Thursday, May 02, 2013
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Traditional BMW R 1200 GS & The New Water Boxer BMW R 1200 GSX
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A comparison of the BMW R 1200 GS in pictures.
Air / oil cooled and the new 2013 air / oil / liquid cooled Beemer. The 2013 liquid cooled makes 125 horse power compared to the traditional 1200 GS makes 110 hp. There is a slight weight difference, with the liquid cooled about 5 pounds heavier.
The new Water Boxer R 1200 GS. http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/us/en/index.html
The traditional R 1200 GS.
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Three Days in a Row on the Snow / Good Spring Snow with a Grandkid
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On the snow with grandson, teaching him some of the fundamentals of skiing. Imagine that, a snowboarder teaching a skier. It worked. We had a good time traveling all over the resort. Had a good lunch and enjoyed the Spring snow.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Afton Alps Ski Hill / Snowboarding & Tubing
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Mid winter conditions are giving us good snowboarding at the end of March at the ski hill.
The view across the bridge at the fire pit and the info sign, below the front bowl.
Funneling into the main bowl.
On Patrol...
The Tube Park @ Afton Alps
The gang came out to have a good time in the tube park.
Hanging out with the Grandkids at the tube park.
Brothers being brothers...outdoors and good food. Keeping the energy level at a high level.
Good Times!!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Day 4 / Wyoming Snowmobile Trip
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This is the final day of the snowmobile trip to Wyoming. I have been a bit sidetracked the past weeks. Check out the final day of an epic backcountry snowmobile adventure.
Day 4 was a mix of snowmobile experiences and dealing with a bad tooth that flared up the previous evening.
Stuck was included in the snowmobile experience and pain was the experience with the body. Sometimes a person just has to overcome adversity to accomplish the goal. This time the goal was to ride the last day of the trip and then to load up and drive the 1100 miles to get home. The goal was accomplished.
This is my story recap of my adventure with adversity and the good people that I have in my life.
I got home the day after sledding in Wyoming, we drove 1100 miles over night. I was able to get into a dentist on Friday morning a day later and he immediately called my oral surgeon that operated on my broken face 4 years ago. I drove straight to the doctor office. My doctor made the decision to pull the tooth that had a broken root and had become terribly infected. It took a week to recover from the infection and it is still not 100%. It was pretty serious at the time. I am so grateful for my Doctor and his staff, they are the absolute best. The Dentist is a friend of mine that is on the Ski Patrol with me and I am very grateful for his wisdom and for him to come in on his day off and get the process started. Thanks to Weez for taking her day and spending it at the dentist then traveling to my Surgeons office while he put me out and yanked my tooth. Then she drove me home and picked up food and medicine for me. I was pretty wiped out.
Trenching, trees and steep. When you get stuck and it takes digging, the pack, jacket and helmet come off. Not good to sweat and get chilled. That is the reason I carry 2 shovels, 1 in my pack and 1 strapped to the sled. The shovel on the sled is easy to get to and that is the one I use the most.
Some times the solution is to roll the sled out of it's trench and start over again.
Big Larry and his 800 Ski Doo / 163" track alongside my 800 Arctic Cat / 162" track...go big or stay home.
Mitch and his 800 Polaris / 159" track.
Sean riding his 700 Arctic Cat / 162" track.
This shot is the beginning of a 1500 foot climb through scattered trees and increasing steep powder. This was a blast to weave up the mountain, everybody scattered and picked their own line. The climb ended at about 10.500 feet and the top of the mountain.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Day 3 / Wyoming Backcountry Snowmobile Trip
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After 2 great days of wind and snow in the mountains, day 3 was sunny and windy. I am one who likes it stormy with adverse conditions. It is good to have the sunny days to scout larger areas with visibility like we had today.
It was a great day to explore the distance mountain ridges and bowls. The winds were howling across the mountain tops just like I like it. Here are a few pictures from today.
Thanks for checking my adventures out.
The views were awesome and the winds were whipping the snow into interesting sculptures.
After many miles up and down the mountains in the backcountry, it was one last downhill to a creek and then head back to the truck. Good day in the mountains...we all came back safe along with some great adventures and deep powder riding experiences.
Good Night...1 more day of riding.
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