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ATV Riding |
I purchased a
2005 Honda Rubicon a few months ago, and have been riding
every chance I can get. It has been amazing how much area I can
explore in a day. I have found so many cool places that I could
never drive or hike to.
Sadly, I no longer have an ATV. Quite a few local places were
getting shut down and it was becoming a PITA to trailer it to
other places. I ended up selling it to fund a similar hobby that
I like much more anyway,
motorcycles. |
Camping
& Hiking: |
I like to do little
camping here and there when the weather is good. I've yet to
do anything real advanced and involved, but I plan to. I like
to explore all the surrounding woodland areas here, finding
pictures to take along the way. My main trekking areas are: Coopers
Rocks, Seneca, Sinks
of Gandy Cave, Spruce Knob, Dolly Sods, and anywhere else I
find myself wondering off to. |
| Cars
& Trucks: |
I do a good bit of off road driving
to get to places I like to camp, hike and shoot at. Me and a
few friends stripped down 1990 Chevy Lumina, equipped it with
an onboard video camera, and run it on dirt roads and fields
in our area. Pics of the car on
Photo Gallery.
Movies are here.
I owned a 2005 Jeep Rubicon
for about 3 years and had a blast with it. I ended up trading it
in on a
2011 Toyota Tacoma due to practicality and usability.
I will eventually get another offroad vehicle so I can get back
out on the trails and rocks! |
| Computers: |
Have built 3 of my home computers so far. Have
4 computers connected to a home network with cable modem access
shared to each computer. Webpage development. Graphic Design.
I created all of the title graphics on this site using Ulead
Cool 3D. Editing home videos. Graduated from AIDT (Computer Tech) with an associates degree.
Yea, Im a computer and electronics geek. |
| Flashlights: |
One of my hobbies is
collecting and modifying flashlights. I take ordinary,
low light output, store bought flashlights, such as Mag
Lights, and modify them with high powered LED's.
This process can make a light upwards of 10 times brighter,
and produce much whiter light. Just another excuse to play
with electronics. |
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Geocaching: |
Geocaching is a
activity that involves using a GPS (Global Positioning System) to
locate hidden caches around your area. The caches are
usually located in a scenic place where walking to find the
cache will be fun. The cache itself consist of a water
proof container with a log book and other small items placed
inside it. When you find the cache, you log your visit
in the log book, and trade and item or two from the
container. All the details on Geocaching can be found at
www.geocaching.com. |
| Guitar: |
I have been playing guitar
on and off since I was in junior high. Other than what friends have shown me, I
am completely self taught. Most of the songs that I have learned
have been from ear. Simply listening to part of a song, and
then picking out the notes and piecing it all together. I have
made up more songs than I have learned, but over the years forgot
half of them. I don't play nearly as much as I'd like to anymore.
My first guitar was a Fender Stratocaster. Now I play an Ibenez
Iceman. My amp is a Carvin 600 watt bass amp actually. But
I find it has a much fuller and powerful sound than others.
(600 watts, 18" sub, 4-10" mids, and a horn) It should!
Hooked into the mix is Digitech FX Valve Effects Processor.
My playing style pretty well matches my music preferences. |
| Guns: |
I have been into firearms as long as I can remember and have
quite a
few now. I dont get out to shoot as much as I used to,
mainly due to a lack of time, and a lack of money for over
priced ammo, but I try to keep my skills honed as much as
possible since I have a CCW and carry 24/7. I am mainly
interested in target and tactile shooting and most my firearms
reflect that. |
| Homemade Movies: |
One of my favorite things to do is filming
home videos of me and my friend's adventures. So far we have
videos of us driving the lumina mentioned above, with a homemade OnBoard
Camera Mount. Some pics of the car can
be found on the
Photo's
Gallery. We also have a couple short skits and films that we
have made. I have to have a RAID box just to store all my photos
and videos now I have taken so many, last count I am well over
52,000 photos. |
| Knives: |
Among many other items, I have always carried a knife. I can't stand poor quality
knives, so most all
my
knives are Benchmade,
Microtech,
or Spyderco.
I prefer tactical military style knives. I plan on trying to
turn a plain piece of metal into a sword one day. |
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Motorcycles: |
This is one of my most recent hobbies and one of my all time
favorites. I toyed around with the idea of learning to ride for
a long time and finally too the plunge and have never been
happier. Nothing like the feeling of the open road on a bike!
You can see my rides that I have logged on
EveryTrail.com
And of like everything else I do, lots of
photos of the bikes. |
| Music: |
I generally like alot of different types of music, Except Country! I like to listen to heavy metal and hard rock the most,
but like to mix it up with a few great oldies. I can't say that
I have one favorite band, but here are some of my Favs: Tool,
A Perfect Circle, Metallica, Disturbed, Godsmack, Rage Against
the Machine, Apocalyptica, Chevelle, Creed, Lynrd Skynrd, Mailyn
Manson, Ozzi, Pantera, Pink Floyd, Primus, ButtHole Surfers,
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, Soil, Soundgarden,
System of a Down, and many more. |
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