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Bloom/Guilmette Blog War and Pacific Northwest Road Trip
I have known an English fellow, Philip Bloom, for about two years. Lovely human being, but something is fishy. I can’t put my finger on exactly what it is, but I think Philip has declared war. You can read his blog here. I am currently in beautiful northern California in a small town called Ft Bragg. The hotel I am staying at is cheap, but right on the Pacific Ocean. Fog, is in fact, rolling in right now as I type. I am free to do whatever I want for the next 9 days up here. I am on vacation. I have my two Canon 5Dmk2 DSLRs with all my Canon “L” series glass. I have a Vinten Vision 3 tripod on carbon fiber legs. I also have my Kessler CineSlider. I managed to pack an ElektraDRIVE motor and Oracle controller so that I can use the CineSlider to preform slow dolly moves and motion control action in timelapses. JetBlue charged me $25 for the second bag and $75 for the third! Thinking about using UPS to ship the gear back to Massachusetts! Will be cheaper! Tomorrow, I will be walking with the forest giants. The Red Woods. I have always wanted to see them and a National Geographic magazine a few months ago stoked me up to get out and do it! I can’t wrap my head around the fact the only 5% of the original old growth Red Wood forest remains today. And, I managed to pack my downhill mountain bike helmet, pads and armor to shred A-Line on Whistler Mountain in Vancouver BC. For those of you who don’t know, Whistler is a mecca for downhillers and a dream ride for me.
But back to the pressing issue. Sir Philip Bloom. Phil tweeted out that he had posted a video “Revenge” blog to his site. I was wondering what I had done to deserve it? I’m the one who drank the poisoned beverage on the Kessler Fishing Trip! The beer was tampered with by Philip himself! To make a long story short, here is a short video of me watching the first few minutes of Philip’s retaliation. War has been declared and this is just the beginning. I personally think Mr. Bloom is upset that I own a “dot com” and he is stuck with the inferior “dot net”.
This video is also available on Vimeo. Click Here to view it. 9 comments to Bloom/Guilmette Blog War and Pacific Northwest Road Trip |
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Hey Tom,
Don’t head to Vancouver Island if you want to go to Whistler. Whistler is on the mainland. It is up hwy 99 – follow the I5 to the Peace Arch Border crossing, once you enter Canada you are now on the 99, follow it through Vancouver and up the Sea-to-Sky (still hwy 99) all the way to Whistler!
If you are planning on hanging out for a day you should do a meet up in Whistler or Vancouver!
thanks shawn,
fixed it in the blog! i need directions, i forgot my gps. kinda nice to use a paper map again tho! i will post a meetup on my twitter feed. still not certain what day im up there. hope to meet up with some friends on the mountain and ride/shoot short mtb film.
Cool, I don’t mountain bike but if I am not working, I might buzz up to Whistler for the day!
Haha, this is very entertaining to watch. Good luck in the Blog Wars! I wonder how far this can go…
“I personally think Mr. Bloom is upset that I own a “dot com” and he is stuck with the inferior “dot net”.
This is the funniest line so far in the War.
Tom, i hope you can share more about your favorite places that you visited in the Northwest in your blog. I wish to visit up there soon. Have fun!
lucky bastard, i wish i had 9 days of vacation in the pacific northwest. any recommendations on a tripod case for airline check in? i’m off to mt. rushmore area in two weeks and would like to take my dslr rig. and i, too, am looking forward to the blog war! may the best blogger win
Tom:
If you get the chance try to hit a town wayup on the Northern Cal coast called Crescent City. Not far from more Redwoods by the way. But there is a harbor protected by a half mile long concrete wide bulkhead. If you get the correct angle at sunset you can get a lighthouse and sun going down (awesome if you get the chance!) The sun looks like an A-Bomb going off as it sets.
By the way the Crescent City concrete bulkhead was built to protect the hamlet from sneaker or rogue waves after the effects of mini tsunamis! If there is no fog you won’t be disappointed with the sun and lighthouse shot!
Tom:
Did sort of the reverse trip a few years back with family. Got to Crater Lake (a little bit off the beaten path)which is an awesome sight, especially in June with 80 degree weather and “still” 20 foot snowdrift walls along part of the park road. If you go along the Oregon coast between Tillimook and Seaside ?? you will see the giant rocks just off the coast where big yachts could float thru. Enjoy the sights! Also saw Mt. St. Helens also off the beaten path but incredible-can only imagine the destruction!