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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
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 Sat Jul 15, 06 7:38 pm aw fuck! |
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Got a toss from an indian who was picking blackberries with his daughter at the little beach near the John Day slick. Had a great solo sesh on my 7 popping monster raleys and S-bends off the standing swells at the edge of the slick. But I under-rotated on one and hurt my foot. I hobbled onto the tiny beach but nowhere to put down my kite. For some reason I decide to tip toe up the little path through the blackberries up to the grass with my kite overhead. At the top of the path is a big sycamore tree. Just as I step onto the grass, a line gets snagged in a branch and my kite dives over the tree. I let go and the bar shoots out of my hands and up in the tree. My kite loops over the tree and comes down hanging upside down on the other side. I disconnected my kite and grab a long stick to reach my bar and pull my lines through the branches. I've got ice on my foot and it will be OK.
Last edited by Hein on Sun Jul 16, 06 7:07 am; edited 3 times in total |
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Slidingby
Since 29 Mar 2006
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Portland, OR
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| Sat Jul 15, 06 7:52 pm |
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Sounds like a big ol' can of suck  |
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bamboo
Since 24 Jun 2005
165 Posts
da 'chung; taiwan
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| Sat Jul 15, 06 10:03 pm |
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| that's a classic....one for the books. |
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tonski
Since 11 Jun 2005
332 Posts
NW Portland
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| Sun Jul 16, 06 6:29 am |
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Glad to hear you are okay - did the kite survive?  |
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
1313 Posts
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| Sun Jul 16, 06 7:40 am |
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| kite's fine, tree's fine, slick's sublime, wanna see my foot? |
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2025 Posts
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| Sun Jul 16, 06 7:44 am no |
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| NO FEET ,,UGH |
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stevegriffith22
Since 14 May 2006
434 Posts
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| Mon Jul 17, 06 9:30 am |
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| SHOW IT!!!!!!!!! |
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jbruxer
Since 24 Jul 2005
398 Posts
Beaverton, OR
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| Mon Jul 17, 06 11:28 am |
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Great story Hein  ! Glad to hear that everything survived. Not sure if you read my Sauvies story post, but its comforting to know that s****y things can happen to even the most experienced riders.
Kite on!!!  |
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