Thanks. I bought a GoPro Hero2 just before Hawaii and took it to Utah as well. You should see the HD vid. Too funny as I don't wear a helmet and didnt' want to mount them to my skiis. Thus, I tried holding it for a few runs. Almost bit it more than once on an unexpected ice slick. THAT would have made for a viral YouTube or America's Dumbest vids for sure.
Doing well until, BOOF! Face-plant and "oh man, I think my leg shouldn't be behind my head!"
Ok, March ski trip to Park City, Utah. For those who actually ski (not snowboard as Deer Valley doesn't allow them), there are three major places to ski: Deer Valley, The Canyons and Park City itself. Pop and I got a condo right in Park City. cool as you can catch a ski lift right out of the city. For those who don't know, this is the same small, one-street (basiclally) town that hosts the Sundance Film Festival. Mora about that to come.
First, This is park City resort. Just missed catching a deal from someone who wanted to sell a lift ticket by minutes. DAMN! Cold, windy but a helluva view. All peaks are around the 9000ft range. This is looking down on an icy double black diamond. Thought I'd take a picture in case I pulled a Sony Bono (RIP). Hard to tell but BIG bowl for those in the know.
Park City is cool as the runs have these pieces of art all around the runs. Funny as hell. Sorry to not have snapped a shot of one with a metal mohawk.
Next. The Canyons. Double Black. Too bad the moguls don't show. Low visibility in general that day. Next got better as Pop and I hit all three several times. Lose it on a mogul? No trouble. A tree will stop you. Bump and turn! This run, curiously enough is called, Nine-Ninety -90. Means 9,990 feet in the air. Yes, they scan you before you ascend to make sure they mark your body as "lost." You have to pay to have them come and find you. Avalanche almost got a snowboarder the day before. Like a riptide....cut across and SWIM to the surface!!
Deer Valley. The "posh" place." Damn good skiing and great days. Plus, the necessary shot. Skinny, wimpy me and the JP Cross!
The lake below was better by itself.
Finally, after every good day. Brindis con mi papá. Nobody broke a leg or died (notice 70+ year old pop wears a helmet?).
Ok, March ski trip to Park City, Utah. For those who actually ski (not snowboard as Deer Valley doesn't allow them), there are three major places to ski: Deer Valley, The Canyons and Park City itself. Pop and I got a condo right in Park City. cool as you can catch a ski lift right out of the city. For those who don't know, this is the same small, one-street (basiclally) town that hosts the Sundance Film Festival. Mora about that to come.
First, This is park City resort. Just missed catching a deal from someone who wanted to sell a lift ticket by minutes. DAMN! Cold, windy but a helluva view. All peaks are around the 9000ft range. This is looking down on an icy double black diamond. Thought I'd take a picture in case I pulled a Sony Bono (RIP). Hard to tell but BIG bowl for those in the know.
Park City is cool as the runs have these pieces of art all around the runs. Funny as hell. Sorry to not have snapped a shot of one with a metal mohawk.
Next. The Canyons. Double Black. Too bad the moguls don't show. Low visibility in general that day. Next got better as Pop and I hit all three several times. Lose it on a mogul? No trouble. A tree will stop you. Bump and turn! This run, curiously enough is called, Nine-Ninety -90. Means 9,990 feet in the air. Yes, they scan you before you ascend to make sure they mark your body as "lost." You have to pay to have them come and find you. Avalanche almost got a snowboarder the day before. Like a riptide....cut across and SWIM to the surface!!
Deer Valley. The "posh" place." Damn good skiing and great days. Plus, the necessary shot. Skinny, wimpy me and the JP Cross!
The lake below was better by itself.
Finally, after every good day. Brindis con mi papá. Nobody broke a leg or died (notice 70+ year old pop wears a helmet?).
Cheers all.
