Hammock Camping & Mountain Biking in Bankhead

Last weekend, I hit the trails out at Bankhead National Forest with JP, a buddy of mine at work. Here's some pics!

The trails were great. We didn't see anyone else out the whole time we were out. Unfortunately, we ran low on water, so the last four miles were a drag because we were dehydrated and my legs were cramping really bad.

This hammock was given to me by Del & Jean...friends of ours from the Philippines. My "tarp" is actually garbage bags. I thought that they would work well and pack light, but if it had rained, I would've been soaked. So next time, I think I'm gonna splurge for a legit tarp.

Usually when you do primitive camping, you think things like skunks, coyotes, bears, or spiders are going to keep you awake. For us, the one thing that wouldn't let us sleep were ACORNS! These things were falling like musket balls all around us, and whenever they hit our tarps (err...garbage bags), they would make a loud "POP!" that would scare us senseless and then we'd be awake for the next hour, wondering when the next one was about to hit. Yikes--now I have nightmares about acorns...

Beach Week 2009 (tm)

Every year (or so), my buddies from Pensacola try to get together for a week of goofing off on or near the beach. This was the first Beach Week that I was able to attend in about 13 years, so I was very pumped about going! Some pics:

We stayed at a house on Choctawhatchee Bay, near Destin, FL--which was awesome.

We spent only 15 minutes at the beach--because boating on the bay was simply more fun...and not as hot...and not crowded...and not burning my feet every time I took a step. This picture was taken to prove that we DID go to the beach.

Zack participates in the Beach Week Stunt Spectacular--NOT EASY.

Tommy films the action while Dan drives. (Spiky hair not intentional.)