Lowe Pro
- On June 28, 2008
- By Randall Tate
- In Canyoneering, Desert
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Ace has been “in the game” long enough where he gets his share of free stuff. Last week he got me a CamelBak. My job…try to break it. This week, it’s the LowePro “waterproof” backpack. We tried to kill it, but it held up. We’ll try again next week.
World Meet Genghis
- On June 28, 2008
- By Randall Tate
- In Canyoneering
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Genghis meet world
Genghis smart, really smart. I’m convinced he speaks more languages than your average Swede. Sometimes we pass the library and he just looks at it longingly. He obviously wants more knowledge than what we can offer him. In the photo above he’s trying to tell me that I have the ISO set wrong on my camera. I ignore him, but I’m convinced some day he’ll save my life.
Ace…
- On June 26, 2008
- By Randall Tate
- In Stories
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Looks like a Monday
Working for Ace Kvale is a bit different than working for Minnesota Power. First off, no cubicles. Second, no schedule. Ace doesn’t really follow your normal work day/week. Mondays are for making up for what we didn’t do last week. Tuesdays are for making up for what we didn’t do on Monday. No phone calls (in or out) are allowed on those days. Wednesdays we make a few calls, maybe start thinking about a new idea, but then we go for coffee or a hike. Thursday is probably the most productive. We might even put in four solid hours. But then Friday rolls around and they start baking pizzas in the brick oven at the general store next door. That means an afternoon hike or run and back to the office for pizza and fake beer.
This must have been a Wednesday
Only Ace could Feng Shui and old cabin and make it into an awesome office space. Pulling in for gas at Hills and Hollows, you would never know that one of the world’s best adventure photographers has his office in that little cabin.
Boulder
- On June 21, 2008
- By Randall Tate
- In Desert
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More hippies than you can shake a drum at.
Boulder’s a good place and it didn’t take long to realize it, but without Hell’s Backbone Grill I wouldn’t really have too many people to hang out with. The idea behind the restaurant is simple yet incredibly complex, serve amazing organic, all natural fruits, vegetables and meats grown locally on their farm, local ranches and in their gardens. It’s a noble mission and one that attracts people to this small town from all over the country. The organic farm is part of the WWOF network that attracts an interesting mix of nomads looking for free room and board in exchange for an honest day’s work.
Marmot
- On June 18, 2008
- By Randall Tate
- In Canyoneering, Desert, Self-Assignment
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A few Marmot jackets showed up in the mail a couple weeks ago. The call came in from Marmot that they needed Ace to take some shots of them in action. There’s not an abundance of models in Boulder so Genghis and I got the job. We did three locations in one day. The last one, Mushroom Rock, is literally out the back door of the office and turned out to be the winner. We went up there on a whim, but they ended up liking one of the shots and used it in their ad.
Read More»Arrival
- On June 04, 2008
- By Randall Tate
- In Desert
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First night camping in Boulder
It’s always a good idea to stock up on “real beer” before crossing into the Beehive State. Utah is home to some of the most amazing liquor laws in the States, and quite possibly the world. Want to have a beer and shot? Not in Utah. Not allowed. Want to go in a bar…I mean private club? You better have a membership card. Want a beer over 3.2% in a bar? Sorry.
Boulder is small. So small that I drove right past it and had to turn around. When I stepped out my truck to meet Ace, I noticed a few things. Ace drives a Toyota Tacoma. I drive a Toyota Tacoma. Ace was wearing Carhartts. I was wearing Carhartts. Ace had Chacos on. I….had Chacos on. I think we’ll get along just fine.
Boulder is not exactly busting at the seems with available accommodation so I’ll be camping for the summer.
Ace's office...next to the general store...and the pizza place...and a hotel room.
Hitchhiking Circa 2008
- On June 02, 2008
- By Randall Tate
- In Stories
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Craigslist comes through again. Driving solo from Minneapolis to Utah? Looking to split the gas money and have a bit of company? No problem, Craigslist is there for you. These guys got in my truck at a gas station in South Dakota. It was all arranged through the internet. Where did they come from? Minneapolis. How did they get there? They hopped trains. Apparently there’s a book out there that tells you how to do it. They had the book. But in weird twist of Jack Kerouac meets The Hills, these guys were trying to be dirt bags, but they were carrying credit cards and cell phones. One of them said he was building up his credit. They also wanted to get dropped off in Boulder, CO. I ended up kicking them out in downtown Denver. What was there first stop going to be? Chipotle. Really adventurous. I guess they didn’t realize that there’s a dozen Chipotles in Minneapolis.
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