Summer 2004 Road Trip: map, pics, stories inside - Page 5

Mariner · 09-28-2004, 09:04 PM

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Originally posted by 3Marlon3Brando
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.

i was having too good of a time hanging out with you to think about taking pictures. (plus i am lazy.) i actually pretty much quit taking pictures for the whole eastern half of the u.s. (sorry guys). i had to take more of each day to drive and to do so on the interstates, so picture taking time/opportunity dwindled. in nyc i was so busy, all over the place and far away from the jeep that lugging the camera around would've been kind of a pain. plus i wanted to at least attempt to blend in a little bit. ha.

Nimrod's Son · 09-28-2004, 09:07 PM

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Originally posted by Mariner

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

Way to steal my thunder there

spring · 09-29-2004, 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by Mariner
north of san francisco

I'm only this far in the thread...but this is so, so gorgeous. I bet it would look even gloomier and colder in november...

spidrr · 09-29-2004, 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by Mariner

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?

Everyone has a different classification for music they hear, but its mainly just rock. at the drive in/mars volta-esque, sunny day, shiner. every song we write is a different style, so its hard to say. Upper midwest that i know of now for January were playing Iowa City, IA, but thats about as upper as were going. Also doing st.louis, a few days in TX etc. But next summer is the big west coaster

Mariner · 11-20-2004, 06:59 PM

i was digging around for this thread to show somebody and realized i never told you guys about my hangs with jczeroman and 3marlon3brando. i was planning on posting them when the last roll of film from my trip came in, but it turns out target/kodak 'misplaced' it, so i've been waiting for it for a few months now and forgot about finishing this thread. i'll get to it tonight, and if i'm lucky a few months in the future they'll find that roll in the bottom of a drawer at a target store in illinois somewhere and get it back to me, and i'll post those too.

vanilla · 11-20-2004, 07:41 PM

mariners trip around the US>>>>>>>>>>>>>vanilla's trip to hawaii.

Mariner · 11-20-2004, 08:04 PM

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Originally posted by vanilla
mariners trip around the US>>>>>>>>>>>>>vanilla's trip to hawaii.

hey, YOU crossed an ocean and went one of the most unique and awesome places in the world. whatever!

3Marlon3Brando · 11-20-2004, 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by Mariner
i was digging around for this thread to show somebody and realized i never told you guys about my hangs with jczeroman and 3marlon3brando.

hey dude, there are some things i would rather you not post because i dont want them getting back to my pastor. what happens in college station stays in college station wink wink nudge nudge

strange_one · 11-21-2004, 02:44 AM

so man do you know roughly how many miles you did total?

LittleWing · 11-21-2004, 03:04 AM

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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.

Looks like an oil painting

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 06:47 PM

just when you thought you were safe

the missing roll of film from idaho / wyoming showed up

craters of the moon nat'l monument (idaho hot spot young lava flows)

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 06:49 PM

deadswan's new name should use one of these next two pictures for her avatar

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 06:52 PM

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 06:57 PM

sometimes the campgrounds are all full and you have to do it illegally somewhere

this was when i randomly met up with an old high school friend and his brother, and we hung out in idaho/wyoming for a week or two. just south of the grand tetons.

Nimrod's Son · 03-19-2005, 06:58 PM

Where are the pics of you making out with Colin and Thomas?

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 07:02 PM

we sold the pics to a few gay porn sites and made good money. this is what's putting thomas through emt/firefighter school

after i met up with the old h.s. friend and his little brother, we spent a few hours driving gravel roads over mountains way into the central idaho wilderness, to find a friend of his who was manning a forest service fire lookout station for the summer.

we knew he was up on top of a mountain, but we didn't know it would be so literal. we rounded a bend in the road and this guy's lookout station came into view, literally perched on the very top of a steep, rocky peak.

it is in fact visible in this picture:

wally · 03-19-2005, 07:02 PM

This is an absolutely fantastic thread. Cheers to you for going on this trip.

One year ago, my dad moved from Orlando to Vegas. At the last minute, I decided to accompany him on the trip. Even though we pretty much drove straight through to Vegas (short stops in Paris Arkansas and Oklahoma City), it was absolutely a fantastic time. Anybody who is at all hesitant to attempt something like this, don't wait. Just do it.

Mariner · 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by wally
This is an absolutely fantastic thread. Cheers to you for going on this trip.

One year ago, my dad moved from Orlando to Vegas. At the last minute, I decided to accompany him on the trip. Even though we pretty much drove straight through to Vegas (short stops in Paris Arkansas and Oklahoma City), it was absolutely a fantastic time. Anybody who is at all hesitant to attempt something like this, don't wait. Just do it.

exactly. i fully and enthusiastically agree. and do it now, before gas is $4.00 a gallon.

this is the fire lookout station later that evening. literally perched on this pile of boulders atop the very peak of the mountain, around 10,000 ft elevation. we spent the night up there, cooked a great taco dinner, enjoyed lots of beer, and bad drunken sing along-ing, watched a thunderstorm sail by below us (we were on top of one of the taller mountains in idaho), saw the northern lights, and made some of the best pancakes i've ever had the next morning.

Nimrod's Son · 03-19-2005, 07:06 PM

They never turned up, huh?

I think I'm going to get a digicam. The last roll of film I had developed had about 6 pics of a roll of 24 come out

wally · 03-19-2005, 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by Nimrod's Son
I think I'm going to get a digicam. The last roll of film I had developed had about 6 pics of a roll of 24 come out

what are you, the fucking unabomber? get a damn digital camera you living in 1994 technology hater

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by Nimrod's Son
They never turned up, huh?

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Originally posted by Mariner

we sold the pics to a few gay porn sites and made good money. this is what's putting thomas through emt/firefighter school

Mariner · 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by wally

what are you, the fucking unabomber? get a damn digital camera you living in 1994 technology hater

hey now, all these pics were taken with a camera probably as old as you are

we got up to the lookout around noon, to find this note on the door (top sticky note). we waited seven hours before the guy actually showed up, hence our reply.

wally · 03-19-2005, 07:15 PM

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Originally posted by Mariner

hey now, all these pics were taken with a camera probably as old as you are

from 1977?

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 07:17 PM

oh yeah, we had a snowball fight up there too. so far the only time i've done that in july, despite growing up in duluth.

thunderstorms moved in around sunset.

LonelyTree · 03-19-2005, 07:17 PM

oh man, i loved craters of the moon when i was a kid

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 07:20 PM

there was a lot of lightning after dark, and it was pretty wierd to be looking down on it, but i quit taking pics once the sun went down.

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 07:21 PM

apparently these were some of the first monsoons of the season

Mariner · 03-19-2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally posted by wally

from 1977?

yeah

it used to be my mom's

distance · 03-19-2005, 11:02 PM

being remind of this thread makes me want to do another road trip (not that i already didn't want to)

Mariner · 03-20-2005, 02:30 PM

teton action

03-19-2005, 06:58 PM	#135
Nimrod's Son Master of Karate and Friendship Location: in your butt Posts: 72,943	Where are the pics of you making out with Colin and Thomas? __________________ - Nimrod's Son: Problem Solver!

03-19-2005, 07:06 PM	#139
Nimrod's Son Master of Karate and Friendship Location: in your butt Posts: 72,943	They never turned up, huh? I think I'm going to get a digicam. The last roll of film I had developed had about 6 pics of a roll of 24 come out __________________ - Nimrod's Son: Problem Solver!

11-20-2004, 06:59 PM	#125
Mariner OB-GYN Kenobi Location: the sea Posts: 17,020	i was digging around for this thread to show somebody and realized i never told you guys about my hangs with jczeroman and 3marlon3brando. i was planning on posting them when the last roll of film from my trip came in, but it turns out target/kodak 'misplaced' it, so i've been waiting for it for a few months now and forgot about finishing this thread. i'll get to it tonight, and if i'm lucky a few months in the future they'll find that roll in the bottom of a drawer at a target store in illinois somewhere and get it back to me, and i'll post those too.

11-20-2004, 07:41 PM	#126
vanilla Minion of Satan Posts: 9,812	mariners trip around the US>>>>>>>>>>>>>vanilla's trip to hawaii.

11-21-2004, 02:44 AM	#129
strange_one No Chance Location: Here Posts: 13,788	so man do you know roughly how many miles you did total?

03-19-2005, 06:47 PM	#131
Mariner OB-GYN Kenobi Location: the sea Posts: 17,020	just when you thought you were safe the missing roll of film from idaho / wyoming showed up craters of the moon nat'l monument (idaho hot spot young lava flows)

03-19-2005, 06:49 PM	#132
Mariner OB-GYN Kenobi Location: the sea Posts: 17,020	deadswan's new name should use one of these next two pictures for her avatar

03-19-2005, 06:52 PM	#133
Mariner OB-GYN Kenobi Location: the sea Posts: 17,020

03-19-2005, 06:57 PM	#134
Mariner OB-GYN Kenobi Location: the sea Posts: 17,020	sometimes the campgrounds are all full and you have to do it illegally somewhere this was when i randomly met up with an old high school friend and his brother, and we hung out in idaho/wyoming for a week or two. just south of the grand tetons.

03-19-2005, 07:02 PM	#136
Mariner OB-GYN Kenobi Location: the sea Posts: 17,020	we sold the pics to a few gay porn sites and made good money. this is what's putting thomas through emt/firefighter school after i met up with the old h.s. friend and his little brother, we spent a few hours driving gravel roads over mountains way into the central idaho wilderness, to find a friend of his who was manning a forest service fire lookout station for the summer. we knew he was up on top of a mountain, but we didn't know it would be so literal. we rounded a bend in the road and this guy's lookout station came into view, literally perched on the very top of a steep, rocky peak. it is in fact visible in this picture:

03-19-2005, 07:02 PM	#137
wally cibohplaicos Posts: 10,310	This is an absolutely fantastic thread. Cheers to you for going on this trip. One year ago, my dad moved from Orlando to Vegas. At the last minute, I decided to accompany him on the trip. Even though we pretty much drove straight through to Vegas (short stops in Paris Arkansas and Oklahoma City), it was absolutely a fantastic time. Anybody who is at all hesitant to attempt something like this, don't wait. Just do it.

03-19-2005, 07:17 PM	#145
LonelyTree Pledge Location: body kiosk Posts: 204	oh man, i loved craters of the moon when i was a kid

03-19-2005, 11:02 PM	#149
distance Apocalyptic Poster Location: all up in your virginia Posts: 2,215	being remind of this thread makes me want to do another road trip (not that i already didn't want to)

03-20-2005, 02:30 PM	#150
Mariner OB-GYN Kenobi Location: the sea Posts: 17,020	teton action