It’s 4:24AM and Clarke and I can’t stop dweebing out on pictures/music/video. We continue to have 5 hour and less sleep nights but haven’t given in yet. Too much excitement in the air, especially when the humble digs gracious hosts offer to you are equipped with epic rooms like the attic at Dylan Ferguson and Matt Flesher’s house. Accessed by a creaky ceiling drop down staircase this soundproofed geek out den is kitted out top to bottom with awesome music toys. A sturdy homemade wood counter sports a recessed, bolted in DDM 4000 mixer to accommodate walk up collaborators. 

Clarke and I landed in here a few hours ago and haven’t left. Video treats from this upstairs laboratory coming soon. 

Clarke working in Final Cut, 4:02AM. 

Layed deep in the plywood, for ergonomical access.

Today we went to the Park City Water Ramps. This Olympic facility has extensive acrobatic amenities which have helped breed some of the most distinguished shred bots on the globe. We hooked up with our hosts Dylan Ferguson, Tim Preston and Matt Flesher who are aerial ramping gurus. They were nice enough to facilitate Clarke and Keri getting their boots wet. 

After Clarke and Keri hit the junior warm up ramp for their first time, some T-Cells flared up right above the pool putting the complex on weather hold. They waited it out in their soggy shred gear while I took some time lapse imagery. We dipped out to the parking lot and prepared some turkey sandwiches as well.
About an hour after the initial hold, the clouds broke and the pool was open for business again. Keri and Clarke began pounding the stairways. They flipped and spun off the launchers, soaring high above the Wasatch Front. The attendant monitored bubble cushion system soften their splomps (splash stomps) and kept everyone safe.

We wrapped up at 5:30PM right before a heavy rainstorm pounded the Park City area. Davanza’s Pizza is legit. We stopped there after and enjoyed some slices and tacos. Cheap eats.

Clarke prepping for Mongo. Drop…

US Ski Team aerialist Dylan Ferguson getting verticle.

Keri is SYKED on the splashing.

The HC1 toting the lav mic.

Clarke had to check out for a little while to do his online Art History HW. “I don’t even like this chapter. I really prefer the Baroque Style.”

Downtown Park City.

The last day and a half have been a long, long adventure.. with a three hour nap..

After a slow start to day one, we finally picked up Keri Herman in Breckenridge, and hit the local City Market to snag some grub for our first day.

Our slow pace continued as we managed to leave Breckenridge by about 6:30PM on route to Moab. Keri decided the children’s cart fit her  best during our stop at the supermarket.

By the time we reached Glenwood Springs, we decided it was time to pull over at the local Conoco and whip up some turkey and cheese sandwiches.

After a tasty meal, Keri palmed some jugs while Blake took a look at some time-lapses that were shot during the drive.

We managed to reach Moab by roughly 1:30 AM. Earlier that day, the kind woman at the information desk informed us that we could easily find campsites in a variety of areas around the park. Unfortuneatly she was quite incorrect on her assumptions as nearly every site was taken as we meandered around the area. By the time 3:00 AM hit, we realized that we had driven nearly forty miles and were out of luck on finding a site. This was when I realized that my car’s empty light had just popped on, meaning roughly thirty miles till we were stuck on the side of the road without a campsite or gas. Fortunately enough we were able to coast in neutral to the nearest Mavericks. Remember to always check your gas gage before adventuring into the wilderness at two in the morning..

With that being said, the gas station attendant was nice enough to point us in the right direction. Our tent was pitched and we were ready for bed by 5:00 AM..

The following morning we awoke by 8:00 AM. Even a three hour nap in the wilderness is quite refreshing..

Blake and Keri were peacefully sleeping when I awoke..

We quickly rose from bed and grilled up some steaks for breakfast. Nothing like a piece of beef in the wilderness. I felt like a real man..

We took a quick photo prior to packing up the Subaru and heading out. Not a bad site to wake up to..

We then ventured towards the Arches National Park where we got to see Utah’s license plate in real life. There were spectacular vistas in all directions, with plenty of senior citizens soaking it up with us.

Apparently these women thought it would be a good idea to take a photo of Keri..

Just Passing Thru..

Blake and Keri leap beneath an enormous arch..

That’s all for now. We’ve made it to Park City where we’re staying with US Ski Team member Dylan Ferguson. We’re going to join him on one of his typical training days tomorrow..

We finally managed to esape the clutches of the Boulder preparation blunders and get on our way. Down to Denver we go to officially start shooting our trip. We ate at the Brother’s Bar on Platte street just a block or two from the new Jiberish store. Clarke has big ideas for the intro, which we shot under partly sunny skies.

Clarke inspecting Jiberish’s new shotgun microphone.

Trip intro camera trickery at the Jiberish retail space, currently under heavy construction.

Clarke explaining ideas for intro shots to Pete Drago.

Everything we have done to prep for this tip has been ten times more difficult than it has needed to be. Clarke is outside right now futzing with the Thule rack. Far too many complicated Swedish illustrations with far too little words to describe what we should actually be doing. Launching soon. 

   It takes 3 quite expensives boxes to attach the rooftop circus to the vehicle. 

Awkward hand twists.

Hey all,

Sorry for the lack of posts yesterday. Kimmel and I had a busy day ripping around Denver in search of camera equipment, car vinyls, and bike racks. Not to mention I have managed to misplace my Thule keys. Looks like we’re in store for an early trip to REI for some spare keys..

Anyway, yesterday was full of driving in rainy circles and getting lost in the Denver metro area..

Nothing like driving through a treacherous rain storm and talking on the phone. But hey, had to fill Keri in on the updated plan as we were on route to the Level 1 headquarters to retrieve some camera gear.

Luka, Josh Berman’s husky, was the first to greet us as we entered the Level 1 home. Always a friendly face..

Walking upstairs we found everyone hard at work. It was good to stop by and check up with the crew for the first time since the winter..

Berman hanging with Daisy..

We made a quick stop by Snarf’s to grab some food. Notice Kimmel in the background looking all business, Freedle all grub-face in the foreground..

We made our way by Mad Graphic’s pad to pick up some new vinyls for the car. Neil is the mastermind behind all the Jiberish stickers..

Neil working the logo placement..

Looking good..

Kimmel getting the scenic shot of downtown Denver before our trip back home to Boulder. Stop by our site in the near future for a little video of our day..

That’s all for now. Time to go load up the wagon and take off…

Seamus Flanagan is on board for our Hood Shoot!

The 12-year-old Minnesota native will be making his way west this summer to join us for our stay in Mt. Hood. Expect the little man to be laying it down in front of our lenses for your viewing pleasure..

In other news, it turns out that Level 1 Productions will be around the Hood area while we’re there, shooting for their upcoming release titled Refresh. Expect another all-time segment being produced from that shoot..

Friday, June 12th is coming faster than expected. It’s a big date for us at Just Passing Thru as it marks the launch-off date for our inaugural three-week trip. If you haven’t gotten the low down on our travel plans, be sure to check out the “About Us” section of our site..

As of now, those starting the trip in our loaded-down Subaru Forester are athletes Keri Herman, John Symms, Michael Clarke, and videographer Blake Kimmel. We will be sure to see many faces cycle in and out of the vehicle as the trip progresses. Be sure to check up on the site as we finalize our plans for the excursion and fill you in on all our plans..