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Costa Rica Unbound! Getting dirty in Central America!
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<blockquote data-quote="NitroRoo" data-source="post: 76611" data-attributes="member: 908"><p>Being only about 10 degrees North of the equator, Costa Rica does not participate in daylight savings time. The sun rises around 5:30am every day, and they enjoy 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night (plus or minus 30 minutes) year round. Needless to say, when I work up the next day the sun had already made its way well beyond the horizon, even though it was only 7am. Not a bad sight to wake up to:</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/386886_269599946417086_105790526131363_783983_205632101_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> Before tackling the trails, we were scheduled to experience one of Costa Rica's famous canopy zip line tours. Pile in the trailer for a tractor ride up to the top of the mountain:</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/302288_272124489497965_105790526131363_791004_241113306_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> Now I have done zip lines back in the US, and maybe it's something to do with stringent safety regulations, but they do not even come close to the zip lines we experienced in Costa Rica. How does 50mph through the trees sound? Where does this thing go, anyway?</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/IMG_0919.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> Want to go upside down? No problem!</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/379736_272124529497961_105790526131363_791006_511944916_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> Seeing the natural beauty of Costa Rica was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. These leaf cutter ants were really neat to watch:</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/GOPR1094.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> After our canopy tour and another good meal for lunch, it was time to finally suit up and RIDE! Fresh new gear was provided by Fly Racing, while Scott and Dragon provided the goggles and eyewear.</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/2011-11-07113738.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> Costa Rica Unbound had a pretty eclectic mix of dirt bikes for us to choose from. Two stroke, four stroke, big and powerful, or small and light – take your pick!</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/2011-11-07100822.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> I ended up hanging my helmet on the YZ450f, as it was most similar to my Kawasaki back home, and I wanted to spend my time enjoying the ride rather than learning a new machine.</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/IMG_0964.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> This Polaris RZR 900 was our support vehicle for the rides, and was an amazingly capable machine!</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/2011-11-09131006.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> Ready to go!</p><p> <img src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/IMG_0963.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NitroRoo, post: 76611, member: 908"] Being only about 10 degrees North of the equator, Costa Rica does not participate in daylight savings time. The sun rises around 5:30am every day, and they enjoy 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night (plus or minus 30 minutes) year round. Needless to say, when I work up the next day the sun had already made its way well beyond the horizon, even though it was only 7am. Not a bad sight to wake up to: [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/386886_269599946417086_105790526131363_783983_205632101_n.jpg[/IMG] Before tackling the trails, we were scheduled to experience one of Costa Rica's famous canopy zip line tours. Pile in the trailer for a tractor ride up to the top of the mountain: [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/302288_272124489497965_105790526131363_791004_241113306_n.jpg[/IMG] Now I have done zip lines back in the US, and maybe it's something to do with stringent safety regulations, but they do not even come close to the zip lines we experienced in Costa Rica. How does 50mph through the trees sound? Where does this thing go, anyway? [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/IMG_0919.jpg[/IMG] Want to go upside down? No problem! [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/379736_272124529497961_105790526131363_791006_511944916_n.jpg[/IMG] Seeing the natural beauty of Costa Rica was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. These leaf cutter ants were really neat to watch: [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/GOPR1094.jpg[/IMG] After our canopy tour and another good meal for lunch, it was time to finally suit up and RIDE! Fresh new gear was provided by Fly Racing, while Scott and Dragon provided the goggles and eyewear. [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/2011-11-07113738.jpg[/IMG] Costa Rica Unbound had a pretty eclectic mix of dirt bikes for us to choose from. Two stroke, four stroke, big and powerful, or small and light – take your pick! [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/2011-11-07100822.jpg[/IMG] I ended up hanging my helmet on the YZ450f, as it was most similar to my Kawasaki back home, and I wanted to spend my time enjoying the ride rather than learning a new machine. [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/IMG_0964.jpg[/IMG] This Polaris RZR 900 was our support vehicle for the rides, and was an amazingly capable machine! [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/2011-11-09131006.jpg[/IMG] Ready to go! [IMG]http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz347/CompetitionAccessories/Costa%20Rica%20Unbound/IMG_0963.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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