Edited at: Monday, April 02, 2012 10:10:28 PM
[guidogodoy] Monday, April 02, 2012 10:59:29 PM
Oh, a man after my own heart! Screw the pictures of a double diamond 10,000 ft drop. HAL 9000 was the best thing I stumbled across on the trip! In the basement of some guy's studio on the main drag in Park City. They had signs all around about not taking pictures of the artist's work but I HAD to go up and ask permission to take a picture of the original HAL. Guy laughed and gave me the thumb's up saying that he had taken several himself without the owner's knowledge. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Head banger from Monday, April 02, 2012 10:53:04 PM)
Head banger wrote:
thats cool. Dave I can still have great confidence in the mission.... Dave
guidogodoy wrote:
Now, a final post that HAD to be separate! Anyone see 2001 A Space Odyssey? Downtown Park City, Utah. Across from the condo. A private art studio had the ORIGINAL HAL!!!!
I must have taken 20 pictures of that sucker. "Dave...what are you doing?" LOL!!!!! Better than standing on a 10,000 ft mountain for a tech nerd!
Edited at: Monday, April 02, 2012 11:00:37 PM
[Head banger] Monday, April 02, 2012 10:53:04 PM
thats cool. Dave I can still have great confidence in the mission.... Dave [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, April 02, 2012 10:15:02 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Now, a final post that HAD to be separate! Anyone see 2001 A Space Odyssey? Downtown Park City, Utah. Across from the condo. A private art studio had the ORIGINAL HAL!!!!
I must have taken 20 pictures of that sucker. "Dave...what are you doing?" LOL!!!!! Better than standing on a 10,000 ft mountain for a tech nerd!
[Head banger] Monday, April 02, 2012 10:51:27 PM
awesome picks. you should check out sunshine mountain. no art, but a nice view.
Ok, March ski trip to Park City, Utah. For those who actually ski (not snowboard as Deer Valley doesn't allow them), there are three major places to ski: Deer Valley, The Canyons and Park City itself. Pop and I got a condo right in Park City. cool as you can catch a ski lift right out of the city. For those who don't know, this is the same small, one-street (basiclally) town that hosts the Sundance Film Festival. Mora about that to come.
First, This is park City resort. Just missed catching a deal from someone who wanted to sell a lift ticket by minutes. DAMN! Cold, windy but a helluva view. All peaks are around the 9000ft range. This is looking down on an icy double black diamond. Thought I'd take a picture in case I pulled a Sony Bono (RIP). Hard to tell but BIG bowl for those in the know.
Park City is cool as the runs have these pieces of art all around the runs. Funny as hell. Sorry to not have snapped a shot of one with a metal mohawk.
Next. The Canyons. Double Black. Too bad the moguls don't show. Low visibility in general that day. Next got better as Pop and I hit all three several times. Lose it on a mogul? No trouble. A tree will stop you. Bump and turn! This run, curiously enough is called, Nine-Ninety -90. Means 9,990 feet in the air. Yes, they scan you before you ascend to make sure they mark your body as "lost." You have to pay to have them come and find you. Avalanche almost got a snowboarder the day before. Like a riptide....cut across and SWIM to the surface!!
Deer Valley. The "posh" place." Damn good skiing and great days. Plus, the necessary shot. Skinny, wimpy me and the JP Cross!
The lake below was better by itself.
Finally, after every good day. Brindis con mi papá. Nobody broke a leg or died (notice 70+ year old pop wears a helmet?).
Cheers all.
Edited at: Monday, April 02, 2012 10:10:28 PM
[guidogodoy] Monday, April 02, 2012 10:46:38 PM
The funniest one. Last weekend in North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Don't know what they were celebrating (basketball game hadn't started yet) but to see a courtyard full of people spraying paint on themselves was quite a chuckle. Made me homesick for MSU. THEY would do this sort of crazy shit! The picture doesn't do it service. There were literally throngs of people out there. Look at the paint sprayer in the distance.
Many people tried to hug me that day (despite my skinny, weak body). LOL!!!!
Ok, March ski trip to Park City, Utah. For those who actually ski (not snowboard as Deer Valley doesn't allow them), there are three major places to ski: Deer Valley, The Canyons and Park City itself. Pop and I got a condo right in Park City. cool as you can catch a ski lift right out of the city. For those who don't know, this is the same small, one-street (basiclally) town that hosts the Sundance Film Festival. Mora about that to come.
First, This is park City resort. Just missed catching a deal from someone who wanted to sell a lift ticket by minutes. DAMN! Cold, windy but a helluva view. All peaks are around the 9000ft range. This is looking down on an icy double black diamond. Thought I'd take a picture in case I pulled a Sony Bono (RIP). Hard to tell but BIG bowl for those in the know.
