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 Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
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Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 2:59 PM
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I think it's time there was a thread for just this purpose.Last Saturday,it happened again,like it always does.A swatch of colour,and the gleam of mylar fifty yards away,followed by me sprinting off through the brush  
A while back I think Dru proposed a scoring system,so here's how it'll work...
**** FULL MYLAR SPECIAL OCCASION.....10 points
*** FANCIER CELLOPHANE GLOSSY(see Bf's first submission).....7 points
** STANDARD BALLOON.......5 points (with at least some air)
* CORPSE ONLY( no ribbon, no air) ...............2 points
***************NO POINTS AWARDED FOR CONDOMS**************************************
Points added for the following properties, as overall bonuses...
***add 1 point with ribbon attached
***add 2 points if fully inflated
***add 10 more points if you get the balloon while it's still flying in the backcountry***
ALL BALLOONS MUST BE CAPTURED TO BE ELIGIBLE AND OF COURSE PIC PROVIDED
Feel free to post your entries,SCOREBOARD appears in this thread,posted further down
Some submissions-location should be given.......
Garfield Valentine's Day,near Semlin Creek,Seymour River Valley,partly inflated,w/ribbon........12 points
Happy Birthday
Will Koop Trail,Seymour Valley,deflated,w/ribbon.......11 points
Enchanted Forest Trail,Lynn Headwaters
Blue ribbon.....2 points
Oh,and ID 74,if you read this,made ya look
I'll agree with you on having to catch the balloons to be eligible,Dru. |
Edited by - mick range on 06/09/2007 05:13 AM
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Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
Canada
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 3:03 PM
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23 points for me! |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
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Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 3:16 PM
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That one is a forever classic,Dru
Here's a series from NS Explorer,taken from the summit of Coliseum Mountain
  
The last pic is blurry,but I count at least a dozen,obviously ribboned,apparently from someone's 40th birthday.So that's at least 216 points.They are all standards,no mylar specials(8 per balloon plus the ten bonus each as they are all flying still) |
Edited by - mick range on 06/07/2005 4:41 PM |
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Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
Canada
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 3:23 PM
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| I don'tthink points should be given for them unless you manage to catch them |
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Simpson quoting tree hunter and canyon rapping rockhound who longs for the return of his trapped Toyota
Salt Lake City, UT
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 3:27 PM
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Mick,
Curious about how the balloon featured in the following story would score. Check the following link and scroll down to the second photo:
http://www.climb-utah.com/Powell/sandthrax1.htm
I think special points should be awarded for a case such as that described. |
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 adventure seeking, peak-bagging, high-enduring, strong and silent forest gnome
N49°09', W122°47'
Canada
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 3:43 PM
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Good thread, Mick.
Oustanding contributions so far!
7 points for this one - found on the upper Lynn loop a couple of weeks ago. I've seen a few others - but alas, this is the only one I've photographed.
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
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Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 4:50 PM
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I'll agree,Dru,with your suggestion-no points unless you corral them So we'll think of Doug's as the "lunker that got away"
TMC,you have a partly inflated mylar Valentine's Day special,so it'd be worth 13 points,as it was not flying on its own.Dru's submission,I'm assuming, was able to stay aloft on its own,and so merited the ten points flight bonus (Perhaps another 10 points is in order if the balloon is plucked out of the air,or if you climb a tree to get it?) |
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Manitoba's misadventurin' bushwhackin', dog sloggin', dehydratin', beer drinkin' biggie - who's eager to peak bag Mt Currie in a dress
Squamish
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 6:33 PM
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Great idea Mick!
Both of them were found on Meadowdome. The second one is kinda pathetic, really but still a balloon. The first is what, 5 points? Do I get extra points for finding two within a few minutes of each other?
So that gives me a lowly 6 points. Sheesh. I'm never gonna catch up to Dru at this rate |
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Manitoba's misadventurin' bushwhackin', dog sloggin', dehydratin', beer drinkin' biggie - who's eager to peak bag Mt Currie in a dress
Squamish
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 6:35 PM
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| Mick, you should create a second post, perhaps editing your first one so we can all keep score |
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bandana wearin', pole huckin', view lovin', dog herdin', 4x4 navigatin', lake huntin', butt-slidin' bridge crosser, who enjoys postholing with an overnighter pack
Surrey, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 7:16 PM
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Hey I got one too!!!!
13 points for Blinch Balloon Attempt # 3 Blacklock Creek area |
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ass wigglin, cheese lovin, 4x4 drivin, apostrophe hatin, hiking chick who loves camping on snow
spaceship..
