Gettin' Dirty with the Wans: 8400 miles - UTBDR, KLIM rally, Canada, WABDR, OBDR +

[Kingsized]

Originally Posted by GISdood

+5 Mad Max points.



So, LittleWan, how are you able to keep these posting going on the trail so regularly? I mean that as far as connectivity with the web? It seems like you guy are far off the grid more often than on. I go 20 miles off an Interstate here and loose cel service.

[Syntroxis]

Thanks for the time you put in to making your ride reports. I get excited every time I see a new report. Thanks again.

[LittleWan]

Originally Posted by Kingsized

So, LittleWan, how are you able to keep these posting going on the trail so regularly? I mean that as far as connectivity with the web? It seems like you guy are far off the grid more often than on. I go 20 miles off an Interstate here and loose cel service.

Aw, Kingsized.

I hate to break it to you, but we're home. I do these reports after the ride is over.

at the beginning of every post, I list the date of the ride:


Day 42: 8/2/12 <------------- meaning August 2, 2012
Clear Creek to Osoyoos, BC 250 miles



I don't know anything about connectivity with the web, I don't even have a cell phone!
One of my favorite things about going riding is getting away from that stuff.
Matt brings a cell ph. but it just collects dust in the tank bag.
We bring a hackintosh (netbook), but I only go online once a week or so (at motels).



Anyway, sorry to disappoint.
That would be pretty amazing, posting a report like this from the road!
But, it takes hours and hours to work with all the photos and video.
Some folks manage, but I could never do it from the road, on a stupid little telephone...






OK, I'll be back later, with the rest of Day 42.
and more comments about the comments...


- littlewan
(sitting inside a building, not camped in the forest someplace. )

[kvanderploeg]

Since you're on the trail all the while and really don't stay connected to the internet, how do you manage all your GoPro footage. Do you just stockpile memory cards? I imagine that would probably be the easiest way. I'd be hard pressed to decide what to and what not to shoot if I had limited card space...

[Twilight Error]

Originally Posted by kvanderploeg

Since you're on the trail all the while and really don't stay connected to the internet, how do you manage all your GoPro footage. Do you just stockpile memory cards? I imagine that would probably be the easiest way. I'd be hard pressed to decide what to and what not to shoot if I had limited card space...

If I had to guess (and I've got to, I'm not Littlewan), she dumps the card into the Hackintosh when it fills up, and sorts through the clips from there.

[LittleWan]

Originally Posted by Twilight Error

If I had to guess (and I've got to, I'm not Littlewan), she dumps the card into the Hackintosh when it fills up, and sorts through the clips from there.

I'm me and I still had to guess!
haha.
Seriously. It took me a minute to remember...


We started off with some cards - I think the GoPro has a 32gb card. and maybe a 16gb
I think I had two 4gb cards for the point and shoot.

We planned to put stuff on the hackintosh as we went, but that thing has a tiny HD.
It's only a stupid Dell 10v netbook.



After Black Dragon wash/Eagle Canyon/Cat Canyon,
we quickly learned that we were shooting too much video for that to work.


Rode out to Richfield, UT and got a portable HD.
Just a simple one. It was maybe $80, so 500 gig?





It got Klimed, like everything else.
(we have a couple of these at home and I didn't want them getting mixed up).


It worked pretty well - we could only transfer photos and video when we had a motel room.
Needed to have power and lots of time.
But, all our footage (many hours) and pics (over 6000) made it home safely.


While we were riding, we kept the HD wrapped in a sock (classy!) and had it tucked in the hackintosh neoprene case.
Which was kept in our main duffel, amongst our clothes and the sleeping bags.
I was always worried with all the rough roads and water crossings, but they did all right.

Originally Posted by kvanderploeg

I'd be hard pressed to decide what to and what not to shoot if I had limited card space...

Yeah, sometimes we got lucky and captured things we weren't expecting.
Other times...meh.
But it was nice to feel like we could take a chance on something.
We still missed a lot, but at least having lots of storage gave us some freedom.
With 7 weeks + of riding, having just a fixed number of Gigs would have been difficult.


