LAN PARTY! Call of Duty:United Offensive
My friends and I decided it was time for a LAN party. Over the years there have been many good memories playing Call of Duty so for the same of good-old-times we decided to play it at the LAN Party. Its an older game but it should run great on everyone’s machine.
If you are in the Ironwood, MI area and want to join in check out the LAN Party page for more information.
The Pit
My friends took me to a place I had never been. You might say it was a whole new level…. with steep rock walls and water at the bottom!
Just outside of Ramsay there is an open mine pit from days long ago. Its filled with water and perfect for diving. The walls are steep and almost vertical. I tried to swim down to the bottom where the water line meets the rock but its incredibly deep. I made it as far as to where the thermal layer was and the day light started to fade. It freaked me out to go any deeper.
The water is very still and clear with a slight tropical green color. Not a scummy inland lake green but a very exotic look. Coming up from a deep dive the surface of the water looks as if it is inches away even though it may be 10′ away. The pit was warm and refreshing. I didn’t jump from too high up but I got some good pics of the more daring folks diving/falling in.
Walk around..
Tried to get out again today to windsurf but the wind died down before we could get the board in the water. A storm front was moving through and we were experiencing the calm before the storm.
With the board rigged and no where to go I had some time to fiddle with walking the sail around the board. After doing this a couple times I think my problem yesterday trying to sail with the wind was my feet were too far apart from the mast. I’ll have to wait until another time to try it out though. :(
Wind surfing part two…
Part one was never written. In a nutshell the situation is this. Over the 4th of July weekend I was introduced to windsurfing by some friends. The experience was exhilarating considering the limited wind and training.
This weekend I made it out again only the weather was better. The lake was fairly flat and the breeze was coming from the west. It gusted occasionally and there were a couple times where I was really moving along. Up hauling and steading myself don’t seem to be a problem anymore. I had some good runs tacking into the wind in either direction. The real problem I faced was sailing away from the wind back to my starting point. I tried until the point of frustration trying to get the sail position and the balance down. I’m not sure yet what the missing part is.
Sorry, no pictures worth showing. But if you want, check out these YouTube clips.
Sorry, one more just to push the limits.
High diving – or just free falling
A friend showed me a place near where I grew up that totally caught me by surprise. It was a 25′ – 30′ ledge overlooking a deep pocket on the montreal river. Tucked away off the beaten path one would think it was seldom visited but by the debris on the ground and walking paths it was well known, except to me.
The river was a dark foreboding color that hid everything. If DA hadn’t jumped the week before and before me I probably wouldn’t have tried. But he did, and so not wanting to pass the experience up I jumped as well. It was a real rush but as I found myself swimming around in the murky river water I realized that was more unnerving than actually jumping into it!