Dunes and Deserts 3/28/10

So the day after watching the guy splat into the tree, I woke up early to roll out to the Jericho Dune Field, Known to most people as the 'Little Sahara Recreation Area'

A vast, delicious dune sea just over an hour from my house, this place is a redneck's heaven.

There is ample space for 4 wheel drive activities, riding of all kinds of motorized beasts, animalistic beasts, kite flying, hole digging, campfire burning, and much much more.

On an average weekend, you are likely to see many a mullet flying behind a streaking fast japanese motor vehicle of some kind.

I've been a frequent patron of this place since I was 10 years old, when my family went there on a trip to dig holes in the sand. As a Boy Scout we used to go ride machines there often- this was before scouts were forbidden from doing anything fun. Come to think about it, some of the crap we did there on those outings certainly contributed to the banning of such activities.

Anyway, I went for a ride. Bought a pass into the park so I could climb some sand. I've recently done some work to my trusty steed, and I was in the mood to give it a test. It climbed and ran better than it ever had before. Seriously. I was doing stuff in 3rd gear that used to require 2nd and sometimes 1st gear. Vrooooom.

I saw this funny thing: someone had swiped a speed limit sign from the road and posted it at the bottom of Sand Mountain. Hahaha. People reach speeds upward of 70mph climbing that hill. Most people go faster than 25 down the hill. Haha.

After an hour of that, I went outside of the park to find my friends who were camping somewhere on the other side of the fence.

Found their camp and the trusty guard dog: Max the Puggle.

That's all.

Oh yeah- there was a kite. Or two.

Beginnings

So I thought I'd write down a few different things here.

My personal blog - Ramblings and Rumblings- is just that, a pack of random jibberish.
I use that forum to address the storms that work their way through my mind.
It is a place of various colors and moods.

This will be more a celebration of my recreational hobbies.

What do I do?

Well, if you know me well, you know that I work almost all the time. But when I'm not busy with work:

I hike. Mostly mountains, I'm lucky enough to have countless trails within a short distance of my house, so I can hike pretty crazy stuff without working too hard at it. I've recently had a hunger for peaks. I really like sitting at a summit.

I bike. (mountain, not street. although most of my rubber contact is tires on pavement)

I boat. Sometimes.

I cycle. (motor- mostly street cruising, but sometimes dirt)

I ride ATVs. Mostly sand. Mostly sporty stuff, I am not much into trails and mountains, but I'll do it occasionally.

I photograph things. This is where it all ties together- I'll take pictures, write up a little snippet and call it a blog post.

Your responsibility is to read and comment. Or don't. But if you want to come out for an adventure with me, this will be a good place to do your homework about the potential activities.

Note: I am going to be backdating several posts, so events that show up prior to this on the list may have been written after this introductory post. Read back for all the 2010 history.