Meh..got bored..hiked a mountain.

[I play metal]

Cliffs:




-Woke up round 9..played my new 6 string for a bit....was bored so did a lil homework on a new mountain I heard of.
-Drove bout 2.5 hours into mountains and set foot.(alone...everyone was hungover,etc)
-Left and it was +25C (85F?) got to bottom of mountain and it was +8C(50-60F?).anout minus 5C (20-30F?) at least at the top.
-Hike was bout 5 km one way-bout 4 hours one way.elevation gain of a few thousand feet.
-Some some bald eagles,beavers,a wolverine(!!),few bears and a GRIZZLY-first one this season ive seen.Beeeautifull animal!!sry no pix..you dont look away for a second with a griz!
-Tooks some pix and vid....one of tha craziezt hikes in a while (dumb to go alone this one!)
-Hope you enjoy!srs
-Thx for looking!
























Heres allmost at the top.WOOOOOOOOO (on the "cariboo highway" ridge)



***CAUTION LIL SWEAR AT THE END****

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtnd0WVg_gI


















The "cariboo highway".Steeper then it looks!




Dedication and persistence is rewarded with a veiw that few get to enjoy!(cept the pic sux lols)





Nother one at the top....place was raw and brutal!!absolutly desolite in every sense.









Me-the green tea ginger kid!! (yes wore a wife beater as always....ran for about a Km on the top so I was warm though it was at east minus 5 up there minus the winds-hence the hair haha).

[bassrique]

Some some bald eagles,beavers,a wolverine(!!),few bears and a GRIZZLY-first one this season ive seen.Beeeautifull animal!

How far away was the bear? What terrain? Other than your firearm, what other gear do you bring for a short hike like that?

[Marco A. Mayer]

Meh... got bored... killed a doorman.

[jmattbassplaya]

Originally Posted by Marco A. Mayer

Meh... got bored... killed a doorman.

He was asking for it

[Disco_Gee]

Haha. I had a bit of a laugh when I saw the pic of you holding the shotty. In Australia, there are pretty much no predators large enough to take down a human (well, none that a shotty is going to help you with - it's all snakes, spiders, etc) when we got bushwalking/hiking. I wasn't expecting to see a firearm with you!

I'm guessing that was in case of bear attack or something?

[5StringBlues]

Meh.....got bored.. posted on Talkbass.

[basstotheface]

Originally Posted by I play metal

Meh got bored...joined an NSYNC cover band.

[XigXag]

that reminds me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztz8nUbPtsE

[Let It Fall]

was bored so did a lil homework on a new mountain I heard of.

Didn't know they still made them.

[I play metal]

Originally Posted by 5StringBlues

Meh.....got bored.. posted on Talkbass.

this!

Originally Posted by bassrique

How far away was the bear? What terrain? Other than your firearm, what other gear do you bring for a short hike like that?

bout 30 feet away.I got outa the truck and he stood up so sniff me out like they do.

Terrain??Ummm rock...snow...more rock...gravel.

I bring lotsa food (vegetarian) and lotsa cloths..plus the baSICS...LIGHTERS,knife,etc.

Originally Posted by Disco_Gee

Haha. I had a bit of a laugh when I saw the pic of you holding the shotty. In Australia, there are pretty much no predators large enough to take down a human (well, none that a shotty is going to help you with - it's all snakes, spiders, etc) when we got bushwalking/hiking. I wasn't expecting to see a firearm with you!

I'm guessing that was in case of bear attack or something?

I heard that from another aussie who was supprised as shiat about carrying a gun out here.Ya man...saw 3 bears today.They get such a bad rep though...they ussually dont want nothing to do with us.

I looove not having to worry about snakes,scorpians,etc like there.Here we trudge through bush and that never comes to mind haha.

Originally Posted by Let It Fall

Didn't know they still made them.

hahahaha.....sigh.

[L-A]

You do know bears hate noise and will walk away if you get noisy, right?

[I play metal]

Originally Posted by L-A

You do know bears hate noise and will walk away if you get noisy, right?

bwawahahah


Read some bush manuals lately from a park guide??


No hate man and your right to a point but 24 years of living amongst bears has proven that wrong time and time again lols.

Bears are also some of the most curious animals around.But like I say..they also get a bad rep and ussually not a prob.Just a matter of if your willing to take that risk...

[L-A]

Originally Posted by I play metal

bwawahahah


Read some bush manuals lately from a park guide??

Nope, I hiked the Appalachian Trail whole.

Brown and black bears are awfully nearsighted. Unless you do something stupid like grabbing a mom's cub or hitting one, they'll avoid human presence and walk away from anything that seems bigger than they are.

Over the years, that worked with two people holding their arms up, one person holding a big branch and one again holding his own backpack beside him.

[mike_v_s]

Originally Posted by Marco A. Mayer

Meh... got bored... killed a doorman.

First one this season? I'm going to the store later. If I encounter any bicycle couriers, I'm going to make a lot of noise and hope they go about their way. If not...blammo. Last week one gave me no choice. I started to take some photos, but the cops were putting up tape and took my camera. Something about "evidence".

BTW, anyone know the proper way to stuff a bicycle courier? I want him to look as natural as possible. Do you mount the bike, too?

Mike

[L-A]

I think you should stand in their path and inflate your blimp.

[mike_v_s]

Originally Posted by L-A

I think you should stand in their path and inflate your blimp.

That would take WAY too long, dude. lols

Mike

[I play metal]

Originally Posted by L-A

Nope, I hiked the Appalachian Trail whole.

Brown and black bears are awfully nearsighted. Unless you do something stupid like grabbing a mom's cub or hitting one, they'll avoid human presence and walk away from anything that seems bigger than they are.

Over the years, that worked with two people holding their arms up, one person holding a big branch and one again holding his own backpack beside him.

Props!!How long was that treck??

Yeah bears get a bad rep IMO.I only bring a gun when im alone and way in the stix.Pretty much a glorified bear banger (air shot) if need be.Im a VEG so im not out to kill anything

The grizz I saw drooped my jaw.Nice animal!

[L-A]

Originally Posted by I play metal

Props!!How long was that treck??

Yeah bears get a bad rep IMO.I only bring a gun when im alone and way in the stix.Pretty much a glorified bear banger (air shot) if need be.Im a VEG so im not out to kill anything

The grizz I saw drooped my jaw.Nice animal!

Three summers, hiking one third each summer. It's not really one third of the distance every time, though, as you sometimes spend days on rolling hills and yet end on stuff like the Bigelow reserve and the Kathadin, which count for ~7-8,000ft of combined ascent and descent daily, given that you hike around ten miles a day.

A grizz is a whole other thing, I must say. I didn't cross any, but I heard enough about their behavior. Are they frequent in the areas your hike?

[Marco A. Mayer]

Originally Posted by mike_v_s

BTW, anyone know the proper way to stuff a bicycle courier? I want him to look as natural as possible.
Mike

Try using glass cloth and polyester resin. If you do it right...

Well, the doorman now is standing next to my front door. Everytime someone rings the doorbell he yells "White Tiger!" (learned it by opening one of those Disney Animatronics). Ah, the look on the face of those Jehovah Witnesses in sunday mornings is priceless.