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Pics from our 14th Ski to Elk – 2024
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Pics from our 10th Golf Trip – 2023
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2023 – Ski To Elk Lake Trip 13
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2022 – Golf & Gamble Trip 9
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2022 – Ski To Elk Lake Trip!
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2021 – OCT 15-17 Golf & Gamble Trip!
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2020 – SKI TO ELK LAKE XI – With the wives!
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CLICK IMAGE to see PICS of Golf & Gamble Trip 7 – 2019
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Ski to Elk Lake 10
This Saturday, February 2nd, 2019
20 guys braving the elements this year!
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Braveheart Golf Photo Poster for Man vs. Elements Poor Man’s Golf & Gamble Trip 6 November 9-11, 2018 at Florence Golf Links, Oregon
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CLICK IMAGE TO SEE PICS of 2018 Depoe Bay Fish Trip
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Click Image for Bend Scooter Rally 9 Pics!
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Largest LCR pot in MvE History gets taken Robin Dawn!
SKI TO ELK LAKE IX – PICS (2018) – CLICK HERE
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For PICS of GOLF TRIP V, 2017 – CLICK HERE 🙂
Here’s our 2017 Ryder Cup Spoof Pic for our 2017 5th annual Golf & Gamble Trip to Sandpines in Florence, OR
Man vs. Elements always fishes with Dockside Charters r. FOR PICS OF TRIP CLICK HERE
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Man vs. Elements “Ski to Elk Lake Trip” was featured on page 32 of Bend Magazine’s March 2017 Issue
Article: CLICK HERE
Ski to Elk Lake’s 8th Anniversary! CLICK HERE
CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO – Man vs Elements Golf Trip IV to Sandpines Golf Links in Florence, OR
MvE’s 4th Annual golf trip is on like Donkey Kong!
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click image for Mv’E’s Bike Trip Vid (2016)
CLICK IMAGE for Man vs. Elements Bike Trip V
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MvE’s Bike Trip V – 9/25/2016
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2016 Fish Trip Pics ! CLICK HERE
Depoe Bay Funny MILFW Fishing Poster for Man vs. Elements 2016
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MVE’s Fish Trip VI Jaws Poster – April 29-May 1, 2016
MvE’s Ski to Elk Lake VII 2016 VIDEO CLICK HERE
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MvE’s
Golf & Gamble Trip III Pics – CLICK HERE
MvE’s Poor Man’s Golf & Gamble Trip 3 (Nov. 6-8, 2015) Golf Trip III PICS – CLICK HERE
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Man vs. Elements
Bike Trip IV Details – CLICK HERE
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Go Big or Go Home! Man vs. Elements Bike Trip IV (2015)
Bend Oregon’s Bike Trips (Man vs. Elements)
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MvE’s 2015 Depoe Bay’s Fish V Pics: CLICK HERE.
We had a blast this year but due to rough ass seas we were unable to fish… This just meant more partying. Good times!
Man vs Elements (MvE) Depoe Bay Fish & Gamble Trip V | 2015
Man vs. Elements 5th anniversary is SOLD OUT fish trip May 1-3, 2015. This year we rented a house that sleeps 20, 1 mile away from Depoe Bay Town with pool table, foosball & ping pong. Watching the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight in-house on Saturday, good times!!!!
Pics of our “No Snow Blows, Party” at Kevin’s on Jan 31st, 2015
this tequila bottle WAS full
Beau Killett making a money snow angel after winning at LCR
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LCR – Left, Right Center 🙂
cigars, beer and fire pits in driveway, what could be better?
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Pray For Snow!
Ski to Elk Lake VI – POSTPONED date TBD
Pray for Snow! – MvE Ski to Elk Lake – POSTPONED!
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MvE – Ski to Elk Lake 2015
MvE’s Ski to Elk Lake 2015
Ski To Elk Lake VI – January 31st, 2015
Man vs Elements ski to Elk Lake Trip VI 2015
Thanks to all attended “Just Because” Party at McMens!
Good Times at Nov 7, 2014 party at the Parrish House near the O’Kane Fire Pits. LCR Broke out… Ann (my wife) was the evil instigator… She kept running around saying 12 minutes till L,C,R! Those who had no clue what it was were soon hooked.
Mike, Jerry, Brian, Beau, Kevin & Jake at O’Kane fire Pits at McMenamins
Parrish House McMenamins “Just Because” Party
“Just Because Party” O’Kane’s fire pits at St. Francis, McMenamins
Geoff, Danny, Beau, Kevin, John & Keith at “Just Because Party” at McMenamins
L,C,R game broke out in the Parish House
Shayne, Heidi, Anne & Pam enjoying warming by the fire
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Sandpines Golf Trip – 50 mph winds!
