Washington State – 2012

Very Nice!

Great video. That's what summers are for.

I'd love to see more posted on those packs. From what I saw, there were some very nice, creative ideas out there.

Thank you Clayton and Anna.

Clayton, I built those packs. Here is a link to some pictures of them:

http://www.flickr.com//photos/67046387@N04/sets/72157630013014834/show/

Also, here are some more photos from the trip:

Very nice. Where was the opening shot from?

I loved the pause in the forest on that narrow road. Can you explain it some?

My wife and I just moved to Washington so your video was fun to watch.

The opening shot was on Phelps Creek trail if I remember correctly.

My brother can probably explain the car sequence better, but basically I told everyone to go down this road so that we could reach Olympic national park a different way. The road ended up just basically swallowing the car. The trees were engulfing our uninsured rental car. So I had to get out and guide us in reverse. So my assumption was that the pause was to show us just being stuck there.

Washington really was a great time. Where did you two move to?

Thanks for the link to the pictures. If you get a chance, I'd love to see some details on specs and construction in the MYOG forum. I'm sure I'm not the only one. You've definitely given me some ideas for a couple of projects I have in the works.

No problem Clayton. I started a thread a while back in the MYOG forum.

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=64778

I'd be happy to give you any info you need. You can email me at mpd1690 (AT) gmail (dot) com, or post in that thread and I'll keep an eye on it.

Yes. The car was uninsured. And we were getting swallowed where the branches were making that terrible "you're losing your paint" noise. Anyways I turned the camera around to face the inside of the car while we were trying to figure out whether to continue on or try to reverse out. That scene was just a small part of our deliberation. You can see us holding branches off from the car windows and my brother outside directing us when we finally decide to back up.

That first shot was Phelps creek trail heading up to spider gap. Beautiful place.

Thanks for the link. I must have missed that thread. I've been trying to keep a closer eye on the MYOG stuff these days as it is sucking me in. It's been enjoyable enough so far that I'm starting to want to build for friends too.

It definitely is enjoyable. That is exactly what I did. It is the best way to develop new skills and ideas as well. I am very minimalist in my pack. No pockets, no lid, one daisy chain, and framesless. My friends have wanted other things, so it pushes you to develop new, clever ideas.

That's what I got from the pause. I really thought it was a great break in the middle of the video and added some good humor.

Pullman.

Haha good. I ran across that scene while editing and thought it might be a good touch.