I’m pretty happy with the cadence of my grind so everything’s staying the same this year. I’ve got a few exciting projects in the pipeline and can’t wait to show ya’ll.
This new year I opted outside. Me and 10 other friends went camping, hiking, surfing, atv’ing. Lots of cooking and laughter. I’m totally content and blessed to be surrounded by love and light. Happy New Years everyone.
Spending the long weekend camping with Bent and Anna out in the east side of the Sierra Nevada region. Will be backpacking, car camping and fishing. There will be plenty of photos and things to write about when I"m back. Here's my view for the night.
We found a secret camping spot in Northern California. Its so backcountry.
Martin, Niroshan and I packed our bikes and rode out early Saturday. We rode south of San Francisco in hopes of scoring a walk-in camp spot. Unfortunately Saturday isn't the best day to try our luck. If you're planning to camp without reservations, come super early Friday for walk-in site. Most campgrounds have 1 or 2 space reserved for this. If you can't make Friday, save yourself the trouble and not go.
Having no available space didn't stop us. We've ridden far. The sun blazing hot. Everyone hungry, and all determine to camp. We made it work. Unfortunately I'm not able to share where this was. It defeats the purpose of going out and exploring with your friends. But, I'll share with you photos and videos of our trip.
P.S Evident Riders Club is a joke around us trying to catch each others motorcycle mistakes all weekend. I think it might stick.
Trip Itinerary :
a. Las Vegas Nevada
b. 4 hr Drive to Supai, Arizona
c. Havasupai Falls
I learned that "Havasu" means blue-green water and "Pai" is people. According to Wikipedia the Havasupai Tribe have lived in the Grand Canyon for at least 800 years. I'd settle here too now that I've been. I mean, why would anyone want to leave? The water is unbelievably turquoise. You're surrounded by epic waterfalls, lush green jungles, and towering orange canyons. I'm sure food off the land is plenty. I didn't hunt for my food so I dont know. The best part is its hidden deep into the desert, between the canyons, an oasis. It's vibrant, inspirational, and humbling. It's somewhere I want to be again.
Photos from the trip, and a quick video for Instagram. Follow me on IG. Longer length video this weekend.
I have yet to start editing the mountain of footage from Havasupai (pun intended.) I'm terribly sorry to all of my 3 readers... but you're in luck. Here are some awesome 360 photos I took while backpacking. I'll post them sequentially.
Also, if you're not familiar with the Theta 360. Its an awesome camera, I highly recommend it. Just as the name suggest, this little device has two 180° optical sensor. Combine, it outputs and stitches a 360° degree photos. It's not going to be your primary shooter obviously. But definitely a fun camera that adds variety to your trips.
Click and Pan Guys. Enjoy!
Day 1 : The 10 mile hike in to Havasupai had towering canyons, tinted in hues of orange, red and brown. Sections of the hike are narrow and tall. It provided awesome cover from the sun.
Anna and I going through Supai Canyons. Headed towards Havasupai campgrounds #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
6 miles in you reach a small village. From the village we hiked another 2 miles to Havasupai Falls. Do you recognized how excited I am. We are close to our camp site.
Made it to the waterfall. Another mile into the camp site. #havasupaifalls #supai #havasupai #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
We camped in the more woodsy area. Next to the cool blue stream leading to Mooney Falls. Some of us in tents. Others in hammocks.
Our camp. #havasupaifalls #backpacking #havasupai #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
Here's a look into my castle. Its a little over 3lbs. The MSR Hubba Hubba is pretty damn spacious. I bet it can fit 3 little asian person.
Msr Hubba Hubba. A little over 3 lbs. pretty spacious. #msr #backpacking #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
After we settled in. We all went for a swim at Havasupai Falls. This was the closest to camp, and no one was in the mood to hike far. I don't blame them.
Day 1 : We set up camp and immediately went for a swim. I learned that squirrels are ruthless this day. They ate through our bag and stole our snacks! #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
Day 2 : Stopped by Mooney Falls before trecking over to Beaver Falls.
#MooneyFALLS #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
We did a 8 mile hike round-trip to Beaver Falls. Unfortunately I didn't get a 360 of Beaver Falls. Here's a group photo on the way back. You can see a little bit of the falls cascading in the background.
Post from RICOH THETA. #theta360 - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA