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I’m DC RAINMAKER…
I swim, bike and run. Then, I come here and write about my adventures. It’s as simple as that. Most of the time. If you’re new around these parts, here’s the long version of my story.
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Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.
My Photography Gear: The Cameras and Equipment I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds! It’s a nice break from the day to day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2021 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
Jeez… you really like to take pictures of animals doing it, don’t you?
I like how the cheetah was hanging out behind of a pile of… what? Dirt? How inconspicuous.
All these photos throughout your trip, and in the lasting days you leave us with African animal porn? What a tease…
What an incredible trip, Ray. I like “Lesser’s” comment, though…all your amazing photos, etc and all we get today is animals humping and necking? WTF?
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Hope you have a safe trip home. GREAT TRIP PHOTOS AND STORIES!! Loved it!
this is almost as good as pbs nature! better even! although it is getting awfully hot in this room.
you have a book in you, begging to come out.
I would have been disappointed that I wasn’t offered fresh milk with blood in it, haha. Did you request some? 😛
Thanks for sharing pics of your trip!
On a poop-related note, that’s pretty common for carnivores and bones in poop. We feed our dogs a raw diet (raw meat and bones) and they eat all the bones (turkey necks, pork necks, chicken wings, etc) and the poop is typically just white crumbly remains. AWESOME from a cleanup perspective 🙂
Great photos as always – enjoying reading!
Hi Ray–I’ve been reading your sight for awhile and I’m a huge fan. You actually motivated me to sign up for the ’09 Nations Tri!
I’ve got some training questions to ask you at some point, but for now I’m just content to ask you about your camera setup on these pictures. I’m guessing a fisheye lens for some, and something in the 400mm range for the telephoto? Am I right?
I laughed at the cheetah/waterbuck picture.. and contemplated using it as my background at work. I don’t think that’s considered work appropriate though.
Safe travels back home. I look forward to the Picasa album!
Love following your journey – outstanding picture of the sunset too…were you throwing little aphrodisiac pills out the window or something to the animals…? Certainly makes for a, ah, picture with a “story” rather than “just another picture of your everyday waterbuck”…
Keep livin’ it up!
Humping and necking at it’s finest! It looks like you are having a very posh safari.
Great pics again!
Thats one amazing trip!
Loved the pics! Thanks for sharing! <3