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Alaska Terrain Views...

So I just had a great link sent to me while sitting in the Vancouver airport waiting for a flight to Whitehorse. Scott Newsome and I are flying there and being met by Jonaven Moore. Then we are driving to Haines, and getting into a plane to fly here......

GOING DEEPER......

Dan Milner was in shooting the past few weeks.. I'm headed in today to continue the adventure...

Heading on an epic adventure...

2 new 16g cards - check
2 new Canon battery packs, and one AA power grip (ouch... why are they 5 x more expensive than generic replacements???) - check
32 AA batteries - check
400mm lens - check
-40 North Face sleeping bag - check
a couple changes of poly, some fleece, and loads of socks - check
sunscreen - check
split board - check
ice axe - check
harness - check
nervous guts - check
No sleep in 2 days - check

Epic adventure starts tomorrow.. updates will probably not happen for awhile...

Its my first adventure in AK, and its not a typical one.

Crew is insane. Things will be interesting.
Jeff

Damn 686 toolbelt....

Yep... I'm on a bitch session here. I have owned / worn my trusty 686 studded toolbeltnow for 6+ years. During these years I have flown all over Canada, the US, New Zealand, Japan, Europe, the UK, yes.. you get the idea. Each time I have taken off my belt, thrown it in the tray though airport security, and put er back on when I got through the other side.

Now I dont imagine anyone "looks" evil or like a threat to these paid professionals that scan our baggage.. but today I must have looked like a really bad dude. For some reason I am pulled aside, my stuff looked through ( funny as its the first time in a long time I haven't had a big heavy bag of camera gear... and the power tripping security guy (not this guy, but hey.fun) says, YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS BELT ON THE AIRLINE!!!!

I was shocked... stunned actually... Why I thought... because its got studs??? Then it hits me... "toolbelt" yep.. mr.smarty pants saw the micro phillips head on my belt, and sent me packing.. You can go to 7-11 and ship it to yourself he says.

OK, so then it gets interesting.... The lady at the end of the counter looks it over, and hands it back to me.. says " Take it this time, just dont fly with it again" Whew, I think to myself...

So I go to the belt, grab my coat and bag, put my laptop back in the bag, thread my belt through my pants and start to walk away... then a voice shouts out .."WHERE IS THE BUCKLE SIR???"

I turned around, and said in my most polite tone, I;'m sorry, she said it was fine this time - pointing to the nice lady at the end of the counter...

"NO, THIS IS A TOOL!! he grabs my belt, pulls it apart and proceeds to walk away with my belt parts.... Meanwhile, my pants are falling down, and now I am a bit frustrated at the whole scenario.

Seriously? I ask, "I really cannot believe that in 5 or 6 years of flying, and numerous times through this same process its been ok, and today it is not?"

"Can I please have my belt, I'll just go back outside and check my bag"

Mr.Dumbasssnarls at me, and gives my belt parts back.. as he does I ask if he has a piece of string to tie up my pants...

He was not happy. neither was I.

I wish people in positions like his were not such power tripping a-holes sometimes. I understand he was doing his job. Fine, but why today?

I hate airports. I guess I could have taken the plane apart piece by piece with my dangerous pocket tool - good thing he stopped me hahahah , awsome!

Good thing I found a seat, cause now I have no bag, a book, a laptop, a camera, and pants that will not stay up... fun walk through the airport.

I'll update you again on the return flight when I try again!

Pocket Snappers

The Canon G10 has been at my side for the last few months. With so many "extras" that are not offered up by the big pro SLR cameras, I really haven't been experimenting with what is offered - mainly because I have not had the time to play.

Last week out in Calgary, I was bored and decided to take a few shots, using the "wide" mode, and trying out the different film and color settings. I'm pretty happy with the outcome, and I think the "wide' format is pretty cool.

I know you could do the same effects in Lightroom or Photoshop, but its nice to actually see the results on the screen as you shoot.

New Moon

I blogged a couple days ago about the full moon, and posted one shot of a the last full moon. So here is one of last nights full moon.. does it look like the same full moon?

Full Moon

Yep, thats what it is. I think there is another one tonight! Go look if the sky is clear.

On another Note, here is a powder shot of Charles White. Chucky works the rigs so he can shred and surf.

Its warm in Squamish.... Summer is on the way!

More New Zealand Landscapes

I found More...
Makes me want to travel again....RIGHT NOW!

New Zealand Landscape

I spent the night scanning through a box of older slides, looking for the gold. It amazed me how many slides I thought were keepers 6 years ago!
Anyway, here are a couple of Gems from New Zealand.. I love NZ, and I am pretty sure if I could choose another home base that is where it would be!

hope you like em!

