Summer 2004 Road Trip: map, pics, stories inside - Page 4

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:18 PM

a bee, somewhere in california.

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:19 PM

a mountain river in colorado. i took a "shower" in it. it was like 33 degrees.

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:20 PM

again, said river

wHATcOLOR · 09-27-2004, 06:21 PM

dude, i gotta say, i think your photos are fucking AWESOME!!! also thanks for the kind words, you know i think you're the man!

3Marlon3Brando · 09-27-2004, 06:22 PM

what do all your photos look like they are from the 70s

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:23 PM

random giant sand dunes in the middle of nowhere, idaho. friggin' huge. like, really huge. like 20 stories tall.

3Marlon3Brando · 09-27-2004, 06:23 PM

is it because you are a hippie

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:24 PM

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Originally posted by 3Marlon3Brando
is it because you are a hippie

yes. remember my long, flowing hair, my heavy lidded eyes, and my seriously flawed outlook on life?

(i think it's because my camera is almost old enough to be from the 1970s.)

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:25 PM

here's some people on the dunes for scale.

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:30 PM

i made the mistake of trying to climb up the face of the first dune, instead of going up the ridge, 'cause the base of the ridge was kinda hard to get to due to the marsh around the dunes' base. this picture is me about 1/4 of the way up the dune. note that you are looking down a really steep slope, at the top of those bushes, not the sides. also note my footsteps trailing off/down to the foot of the dune. i had to stop this far up 'cause the climb was so difficult (and i was going so fast) that i got all lightheaded for a second.

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:32 PM

once i got to the ridge, the walking was a little easier. it was an awesome view.

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:35 PM

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Originally posted by Liquid-J'sGhost
dude, i gotta say, i think your photos are fucking AWESOME!!! also thanks for the kind words, you know i think you're the man!

kind? maybe. the truth? totally.

in other news:

*waits for nimrod's son to lay the guilt trip on for not visiting him*

tune in later tonight for my visits to jczeroman and dude-thinks-i'm-a-hippie.

Isle · 09-27-2004, 06:39 PM

for lack of a better description mariner, you are a very cool dude.

thanks for making the life of an easy rider seem safe again.

Mariner · 09-27-2004, 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by Isle
easy rider

mr. isle, you just made my afternoon.

09-27-2004, 06:44 PM

Fuck. I went on a three-week 7,000-mile road trip this summer and that surprised people. I can't imagine what your friends and family thought of your trip.

spidrr · 09-28-2004, 12:21 PM

thats awesome. great pics man! Im actually in a band from CT/NY and we have to tour cause of our label, which is a pretty sweet deal, so we take the time off to tour the midwest and down south and all. Next summer is 2 months over to the west coast. Were leaving in a few weeks for a tour, then gonna be gone the whole month of January for a tour. Hope we get to check out some of those places in your pics, the only bad thing is there usually isnt ever enough time.

wHATcOLOR · 09-28-2004, 12:25 PM

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Originally posted by Mariner
a bee, somewhere in california.

woah, dude! i think i've seen that bee!

Isle · 09-28-2004, 01:09 PM

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Originally posted by Liquid-J'sGhost

woah, dude! i think i've seen that bee!

pink_ribbon_scars · 09-28-2004, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by Liquid-J'sGhost

woah, dude! i think i've seen that bee!

jesse, you're on a roll.

this thread is awesome. i need to re-evaluate what i am doing.

SuckSuckStyle · 09-28-2004, 04:48 PM

my two best friends and i are trying to plan something like that this summer..

how much did you spend, approx?

i've been to half those places and REALLY want to go back. we're def hitting up yosemite, zion, grand canyon, acadia, yellowstone, tetons, glacier national park, and olympic.

did you go alone?

sppunk · 09-28-2004, 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by SuckSuckStyle
my two best friends and i are trying to plan something like that this summer..

Don't. Just get in the car and drive. If you plan, you won't do it.

Mariner · 06:53 PM

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Originally posted by The Ace of Aces
Fuck. I went on a three-week 7,000-mile road trip this summer and that surprised people. I can't imagine what your friends and family thought of your trip.

yeah, i got a lot of :erm and

for a while, but once i got back it changed to

and

i guess they were worried about me for a while, 'cause i was really bad about having my cell phone on and hadn't set up my voicemail yet ( i thought i had but i guess i was setting up something completely different). so for a while some of my family member and college friends were emailing back and forth being like, "uh, have you heard from eric lately?" "no, i thought you had. oh no!" "yeah, where the hell is that bastard?"

Mariner · 09-28-2004, 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by spidrr
...the only bad thing is there usually isnt ever enough time.

yeah, but even just being on the road can be awesome, although i'm sure it's a little different when you're sorta on the job. what kind of music do you guys play, and what cities in the upper midwest and pacific northwest are you hitting?

