Comments on: Orizaba Ramblers

By: 2013 Highlights - Perpetual Weekend by Jim Harris

2013 Highlights - Perpetual Weekend by Jim Harris — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 08:03:33 +0000

[…] A few days after the New Year, I packed boarded a plane to Mexico with one set of clothes, one packraft, and my camera to meet some guys I only knew through the internet and mutual friends. Luc Mehl had conceived a weird triathlon to bike to North America’s 3rd highest peak, Pico de Orizaba, climb the volcano, bike another three days, then paddle to the ocean. We took a bus out of Mexico City, bought cheap mountain bikes, climbed the peak, ate street tacos, camped in corn fields, and 11 days later, made it to the Gulf. Here’s a longer writeup. […]

By: Inspiration This Week #6

Inspiration This Week #6 — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:26:14 +0000

[…] Orizaba Rambles — Perpetual Weekend […]

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:16:57 +0000

In reply to Roman. Yeah, the bikes introduced some real uncertainty to the whole affair. Are you planning to paddle the GC with Forrest this fall?

By: Roman

Roman — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:40:00 +0000

Jim,

Gosh I really seesaw between wishing I’d been there and glad I wasn’t — dead dog dodging on dodgy bikes while pedaling after young bucks uphill into high altitudes quick followed by bad water sounds bad — but your photos are tremendous and make my friends and their travels even more appealing. Thanks for working on the photos and the words.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:01:05 +0000

In reply to Heather T.. Thanks Heather! Have a great vacation.

By: Heather T.

Heather T. — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:54:33 +0000

This was great! I always enjoy your photos and your writing is entertaining too…just enough detail mixed with human observation and subjectivity to keep it all moving along. Livens up your blog considerably.
I’m leaving for Mexico on Saturday (a family vacation, nothing as adventurous as this) and hoping I don’t suffer the dysentery/retching/dead or almost dead dog trilogy you guys endured!
Thanks for sharing!

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:16:20 +0000

In reply to Jim. Thanks Jim!

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:09:57 +0000

In reply to Shane Thomas.

Thanks, Shane. I carried a Canon 5d III, 16-35L, 24-70L, and 70-200 f/4, plus a half dozen batteries and cards. I keep lenses in soft cases, ’cause its easier to Tetris them in with other gear. On the river, kept spare lenses stored inside drybags that were inside the packraft tubes since I didn’t have a good system to keep them safe and dry above deck. I plan to do some customizing of my boat this summer – maybe add a behind the seat drybag like Luc’s rigged for his camera so that I can have the option to change lenses without deflating the boat.

By: Shane Thomas

Shane Thomas — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:33:11 +0000

Jim,

Love the story and the photos. Excellent work and what an amazing trip! Could you give a few details on your camera/lens setup and how you kept it all running? Thanks! Looking forward to reading about more adventures.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:25:29 +0000

In reply to Josh. Thanks Josh! I plan to keep on keepin on. Waiting in line take off my shoes and get backscatter scanned at the airport now...