The Roaming Robots

5/6/08.mp3 Location N 33 20.785' W 116 36.825'

I don't plan on making very many audio journals as Jen is doing, but I am making a few field recordings while I'm out here. This first one I believe is of frogs, but you may have to turn up your speakers/headphones to hear them. I checked the other ones I made so far and they all are of loud sounds ... the frogs .. not so much. Anyway: VBR MP3: http://www.archive.org/download/TheRoamingRobotsFieldcast5052008/20080505192023_vbr.mp3 Full Quality WAV: http://www.archive.org/download/TheRoamingRobotsFieldcast5052008/20080505192023.wav

5/5/08.mp3 Location N 33 16.840' W 116 37.906'

We have audio, just no way of getting it up for you guys as of yet. All the computers we have been able to make use of have been locked down like Fort Knox. At the library in Julian we couldn't even access our camera pictures. Fortunately, here in Warner Springs we were able to upload all the photos we have taken. Until I find a Windows computer that isn't completely restricted and can read a usb mass storage device properly, or a place that has a Mac, we won't be able to share our podcasts with you. If you are reading this message because you have subscribed to our podcast feed or email updates, make sure you visit the main blog theroamingrobots.com to see the photos and any other non-podcast posts we make.

But we have gotten to a computer where we could upload photos. SO here are a few from our first week! Eventually they will all be uploaded to my photobucket account (bbarnicle22 under pct photos), but the computer here is really slow so I just chose a few to share for now. Here we are at the border! Phillip and Dana, me and Raymond. There was a minuteman person there who took the photo for us. And we are off and running! The view from the border looking North Raymond at mile 1! I thought awesome there are mile markers.....well only the one :( and occasionally a marker for how far to a certain place. The view from our campsite high in the mountains the first night. Along the trail the second day (heading to Lake Morena) Our first snake! Some wildflowers along the trail the third day. The third day was absolutely beautiful!! Mt Laguna store and post office. We got here the night before and had delicious Klondik bars! Sooo good after a long hot day of hiking! Our tent set up and Raymond b...

5/4/08.mp3 Location N 33 16.845' W 116 37.903'

http://www.archive.org/download/TheRoamingRobotsPodcast5032008/20080503221345_64kb.mp3

http://www.archive.org/download/TheRoamingRobotsPodcast5022008/20080502202614_64kb.mp3

So Phillip and Dana were gracious enough to take us to the border on Friday afternoon and we started hiking! It has been amazing and fun and we have been meeting a lot of very nice people all over the place. On the second day we had this awful hike up a canyon that was just soooo hot and bleh and when we got to the top we met some people out day hiking who gave us ice water! It was amazing!! Anyways we cannot upload the audio or photos at the library here in Julian, so hopefully in Warner Springs we can get them up. The first days were really hot, but yesterday was freezing! We were very glad we had all of our gear with us as in the morning it was soooo cold and windy we had our hats and gloves and jackets and long underwear on. It was crazy how windy it was....literally blowing me over on the trail. I was glad I had my hiking poles as without them I am sure I would have fallen numerous times just due to the wind. We have been hiking pretty far the last 2 days, 15-16 miles each day...

http://www.archive.org/download/TheRoamingRobotsPodcast5012008/20080501202617_64kb.mp3