Bogley

Udink · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Price, Utah

I took the family out to Farnham Dome today and we did our first ride in the snow. It was tons of fun! :headbang: We got stuck a few times, but I was able to dig out of it each time. It only got up to about 24° today, but we bundled up in several layers of clothing and stayed warm for most of the ride. For a short while the sun was behind some clouds and it got noticeably colder, so we stopped and started a fire in order to warm up, and we saw a huge herd of pronghorn not far from where we stopped. Ok, here's the goods:

Google Earth .KML file containing GPS track and waypoints

(Video available in high quality at the link above)

My high-tech camera setup: :lol8:

The mutt:

There were at least 50 head in this herd of pronghorn:

We started a fire to warm up:

Digging out of a snow drift:

The highest point on Farnham Dome:

Loaded up and headed home:

Sombeech · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:19 am Post subject:

Cool, looks like good quality vid. What camera is that, and what software are you using?

Udink · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Price, Utah

Sombeech wrote: Cool, looks like good quality vid. What camera is that, and what software are you using?
The camera is my wife's Canon PowerShot A460 (a pretty cheap point-and-shoot), and I use Windows Movie Maker to edit the video. I've been contemplating getting a nicer video camera the next time I have some extra money burning a hole in my pocket, but I'm not sure I'd dare mount it to the ATV. I've already almost taken this one out a couple of times by hitting trees. :roflol:

JP · Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 7656 Location: Not Sure

Good stuff :2thumbs:

BruteForce · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:38 am Post subject:

With all the plowing and shoveling I've been doing the past few days, I've yet to get out and get in my first snow ride.

Perhaps Monday (I'm on PTO until the ~7th), I can get out and break some snow trail.

What are the GPS coords to the area you went?

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing! :2thumbs:

Udink · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Price, Utah

BruteForce wrote: What are the GPS coords to the area you went?
The coordinates to the parking area are N 39° 32.724' W 110° 37.975'. I edited my original post and added a link to a Google Earth .KML file that shows my GPS track and a few waypoints. Farnham Dome is a fun area that's close to my home (10 miles as the crow flies), but there's not much more than a few hours of riding to be done there unless you're always stopping like I am to explore stuff off the trail.

Sombeech · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject:

Udink wrote: Sombeech wrote: Cool, looks like good quality vid. What camera is that, and what software are you using?
The camera is my wife's Canon PowerShot A460 (a pretty cheap point-and-shoot), and I use Windows Movie Maker to edit the video.

Cool. I'd keep it cheap if you're getting that quality out of it. What settings are you using on Windows Movie Maker to produce it?

Udink · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Price, Utah

Sombeech wrote: What settings are you using on Windows Movie Maker to produce it?
I'm just saving to .WMV format in 640x480 at 864 Kbps, but I just read today that YouTube is doing high-quality processing for just about all videos that you upload in decent quality, so apparently there's no longer a magic formula you have to hit on to get the high-quality link.