operation ground zero

stuck in the bus in walmart parkinglot with zero dollars and zero gas in the bus and i have to get to cape cod by wednesday... time for operation ground zero!

instead of sitting around trying to figure out what to do, i decide to start the adventure of O.G.Z.  If i can get to cape cod i have some work i can do to get the money snowball rolling.. today i pedaled around on my road bike collecting cans into grocery bags i clipped to my back pack. i collected 7 dollars worth..thats  140 cans!  stoked!!

i cashed in and bought 2 gallons of gas and headed for the rhode island border..

in the morning im going to test my luck with the cans again..and maybe stand at an intersection asking for change with a sign that says "hit ground zero, trying to get back up".. let the adventure beginnnnn!!!!!!

"The Bust"

im sure i can think of a few people that will get a kick out of reading this.....

  had some bus troubles on tuesday.. broke down on the side of the road blowing antifreeze everywhere with a blown up water pump. i guess its better it happens now than when im out on the road far away.

my friend the Q-MAN had some family with a farm about a mile up the road so he was able to pull me there to get it off the road until i could get a tow truck.. a truck couldnt come until later in the day on thursday.  i did alot of sitting around reading until he came.

the tow from where i was broken down to my dads house was 400 dollars..it was every cent i had to my name  after spending 700 dollars to get it on the road. It has basically left me immobilized.

If it wasnt for my father i would have been double screwed..He owns an automotive shop and got me the parts for it and didnt make me pay him yet.. and him and i were up till midnight 2 days in a row working on it to get it running again.

i have never worked on a car before..basic stuff like brakes and oil and tires..but never engine stuff.. it was a nice experience and having the bus has been a huge learning process for me..as of right now im in a rut i have never been in before but i wouldnt change it for anything.. im doing what i have wanted to do for a long time.

    Although this has depleted my money supply and i wont be able to drive the bus across the country anymore like i was planning on doing on august 25th. Im still in good spirits and i know the time will come when i will be able to do it.

the bus was dubbed with the new nickname "the bust". for the time being.



i call this little number "the summer time twist ending"... you think its a human but its a dinosaur..
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mount washington part two

above the tree line the view is beautiful..not that the trail wasn't beautiful, but with a clear day and visibility for miles..being that high up in the white mountains is a treat..you would be surprised how long of a hike it is to the top after you get above tree line..

we stopped about halfway up and boiled up a full package of  hot dogs

i took two panoramic pics at less than half way up..mt washington summit is just to the right of billys head. the view just from half way up is gorgeous already 

once we got to the top we didnt bother to take a pic of the summit sign because it was swarmed with people trying to get their picture next to it because they had just drove their car up it.. something aboutchicks in mini skirts and flip flops standing next to the summit sign of the highest peak in the northeast just makes me laugh.. instead i took a picture of all their cars in the parkinglot

mount washington part one

boot spur trail up...tuckermans ravine trail down.

    spent last weekend hiking up mount washington with some friends..the mountain is the highest peak in the northeast part of the united states..its 6,288 feet to the summit, and the trails to the top vary from easy hard to very hard.
    I remember driving up it in a car with my family when i was like 10 but i havent been back since..when the idea got tossed out to head up i was really excited about it. Its in the white mountains and the scenery up there is gorgeous..we couldnt have asked for better weather, the visibility at the top was for miles and im sure that happens alot less than a visibility of 20 feet..


    we went up on a saturday morning..packed up our back packs and we were all siked to get on the trail and find a campsite

the hike in brought us to a beautiful waterfall/river after about 200 yards..we took some early pics and set out to find a campsite before nightfall.

 we hiked up about a quarter mile and just walked into the woods randomly and set up camp. as long as your 200 feet off the trail and away from a stream its a go. bring out what you bring in and leave no trace.  once we found the spot we cooked some chicks and dumps and set up our sleeping area..i some how talked 3 people that are scared to death of nature into sleeping outside in the middle of the woods with no tent. i tried to extend my hammock clip with a bandana but i ended up just smashing down on every below me after laying in it for 10 minutes.

with full stomachs billy and i went to find a little BOULDERING to do before it was dark. we found some good rocks to climb and then we found "the bucket"... "the bucket" was a 5 gallon bucket that was in the middle of the woods that looked like a big animal had been chewing on it to get whatever was inside of it.. the picture really does it no justice..it spooked me

billy took care of everyone all night by keeping the fire roasting through the night..what a nice friend

we woke up to a moose about 20 feet from us just strolling by. and no bears so i was siked

the next morning got all our legs burning like crazy after only 50 feet. no one mentioned it until the ride home.  after we started warming up and the blood started flowing it got pretty awesome..right off the bat the trail had a kick ass stairway in it

once we got  to the first outlook billy looked around to see what we were up against

theres too much stuff to post at once so part 2 tomorrow

breakfast in the boss 101

cooking in the boss is almost therapeutic ..things take a little more effort and are a little less convenient when it comes to making a meal in the bus.. its nice to be slowing down a few notches and relax and take my time to do stuff.

the other morning i was making some breakfast and decided to take some pictures of what i do in the mornings. im sure i will do more of these with other meals i make but this was a good start.

for me most important is having som music playing while i do things..i just plug the ipod into the computer and use it as a radio..

oatmeal,brownsugar,bowl?  

boil up some water

throw the oats in a bowl...or a random pan in my situation.

mix the boiling water in and add the brown sugar and let it sit for a bit..always look out for

mini donkey moochers!

Eat and enjoy