Driving back to Maine, just because

Cross country drives are long, they are costly, they are bad for your vehicle and they can be more physically demanding than most would guess. None of these are good reasons to drive cross country, so why am I doing it? I want to see more of this country which I call home, and a little bit of our neighbor to the north. Yellowstone, Bear Tooth Pass, Badlands, Detroit, Toronto, Niagara Falls and to finish it off I will arrive at my home in Maine.

My girlfriend of 4 months, Cheyanne, will be joining me when I pass through Wisconsin. She started her drive a week before me with her roommate from school Kaila, who hails from WI. She has never been to the falls or Canada so this will certainly be a great part of the trip for her. I, on the other hand, have been to Canada before not to say its not exciting but the part of this journey which I am most interested in is the solo section at the start. Its a 12 hour drive from Tahoe to Yellowstone, I don't expect to stop for much other than gas along the route. its an adventure though so who knows. So, here I go, wish me luck, this is going to be a long journey and hopefully a fun, rewarding and eye opening experience which will create memories that last a life-time.... or it could just be a miserable trudge through the northern half of our country, who knows.

Super Park!

HOLY JUMPS BATMAN!

it was certainly a new experience for me to go down the trails of super park and stand above every feature thinking what I usually only get to think once a year; "I know the speed, I know its fast, but I've got this..." Having to psyche myself up for every jump was a great feeling, I finally have gotten comfortable hitting jumps that i haven't gotten comfortable on yet.  Each jump had a different shape and something unique about it that i had never ridden before. My favorite jump was the second biggest one at super park, it was about 80 feet to the knuckle and close to 95 to the sweet spot. At first i sent a few straight airs and then some back threes, back sevens and eventually a back ten on it the ten i landed second try and I couldn't have been more stoked. Throughout the week I hit every feature created for super park and I can honestly say it was the most intimidating park i have ever been to. There were hips and big jumps and wall rides and big drop rails and cannon step ups and cliff drop step downs and everything else u could think of. one of the best weeks of shredding i have ever had and I managed to stay in one piece the whole week, only a few hairy moments scattered here and there. I had a great time and saw a great deal of old friends out killing it on ever feature. Yale, Luke, Ian, Eric, Jeff, Tarjei, Collin, Adam, Aaron, Jeremy, Trip, Pete, Forest, Riley and so many more people who I have seen all year showed up and threw down. it was a killer week on all fronts.

Thanks again to Pat Bridges for the Invite. Hopefully i will find some videos or photos with me in em to post here very soon. Until then this shot from my GoPro should suffice.

Bend, Oregon: day 1- the long drive...

I have gathered up my life and prepared to move, once again...everything I own. I have put things in a storage locker, I have packed up my bags and I have said goodbyes, but whats wrong here? I am only leaving Tahoe for a week to head to Super Park in Bend Oregon. why do I need to move out? Because the week after i get back from SP15 I leave for Alyeska, AK for four more weeks.

The drive today was quick and painless at only 444 miles in 8 and 1/2 hours. Saw some scenery, saw some people but not many, oh and the wildlife; a small bird hit my grill (mind you I cleaned the last dead bird off my grill only 2 days ago, it had been there all winter), I saw a hawk and a bunch of bugs are now visiting my windshield in the most unpleasant manner for the last few seconds of their existence. There was also a miniature dust storm in my car, the brunt of which was felt by my Co-Pilot who can't drive my standard Jeep named Trip Brown. Being the good co-pilot he has allowed me to stay in his hotel room. I am stoked for the first day of SP15 tomorrow!