Park City is cool as the runs have these pieces of art all around the runs. Funny as hell. Sorry to not have snapped a shot of one with a metal mohawk.
Next. The Canyons. Double Black. Too bad the moguls don't show. Low visibility in general that day. Next got better as Pop and I hit all three several times. Lose it on a mogul? No trouble. A tree will stop you. Bump and turn! This run, curiously enough is called, Nine-Ninety -90. Means 9,990 feet in the air. Yes, they scan you before you ascend to make sure they mark your body as "lost." You have to pay to have them come and find you. Avalanche almost got a snowboarder the day before. Like a riptide....cut across and SWIM to the surface!!
Deer Valley. The "posh" place." Damn good skiing and great days. Plus, the necessary shot. Skinny, wimpy me and the JP Cross!
The lake below was better by itself.
Finally, after every good day. Brindis con mi papá. Nobody broke a leg or died (notice 70+ year old pop wears a helmet?).
Cheers all.
Edited at: Monday, April 02, 2012 10:10:28 PM
[guidogodoy] Monday, April 02, 2012 10:15:02 PM
Now, a final post that HAD to be separate! Anyone see 2001 A Space Odyssey? Downtown Park City, Utah. Across from the condo. A private art studio had the ORIGINAL HAL!!!!
I must have taken 20 pictures of that sucker. "Dave...what are you doing?" LOL!!!!! Better than standing on a 10,000 ft mountain for a tech nerd!
[guidogodoy] Monday, April 02, 2012 9:59:46 PM
Ok, March ski trip to Park City, Utah. For those who actually ski (not snowboard as Deer Valley doesn't allow them), there are three major places to ski: Deer Valley, The Canyons and Park City itself. Pop and I got a condo right in Park City. cool as you can catch a ski lift right out of the city. For those who don't know, this is the same small, one-street (basiclally) town that hosts the Sundance Film Festival. Mora about that to come.
First, This is park City resort. Just missed catching a deal from someone who wanted to sell a lift ticket by minutes. DAMN! Cold, windy but a helluva view. All peaks are around the 9000ft range. This is looking down on an icy double black diamond. Thought I'd take a picture in case I pulled a Sony Bono (RIP). Hard to tell but BIG bowl for those in the know.
Park City is cool as the runs have these pieces of art all around the runs. Funny as hell. Sorry to not have snapped a shot of one with a metal mohawk.
Next. The Canyons. Double Black. Too bad the moguls don't show. Low visibility in general that day. Next got better as Pop and I hit all three several times. Lose it on a mogul? No trouble. A tree will stop you. Bump and turn! This run, curiously enough is called, Nine-Ninety -90. Means 9,990 feet in the air. Yes, they scan you before you ascend to make sure they mark your body as "lost." You have to pay to have them come and find you. Avalanche almost got a snowboarder the day before. Like a riptide....cut across and SWIM to the surface!!
Deer Valley. The "posh" place." Damn good skiing and great days. Plus, the necessary shot. Skinny, wimpy me and the JP Cross!
The lake below was better by itself.
Finally, after every good day. Brindis con mi papá. Nobody broke a leg or died (notice 70+ year old pop wears a helmet?).
Cheers all.
Edited at: Monday, April 02, 2012 10:10:28 PM
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[guidogodoy] Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:57:43 AM
The Kona manta ray dive. Absolutely amazing.
[acolyte55] Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:39:46 PM
we drove out to the lava flow from the kona side, and that is truly a road to nowhere , a state highway that ended in flow right to the hilo side , we were going to hike out tto the actual fresh flow but the sign at the ranger station warned us to have boots, a full days supply of water, and flashlights, as you know at sea level in hawaii it s light out and then its dark with almost no dusk/twilight to speak of. also the warnings of methane gas balls that people have been known to step on and KABLOOIE!!! no more person except a shoe with a foot in it and not to mention pieces the size of a couple of football fields have snapped off and fallen into the ocean at with no warning kept us back. we got back to the hotel at 8 pm and this is where it got disappointing for me as well, we went down to the bar/rest. and it was closed , we asked where to eat and every place on the strip was closed we finally found a bubba gumps that was open for another half hour so we at least got to eat, but man the place shut down at 9pm at night ! and we had to walk a couple of miles to find a place for some beers , you want to relax , go to the big island, if you like a night life that goes past 10pm go to oahu !! love the waikiki stroll and all the beach bars !!!!!