Canada
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 8:04 PM
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how many points for this one  |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
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Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 8:12 PM
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BF,the first one,if non mylar,is a 5 pointer.The second,ribbons only,with or without corpse,a two pointer
Spunky,your looks like a standard,pretty much fully inflated with ribbon,which is an 8 pointer.If you caught it flying it would be eligible for the ten point bonus,pushing it to 18 points.... |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
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Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 8:16 PM
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Zero points for photoshopped balloons,and TMartin worth points only if photographed with 3 or more beersI love that pic though
SCOREBOARD
MEMBER/TOTAL #BALLOONS IN BRACKETS/ TOTAL POINTS/SINGLE HIGH SCORE IN BRACKETS
$$$ Dru (18)...........97 (23) ( 16 cluster)
###***^^^Wildman (18).......124 (43,cluster)
Mick (21)..........116 (13)
Eco_Matt (6)....63 (30 cluster) ( 2 clusters)
^^^CJack (2).......55 (cluster)
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Wulf2(1).........46 (cluster)
Spunky (11)......45 (12)
@ SimonC (8)........45 (12)
Keefer (9).............40 (7)
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Johnny English (4)......33 (11)
Westcoast Paddler .....29 (cluster)
CanuckGurl/Steve (5)....28 (7)
TheShadow (2)........25 (14 cluster)
TooManyCanyons (2)..........24 (13)
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JustinCase (5)....20 (12)
Doug Mackenzie (3)....19 (11)
*Bishop/1of3 (2).....12 (10)
Jimbo (2)..........12(7)
Blackfly (3)...... 11 (7)
DW2 (1)..........11 (11)
Jan(Mrs Range) (1)...11 (11)
Coastal Climber (1)....10 (10)
Exscape (1).........10 (10)
Hiker11 (1).........10 (10)
Wilderness Seeker (1)...10(10)
Deeks (1)........10 (10)
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TimV (1).........8 (8)
Hiker 11 (1)..........8 (8)
Aceshigh (1).........8 (8)
Blucruisin (1)........7 (7)
Martin (2).....5(3)
**Deneb (2)......4 (2)
Scrambler (1)....2 (2)
Snowseeker (1)......2 (2)
T_Bird (1).........2 (2)
Marc (1).............2 (2)
Team Scotland (1)...2 (2)
Darren (1).....2(2)
&&& Shadowchaser....(1)....2(2)
Magnetite (1).........2 (2)
Pathfinnder6 (1).....2 (2)
* Photos not yet posted. We really need that pic of the Thomas the Tank Engine Balloon, Bishop
** Deneb is the current leader in the most scenic balloon shot category
 
@ Shadow shot provided, extra props
^^^ Largest point total, cluster find
$$$ Single balloon points leader
### Overall points leader
&&& Furthest from civilization
***Found beachball, no points, but how cool is that ! |
Edited by - mick range on 10/22/2007 3:37 PM |
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 Super botonist, hippie chick who cuddles thistles with glee
Langley, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 8:55 PM
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Any points for this one? Two fully inflated birthday balloons.
I don't have a pic, but I did find one red mylar one on that no-darned-good Memaloose Trail up by Poland Lake. Will remember to get pics (for points) next time  |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
AKA
Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 9:41 PM
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| Good question,up until now only "found" balloons were consideredThose were imported,I assume...Great pic,though-Hodge looks like he's enjoying himself,possibly because he hasn't hit that JD yet(?) |
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bandana wearin', pole huckin', view lovin', dog herdin', 4x4 navigatin', lake huntin', butt-slidin' bridge crosser, who enjoys postholing with an overnighter pack
Surrey, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 10:07 PM
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The pink balloon wasn't in the air Mick - found it on the ground. But I also did find this other one - same week-end trip but this time AT found it going up on the Blinch saddle ...
We also have a ribbon from Blinch #7 - only on the video cam though. Will try to retrieve it |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
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Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 12:01 AM
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| That one's not quite a mylar,but fancier than standard,like BF's first one.I'll create an intermediate category.... |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
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Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 12:19 AM
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Kennedy Falls Trail,Lynn Headwaters.....12 points
Well inflated,yet would not fly
Crown Creek,North Shore........7 points
Well inflated standard,no ribbon |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
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Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 12:44 AM
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LMAOHow I'd kill to find this while whacking my way up Cathedral!
Great pic,congrats,you two |
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bandana wearin', pole huckin', view lovin', dog herdin', 4x4 navigatin', lake huntin', butt-slidin' bridge crosser, who enjoys postholing with an overnighter pack
Surrey, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/10/2005 : 06:55 AM
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Yes, but does it count for any points Mick?
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Originally posted by mick range
LMAOHow I'd kill to find this while whacking my way up Cathedral!
Great pic,congrats,you two
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
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Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
13089 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 1:23 PM
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I need to consult with the rules committee,but seeing as I don't have one,what do you think about balloons that are imported rather than found,Dru?
What you did to get it,though,now THAT is worth points somewhere! |
Edited by - mick range on 06/10/2005 2:37 PM |
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Party Balloons-The Photo Essay