Mariner · 09-28-2004, 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by Liquid-J'sGhost

woah, dude! i think i've seen that bee!

SHEESH

Mariner · 09-28-2004, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pink_ribbon_scars

i need to re-evaluate what i am doing.

DO IT.

Quote:

Originally posted by SuckSuckStyle

my two best friends and i are trying to plan something like that this summer..

how much did you spend, approx?

did you go alone?

yeah, like sppunk said, keep your planning to an absolute minimum. if you need any advice on the details, feel free to ask, seriously.

i spent about $2500, mostly on gas, i kept food expenses as low as possible by trying to only eat out of grocery stores if possible. another good chunk of $ went to toll roads in NYC, and a lot was spent just keeping up with the joneses (ie liquid-j and his crew) in san fran, which was more than worth it, by the way.

yep, i went alone. it was awesome. i had enough companionship visiting people, but it was great to otherwise to just be able to do what-where-when-and-how i wanted it.

Mariner · 06:51 PM

sunrise from the beach at padre island national seashore in southern texas. they let you drive right out down the 15 mile long beach and camp for free. i slept outside under a big, beautiful moon with the sound of waves crashing on the beach lulling me to sleep. it was awesome.

Mariner · 09-28-2004, 06:50 PM

the same sunrise after the sun came up. i kept the shutter open for a few seconds by accident. sometimes the best ones happen that way.

3Marlon3Brando · 09-28-2004, 07:06 PM

did you take any pictures in college station? i mean, we have a football stadium, that is pretty neat. they don't make too many of those.

pink_ribbon_scars · 09-28-2004, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by Mariner
the same sunrise after the sun came up. i kept the shutter open for a few seconds by accident. sometimes the best ones happen that way.

i love the light in that one

SuckSuckStyle · 09-28-2004, 08:48 PM

yeah i think we're just going to plan on places we definately want to hit, but no dates. pack light and eat out of grocery stores. our main concern is a car that would make it right now. I thinkwe might have to get one...blah. unless my dad lets me take his truck which i dont think is going to happen...

we're going to start saving now and see what happens.

i WILL be asking you for advice. thanks.

09-27-2004, 06:21 PM	#94
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 46,831	dude, i gotta say, i think your photos are fucking AWESOME!!! also thanks for the kind words, you know i think you're the man!

09-27-2004, 06:22 PM	#95
3Marlon3Brando Apocalyptic Poster Location: my home is the sea Posts: 4,223	what do all your photos look like they are from the 70s

09-27-2004, 06:23 PM	#97
3Marlon3Brando Apocalyptic Poster Location: my home is the sea Posts: 4,223	is it because you are a hippie

09-27-2004, 06:39 PM	#103
Isle Braindead Location: Unison Posts: 19,375	for lack of a better description mariner, you are a very cool dude. thanks for making the life of an easy rider seem safe again.

09-27-2004, 06:44 PM	#105
Boner Posts: n/a	Fuck. I went on a three-week 7,000-mile road trip this summer and that surprised people. I can't imagine what your friends and family thought of your trip.

09-28-2004, 12:21 PM	#106
spidrr Ownz Location: NYC Posts: 726	thats awesome. great pics man! Im actually in a band from CT/NY and we have to tour cause of our label, which is a pretty sweet deal, so we take the time off to tour the midwest and down south and all. Next summer is 2 months over to the west coast. Were leaving in a few weeks for a tour, then gonna be gone the whole month of January for a tour. Hope we get to check out some of those places in your pics, the only bad thing is there usually isnt ever enough time.

09-28-2004, 04:48 PM	#110
SuckSuckStyle Socialphobic Location: you look like you like to hang out. you look like you like to hang out and drink soda Posts: 12,677	my two best friends and i are trying to plan something like that this summer.. how much did you spend, approx? i've been to half those places and REALLY want to go back. we're def hitting up yosemite, zion, grand canyon, acadia, yellowstone, tetons, glacier national park, and olympic. did you go alone?

09-28-2004, 07:06 PM	#118
3Marlon3Brando Apocalyptic Poster Location: my home is the sea Posts: 4,223	did you take any pictures in college station? i mean, we have a football stadium, that is pretty neat. they don't make too many of those.

09-28-2004, 08:48 PM	#120
SuckSuckStyle Socialphobic Location: you look like you like to hang out. you look like you like to hang out and drink soda Posts: 12,677	yeah i think we're just going to plan on places we definately want to hit, but no dates. pack light and eat out of grocery stores. our main concern is a car that would make it right now. I thinkwe might have to get one...blah. unless my dad lets me take his truck which i dont think is going to happen... we're going to start saving now and see what happens. i WILL be asking you for advice. thanks.