Caladin's MASSIVE trip picture post!

[Caladin]

Originally Posted by steve in denmark

My question is what type of tent are you using?

Originally Posted by felon68

What kind of tent is that?

The tent is MSR (Mountain Safety Research) Zoid 2. I purchased mine from MEC. It's a GREAT tent. It kept me dry in torrential down pours, and handled the strong winds without an issue. The only down side to it is that it requires being pegged. It is not free standing. Thus you must carry a hammer and pick appropriate spots. A hammer was something I carried in my tool kit any ways. The Zoid 2 is of the fast and light group, it is being discontinued now but is still available now at mec.ca for $205 (Canada shipping only).

Originally Posted by felon68

How was it riding alone and being by yourself for most of the trip? You must have a very outgoing personality!

I got that question a lot from people. I do not have a problem at all being by myself for a long time (just me and tons of mp3s). While I definitely prefer to travel with someone it's just to hard to find someone who can get the time off at the same time and who also moves at the same pace. As for being outgoing.... No :p I am not a big talker who meets new people easily.

Originally Posted by kirkeb

Looked like you had a little compressor to air up your tires after plugging? What brand? Quick connect for it permanently mounted to battery?

The compressor is made my Slime - the power sport model. You should be able to order it at any bike shop or many auto parts stores. I know Walmart carries the brand as well. Amazon sells it for $27.01. It uses the standard battery tender plugs. It also comes with those plugs to wire it to your bike in case you don't already have them. Its a bargain for sure!

Originally Posted by DavidHopkins

What did you use to get thme looking this good, mine could do with some TLC?

Blue Magic Metal Polish Cream.


Thanks again for all the feedback.

[Caladin]

Originally Posted by Canada17

Couple questions, what did you tint your windscreen with? I am guessing those are givi bagsm therefore is that a givi rear bag mount? Where dod you get those from? Thanks! Sorry if you already answered this!

The windscreen is a Puig Dark smoke screen. The side cases are Givi V35, the top case is a factory Yamaha case on a Givi mount. I purchased most of my gear from Clearbrook Yamaha. They have great service so I highly recommend them!

[Caladin]

I had wanted to post some panoramic pictures, but it seems they are to large to host on most free services. They range from 4-8mb. Here are a few shrunk down (I was going to use these to link to the larger ones)

Alberta Rockies:






Ontario:


Confederation Bridge:

[Caladin]

The Cabot Trail:


Newfoundland:




Peggys Cove:


Rock Moutains National Park Colorado:

[Rascus]

That peggy's cove one is awesome!

[Caladin]

Arches:






Arizona Crater:

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Grand Canyon:




And thats all I have had time to stitch together so far. Some of those pictures are made up of up to 14 pictures. I have so many more to do that I doubt I will ever have them all done. It can be a lot of work to get them all to work right.

[RobJ73]

Seems your GPS log didn't load properly for me. Pity, I was trying to get a picture of what your trip loked like from start to finish!

Absolutely epic. Inspiring stuff and just makes me want to get out there all the more and do it.

Hats off to you sir, you have some balls!

[Laura0107]

Oh sweet mercy, panoramics too! Thank you, Caladin, for the most awesome post ever. As another Canon-wielding photographer who rides an FZ6, you are such an inspiration.

[gatorSMASH]

this is INSANE


sry for the bump

[metalrat]

One more bump.
Cuz this thread is awesome

[phxtravis]

You sir are my hero...

[QldRobbo]

f*ck yes!

[CHEAPSHOTS]

thankyou so much for showing pics. you could be my hero too. Ed

[cbrewer7]

Great pictures. I love road trips and have been to many of the places you did (in a car though). I really want to go on a road trip soon. Thanks for posting.