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rawsonforever
United States
Приєднався 10 бер 2012
I'm an old fart Alaskan who likes to get out on my wheeler. Sometimes I throw in whatever interests me.
Hunting For The Game Trail
Went out to find a game trail I spotted some time back. Then did some riding around checking trails. Brush and bugs.
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Winching Out
Переглядів 31521 день тому
Went in the other end of the logging trail and had to winch up a short section. Turned out to be a little more difficult than I'd planned.
Chainsaw Got Tired
Переглядів 64Місяць тому
Did some more trail work. Forgot to sharpen the saw so had a rough time cutting. Pulled the trail cam but only got one moose.
The Enchanted Forest Spring 2024
Переглядів 88Місяць тому
Haven't been in here for a while so made a quick run before the rain started.
Spring Trail Cleaning 2024
Переглядів 145Місяць тому
Finally got a sunny day so went out and did some work clearing stuff the snow knocked down last winter. Reset the trail camera while I was at it.
A Grizzly Kiss
Переглядів 447Місяць тому
Went out last Monday and planted a camera on a bear trail. Picked it up today. Got a nice kiss from Momma Grizzly.
Cordova Alaska Harbor Project
Переглядів 259Місяць тому
They been working all winter in some real nasty weather. It's finally almost finished.
Grizzly Crap
Переглядів 312 місяці тому
Here's a clip I didn't include in yesterday's video. It's not too old the flies are still on it.
Sheridan Glacier Trail Spring 2024
Переглядів 1032 місяці тому
It's been warm and the snows melted. Had a sunny day so went out to see how far I could get.
Spring Exploration Ride
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I was told this trail was open so had to check it out.
River Trail Rukus
Переглядів 1553 місяці тому
Went out to check out a trail I hadn't been on and went a little too far. Didn't notice till I watched the video that when I was winching out backwards I still had it in first. It's funny NOW . Jim's gonna have no mercy.
The Breakup Trail
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It's getting warmer every day and we had some rain. Saw tracks going down a trail and decided to follow them.
First Ride Of Spring 2024
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The title says it all. Even though the back country is still deep I just had to get out. The GoPro decided to act up so missed a little bit but got the good bits.
John, I thank you very much for your videos. I really miss Cordova. I rode the trails you ride now, many times. I lived in Cordova for approximately 40 years. Now living in South East Texas, I sure miss "Out the Road", that was Cordova!
Not surprised you miss it. The road ends at 37 mile now. bridge washed out and about a mile of road beyond that. Thanks for watching Glen.
Looked like a beauty day fir a ride! - - - 22:35 - wow, lots of bergs on the lake - - - Thanx for taking us along!
High water breaks things up. When I got home I reviewed the Enchanted Forest video from earlier this summer and found I didn't go far enough back to find that game trail. But that's for another day. Thanks for watching.
sorry man i have trouble watching your videos with all the heavy breathing. It sounds like I am being chased by a serial killer on a quad.
My spark plug cap has a tear on the side. I ordered a replacement from Rokon. Do you know if the cap will just pop off? I would appreciate any help. Thanks
It should, but as you can see from the video everything is a really tight fit.
That Mossy trail sure is beautiful.
That it is. Thanks for watching.
Hehe another day with a bit of struggling going there on the narrow trail, I can really feel how it feels like being there.
Another fun day following old trails. If everything went right we'd have nothing to talk about. Thanks for watching.
Another 75 feet down & 450 to go! Slowly but surely gettin' there! - - - I always mount my winch switch on the other side so I can hang onto both handlebars and use my throttle to assist while I'm winching. Try sitting on your quad next time so you don't injure yourself. It won't flip when it's tied down with the winch & it's plenty strong enough to carry your extra weight if you are assisting with the throttle. No offence, just trying to be helpful so you don't get hurt my friend. - - - That was quite the day! Thanx for taking us along!
My legs don't bend to good so getting on and off all the time can wear me out. I was sitting on the fender most of the time. This was just one of them times everything wanted to fight me. Jamed winch, short cable, wrong angle. But it was fun. Thanks for watching.
Oh is that all you have to do to change the oil disassemble half the fuckin bike?
Nice work mate 👍
A little bit at a time. Thanks for watching.
Nice to see the Moose on game cam.
That same spot couple weeks ago (Busy Trail Video) had moose, coyote pups, martin, and two brown bears. All in four days. This week one moose in seven days. Thanks for watching.
Slowly but surely & then one day you'll be through!
