Category Archive: Personal Work

02 Oct

Gateway to the West Rail Jam, July 4th

Gateway to the West Rail Jam, July 4th

Here’s some information about the rail jam set up by Step Up Productions.  Here’s my pics of professional rider Scottie Mackie: a complete gallery of the …

 
By Patrick Hertel
Also posted in blog, digital, Holga, snow, travel, wake, water
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13 Jun

Nica

Nica

A Surfing trip to Nicaragua off a bachelor party E-Vite. Amazing trip, great group of guys, and I learned a lot about surfing drunk …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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13 Jun

Sailing trip from Tampa, FL to Key West, FL

Sailing trip from Tampa, FL to Key West, FL

A couple of friends and I sailed from St. Petersburg, FL to Key West, FL and back again. Fueled by rum, the promise of …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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25 Mar

Meramec River Flooding, Saving Joe Clarks

Meramec River Flooding, Saving Joe Clarks

Here’s a link to a Gallery from 2 days of near record flooding in Fenton, Missouri showing volunteers sandbagging Joe Clark’s, a 50 year old …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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10 Mar

Hiking the St. Francois Mountains, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri

Hiking the St. Francois Mountains, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri

from wikipedia: The Saint Francois Mountains, a range located in southeast Missouri, is an outcrop of igneous rock mountains rising over the Ozark Plateau. This range …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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24 Feb

Hidden Valley Rail Jam and Wakeboard Demo

Hidden Valley Rail Jam and Wakeboard Demo

Hidden Valley Ski Area in Missouri hosted the first Scion Open Snowboard and Ski competition. The St. Louis Scion Open was a huge …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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22 Feb

Utah Skiing

Utah Skiing

I’ve heard rumors about life changing days of skiing. Never had one, until a cold snowy day at Alta. Andrew and Natalie Reich …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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26 Jan

Phonograph

Phonograph

Saw a great band named phonograph at a small venue in Columbia, MO. The venue was questionable, but the band (traveling as a duo …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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19 Nov

Fall wakeboarding, Saint louis

Fall wakeboarding, Saint louis

Gabe Fowler and Kirby Lesiman sessioned the meramec river just outside of St. Louis. Always trying something new, I rode on the back of …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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17 Nov

Night Hiking Makes Blurred photographs

Night Hiking Makes Blurred photographs

I’ve hooked up with an energetic group of outdoor junkies at the STL Mtn Bike, Hike & Adventure Group. Be prepared to see a …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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09 Nov

Gabe Fowler and Kirby Leismann @ Lake of the ozarks

Gabe Fowler and Kirby Leismann @ Lake of the ozarks

I spent another weekend chasing the wakeboarders. Spent an entire day in a tube, but I think I’m getting better at it. I’ve …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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22 Aug

New Toy (literally) Holga

New Toy (literally) Holga

The polar opposite of the super megapixel fancy pants digital SLR is the Holga. Built in China, it’s an all plastic toy camera that …

 
By Patrick Hertel
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