Hope that helps!










haha, more like this:






OK, all this nerd stuff is keeping me from finishing Day 42!

[bruceo]

Originally Posted by redog1

...certianly a lot of work, those logs. calls for a beer.
Ride on,

I agree! You guys should have one too!

[Kingsized]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

Aw, Kingsized.

I hate to break it to you, but we're home. I do these reports after the ride is over.

at the beginning of every post, I list the date of the ride:


Day 42: 8/2/12 <------------- meaning August 2, 2012
Clear Creek to Osoyoos, BC 250 miles

ROFL I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I saw your post. Of course I'm embarrassed but it's nothing new to me. If you knew me, you'd understand.

I saw the notebook computer in some pictures and jumped to an obviously wrong conclusion. Don't worry, I'm still impressed. Pretty funny how I missed the dates. At least I now know you survived the trip. Ha!

You guys are great!

[LittleWan]

Originally Posted by Kingsized

ROFL I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I saw your post. Of course I'm embarrassed but it's nothing new to me. If you knew me, you'd understand.

I saw the notebook computer in some pictures and jumped to an obviously wrong conclusion. Don't worry, I'm still impressed. Pretty funny how I missed the dates. At least I now know you survived the trip. Ha!

You guys are great!

Aw, it's okay Kingsized!
Sometimes I write in the present tense, trying to keep things interesting.
That could have screwed you up.
I'm still thrilled that you think I'm capable enough to do a polished report on the fly!





I'll bet you thought I was a *little* out of it when I was wishing everyone a "Happy Independence Day!" at the end of August...

Originally Posted by LittleWan

OK, all this nerd stuff is keeping me from finishing Day 42!

Actually, everything is keeping me from finishing Day 42.
I'm having a hard time leaving BC and getting to the WABDR.
Better just do it. Like ripping off a bandaid...

Originally Posted by kimangao

Great ride fellows!
Cheers
Dirk

hey, dirk! Danke schoen!

Originally Posted by redog1

...certianly a lot of work, those logs. calls for a beer.

haha, we don’t usually enjoy learning juice on the trail - maybe, ice cream!

Originally Posted by GISdood

Make logs your favourite! (note the Canadian spelling, eh?)

Nice chainsaw!
Oh, I wanted to use some of those, like "manoeuvre," or "cheque."

Good job!

Originally Posted by Syntroxis

Thanks for the time you put in to making your ride reports. I get excited every time I see a new report. Thanks again.

Thank YOU, Syntroxis! I'm glad you're excited!

Originally Posted by bruceo

I agree! You guys should have one too!

yeah, all this reading and writing is hard work!









Hi larryboy!
(did those logs bring back more Oregon memories?)




I think everyone else has been covered, right?




OK.








Day 42: 8/2/12 continued
Clear Creek to Osoyoos, BC 250 miles







It was smooth sailing after we got past our new favourites (logs )...






So, I think the stuff we had just done was part of Radek’s original plan for the Lunacy Tour part deux...
Remember how we had skipped the 4 hours of dirt in the morning?
yeah.
That part.



Because, here we were - Boston Bar.
We stopped here for gas with Radek, before getting on the ferry.
That time, I didn’t take photos for some reason.
This time, I did. Here you go...







Nothing like gas station ice cream!
I think Radek got a magnum bar last time.
We had our usual. Cone for matt, sandwich for me.
Monster to share.







I saw this poster and thought the truck names were funny.
How do you think the bike would start acting if we called her, "Old Ugly?"







All righty, time to get back on the road!
Enjoy some photos from our last bits of lovely Canadian dirt...
















































































And, ta da!
We’re back in Princeton.






We grabbed a quick lunch and got gas.
It was perfect - we managed to spend all our Canadian money!
I think we were down to a couple ten cent coins and some pennies.




From Princeton, we were mostly slabbing it to the border.
Getting ready to start the WABDR!!

