Casino took our $, we drank like fish & golfed like kite surfers!
10/25/14
SEE VID: click here | SEE PICS: click here
Sandpines Golf Course -|50 mph winds | Oct 25, 2014
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The Dirty 30!
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10 Barrel Still Loves Us!
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Wild Piglets Ride Again! sept. 2014
*Wild Piglet Scooter Rally VI Pics are in!!! Click Here!
– –Hitler isn’t invited for MvE’s BIKE 2 BEND III
– – – WILL MISS U STEVE & CAROLINE HIZAK! Steve went on a lot of our trips often helping video tape, he along with Frank are the reason we have the bike trips. Caroline always helped out giving us rides and could heckle with the best of ’em! Love you guys!
2011 Warrior Dash in Oregon: Beau Killett, Kevin Keller, Steve Hizak & Frank the tank Costa – Man vs Elements
DEPOE FISH TRIP 2014!!!
MvE’s Depoe Bay Fish Trophy Shared! Photo of Clay & Danny at Troller’s Lodge
Details for Ski To Elk IX
Ski to Elk Lake IX – with the Ladies!
Saturday, February 10, 2024
9:00am Meet at Nordic Center
FYI – It’s a day trip only this year, we did NOT reserve any rooms.
It’s on like Donkey Kong!
ITENERARY:
- 8am – MASSIVE CARPOOL will be going on @Beau’s house: 19664 Hollygrape St at 8:00am “Cheap-ass coffee never tasted so good!
- 9am SHARP – Everyone MUST be at Mt Bachelor’s Nordic Center parking lot.
- 9:15am – hit the trail! It’s 11.2 miles but we stop about 6 times for beer, laughs & for Geoff to catch up… Warning: Snowballs will be thrown at those relieving themselves. Group photo taken at 1st stop
- 2:00pm – Arrive at Elk Lake. F**k yeah! You made it! Eat lunch, play LCR dice, get your Super Bowl squares.
- 5:00pm – Depart on Snow-Cats ($25 sno-cat fee is added to your food bill at the time). Approx. 1-hour ride back to cars. 🙂
WHAT TO BRING:
Please bring cameras & take vids for website, Small backpack with trail mix etc, water, flask? BEER & BEER & BEER! Bag for trash, wear breathable attire, gloves, shades, $$ for lunch/beer at Elk Lake, $ for LCR dice and $ football pool.
SKI RENTALS:
Pine Mountain is asking for those renting skis to SHOW UP on FRIDAY, FEB 10th, to get skis (between 12pm – 5pm). Tell them you’re with Man vs. Elements… You MUST return skis on Saturday evening OR before 10am on Saturday to only get charged for 1 day.
IF STILL STUPIDLY CONFUSED AFTER READING THIS,
CALL OR TEXT BEAU 541-350-3351
For ALL PAST Ski PICS & VIDS: CLICK HERE
[What Good Times Look Like]
VID of Snow-Cat ride, lil’ bumpy but Slim Shady Style!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/W43FF-nfTBE
Man vs. Elements – Ski to Elk Lake XI – with the wives
Man vs. Elements Golf Trip – 2019
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Man vs. Elements Golf & Gamble Trip 7
October 11-13, 2019
Sandpines aka Florence Golf Links | Florence, Oregon
11 players this year…. A few of us Trailor Swifted it in the Three Rivers casino parking lot… Everyone played 18 holes Friday then threw on the kilts for the 72 on Saturday. Beau, Wes & Jerry drove over Thursday night and got in 36 holes Friday
Saturday Scrambles:
1) 1st scramble Beau, Keith K. & Ed won despite only having only 3 in their group. (best drive, play your own ball in and take 2 best scores)
2) 2nd scramble: Jim, Jerry & Ed won despite having only 3 in their group. (playing from best ball on every shot)
Another fun golf trip in the books! Thank you to all of our wives and kids for letting us get out & have a little fun!
GOLFERS:
Beau Killett, Keith Dodge, Keith Kessaris, Ed Busch, John Folliard, Jim Bradbury, Wesley Moore, Geoff Wall, Matt Miller, Drew Hornbeck & Jerry Williams
Man vs. Elements 10th Anniversary – Promo Video
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Ski to Elk Lake was Man vs. Elements first trip back in 2010… The rest continues to be written in yellow snow.
