Scott Brady
Founder
p1michaud said:
Actually, it was pretty funny. K.C. yelled "damn Scott, you move pretty quick for a big guy"
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Actually, it was pretty funny. K.C. yelled "damn Scott, you move pretty quick for a big guy"
BajaTaco
Swashbuckler
Bill! Holy cow! I can't believe you went through all of that and did the full loop with that many blisters, nausea, and not enough water. You are one tuff dude. Yea, what I had said was that when at the trailhead, if you look at the billboard sign showing the trail, you would see the colorado trail skirting the base and then they show the eastern trail going up to the summit (as the only trail). But someone had etched in the north trail with some sharp implement - showing it climbing the north flank to the summit. Dang, sorry to hear you missed that, but I'm sure you are stonger for it now.
AND, I have always been curious about your photography. You have contributed some quality discussion in the photo forum, and I was always curious - and now I know. You are a great photographer! NICE pics!! :bowdown: I was also impressed with your Pathfinder. How many miles did you say were on it? 300 and something thousand? Too cool.
Anyway, great to meet you and glad you survived the Elbert hike. :beer:
GT - thanks for the compliment on the pics
AND, I have always been curious about your photography. You have contributed some quality discussion in the photo forum, and I was always curious - and now I know. You are a great photographer! NICE pics!! :bowdown: I was also impressed with your Pathfinder. How many miles did you say were on it? 300 and something thousand? Too cool.
Anyway, great to meet you and glad you survived the Elbert hike. :beer:
GT - thanks for the compliment on the pics
kcowyo
ExPo Original
Wow Bill! Your photos are awesome! Phenominal colors and clarity! :bowdown:
Can't believe your ordeal in hiking Mt. Elbert; taking the super long hike on a sour belly, with blister-mania and running out of water.... What a day! :smilies27
I doubt anyone got a pic as myself, durango_60 and Josh were the last three in line with the best view of Scott. In Scott's first pic you can see durango_60 and I placing bets whether Bill would need a tug out from Goodtimes. I can't imagine anyone expected Bill to put on a show like he did, blasting through that drift.
I think Bill was especially motivated by durango_60's pre-drift pep talk -
"Bill, this is the time to find your inner redneck. Git 'r done!"
And with that he was off, driving his Pathy like he stole it! In fairness to others who were on hand taking pictures and helping with shoveling and extraction duties, Mr. Brady was not the only near casualty. As I recall, Bill also nearly took out Nathan, (who moves surprisingly quick for a Land Rover owner), Goodtimes and GT's dog Cherokee.
Actually, had fellow dog owner Bill, not slowed down to avoid hitting Cherokee, he may have taken out our hosts. And I don't think anyone who saw it would call that exaggerating.
I'm loving all the pics from Scott, Chris, Brian, etc. Like GT said, I didn't take a lot of photos because I was counting on the more knowledgeable and talented photographers in the group to document the weekend. I'm still not sure how BajaTaco always gets that little something extra special (lighting, colors, etc. ) in his photos. I may have to tag along on more trips with him to learn his secret - :bowdown:
Can't believe your ordeal in hiking Mt. Elbert; taking the super long hike on a sour belly, with blister-mania and running out of water.... What a day! :smilies27
p1michaud said:
I doubt anyone got a pic as myself, durango_60 and Josh were the last three in line with the best view of Scott. In Scott's first pic you can see durango_60 and I placing bets whether Bill would need a tug out from Goodtimes. I can't imagine anyone expected Bill to put on a show like he did, blasting through that drift.
I think Bill was especially motivated by durango_60's pre-drift pep talk -
"Bill, this is the time to find your inner redneck. Git 'r done!"
And with that he was off, driving his Pathy like he stole it! In fairness to others who were on hand taking pictures and helping with shoveling and extraction duties, Mr. Brady was not the only near casualty. As I recall, Bill also nearly took out Nathan, (who moves surprisingly quick for a Land Rover owner), Goodtimes and GT's dog Cherokee.
Actually, had fellow dog owner Bill, not slowed down to avoid hitting Cherokee, he may have taken out our hosts. And I don't think anyone who saw it would call that exaggerating.
I'm loving all the pics from Scott, Chris, Brian, etc. Like GT said, I didn't take a lot of photos because I was counting on the more knowledgeable and talented photographers in the group to document the weekend. I'm still not sure how BajaTaco always gets that little something extra special (lighting, colors, etc. ) in his photos. I may have to tag along on more trips with him to learn his secret - :bowdown:
bigreen505
Expedition Leader
Thanks guys, and thanks Scott for the pics!
As Pskhaat can attest, I have a lot of experience pushing a little Honda through big snow drifts and snow banks. You won't get stuck until you take your foot off the gas. When you sink, it is over.
When I got to the edge of the bank I grabbed the e-brake to spin the tail around and keep it on the trail. Sorry for the scare.:smilies27
I have a few more pics, but nothing super exciting. So if I didn't post a pic of your truck or if you want a print shoot me an e-mail.
KC, I have a couple pics of the truck, but nothing through the drift.
Bill
As Pskhaat can attest, I have a lot of experience pushing a little Honda through big snow drifts and snow banks. You won't get stuck until you take your foot off the gas. When you sink, it is over.
When I got to the edge of the bank I grabbed the e-brake to spin the tail around and keep it on the trail. Sorry for the scare.:smilies27
I have a few more pics, but nothing super exciting. So if I didn't post a pic of your truck or if you want a print shoot me an e-mail.
KC, I have a couple pics of the truck, but nothing through the drift.
Bill
bigreen505
Expedition Leader
BajaTaco said:
Oh, sorry, I missed that part. 324,550 as of this evening. Nothing major has been replaced. One cracked manifold and one bearing in the transmission (according to a TSB it was a design problem and the bearing never got enough oil), those were both around 200,000. More recently I replaced pads and rotors and suspension bushings.
Bill
gjackson
FRGS
Sorry I'm a week late, but here are some of my pics from last weekend. Including what should be legendary awning stakes, and some pics of the trash we picked up from an adjoining campsite. It was really disgusting and had obviously been used for a graduation party. Connie won the award for the nastiest garbage find, a pair of underwear. ('eeeew gross!', not 'wow! sleazy!')
Thanks to all who attended for the great time!!
cheers
Thanks to all who attended for the great time!!
cheers
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Colorado Ron
Explorer
Wish I could have made it. You guys picked the one weekend I was out of town on business ALL YEAR!
Pskhaat
2005 Expedition Trophy Champion
Finally got a few pics developed. I am very displeased with my developer, the color in these photos is quite washed out and scratchy (though granted these should have been on tripods). On other annoying note, I can't get the [ i m g ] tags to take....argh!
Wife Packed for Armegeddon:
All Ready To Roll:
First Night's Camp:
All Ready To Roll:
First Night's Camp:
A trail I really want to take:
Captain America:
Mountain Goats:
Mr BT Watching for the Latecomers:
Captain America:
Mountain Goats:
Mr BT Watching for the Latecomers:
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articulate
Expedition Leader
I love that one with Senor Taco watching the crew drive into the frame. SWEET.
And not to make fun of you, but I laughed at the first photo with the hardcore rig, expedition-ready dalmation, hardcore kid backpack, and the sissy-style stroller.
And not to make fun of you, but I laughed at the first photo with the hardcore rig, expedition-ready dalmation, hardcore kid backpack, and the sissy-style stroller.