Calgary Jibbin'

I thought I was going to get away without shooting a single handrail all season, but my plan was sidetracked. So I am in Calgary shooting handrails today. Its the first time in years I've done it without the -20 to -40 temps that usually come with a Calgary jib trip. fun fun fun.
Photos coming soon... its warming up and the snow is melting.
Jeff

Dustin Craven

I've had the ..um....er.... pleasure???? of shooting and chilling with Dustin for a pretty good amount of time in the past few years. You can find some of my shots of him HERE (also available for purchase if you need to fill space on your wall). He would be one of my picks for a rider to take on any trip, unless that trip was some kind of high end black tie affair.
Anyway... just a link to one of the many interviews you can find on this kid..
Some of my images in there... CLICK HERE

Or if you found this link by searching for him because you a girl and for some reason you dont like him....Then join this group

Either way he is doing something right.

Yes, its a BIG dream...

But someone once told me that the only dreams that dont come true are the ones that you forget about... So I'm going to keep dreaming of BIG things like these:

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and one day my dream will come true... Right?

By the way, they are not my photos, these are just photos from random websites that i frequent dreaming of owning an overland expedition unimog camper... and heading South for an undisclosed amount of time!

Joe SextonJoe wears some off the most redic. looking tight pants out of anyone I know that rides a snowboard... I bug him, but he rocks em pretty legit I suppose. The last couple days I've been in the backcountry with the Stepchild crew. I have been looking at every peak and bowl we go near with more respect than I have been in the past few years... I suppose being in that position for awhile after an avalanche does its thing, is ultimately a positive - and helps me remember how small we are compared to mother nature.

Anyway, I asked Joe to make a pow slasher at the end of one day.... This was the day the Raven was circling overhead... and the day an Avaanche took an old buddy.

I am glad Joe did this... this is why I love snowboarding, for moments like this...
Thanks Joe

Losing friends to the mountains....

Years ago. while I was in my teenage years growing up around Cranbrook BC, there were only a small crew of snowboarders in the Valley. As we started to compete and travel a bit we were the "older kids" of the group. One of the groms at the time was "Little Clay"... he was a quiet, shy, short little ripper, who was always happy to be riding.. but never said much. His parents, or one of our crew always brought him up to the contests, and we all shredded together on the local stomping grounds in Kimberley.

Through the years Clay managed to grow up a bit... spoke up a little more often, and still was always happy playing in the snow. Like the rest of us, the natural progression of being in the snow playing led to Snowmobiles and backcountry powder hunting....

Yesterday I spent my day out in the mountains shooting. It was a beautifull day, blue sky, light dry powder snow..... seemingly perfect. At one point in the late afternoon I watched a big raven circling around where we were in those peaks. I have always been a believer that seeing Ravens in the mountains means some fallen mountain friend is watching over you... But it always makes me wonder who, and why?

At the days end, my phone came into reception from the backroads up the Squamish Valley, and almost immediatley I recieved one of those calls you never want to hear... -that call told me our old buddy Clay had been taken from us in an avalanche outside of Kimberley.

This past week I have witnessed a slide that shook me up pretty badly. I have posted, pleaded, and asked all my friends to make sure they played safe... But Mother Nature does not always play fair.

Clay, we will all miss you buddy, and thanks for watching out for us yesterday.

#1 COACH

Just got an email update from my Mom - seems in his old age, My old man can still teach those hockey players a thing or two. Dad's team won the league championship this past weekend in the UK. he was named coach of the year in his teams league yesterday. They have been over in Peterbourgh the past 6 months or so doing the hockey thing.....

Today was a good day to be back at home.




Today we had a great "Heli-Lunch" day with the MSP crew... Landed, and as the guide dug a pit, we all felt the ground settle a few inches, and watched a slab release 3 feet below our guide digging that said pit. For 2 hours we sat on the peak.. hearing avy's ripping down the valleys, settling all over.. then heli'd outta there. so sketchy.
EVERYONE BE CAREFULL PLEASE!!!!!
Peace
Jeff

My name is Jeff Bzowy and I dont give a .....

History Lesson.... Does anyone reading my blog remember the great Whiskey shred Videos?? I would hope you do... Bzowy ripped em up smashin bottles on his head, and doubling as a clown. He was also a major contributor to my shortened lifespan due to partying back in the Banff days while working at the Outtabounds bar..

Anyway, he still comes out to send er once in awhile. So this was todays MOD - Method of the Day. Bzowy still doesn't give a F***

Its raining again in Squamish

So its snowing up high...
Pretty stoked winter came, even though its about 3 months to late.
So I am editing all day to allow me to go shoot tomorrow. Hopefully get in some noboarding.....
I finally figured out how to delete my iphone photos today. so here is a curry i made...dont know why i decided to post it. I love Curry I guess.

Drove across BC again this week....

I'm getting good at the drive across BC. Just did 4 days at Island Lake Lodge for asbc magazine feature. It was amazing times.. images will come soon.
I wish I could put my truck on autopilot...
But then would miss crazy things on the roadside like this...

Anyway... people should go see Dano's gallery in Whistler Saturday!

I went for a walk yesterday...

No shredmoshootin' yesterday, so the wife and I went for a bit of a walk with our friends Noel and Ashley down the road near Brittania Beach. saw this little gem along the way, and thought I'd share a couple shots.