We saw several of these giant chairs. I think they were advertising vacation rentals?








Nighthawk, here we come!






















And then we saw the sign.

I didn’t get a photo of that actual sign,
but here’s the pertinent information:





And it was about 6:30pm.



Mother brother!!

And we had spent all of our Canadian money.
Brilliant.



Now we were stuck in Canada, and penniless.
A couple of American hobos.




As far as we could tell, there isn’t much near the border for camping.
Our map sucked and so does our phone.
Matt checked Norm for the nearest section of forest and off we went.



After riding in the woods, looking for something suitable,
we found a really nice spot.
Our first choice was pretty good, but when we stopped,
a herd of cows came lumbering out of the bushes, pooping everywhere!
Too stinky!


This place was better.






From what Norm was showing, it seemed to be Forest land.
We were hoping it was legal to camp there.
If it’s not, they’ll blame this guy:








Uh oh. Looks like somebody fell off the wagon... (my last chance for a Shatner clip!)
184 miles per hour?
I don't think so, Norm.







OK, so tomorrow - escape from Canada!
and then, Washington - here we come...

[Hobbes950]

I love coming home from work, scrolling down Ride Reports, finding Gettin' Dirty, scanning over to the last post column and seeing "Today.... by LittleWan." Oooooh! So exciting!

The worst part about lugging these bikes around with two people is that it is so hard to tell where the weight is going. I always feel like I am going to drop it, and end up pulling it away from my husband so that he feels like he is going to drop it.

[MasterMarine]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

Nothing like gas station ice cream!
I think Radek got a magnum bar last time.
We had our usual. Cone for matt, sandwich for me.

MMMMM!

I love gas station ice cream! I have had meals of only ice cream when stopping at remote gas stations. You should try to work Fields Station into one of your trips for an awesome world famous shake! I had 2 of them on our last trip to NV.

I know what you mean about writing those reports. It does take some time. All that writing and editing and finding the right pictures to put in. Plus video editing. (I don't bother with that ) I wonder how you find the time.

Well keep at it! You are doing a great job!!!



Thank you for opening my eyes to BC. I need to get up there for some fun.

[kvanderploeg]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

Rode out to Richfield, UT and got a portable HD.
Just a simple one. It was maybe $80, so 500 gig?





It got Klimed, like everything else.
(we have a couple of these at home and I didn't want them getting mixed up).


It worked pretty well - we could only transfer photos and video when we had a motel room.
Needed to have power and lots of time.
But, all our footage (many hours) and pics (over 6000) made it home safely.

That's the way I was thinking of for my 6000+ mile trip for next year. Actually, I'm hoping to be able to use a tablet as the transferring device to move from the SD card to the HD. Thanks!!!

[sion]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

What would Smimmy Top Jimmy do?



It’s hard to tell from this photo, but log#2 (the corksoaker) was tall.
Super tall.

"Top Jimmy" and "corksoaker" (and in a picture no less) in the same post..I feel so honored and proud

keep it coming Wans...you rule!

[dmaxmike]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

After riding in the woods, looking for something suitable,
we found a really nice spot.
Our first choice was pretty good, but when we stopped,
a herd of cows came lumbering out of the bushes, pooping everywhere!
Too stinky!

this made me LOL, really wish there was video of this!

[tagentry]

Originally Posted by LittleWan

In the meantime, here's the photo I wanted to share with you guys -





WTF?

(instagram link here)

The caption is "The three-up obstacle course at the KTM Adventure Rider Rally"

That's Radek driving, and that's Matt on the back!!
I don't recognize the guy in the middle.
But, Three-up??
with HOOLA HOOPS??





Is this a Jimmy-approved skill building drill?


Oh, man.
And I specifically told Radek he could play with Matt this weekend, but only if he didn't break him.
I mostly feel sorry for Radek's bike.
(I mean, even more than I usually do. )

Jimmy Lewis shared this link on facebook today. Matt made the highlight reel.



http://youtu.be/2FyKCc2qw2g