Album was on constant rotation while driving through the Southern California desert.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
NH Ice Racing
Seems like all I have heard this week is people complaining about the heat. Seems in New England no matter the weather some people just like to complain about it. So to distract my heat stroked friends from the burning sun outside, here are some videos that will help make you appreciate the fact that its in the double digits.
Ice racing is one of those things that looks silky smooth on camera, then you go see it in person and realize how totally out of their minds all the people that race this are. Ice is rough, even when you get the track smooth at the beginning of the day, two races later its as rutted as any motocross course. Racing bikes on ice is insane, now I would be up to do some solo laps at some point, but never do I want to have my face 30 inches from a tire that's covered in half inch studs while spinning 60 miles an hour.
Ice racing is one of those things that looks silky smooth on camera, then you go see it in person and realize how totally out of their minds all the people that race this are. Ice is rough, even when you get the track smooth at the beginning of the day, two races later its as rutted as any motocross course. Racing bikes on ice is insane, now I would be up to do some solo laps at some point, but never do I want to have my face 30 inches from a tire that's covered in half inch studs while spinning 60 miles an hour.
Monday, July 5, 2010
I want your skull
I Want Your Skull is a print zine that features submissions from many artists or their works using the skull. Created in 2006 by Ryan August, nine issues of I Want Your Skull have been released. So far the issues have featured artists such as Dennis Hopper, David D'Andrea, Drew Millward, and Brian Morris. Lots of the new issues have cool extra's like silk screened prints fit for framing, stickers, or as is the case with the newest issue, a bandanna. Here are some pictures from the newest issue, #9.
Friday, July 2, 2010
The Salton Sea
I just arrived back home after a month long trip along the west coast. I spent the last two weeks staying at a friends place in San Diego. We decided to take a weekend trip out to visit the desert and spend some time around the Salton sea. It was definitely one of the strangest places I have ever been. All the photos in this post are not mine, I'm going to do a short post later about hanging out in one of the seaside towns, Bombay Beach, with the photo's I took.
The Sea was created in 1905 when heavy rains and snow melt flooded the Colorado river. The flooding was attributed to poor engineering when the river was redirected. Over the next two years as water flowed through two newly created rivers it emptied into Salton Sink, creating a 15x30 mile sea resting at 226 feet below sea level.
After the creation of the Boulder dam the flooding of the river was controlled. Due to the below sea level elevation of the newly created body of water it was realized that it would be permanent. People begin to flock to the sea in the late 1920's, bringing boats and hanging out on the beaches of the newly formed desert oasis. Fish were introduced to the lake and their populations exploded. Many species of birds began to use the sea as a major nesting site. Motels and small resorts began to pop up to cater to the growing tourist population. People began haling the new lake as the next Palm Springs and began plans for the Salton Seas bright and prosperous future.
As years passed full time residents and environmentalists realized that because the sea had no outlet the salinity would continue to increase. This was partly due to the large scale farming being done around the sea, which caused large amounts of nitrates and other pollutants to flow into the sea. As the years passed and the toxicity of the lake increased many of the species of fish began to die out and bird populations began to decline. Due to the fertilizer run off large algae blooms began to appear making the lake to reek of sulfur. Less and less people came to visit the sea and by the late 1970's most of the towns dotting the shore were abandoned.
The Sea was created in 1905 when heavy rains and snow melt flooded the Colorado river. The flooding was attributed to poor engineering when the river was redirected. Over the next two years as water flowed through two newly created rivers it emptied into Salton Sink, creating a 15x30 mile sea resting at 226 feet below sea level.
After the creation of the Boulder dam the flooding of the river was controlled. Due to the below sea level elevation of the newly created body of water it was realized that it would be permanent. People begin to flock to the sea in the late 1920's, bringing boats and hanging out on the beaches of the newly formed desert oasis. Fish were introduced to the lake and their populations exploded. Many species of birds began to use the sea as a major nesting site. Motels and small resorts began to pop up to cater to the growing tourist population. People began haling the new lake as the next Palm Springs and began plans for the Salton Seas bright and prosperous future.
As years passed full time residents and environmentalists realized that because the sea had no outlet the salinity would continue to increase. This was partly due to the large scale farming being done around the sea, which caused large amounts of nitrates and other pollutants to flow into the sea. As the years passed and the toxicity of the lake increased many of the species of fish began to die out and bird populations began to decline. Due to the fertilizer run off large algae blooms began to appear making the lake to reek of sulfur. Less and less people came to visit the sea and by the late 1970's most of the towns dotting the shore were abandoned.
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