Friday Photo: Guanella Pass 4x4 Snow Run

Happy May Day!!!  For this Photo Friday I chose to do 3 shots.  This was on a 4-wheeling trip with my friend Mike 'Treeroot' Davidson up to Guanella pass Feb 2007.  He belongs to a local Toyota LandCruiser club that often makes trips all year long into the deep Rocky Mountains.  A BIG Thanks to him and allowing me to tag along....I really enjoy getting out to the mountains with him...get away from the city for a while and we always have a blast!!

This day the wind was whipping and the snow was DEEP!!  It did end up clearing and we had an awesome time playing in the fluffy Colorado snow.

Rough Road????  I think yes.


The snow was DEEP!!!

You can view more photos from that day by visiting my gallery

-Ian

More Knives to Share

I thought I would post more knives from my collection.  I started looking into fixed blades mainly because I don't have any and it would be nice to have when we go on hikes or camping.  I started looking at reviews and I belong to www.bladeforums.com and found some great write-ups on RAT Cutlery knives.  They are the perfect blend of function and form.  they really can take some abuse and after watching these destruction tests on YouTube where the user hacks at cinderblocks, 2x4's, metal plating and only when jumping on the handle twice with all 250lbs of body weight does the blade snap.  Not to mention the warranty from this company is outstanding.  Basically if you break it, they will replace it for free!!

I've picked up a few models.  The RC-4, RC-5 and RC-6.  I can't wait to try them out this year camping!!



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If you want to see more photos of the RAT Cutlery knives I have you can visit my gallery

I have also picked up a couple of Spyderco knives to share.

This is a picture of 2 Spyderco Ladybugs.  They are ment to be on a key chain so they are rather small but the bright colors are perfect for finding them easily

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This is a Yellow Ladybug with H1 steel.  H1 is a new steel out of Japan that is perfect for wet and salty enviroments as it does NOT RUST!!!!  Spyderco makes many H1 bladed folders now and has been put to the test by scuba divers, Alaska Fishermen and anyone near or around water.  This size would be perfect for a tackle box.  Maybe a fathersday gift???  I know the knives my dad has in his tackle box tend to get rusty.  He might just see one of these in his future.

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This is a Spyderco Cricket.  Another small knife, great for discrete carry and women love this size folder.  This happens to be a Cabon Fiber version that only sold in Japan.  I have seen quite a few Serrated Edged versions of this knife but never seen a Plain Edge so this will be going in my display case

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you can see the other

Spyderco knives here

I'd like to get your opinions on these so post a comment below!!!

-Ian

Friday Photo: Twin 50's!

This was taken in northern Colorado in the Pawnee national grasslands. This is a pair single round bolt action 50-caliber rifles that are owned by one of my friends. We spend the day and find a safe spot and scout the area before we begin target practice. We typically set up a target 1/4 to 1/2 mile away but this rifle is capable of 1 mile+.

For those less rifle savvy, the large block on the front of the muzzle is a muzzle break. This causes the hot gasses to exit back and away helping with recoil.

Firing this rifle is really fun and does sound like a tank going off but it really doesn't kick like you think it would. Just don't stand directly behind or too close to either side of the weapon. As it goes off, the muzzle break kicks up dust and the blast does create a little bit of a concussion wave around it.

Check out the rest of the pictures here.

- Ian