-a-stick... No tent. It seemed like most of us had the Big Agnes insulated air cor mattresses. My only dislike with these is they take FOREVER to inflate. I'm actually working on a solution based on a micro-electric R/C type ducted fan motor setup. I think i can get one to inflate in short order with a micro compact fan. [b][Broken External Image][/b] Monty setting up his hammock [b][Broken External Image][/b] I noticed HF had made camp completely out of visual range from the rest of us - not sure why, but hes a veteran camper, so i figured there must be something to it. With his hammock setup he was able to pick just about anywhere to set up and didn't have to rely on a flat spot of ground. I was starting to see the benefit of the hammock system. Monty set up a ways away, but only about halfway between me and HF. I thought HF had been joking earlier when he said he was bringing a grill, but i soon found out he was serious. After the rest of us had eaten dinner, or something like dinner, I got invited over the the HF/Monty restaurant where Monty was cooking up nothing less than two big thick juicy steaks. Turns out though while the steaks were cooking they were enjoying a backwards dinner... starting with Ice cream bars, followed by Tecate, and then steak. Thanks again for the surprise treats guys! Mmmmm [b][Broken External Image][/b] Bill (left) and Monty sitting at the Chef's table at the Monty Restaurant cooking steak [b][Broken External Image][/b] Thats a lot of steak [b][Broken External Image][/b] Some of the guys set up a blazing fire at the bottom end of camp. Sure was nice. The stories were great as was the company... These were all shot handled with a super slow shutter... [b][Broken External Image][/b] HF sitting near Robert's KLR [b][Broken External Image][/b] Wade (OutlawSon) (left) and Jon (Fowler) [b][Broken External Image][/b] Bill - hamish (he kinda looked like my Intel guy) [b][Broken External Image][/b] Terry [b][Broken External Image][/b] Monty [b][Broken External Image][/b] Wane trying to fight off a cold [b][Broken External Image][/b] Robert [b][Broken External Image][/b] Heating up the boots and feet and drying out the gloves. [b][Broken External Image][/b] Friday night turned out quite a bit warmer than the night before... in fact i went to bed so warm that i decided to shed some layers... dumb mistake. I woke up in the middle of the night fairly cold, but still nothing like the night before. I still managed to get some decent sleep and woke up to someone in a nearby tent yelling "TURN IT OFF" over and over. Apparently someones alarm was going off and they were sleeping through it. A lazy start to Saturday was a welcome relief for me. I rolled the KTM out in the sunlight to see if I couldn't get her to start a little easier and it worked... Everyone shed their luggage at camp and we broke up into smaller groups and with some printed maps and general directions from HF, we headed out of camp to explore the trail systems. Early morning in the cold... the two odd bikes out of the group [b][Broken External Image][/b] Frosty [b][Broken External Image][/b] More.... [/QUOTE]
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