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Kirk

Last Hunting adventure of the season

Traveled to south of Memphis Texas for a hog hunt



Information I got was we were to have clean cabin accomidations this is it.... The fridge worked .... They must have stored gasoline for the vehicle in the trailer... Very strong smell all weekend...Not sure what year of manufacture it was But, It is a holiday rambler..











Transportation provided, skybox seats included, it is a wild ride especially at 5:30am in the dark and about 40 deg.






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This picture shows a game feeder, they are solar powered and have timers to spread corn arount to entice the game.. The blinds are set anywhere from 60 to 130 yard away for clear shots of the pigs






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If you zoom (click on the picture) in on this picture you can see an white-tail deer buck enjoying the corn that has been deposited on the ground, eariler there were 5 doe white-tail deer enoying the corn also. During the stay at this blind only wildlife I saw was deer and doves .. lots of doves..




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This shows a windmill and abandond place the named Hermit Bob's after a fella that lived here in the past. This place is just right of the feeder in the picture above



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The video below was taken approx. at 8 am on Feb. 10th. it was a very calm and warm morning if you turn up the sound you can hear the birds singing, the video is almost 1 minute long



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Camp dog named "Red",

They thought we would track hogs ..

did'nt work out, nice dog though

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Large firepit, notice the easy chairs for serious campfire watching !

Yuma Az

Did a little exploring while camped in Yuma/California

Traveling north out of Yuma Past Ogilby is a ghost gold mining town of Tumco.







View of the road leading into the town, to explore the town ruins walking is required. No vehicle traffic allowed




















The only remaining signs of the gold processing are the large steel tanks used in the "heap Leaching Process" of extracting the gold from the ore using arsenic to remove the gold.








Sign showing the past..








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After visiting the gold mine site I decided to check out the Salton Sea since I had never been there before.

I traveled on Interstate 8 west to California hwy 111 and went north through the imperial valley where farming is big business.



Ca hwy 111 going north to the beaches on the sea











Dry camping right on the sea..





Salton Sea is below sea level









View from the beach

Yuma pictures

The scene at an exit stop north of Raton New Mexico








Valley Quail, the residents are feeding the birds there are quite a few of in the covey, they come out every afternoon for food







Fellow from Main pulled in to stock up on stuff from Mexico,

70,000 lb rig with a garage in the rear, all electric, batteries went dead, had to get a jump from another camper.









Example of artwork on a satellite dish done in Mexico

In Yuma

I am at an Indian reservation (sleepy hollow) just west of Yuma Arizona, in California, about 800 feet from the Mexican Border.

Arrived last Tuesday afternoon and Jim had a spot reserved for us (me and the camper).

I have visited with a wide variety of folks here, many Canadians.

The next post will have pictures that I took during the last few days.

trip to Yuma

Left this morning to travel to Yuma Az, for a couple of reasons.

#1. it's freezing in Colorado this morning it was 7 degrees above zero tonight it is predicted to get
-4 degrees below Brrrrr, since moving from Iowa my blood has thinned a bit.

#2. during the holiday season (Jim) our daughter in law's grandfather extended an invitation to join him and his wife in Yuma (snowbirds).

#3 since I went to Quartsite Az. last year and had a-lot of fun in the desert, I decided to do it again.

tonight I am in Deming New Mexico on Interstate #10, I have traveled approx. 800 miles today, I left Colorado at 10am this morning and stopped for the night at 10:30pm, in a wal-mart parking lot. (free) I still have about 450 miles to go so I will post tomorrow with the results of the trip

January pheasant hunt in 08

Libby and I left on the 1st of Jan. and headed out to our favorite hunting spots in Nebraska.

Met up with friend Gary on Wed. and hunted, we saw 3 - 4 groups with 20 - 30 birds.

Thursday was a little more difficult only saw 2 birds.

Fri and Sat were better.



Libby looking for birds with her eyes closed









Antique irrigation pivot on our way to a spot



Old homestead













Abandoned Church





Pheasant tracks







tracks coming out of CRP corner





























New to us in this area Bald eagle













the guys BS'ing after hunt

Happy New Year everyone

After sitting for the holidays, Libby and I are planning on another trip to Neb. for Pheasant hunting. Just bought the new hunting license for 2008.

Today will be spent getting ready for trips, over the next 2 months.. more posts coming...

Merry Christmas

Bald Eagle visit today

On Saturday we had a visit from a bald eagle, they have a nest not too far from us, and I have seen him flying around our pond in the fall. This time he decided to perch in a tree behind the shop.