Feels like summer only started in July and here I am getting my skis ready for snow, dusting off my avalanche talks and thinking about putting the bikes away for winter.  Holding out hopes for one last desert rally next week, a solo attempt to link up a bunch of roads I’ve been checking out on maps for years.  Stay tuned for that one.  Anyway, as a send off to an epic summer 2011 I put together this little slide show to celebrate and remember the good times I shared with my closest friends in the last four months.  Enjoy!

 

As you venture out into the mountains and the snow starts to pile up, don’t forget to check the avalanche advisory and remember, like all things, skills get rusty over the summer – including rescue, route finding and skiing so be careful out there.  See you out there somewhere I’m sure.

JMH

 

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Itching to get out and stretch the Tiger’s legs this fall and fill in a few more blank spots on the map, early Oct seems to be the timing, so some of this could be a total weather gamble, but it wouldn’t be an adventure without a little hardship would it?


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A quick Sunday ride

By Jake | Filed in Project 450X

Mountain Cruise from Jake Hutchinson on Vimeo.

A quick ride above Strawberry Reservoir on my new dirt bike, snow/mud/water turned me around before I made the top..Also screwing around with the handlebar mount, which doesn’t work quite the way I hoped – it broke on the descent… Looking into a ram mount. hope that works!!!

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First Test new toys

So I picked up a 2005 Honda CRF450X dirt bike. I am on a mission to turn it into my ultimate off-road adventure bike, for multi day self-support bike trips. I figure this project will carry me through the summer with an early fall trip starting to take shape. The first exploratory ride in the Swell is under my belt and the wheels are spinning 1000 miles an hour in my head about the possibilities!

Stay Tuned…

JmH

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