It’s that time of year again…pond skimming

Sun is shining, weather is sweet….

It’s that time of year again. The snow is starting to melt and ponds are starting to form. Meadows and Kona Brewing are throwing a little pond skim-a-thon, grand prize is a trip to the 808 motherland. Combinging two of my loves, beer and snow, plus the opportunity to win a trip to Hawaii? Ohellyeaz.

Friday the 13th aka Mt Hood Mead-OH NOES!

First off some math.

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This

PLUS

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This

EQUALS

Sonofa....

Sonofa....

Serious bonehead move. Grabbed the bindings from my splitboard and a Burton board out of storage. Yup, 4×4 equals 16, not 3D. Usually this wouldn’t be a problem as I’d have spares in the trunk, but the junk in my trunk is still in full-blown summer mode and filled with surf wax, growlers, fishing gear, crab traps and the like. OK, cool, no problem, will just hit up the shop. Shop looked for awhile, but didn’t have anything as all their Burton stuff is ICS nowadays. Tried to make the discs I had work but couldn’t get ‘em to line up with anymore than two screws in and figure I’ve pulled enough inserts out with four screws in. Superubermegafail.

Oh well, at least it was a nice drive with all the fall colors and snow and…um….the line was short to get my pass picture *silver lining/justification/glass is half full/grasping at straws*

Bonus pics:

Saw this sick early Subaru, back in the good ol’ bombproof Sooby days

Early Sooby, back when they still had 4lo/4hi

Sick sick sick early Subaru

It’s not officially winter until someone parks their car in a ravine. Thankfully the dude on the phone took one for the team and rings in the new winter for all of our enjoyment!

Someone takes one for the team

Someone takes one for the team