[spapad] Friday, February 10, 2012 10:24:09 PM
So that's what black sand looks like. Kinda looks like caviar.
Good questions, one and all, Acolyte. I flew into Kona and rented a car hitting all the major attractions on that side of the island with the manta ray dive being the main draw. Biggest letdown? Being in Kona on New Years Eve! Damn city was absolutely dead! Nothing like O'ahu. While they promised fireworks and we made it back to the city after our dive (after all, the marina is only two exits down), the most we saw was a bunch of kids throwing jumping jacks! LOL! It even drew a crowd!
While I drove all around the Kona side (including the Waipi'o Valley..freakin' STEEP hike! All the cars flipped over the edge?!? Holy crap!) hitting both possible roads there and back to see different views, I stayed away from the rich resort areas as it seemed too boring.
In Volcano (stayed right in the city), yes. I hiked the tubes as that is where the other end of the crater pictured below let out. Drove down the end of crater road, saw the petroglyphs, went outside the park to the county park to try and hike to the active lava flow (saw a glowing dot but bought GREAT snapshots from a guy selling them claiming to have taken them the month before) and three days+ in the park itself as I stayed at a bed / breakfast about five minutes from the park itself.
Made plans to fly out of Hilo so I drove and hit all the fruit stands / "place of refuge" and black sand beach on the ride to Hilo. Stayed at a mansion there! Another bed and breakfast but it was a freakin' castle run by an oriental family. Only regret, I spent too much time in Kona. Went snorkling in Hilo, the thermal springs (had to drag me out of that sucker) and, yes, did know about, consider but finally caved and brought back samples from the Goddess Pele. Tears of Pele, spatter and even that rock pictured below. I figured, hey, I didn't know about it when I was in O'ahu the year before and brought back lava and even bought a tiki made IN Hawaii (hard to find as most everything is from China!) so I figured that I had protection. Real fragile stuff but most survived as I packed it in with my scuba gear. Oh yes, the mini crater inside the big one is still there.
You are right. Impossible to capture how massive the lava is with a camera. I had a wide lens and didn't post many as it was futile. Looks like black on black as far as the eye can see in all directions.
LOVED this guy's house, though. Only house spared from the last eruption. He blogs all about the current flows. Look at the road. Helicopter pilot named it "road to nowhere." I can see why. For those who don't know, the red dot pictured is a mansion of a house. Nice neighborhood, eh? Wonder why they named the road?
A few more...
LOVED the plants that grow so quickly out of the devastation of a lava flow.
My paultry lava rock sculpture (compare it to the expert one below!)
Finally, one of the last true "black sand" beaches in the world. Predicted to disappear in a very short time. See it while you can!
acolyte55 wrote:
did you go in some of the lava tubes? and black crab beach? did you make it to the kona-kilaeuh side? and the photos just cant let people know the sheer size of the volcanoes it took me 3 panaromics to fit the whole of the crater for a complete shot. when i was there , there was a mini crater inside the large one , is it still there?more importantly did you take a piece of the island home and risk the wrath of pele' !!!!! freaky stories about that man and to much truth to it !!! cheers giudo
[guidogodoy] Friday, February 10, 2012 10:03:14 PM
Good questions, one and all, Acolyte. I flew into Kona and rented a car hitting all the major attractions on that side of the island with the manta ray dive being the main draw. Biggest letdown? Being in Kona on New Years Eve! Damn city was absolutely dead! Nothing like O'ahu. While they promised fireworks and we made it back to the city after our dive (after all, the marina is only two exits down), the most we saw was a bunch of kids throwing jumping jacks! LOL! It even drew a crowd!
While I drove all around the Kona side (including the Waipi'o Valley..freakin' STEEP hike! All the cars flipped over the edge?!? Holy crap!) hitting both possible roads there and back to see different views, I stayed away from the rich resort areas as it seemed too boring.
