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by bobbyblaze » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:44 am

Those leaves in the pic from the top are probably hiding another 4-6 inches of rut and it was soft from the rain too. Still gonna hit it next time :viking:
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by foosh » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:01 am

So um when is the video coming???
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by bobbyblaze » Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:58 am

Video in good time my man. Been busy since I left the forest. Had people over for dinner sun night and was at a concert last night (Mon). Takes a while to watch all the footage and edit out the booring stuff.
I have almost 2 hours of footage from my gopro camera to watch and edit and the downhill stuff from my other camera. Probably shrink it all down to one or two 4-5 minute vids. Haven't had a few hours to spare since then.. . and of course I didn't have it rolling through that deep waterhole Brendan and myself went through.
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by foosh » Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:37 pm

...This must be one good video he's putting together!
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by bobbyblaze » Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:53 pm

foosh wrote:...This must be one good video he's putting together!

Takes a few hours for me to sit down, watch, edit and post one. 90% of the footage is booring and will not be in it but I have to watch it to find and slice out the interesting stuff. Just haven't had a few hours to spare in one shot. Just started to do vid editing a few months ago so I don't know any shortcuts or tricks to speed it up. I should look into getting better editing software. Anyone know a good one ?

As a side note, I Got my foot crushed by a forklift between two pallets on my truck today. Just woke up from a painkiller nap I took when I got home. Luckily didn't brake a bone. Just hurts like hell.

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by irishboy02 » Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:42 am

Wo that sucks, hope you heal okay!

Take your time with the vid, were just all really excited for it, but dont worry we understand, cant rush perfection :thumright:
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by bobbyblaze » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:57 am

irishboy02 wrote:Wo that sucks, hope you heal okay!

Take your time with the vid, were just all really excited for it, but dont worry we understand, cant rush perfection :thumright:


I wish some of you guys got ahead of me to get in the vid. The downhill vid dosen't look as impressive than in person and Quaker bridge was pretty dry compared to the last time we were there too. I will try to get it done tonight or sat morn. Gotta do my front brakes and I wanna get the last Tecore II vid done too. Yes there is still one more vid worth of Tecore II. Suprise. :lurk:
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by bartonmd » Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:22 pm

In the dry, I would have tried it even with a 2" lift and ATs... I wouldn't have tried it in the wet at all...

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by MrSmithsTB » Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:20 pm

Even if I cannot make it up, it will be worth the try next time. Worst case, I slide back down the hill. And hopefully, I'll be on full tread tires.
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by foosh » Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:42 am

You planning on buying new tires for the next trip, cause i'm trying it next month... thats for sure, how bad could it be? We end up sitting high centered and have to get a nudge to get us off, not the worst thing, plus that'd make me the first known TB to conquer Jemima (unless Bob gets to it before me).
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by bobbyblaze » Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:52 pm

foosh wrote:You planning on buying new tires for the next trip, cause i'm trying it next month... thats for sure, how bad could it be? We end up sitting high centered and have to get a nudge to get us off, not the worst thing, plus that'd make me the first known TB to conquer Jemima (unless Bob gets to it before me).


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by foosh » Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:20 pm

The race to Jemima mt is on!
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by bobbyblaze » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:16 pm

Not fair. I'm in a different state :drive: .
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by MrSmithsTB » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:30 pm

Wake me up when you guys get to the top :lol:
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by foosh » Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:14 am

Bob, your closer tho, I'm 2 hours out from school and 1:30 from home, and that's from the trail head... I think you could beat me there, now it just comes down to what line we take and if my 4x4 works!
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by MrSmithsTB » Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:23 am

How about we make it interesting. Ten bucks buy in. We decide which trail to take up Jemima, and whoever makes it up fastest and with least assistance gets the pot.
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by foosh » Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:28 am

The only one that's gonna be a problem is that main one with all the ditches. The one to the left isn't that bad its just ruts, the on in the middle on the left isn't horrible... getting harder, and the one nasty one is doable with the right line and constant speed. How about loser sets up camp, tents and all!
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by MrSmithsTB » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:06 pm

Lets move this part of the discussion to the planning thread and leave this one to the pics.
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by foosh » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:09 pm

Yes, and the videos!... :happy whip:
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by bobbyblaze » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:29 pm

BOT on the move. Just found this one.
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