I want to start doing a video each Sunday which I will add to the playlist, “True Story Sunday.” Something from my past, maybe about dating, or Army life, even motorcycle adventures. I hope I can keep it up for a while and make it a Sunday tradition. If you have any suggestions for topics I should cover please post a comment below, and I’ll try to get to it.
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This story is about a short relationship I had with a girl I met at church. We had fun for a while and I was thinking of inviting her to Thanksgiving dinner with my family, but then something very weird happened. Fellas if your girlfriend has to explain to you that she left her tampon in too long and needs to go to the emergency room because she doesn’t want to wake up dead the next day. It’s a deal breaker.
Anonymous asked: Hey Ryan. My names Rob, yellow57 on youtube. I would like to get your ebook The Volcán Barú Adventure, can I view on my computer, I don't have a ipad or iphone? Thanks, keep up the great videos, I'll be watching.
Thanks for you interest in my book. Unfortunately the iPad is the only device The Volcan Baru Adventure can be viewed on. This is something I hope Apple changes in the future. But it’s what I’m stuck with for now.
Because I know you will be devastated by this news here is a picture of Wilford Brimley riding a motorcycle. I hope it cheers you up.
http://amzn.to/zf2cKH
I shot this video on my ride up Volcan Baru. I didn’t include this vid in the book I wrote (http://bit.ly/waKPPE) about the experience because it didn’t fit in with the story being told.
The road up Volcan Baru was the roughest I have ever attempted to ride. Leaving the Happy Trails Panniers at home and using their top plate with the Rok Straps was a good decision. The Rok Straps did a great job of holding down all my gear over the very rocky road on the way to the top. If you do need to strap some gear down on your bike and your using a simple bungee cord, you’re a dummy. Get something that was made for the purpose.
In Panama there are hotels known as “push buttons. They are called this because typically you can pull up to a window, push a button, slide some money through a slot, get a key, and head to a room all without actually seeing a person. Everything is set up so the customer can stay anonymous. Basically they cater to people who are cheating on a spouse.
I stayed in a place like this in Mexico by accident once. Mitch and I shared a king size bed, and I’m sure everyone assumed we were lovers enjoying a night of bromance.
Cool thing about them is the garage. Which is only there to hide your car from prying eyes while you do your business. But it was nice to be able to park our bikes somewhere safe for the night.
Recently fellow youtuber and motovlogger Svengalie decided to take his life. Sven and I had been in email contact and I was trying to help him relocate to Panama or Costa Rica. I was completely shocked when I heard the news, and can’t seem to stop thinking about it.
I never met him in person, but felt like we had become friends. I’m so sorry to see him go. I know it’s a bit taboo to talk about suicide, but if anything good can come from this tragedy it’s awareness that depression is real, and can have drastic consequences if not addressed. Watch out for your loved ones, watch out for your acquaintances, watch out for yourself. If you need help get it. If you sense a friend might need help ask them about it, and work to get them in counseling.
I hate to think of anyone in so much pain that they would want to leave this world before their time. Rest in peace Svengalie. I’ll always regret I wasn’t able to show you around Panama.
http://bit.ly/waKPPE
A few weeks ago I rode my motorcycle to the top of Volcan Baru the tallest peak in Panama. I took a serious beating on the ride, and got some great video out of it. I wanted to do a ride from sea level to the top of Panama, so I started at the beach and filmed my ride to the top. It was exhausting, and horrible, and everything an adventure should be.
For this series of videos I wanted to do something special, something different so I have created an iPad book. The book has a bunch of photos, and 7 different videos with a combined length of over 70 minutes. Since it’s a book I was able to fill in the gaps between the videos and give more detail about what’s happening and what I was feeling. I’m really happy with they way it turned out. I’ve been asked a lot about DVD’s of my videos, or a book about my adventures. Well this is both. You get to read about the trip, see the photos, and watch the videos all in one place. Once it’s downloaded you don’t need to wait for video to buffer before watching them it’s all there you just hit play and it goes. Really if you have ever wanted to come along on one of my rides this is the closest you will get without flying to Panama and renting a bike.
I keep calling it a book because I don’t know another name for it. It’s more like a mini adventure and you get to come along for the ride. I’m very excited about it, it looks great on the iPad.
http://bit.ly/waKPPE
For the Volcan Baru Adventure I wanted to do something special, so I turned the adventure into an interactive book. I’m pretty excited about how it turned out, and I think you will really enjoy it.
The book is has a lot of pictures, and video. Over 70 minutes of video that won’t be seen on youtube is embed in the book. Read a little, look at some photos, read a little, watch a video. With the magic of the iPad the book is very cool.
Skeefoo and I went for a short ride on a dirt road above Boquete. We checked out a small lodge that does canopy tours. It looked like a lot of fun and we stayed to watch a few people flying over head then headed back down the road. It had been very windy while we were up there and we didn’t ride for long on the road before we came to a large tree that had fallen over blocking our path. There was no way the 2 of us were going to move it alone, so I headed back up to the lodge for help.
After a few minutes they sent a crew of guys down with machetes, and chainsaws to clear the tree. I couldn’t resist trying to pull the tree with the bike, it didn’t budge but I had to try.
On the way back from Volcan I busted out the Drift helmet cam for a little vlog. Narrow mountain roads like this can be dangerous, mostly because of epically stupid people trying to pass. I prefer to take them slow and stay behind something much larger than myself. That way if some dummy does try to make a pass on a curve they run into a dump truck instead of me.