“Ski To Elk Lake X”
11+ miles from Mt. Bachelor (Nordic Center) to Elk Lake Resort
It’ s on like Donkey Kong!
*PROMO VID FOR SKI TO ELK LAKE 10
“Did everybody sign the waiver?!”
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Man vs. Elements 10th Anniversary – 2019
10th Anniversary
MAN VS. ELEMENTS
Ski to Elk Lake
Meanwhile, somewhere in Bend, Oregon…
This Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 marks Man vs. Elements’ 10th anniversary cross-country skiing from Mount Bachelor Nordic Center to Elk Lake Resort. There are 20 guys this year, 12 doing the day trip returning on snow-cats in the evening, with the other 8 staying overnight. The trip is about 10+ miles but takes us 4-5 hours to get there… Fireball, whiskey & beer tend to get in the way. As in life, it’s all about the journey and not so much the destination. For VIDEOS: CLICK HERE
Florence Links Golf Course, Oregon in kilts!
Man Vs. Elements
Poor Man’s Golf & Gamble Trip 6 – PICS
Nov. 9-11, 2017
Let’s wear kilts! It started out as a joke but then the snowball kept a rolling… Next thing we knew, it was on like Donkey Kong. Man vs. Elements Golf & Gamble Trip 6 (in kilts!) was once again held in Oregon at the Florence Links Golf Course. We rented a house near the casino this year which worked out great. The weather cooperated nicely! To top off this weekend, Chris Walker aced the 17th hole with a 2-iron. It was his first ever and couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. The hole played about 210 yards with the wind.
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To check out ALL our golf VIDEOS: CLICK HERE
2018 Golfers:
Beau Killett, Daryl McCarl, Keith Kessaris, Keith Dodge, Jerry Williams, Geoff Wall, Jim Bradbury, Eric Bercot, John Folliard, Chris Walker, Mike Patron, & Matt Miller
Florence Golf Links Funny Poster Pics for 2018 trip
European Ryder Cup Group Photo spoof for Man vs. Elements Poor Man’s Golf & Gamble Trip 6 November 9-11, 2018 at Florence Golf Links, Oregon
Guys in Kilts picture spoof poster for Man vs. Elements Poor Man’s Golf & Gamble Trip 6 November 9-11, 2018 at Florence Golf Links, Oregon
Braveheart Golf Photo Spoof for Man vs. Elements Poor Man’s Golf & Gamble Trip 6 November 9-11, 2018 at Florence Golf Links, Oregon
Photos of: Wild Piglet’s Bend Scooter Rally, Depoe Bay Fish Trip & Ski To Elk Lake Trip!
PICS of our last 3 trips! Looking forward to our next ones!
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The “Unofficial” Bike to Bend Trip – 2017
Shout out!
The “Unofficial” Mve Bike to Bend Trip
the Magnificent Seven
We cancelled this years bike trip BUT that didn’t stop these die-hards from hitting the snowy, sleet-filled Dutchman trail! This “unofficial” MvE Bike Trip happened Saturday, October 7th, 2017, the same time we were having our Golf & Gamble Trip.
Danny’s text:
“Hope you are enjoying The Beach Boys! Pic: We warmed up by the fire during our ride today! Some sleet, rain, snow on the trail up from Dutchman, then sunny skies mid way down to town. MVE adventure without the waiver!”
Cheers, DJE
Homage to the Fireball!
this snow looks familiar! 🙂
Way to Go Gents!
*to see our Bike Videos: CLICK HERE!
Man vs. Elements Golf Trip Returns to Sandpines
Poor Man’s Golf & Gamble Trip V Returns To Sandpines Golf Links in Florence, OR
Man vs. Elements is having our 5th annual “Poor Man’s Golf & Gamble Trip” again this year in Florence, Oregon! We are staying at Seven Feathers Casino to “Gamble Like Rambo” then play 3 rounds at Sandpines Golf Links. And yes, there will be #beer #golfing #music & #goodtimes!
To see previous golf videos: CLICK HERE
Here’s our 2017 Ryder Cup Spoof Pic for our 2017 5th annual Golf & Gamble Trip to Sandpines in Florence, OR
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The 11 Bend-based golfers for 2017 are:
Beau Killett, Daryl McCarl, Keith Kessaris, Jerry Williams, Geoff Wall, Jim Bradbury, Eric Bercot, John Folliard, Chris Walker and Ole Vigeland.
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Last few years, we’ve had horrible weather so, we are due! Please golf gods, no more horizontal rain and 50 mph winds this year!
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Keith Dodge’s club slips out of his hands during wet conditions at Sandpines Golf Links last year!