One bottle of Tylenol at a time (:>. Thanks for watching.
So far so good?
Very happy with it.
I'm kind of surprised the other quadders that are going in there haven't jumped in on the fun of connecting those two trails. Oh well, slowly but surely it'll get done.
I don't think anyone else goes in there. Anyway it was my idea and I enjoy doing it alone. Don't have to argue with anyone on how to do it or which way to go. Thanks for watching. PS. Jim's supposed to be out cleaning his own trail today.
It's a lot of work cleaning up those trails, so there should been not only you doing that.
There's other riders on other trails. I've taken on this one as a personnel project. It was totally blocked when I found it. Jim from the Broknex channel is working on his own trail project. Thanks for watching.
Awesome work mate keep it up 👍
Thanks for watching. I used to talk with a guy from Taz. He lived in Rosebury? Name was Mick but screen name was Jodalajoda. Hung out with us on RokonWorld. Passed away a few years ago.
Ok I live not far from there at all mate 👍
Cool
Slowly but surely the old fart is getting the trail done.
I switch around and work from the other end to keep things interesting. But it's a longer ride to get there. Thanks for watching.
Dang, I thought for sure you were gonna keep going at 18:37. Must've looked a lot better on camera then on real life. - - - 28:46 - looks like a new project😉 - - - Things looked pretty good overall. Not a ton of winter destruction. Thanx for taking us along!
I was pretty wore out so called it quits. I'll be glad just to get this project finished. Little by little it's getting better and better. Thanks for watching.
1:52 - Run Forest! Run! HAHAHAHA!!!
Was hoping to see what spooked them but no luck.Thanks for watching.
lol - that's cool! Just got home from a 2 week trek through BC. Trying to catch up on my videos!
Hope it was a trail riding trek?
@@rawsonforever . . . nope, just a car tour with my wife, visiting relatives & friends.
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Good catch. What brand and model trailcam do you have? It have good quality.
Vikeri Model A1. Never had one before so got it cheap on Amazon to try out. Uses 8 AA batteries. So far not bad.
Really like that old forest, and not a place I would like being in the dark. Grizzly would also keep me at home from that poop. Great you did capture a bear on the cam.
We're up to our ass in bears. They come into town all the time. Thanks for watching.
Good ride!
Thanks for watching.
There is quite a lot of work you have to do to get the trail ready, and you have to do it every year I reckon
It's the same every year on every trail with the snow pushing stuff over. The state doesn't maintain the trails. Us riders do it. This particular trail hasn't been used in many years except by trappers. Thanks for watching.
Looks like need start at begining cut much wider then come back every day for month do same until trail open all way . Not to much longer if not reopened that trail be grown in totally . Lots work but if guy did few hrs a day for month or so could make so stays usesable for more yrs .
It's a work in progress. Thanks for watching.
It's really cool with trailcam, and great seeing the bear kissing/sniffing the camera
That was a busy trail. Thanks for watching.
Enjoy ride papa John ❤
Thanks for watching.
I'll pass on all that. Good footage of a huge beast.
It just wants a hug Daniel.
@@rawsonforever Ain't no way, I like to move around in the darkness. Lot of black bears here but they usually mind their own business, them things up your way would kill me.
That brown pouch on my belt is the spare ammo for the 454 on my hip.
Awesome!🙌🏼
Thank you!! 😁
Thank you very much for your update on the harbor project John! I have been wondering about how it is going. After 24 years of taking care of that old dock system, it sure was in need of replacement! My hats off to Harbormaster Tony, (and his crew of course), and the rest of the Harbor Commision for all their hard work to get this done! I have really enjoyed all your videos from all the way down here in Texas and the Philippines, after my retirement in 2016!
Who is this?
@@rawsonforever Glenn Anderson. I'm the red head who worked at the harbor from May of '93 until October of 2016.
Hey Glen. I was thinking it was Charley. Outside of Tony I don't know any of the new crew.
Yeah buddy! Those were some awesome trails! Looked like an awesome day of riding! 7:10 - Can never get tired of that view! Glaciers are super fascinating! 26:00 - beauty view! Good stuff! Thanx for the tour!
Then it started to rain and it hasn't stopped. No end in sight. Thanks for watching
Very interesting! Thanx for sharin' buddy!
My pleasure!!
There are a lot of small fishing boats, I guess they are for salmon fishing and recreation?
It's salmon season. They also do halibut, cod, rockfish and others. There are 5 canneries here. The harbor can hold seven hundred boats. Thanks for watching.
