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My most recent Ride: BunBurner #8 (Gold) "Out & Back"
BunBuner #7 (Silver) "Whitewater" 2024-10-25
The Saddle Mountain loop I did today (Map) is part of the NMBDR and it's classed as "easy" but I have tried it twice before on the Dakar and haven't been able able to punch thru. So it's not so easy. Today I did, but it took all the skill I could muster. It brings to mind the differences in skill levels of different riders. Some people struggle while others flow - mainly the ones who have been riding dirt bikes and enduro motorcycles most of their lives. I'm not an advanced off-road rider by any means, but I'm working on it.
PS:Just discovered the rear wheel bearings are cooked (2 of 4). That might account for the low gas mileage on yesterdays ride. (Bearings subsequently replaced 10-16)
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July 2024: I just finished an interview for a Japanese magazine on the subject of thru-hiking (Long Hiking) with some photos. Here is the link.
Ray's Cannonball Run
Coast to Coast in 42.5 hrs
Date | Link | Map | Miles | Time | |
#17 | 2024-11 | BunBurner #8 (Gold) "Out & Back" | Map | 1,511 miles | 23 hrs 38 min |
#16 | 2024-10 | BunBurner #7 (Silver) "Whitewater" | Map | 1,504 miles | 24 hrs 30 min |
#15 | 2024-10 | SaddleSore #8 "Spaceship" | Map | 1,014 miles | 19 hrs 6 min |
#14 | 2024-09 | SaddleSore #7 "DuckPond" | Map | 1,017 miles | 19 hrs 48 min |
#13 | 2024-06 | BunBurner #6 (Silver) "Triceratops" | Map | 1,505 miles | 24 hrs 17 min |
#12 | 2024-06 | SaddleSore #6: 50CC | Map | 1,015 miles | 19 hrs 02 min |
#11 | 2024-05 | Cannonball 50CC | Map | 2,360 miles | 42.5 hrs |
#10 | 2024-05 | BunBurner #5 (Gold) 50CC | Map | 1,501 miles | 23 hrs 10 min |
#9 | 2024-05 | BunBurner #4 (Gold) "Route 66" | Map | 1,506 miles | 23 hrs 4 min |
#8 | 2024-05 | SaddleSore #5 "Flying Saucer Repair" | Map | 1,006 miles | 19 hrs 10 min |
#7 | 2024-04 | SaddleSore #4 "UFO" | Map | 1,043 miles | 19 hrs 6 min |
#6 | 2024-04 | SaddleSore #3 "TrailBoss" | Map | 1,015 miles | 18 hrs 37 min |
#5 | 2024-03 | BunBurner #3 (Gold) "Wapiti" | Map | 1,504 miles | 23 hrs 19 min |
#4 | 2024-02 | BunBurner #2 (Gold) "Kingman" | Map | 1,504 miles | 23 hrs 13 min |
#3 | 2023-12 | SaddleSore #2 "San Diego Express" | Map | 1,148 miles | 22 hrs 50 min |
#2 | 2023-11 | BunBurner #1 (Bronze) "Holbrook" | Map | 1,537 miles | 33 hrs 23 min |
#1 | 2019-12 | SaddleSore #1 "Winter Solace" | Map | 1,010 miles | 17 hrs 40 min |
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A Quick Rundown of Ray's Books
Now for Sale: Our NEW Blood Cleaner, the BC-500
The new BC-500 is the result of months of work. I revised the circuity, completely, with new components and a brand new layout. The circuity alone took me two months, to get just right - and so that it would fit onto the same size 300 board.
I figured out how to run the Blood Cleaner on half the voltage. So that's what the new circuity is for. And the Turbo switch doubles it.
In addition, we have improved the design of the BC probes wrappers. They now have a double layer on one side (as before), and a single layer on the other side - for people with less skin resistance.
Most people will set the switch to the left, the "Normal Use" setting. That uses less power, and prolongs the battery. If you turn the dial all the way, and still can't feel the tingling, try setting the switch to the right, the "Turbo" mode. Also, the BC-500 makes nano-silver faster in the Turbo mode.
Whatever the switch setting, the idea is to turn the dial until you feel the tingling, indicating that the electrical current is penetrating the skin and going down to the nerves. Because the radial artery is so close under the skin, in that area of the wrist underside, then it's also going into the artery.
By the same token, if you don't feel the tingling, then the current is not penetrating the skin, and not going down into the nerves, and it's not cleaning the blood. However, don't set the dial too high, to a painful level; because too much current can burn the skin.
The "Normal Use" setting and the "Turbo" mode, and the single and double layers of the BC probes wrappers, are meant to accommodate a wide range of skin conductance. Some people have thicker skin. But the main factor is your body hydration. If you are well hydrated, by drinking lots of water, you will require much less current. OR, if your body hydration is low, the BC will take much more current to drive the electrical pulse into your artery.
The tingling of the Blood Cleaner is killing pathogens in the blood, and those dead pathogens are swept into the kidneys for filtration. The kidneys then excrete the dead pathogens into the urine. So that's why it's so important to drink lots of water when using the Blood Cleaner.
On Sale Trail Life and Tarp Book Essential (both books purchased together for less than $15 each).
We had fun revamping Trail Life for this printing. We didn't want to print the book in color this time because of the expense. A person might think that taking the color out of the pages would be easy, but every photo had to be reworked, and every illustration. And the new book is 1/4 inch shorter, so we had to give the book a slightly new layout.
We adhered to the original text, tempting though it was to revise. For after all, we have hiked many thousands of miles since we wrote the fist edition in 2008. But original text is still pretty good, we think. The basic concepts have not changed. And some of these concepts in Trail Life are still pretty advanced for most readers, even today.
As such, we recommend everybody read this new printing. It has a new feel to it; its easier to read; and a person could still learn a lot.
Pearl Four (AT#1) Ray's tenth book - a Blast from the Past; the story of our first thru-hike of the AT, in 1993.
Global Voyage In the early 80's Jenny and I sailed our ketch "Suka" Around the World. The three-years journey was our favorite trip of all. Story has 774 photos.
Extreme Fun Book about Skiing to the South Pole.
Flight of the Errant Torpedoes One of my favorite trip adventures.
Adventures in Argentina 140 photos of mountain climbing, 2007.
Bicycling the TransAmerica Trail The TransAmerica Trail is a great trip, and for anyone looking for something to do this summer, I recommend it.
Canoeing the Coppermine River via Pikes Portage Northern Paddling Adventure #8: Yellowknife to Arctic Ocean; 39 days, 960 miles, Jul-Aug 2005. Essay has 350 photos.
Canoeing the Kazan River Northern paddling Adventure #7: Kasba Lake to Baker Lake; 25 days, 560 miles, Jul 2001. Essay has 157 photos.
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