In Volcano (stayed right in the city), yes. I hiked the tubes as that is where the other end of the crater pictured below let out. Drove down the end of crater road, saw the petroglyphs, went outside the park to the county park to try and hike to the active lava flow (saw a glowing dot but bought GREAT snapshots from a guy selling them claiming to have taken them the month before) and three days+ in the park itself as I stayed at a bed / breakfast about five minutes from the park itself.
Made plans to fly out of Hilo so I drove and hit all the fruit stands / "place of refuge" and black sand beach on the ride to Hilo. Stayed at a mansion there! Another bed and breakfast but it was a freakin' castle run by an oriental family. Only regret, I spent too much time in Kona. Went snorkling in Hilo, the thermal springs (had to drag me out of that sucker) and, yes, did know about, consider but finally caved and brought back samples from the Goddess Pele. Tears of Pele, spatter and even that rock pictured below. I figured, hey, I didn't know about it when I was in O'ahu the year before and brought back lava and even bought a tiki made IN Hawaii (hard to find as most everything is from China!) so I figured that I had protection. Real fragile stuff but most survived as I packed it in with my scuba gear. Oh yes, the mini crater inside the big one is still there.
You are right. Impossible to capture how massive the lava is with a camera. I had a wide lens and didn't post many as it was futile. Looks like black on black as far as the eye can see in all directions.
LOVED this guy's house, though. Only house spared from the last eruption. He blogs all about the current flows. Look at the road. Helicopter pilot named it "road to nowhere." I can see why. For those who don't know, the red dot pictured is a mansion of a house. Nice neighborhood, eh? Wonder why they named the road?
A few more...
LOVED the plants that grow so quickly out of the devastation of a lava flow.
My paultry lava rock sculpture (compare it to the expert one below!)
Finally, one of the last true "black sand" beaches in the world. Predicted to disappear in a very short time. See it while you can!
did you go in some of the lava tubes? and black crab beach? did you make it to the kona-kilaeuh side? and the photos just cant let people know the sheer size of the volcanoes it took me 3 panaromics to fit the whole of the crater for a complete shot. when i was there , there was a mini crater inside the large one , is it still there?more importantly did you take a piece of the island home and risk the wrath of pele' !!!!! freaky stories about that man and to much truth to it !!! cheers giudo
[acolyte55] Friday, February 10, 2012 5:48:54 PM
did you go in some of the lava tubes? and black crab beach? did you make it to the kona-kilaeuh side? and the photos just cant let people know the sheer size of the volcanoes it took me 3 panaromics to fit the whole of the crater for a complete shot. when i was there , there was a mini crater inside the large one , is it still there?more importantly did you take a piece of the island home and risk the wrath of pele' !!!!! freaky stories about that man and to much truth to it !!! cheers giudo
[HELL BENT FOR JUDAS] Friday, February 10, 2012 5:15:46 PM
Guido's photos are amazing.But don't show some authors of the JUDAS PRIEST fanfics the photo with your figure!Please ! Edited at: Friday, February 10, 2012 5:21:48 PM
[Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:34:28 PM
Holy poopies! Great shots of, well, everything (especially the rock stacks, the volcanoes, the manta rays and the craters). Hawaii sure looks beautiful.
[Becks] Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:55:31 PM
Awesome pics Guido, looks like a fantastic trip!
[guidogodoy] Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:07:45 PM
Where, Wal-Mart? Ah, they have pretty much the same stuff at the one in the picture as they do in most. Perhaps a bit more color to the shirts! HAAAAA!!!!
(ed. note: No, I didn't buy it. Just put it on and snapped a quick picture to the really odd stares of the masses in line! lol)
Of course, all the posts below are to be read in backwards order. All save this one...HAD to take it. It is the helicopter coming in for a landing over the nearby Walmart! HAAAAA! Look closely at the close side (front-lower left), you can see the sign!
[Head banger] Thursday, February 09, 2012 7:35:30 PM
Of course, all the posts below are to be read in backwards order. All save this one...HAD to take it. It is the helicopter coming in for a landing over the nearby Walmart! HAAAAA! Look closely at the close side (front-lower left), you can see the sign!