@@rawsonforever Ah cool. Yes salmon season in Alaska is in the early summer I heard, and I wish we could have the same in the sea but we doesn't have that much salmon.
The season starts in May and runs into September.
Lots of changes last few years!
Had to be done.
What are you alloying to the boots? Shoe wax? Neutral color?
The brand name is Mink Oil. I also use Huberd's Shoe Grease. Thanks for watching.
"That, is a big pile of grizzly $hit" - HAHAHAHA!!!! - that was funny! I got home late last night from a camping/quadding trip up north and saw this video while having my morning coffee today. Couldn't help but watch it! - LOL
Piles that big might have some bells in it.(:>
@@rawsonforever 🤣🤣🤣
Good it was not fresh
That's a HAPPY RIDE DAY for sure on the one sunny day!
Now it's your turn. (:>
Jim been waiting for a new video 👍🏻
Appreciate the video as always!! Does Jim have his Can Am back yet and up n running?? 👍🏻
He got it back last week. Thanks for watching.
It is good that the snow have melted now. That small river, do it have trout or salmon or both? We also have some glaciers, but you are lucky that can actually drive with atv and look at them. I mean for tourists it would be amazing.
I've never seen fish in it. On the other side of Sheridan Glacier from where I'm riding there is a road. You can see it on Google Earth. We used to get a lot of tourists came here to see Miles and Childs glaciers. They calved into the river right in front of the road. Then the road washed out and the state says it's too expensive to repair. Thanks for watching.
Skj ..5m43..ya
Looked like a beautiful day for a ride! Awesome views from Top of the World! Good tour. Thanx!
Good thing I went that day. Started raining that night and forecast is for into next week. Was using the new video cam at the top. Very pleased with the improvement. Thanks for watching.
Another good ride!
Thanks for watching.
Good video! I heard that area has a lot of Bigfoot sightings any stories ? Great to see Jim in your last video he hasn’t posted anything in a while was hoping for him to do an update or something!
Bigfeet is everywhere. They like to sneak up behind you and steal your beer. Jims a procrastinator. Thanks for watching.
Dont' think I would drive there alone with that much snow on trail, but that's mostly since I don't like getting stuck and have to struggle. An amazing view up there.
Everything's a struggle but it gives us something to talk about. Thanks for watching.
Have you not put a winch on the front, yet? That will take all the worry out of snow drifts on the trail.
It has a winch. Watch last weeks vid to see how good it works.
@@rawsonforever Yeah, I saw the switch on the bars right after I commented. Good deal. The first time it saves you, it pays for itself. Love your vids!
ALRIGHT! A new trail! YEEEHAW! - - - Cool place to go for a ride. It's like an ATV playground! - - - 21:37 - holy quicksand Batman! - - - 24:10 - Whaaaat!? - A rescue crew without a winch? - WTH? - lol - Just kidding Jim! That was nice of you to take time from work to help out a friend! YEEEEHAW! - - - 29:23 - HAHAHA!!! - - - Awesome video RF! You guys were movin' pretty fast on the way back. Must've been excited to get to the coffee station at the shop to tell everyone about the big adventure and buy those donuts - lol - - - Seeing as how you ride alone a lot, have you ever consider putting a small winch on the back of your quad. I think you can buy mounting plates that bolt onto the top of the rear hitch area, but don't quote me on that. - - -
Most of that will be underwater soon. We gotta help each other out here. Jim had to get back to the shop and I had to get ready for my night job. A rear winch would just be something else to wire in and break. I been thinking of a Hand Crank Come Along. I was pretty stiff the next day. Thanks for watching.
Great to have friends like Jim.
Yes it is.
Now I really want to go fish salmon
I'm sure you've got them. Most of these folks are tourists. We fish for their wallets.
Is Jim’s Can am going to b fixed ? What’s verdict?
It's at the dealers in Anchorage. All the wiring and the black boxes are badly corroded and need to be replaced. It looks like a manufacturers defect but warranty has expired. Dealer is trying to get parts and work something out with Can Am. Thanks for watching.
So good that he had the opportunity to come and save you there, scary to be stranded out in the Alaskan wilderness. This is a video that can get a lot of views, maybe had a title that will make people curious. This is something I myself fear when I'm out alone, getting stuck without help. Like seeing the wilderness of Alaska!
There's nothing to be scared about. I had plenty of water and a gun. If need be I could walk back to the truck. Thanks for watching.