Hell Awaits...

No. Not really. What awaits you is some time before i post any further. I am currently a hobo without a computer or anything of use for bloggins. Also, i've been smart in my thinkin' and left all pictures and video from my trip on Mr. Jon Marr's computing machine. This means i will have to get him to burn them all on CD's and send them my way. This will take time and time keeps on tickin', tickin', tickin' into the future.

Fresh like Crest©

So i thought i would keep this MF rolling like the sturdy freight train she is. I'd been thinking that it would be better to end the blog as some kind of stagnant remnants of what once was but that seems like a load of ignorance. All i can hope for is that this will stay as some kind of trail of fire as life can be at times. Once i had a piece of dog dung blog where i didn't know what else to post but album covers (still love them: check out Conifer's "Crown Fire" cover), Little Ceasar's graphics, and found photos of a large naked man at his computer. 

Since i am right now at a place where it is difficult to get a good enough connection to the world wide web to upload photos, this whole leap of progress will have to wait....maybe until i get a friggin' laptop of me own!

"Its never been more important that i sleep somewhere safe tonight..."

Hazy view from Seattle of Mt. Rainier - Photo: Derek Emery ©2008 (jk!)

This my friends is the final posting for this trip. I think. There is always the possibility that an "Odds & Sods" thing might pop up.

The above title is really perfect I think for the end of a 2 month road trip. On some level or another you might just feel that way. In addition, the quote was really spoken right toward the end of this trip and at one of the more hazy time periods. It fit like a glove and yet somehow also fit like those mittens that great-grandma knits for you every Christmas but haven't fit since you were 8. As much as you might try to keep your belongings, food items, emotions, gasses, mouths and ideas in check, the trip always gets you. This is a good thing. Driving across the USA (which after Tuesday night I finally have some kind of hope for!) and seeing all the beautiful sights is one thing. The mess of traveling in close quarters with a group of friends is also really awesome. It is the latter part that allows you to do and say things you would not have done otherwise down the road.

So here are a couple of random photos that don't mean too much but whatever :

I sold this last night. I have had 2 ruined derailleurs and am now over it. My friend Jason came through:

Walking :
Bailey Works from Maine to Seattle. Grocery getter tested and approved:


GOODBYE MY FRIENDS. ITS BEEN GOOD KNOWING YOU!

Californians Dreamin'

alright. it's about time i mention something about the music we have been listening to on this trip. lately it seems as though Hank Williams Jr.'s greatest hits disc has covered the most ground. i was thinking of telling the folks reading this blog what we have been listening. however, overall it seems not all that interesting other than to me. variety.

we are now in Humboldt County California. we are visiting my step brother Mike here as this is where he lives. we are hanging out around here and exploring for a bit.

i finally got new batteries for my camera. i have not taken another new photo worth mentioning aside from what you see here. i will kick-start myself on that one again tomorrow.

what you will find following this and the next paragraph are photos of things we saw from South Lake Tahoe, CA through to Eureka, CA. from the first photograph onward will be missing Mr Jon Marr Esq. as he went to San Francisco to visit a friend named Aleigh. Micah and i jumped into Chris Davis' Jeep in an attempt to keep within the forest/mountain/etc. and not delve into the city quite yet. the out-of-doors was feeling nice and staying in them seemed like the best idea.

we are now at a Quality Inn in Eureka. Its a pretty nice room and our first hotel room of the trip. all other days/night were spent in friends homes or in tents. tomorrow will be 1 month.

enjoy yo self :

outside Tahoe Lake after a night spent camping in the largest field of deer shit ever. the place was literally carpeted in it. i wish i had taken pictures :




looking for a campsite we found (via 4 wheel drive) this closed road with a semi-collapsed bridge :


the river next to our campsite. this site provided dish washing and "showering" at our convenience :




from highway 89 on our way into Lassen Volcanic Area National Park :
Lassen Volcanic Area National Park :

my banana revenge (see first post). they have now fenced off these sulfur pits which are directly beside the road. their reasoning seems to come from when apparently someone decided to be strong and stand on one but fell in and was burnt :
Chris 15-20ft over the stream :




Micah took pictures as well :


on our way to the park this day we noticed a whole lot of butterflies about the road. definitely hit many of them. as we got up into the park we found that there were millions more all over the place. they were flying together in the same direction in a serious migration effort. it was amazing to see and stand in the middle of. the photos don't do justice :






Hawks. don't forget you can click on the photo to see a bigger and better version! :
a boulder at the trail head for Bumpass Hell (yes, that is the name) with Chris assessing and the ascending :



this is Kenny Bloggins as he looked out his window... :
at this.... :






now in Trinity County California. our campsite on Ruth Resivour :
a long day of driving :
Redwood State Park where we camped nearly 2yrs ago (see first post) :

Micah checking out the same fire place he built 2yrs ago. the thing was completely untouched and the small leftover pile of wood from then is still there now :






the same panoramic photo as before :




a horse :
the beach :











the end :

so i'll be posting on here again of course but it will be a bit. i rarely have internet access these days. however, Oregon and Washington still await.

-Kenny Bloggins