Guys like their toys and I’m no exception. Today I got to test out two of my
relatively new toys. One I got for
Christmas and the other was a purchase I made a month or two ago. The purchase I’m referring to is
non-other than “The Bomber” (my ATV).
The other toy is my GoPro Hero2. I imagine I’ll have plenty more Adventures with these two
babies! But that’s in the
future. As for today it was more
of a test run.
I
had a little difficulty starting “The Bomber” up today since she had been
sitting around in the cold for a while.
But I eventually got her going.
As soon as I did, I attached my Hero2 to the front rack. Once it was secured I peeled out. I had a nearby trail in mind.
At first I went the wrong way and
came to a dead end, then consulted google maps. Once I knew where I was going I head up the road. Thankfully “The Bomber” is street legal
so I don’t have to tow her to trails, I can just drive if they are close
enough. Once I got to my
destination I discovered that the trail was closed for off road vehicles. You’ll see in the video that there is a
locked metal poll. Disappointed I
had to come up with some other place to go. I decided go with Soldier’s Pass, which was a nearby trail
that I had been on when my family visited. We took that
trail on a rented RZR. That
was a previous post. I thought it
best to pick a trail I was already familiar with.
The video shows how I got there
from uptown Sedona. The trail is
actually pretty short. It didn’t
take me too long to go to the end.
This was a good thing though because I’m still not sure exactly how much
gas “The Bomber” goes through, and to be quite honest, I don’t know that I
trust the gas gauge all that much either (don’t worry mom, I had an extra gas
tank strapped on the back). On my
way out you’ll see I saw some people wearing a Charger’s shirt so I stopped and
asked them if they were from San Diego.
They told me that they had just moved to Flagstaff. I couldn’t talk long since there was a
jeep coming the other direction and I had to get out of his way. They mentioned that there was a big game
on this afternoon. Come to think
of it, it’s actually on right now (turning on the TV now). So I head out and my SD card actually
ran out just as I got back to the street.
I clearly need more and larger memory cards.
I
hope you enjoyed it, with time my videos will only get better. As always keep the spirit of Adventure
alive!
