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Always funny to see at which remote sites Moser kiddie drop towers end up....they really cornered the market...

 

Another thing you cant do in germany and especially in scandinavia: Put up "no outside food or drinks" signs. In the Sommerlands the carpark is part of the park area - you pay all at the carpark gate - so you can always go to your car to get more food or drink from it....

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The zipline does look like a blast, and not too terribly high for noobs like me.

 

Two things made me LOL in this latest episode: "Banana Squadron" and this photo:

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The two expressions together are awesome.

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Hello Valuable Big Mike Readers!!!

 

 

Today Big Mike takes you way up, like 13,000 feet up in the mountains!

 

 

This episode was filmed in the middle of July, but there was still some snow to go play in, and Big Mike did just that!

 

 

Beartooth Mountain is on the border of Wyoming and Montana, and is just a short drive from Yellowstone National Park.

 

 

I hope you enjoy the beauty of it all!

 

 

Peace, Big Mike

 

 

 

Big Mike plays in the snow on top of the Beartooth Mountain:

 

 

 

Big Mike makes friends with the wild chipmunks:

 

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Big Mike visits the Beartooth Mountains, which are on the border of Wyoming and Montana!

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Big Mike enjoying a nice Summer day in the middle of July!

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Wait! The middle of July and there is still snow in the mountains!!!

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Big Mike in shorts and snow in sight!

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Flower shots for everyone's enjoyment.

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Big Mike pleases everyone with shots like this.

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Decision time now for The Mighty Big Man, go swimming or go play in the snow?

 

Big Mike picks the snow!!

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Big Mike stops at Rock Creek Vista Point on his way up, and we are already over 9000 feet!

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The view up here.

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Big Mike admiring the beauty.

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Big Mike, being the nature and animal lover that he is, feeds the chipmunks.

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Poor guy, up here at 9000 feet, and there are no fast food places anywhere near here, so Big Mike did the right thing, feed the little guys.

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Back on the road and getting closer!

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Yes! First sight of snow!

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Now even more snow!

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Snow ball fight!!

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Big Mike was here!

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View looking down!

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Big Mike has made it to the top, almost 13,000 feet in the air!

 

Big Mike is standing on Beartooth Plateau, the largest true high elevation plateau in the United States!

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One final majestic view.

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I hope you enjoy Beartooth Mountain!

 

Peace, Big Mike

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Hey Folks, The Big Man here.

 

 

One of those days where I just did not feel like putting an update up, so I threw something up just for the heck of it and to keep my perfect record going.

 

 

I appreciate the handful of nice people who always have nice things to say, you know who you are

 

 

Big Mike honestly can't wait to get to next week and take a week off for riding coasters and not having to put updates up for a week!!!

 

 

Anyway, this is a very small park named Ocean Beach Park in Connecticut. Someone found this coaster sometime during the 2010 roller coaster season, so Big Mike went out to ride it after thinking he had Connecticut completed already.

 

 

It's not much, but then again, neither is this trip report lol.

 

 

Hope you enjoy anyway.

 

 

Peace, Big Mike

 

 

PS - Everyone got shut out on Monday's drawing, standings stay the same.

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Ocean Beach Park!

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Prices for passes.

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Prices for tokens.

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Map.

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Big Mike inserts 3 dollars for...

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.... 3 tokens.

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The coaster here is called Dragon.

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Reverse angle.

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Safety barriers to prevent accidents.

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I am not sure why the coaster is called Dragon when all I see is Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner?

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Train.

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Whatever the reason, Big Mike did not care as he just came to get a credit and get out of here.

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Other rides:

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The water slide was closed.

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Seen better days.

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The nicest part of this park is that it was on the beach, and that is about it.

 

Hope you enjoyed for what it was worth.

 

 

Peace, Big Mike

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I am not sure why the coaster is called Dragon when all I see is Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner?

 

Well, Wile E. Coyote definitely looks like his butt is "draggin'."

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The rides are comparatively new to the park itself - only been there roughly 4-5 years give or take. There was a lot of signage on rides indicating "Action Amusements" from past pictures so it is generally assumed that they're rides owned by a showman who gave up when gas prices peaked and parked them at Ocean Beach to have a regular audience.

 

The real show stealer there is the arcade, which is packed with classic games.

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I can just see it now, "Let's see where should I drop all my rides at," looking around as he's thinking, "Yep, this looks good". Its definitely an interesting tiny tiny park in an interesting setting. My whole thing is what about the building in the background is that the Maintenance building or is it a business where they got permission to setup shop out back?

 

Have fun Big Mike and enjoy your break from doing postings. Dang nab it, now where will I get my daily Big Mike fixes from, oh well guess it's time to start over from the beginning for the next week or so.

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