Cote de Basque

Just arrived in France. The travel went pretty easy and other than the 2 hour jetlagged drive in the dark from Bilbao-Biarritz it was one of the mellower trans-Atlantic missions I'd been on.

We woke up to find that the Basque coast has June gloom as well. After a beach day was not in the cards we headed down to San Sebastian to have some wine and tapas.

Its pretty amazing h0w many people you can find in the bar having wine and tapas mid afternoon. Sani didnt complain.

Prefab buildings don't exist in the Basque country.

San Sebastian is pretty amazing. Even when its raining.

The County Fair

After being talked into going to the Del Mar Fair over and over again I finally succumbed to the peer pressure. Not that I dont enjoy Turkey Legs, Fried Donuts, and BBQ Beef Sundaes...but.....just seemed like social anxiety at its finest. We had a super good crew though, 15 deep on bikes and as we rode into the fairgrounds the security guard said he thought we were the Hells Angels....

The place was ridiculous. Every walk of American life was represented and there was no organic food to be found. Actually, deep fried butter might be organic? Robbie was there and paused for a moment. Congrads on the new job Rob.

This was the Juicy's BBQ stand and where Brent bought a turkey leg for 9$. He actually said at one point he didnt care how much any of the food cost since it was the fair.

Only a couple people out of the crew actually went on any of the rides. Most of us were mesmerized by the Michael Jackson coverband the entire time. I'm super glad I went, now I never ever have to go again.

The Documentation

Seems like everyone is getting the shot these days...

Mu is.. and its not digi

So is Jeremy

I wish I was back at this lake where Jussi got the shot

Sometimes we set up multiple cameras to get the shot. In this case Blotto

Susie got the shot with the coolest camera of the bunch...

Finally Finished

After a couple months of waiting I finally got the bike back from the shop....the new version. Jake Hobbs did a great job with the mod's and everything came out like i wanted for the most part. There are still a few things to work on but overall....He's done...

The mod's we did were: Bars, Chain conversion, Tank, Fenders, Grips, Tires, Seat and Suspension to name a few.

I wonder if the country boy I bought this from would have sold it for so cheap if he knew how much better it could look with a little time and a Hobbs? Plus, anything looks good in the sunset.

Jake, big thanks for working on this thing for me and thanks to Justin for the delivery.

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School's Out for Summer

At least for 2 months before we head down south....

Zack was just as hyped as I was...

So was mother nature

The Final Days of the Winter (in Summer)

4 days of sun and a perfect hip=such a good shoot and end to a long winter season.

Snow doesn't really like 70 degree weather so we were constantly maintaining. Sollors was directing the reconstruction.

Danny decided the hand worked better than the shovel

The hand seemed to work

Terje and Tim were there getting shots too

4 days of non stop sessions produced some super good stuff and a couple shots that will be talked about for some time to come. Perfect crew, perfect weather.....perfect way to end the season. Thanks to everyone that was involved, I'm lucky to get to work with you dudes.

Mojave

I've actually haven't driven from LA to Mammoth in like 10 years....Not sure if I'm the biggest fan of the desert.

Leyland was though and actually stayed an extra day to hit Death Valley on the way back. After watching Vancouver lose again last night I'm sure he wished he stayed for a couple more days;)

Not the most picturesque scenery

Zack showed up in this ride. HA..Its great pulling snowboards and camera gear out of this thing

Take 4

Back to Mammoth for the 4th time this season. We got a super good feature lined up and it'll be a good last trip to the season.

Plus, this is the view from the office.

Coming In Hot

I was looking through possible blog shots today and I came across this gem....Always a great time shooting and hanging with these dudes.

Sean Black, Zak Hale, Alex Andrews.....The fun never stops with these guys

Packing Up and Heading Out

I'm finally getting out of SLC and moving on....For the summer Encinitas, then who knows..

I was trying to find a good photo in relation to packing and I remembered I shot this one of Jeremy on our last urban mission of the season. We were scrambling to pack our storage unit before nearly missing our flights out.

Its gonna be nice opening this door and being 100% dialed on the 1st trip next season.

A Midwest Look Back

Had some good trips with good crews to Minnesota and Wisconsin this season...

Always a pleasure working with these dudes.

Zak, Jeremy, Corey

Staying Ready

We weren't giving up on this one and the wait was finally going to pay off....

Its nice to show up and have the jump perfect. Sani is a pro jump sculptor/rider/TM

Standing by for the sun......

When the Jump is Hiding in a Cloud

We found other things to do....

Mikkel got inverted while Corey filmed and...

Danny decided to get inverted too.....(Not to sure what Blots is doing right here but its pretty amazing.)

Cloudy day turned awesome.

The Sun Wants to Come Out? Doesn't It?

This spring has been a constant fight with the weather. You'd think in the high desert (Utah) in May we'd have some sun................wrong....Its basically Seattle.

Ludde-Keystone

Mode of Transport

We spent alot of time in the last 10 days in this snowcat. Usually we could fit about 10 guys and 12 camera bags. Tight quarters for sure, but such a good time none the less.

Not a bad view from the office.

Charles

Curtes and Corey look like the should be in a Ralph Lauren ad

Blotto and I had the cat to ourselves late one afternoon. We figured we might as well make the best of it.

Finding Other Things To Do

Ethan and Zak found new ways to stay warm while we waited for the 250th winter storm of 2011 to finally leave Mammoth.

Topaz Lake

On the way down to Mammoth the other day I took a quick left into this farm and found this less than usual barn...

I thought it was pretty random that they would have only the hay under the cover and not the tractor?

I actually found a dead sheep too but def didn't want to take a photo of that.

Roadside Attractions

Not you're average fixer' upper

GrayBird

You'd think in May you could finally get some sun?

The Tipsters...CA version

We had a down day in Mammoth yesterday so the crew headed out to the hot spring for some ballet.
Sani, Seppe, Zak, Maurer, Alex, Ludde, Ethan, myself.........So fun!

Intervalometer's

I've had some time to shoot some time lapse photography this week in Mammoth. Seems to always be somewhat windy here which makes for a whole bunch of movement when shooting clouds etc.

Last Stop- Mammoth

The entire crew just arrived in Mammoth for our big park shoot finale of the season. We have some really good features in the works and everyone seems to be looking forward to some great sessions. Nearly everyone from the team is in attendance as well as 4 filmers, 3 photographers, and 4 Tm's.......its gonna be a good one.

The scenery around here is amazing. Cant wait to come back and check out Yosemite this summer.

How Cute

Tim had his 100mm macro lens up on the hill yesterday and he allowed me to use it to practice my National Geographic insect photography.....HA....The lens is insane.

It's Been Serious Business

The season is winding down and its time to get only the best shots possible.