Sierra Valley
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Solid work my friend! 
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sweatybandit
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Big change but sounds like it'll be an amazing trip!
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
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Ace.....yea, that thought definitely crossed my mind. The other thing that crossed my mind was that I did much dumber ******** when my two sons were growing up. I remember once when my oldest son (then maybe 13) said "why are you always putting our lives in danger ?" (maybe not exact words but certainly close enough).....
Arjan, Sierra Valley & mekcanix.....I was looking back on my last post and I noticed something that I had written....."Well, no man can say no in a situation like that so it was a risk that I had to take......".....and I realized that actually every man had told this guy no up until he met me. Now I wonder.....was it because the vegetation was so thick that nobody would risk the pinstripes on their rigs.....or was it because that's the direction our society is going and has gone ? For decades there's always been a spirit of helping one another, especially when traveling off road.....has that spirit begun to fade.....I wish not.....
sweatybandit....."big change".....it can be a curse and it can be good fortune as well.....it's been a good ride.....
And it was with great anticipation that I arrived in Gallatin Valley and headed directly for my friends hot shower.....it had now been 133 days since I'd had one.....and yep, it felt pretty darn good. Then it was time to see some old friends.....those familiar faces that I had referred to in my earlier post. First up was Bacon.....I was thrilled to see that Bacon had yet to end up on someones dinner table.....
Tanner hooked up with his best buddy Junior.....they were almost inseparable.....
Nothing much seemed to have changed across the road.....
But the reality was that things had changed drastically for my buddy that lived across the road.....
My buddys wife of over 40 years was put into assisted living and he told me that he now sits outside her window most days and talks with her by cellphone.....due to coronavirus fears. We had some nice talks during my stay.....here's a few pictures of my buddy doing his Instagram pose. For all of you that think I post too many dog photos.....this could be the alternative.....
We set up camp in the back.....the house that I had worked on so hard these past summers was now occupied by my friends children.....
.....we were welcomed with open arms.....
Arjan, Sierra Valley & mekcanix.....I was looking back on my last post and I noticed something that I had written....."Well, no man can say no in a situation like that so it was a risk that I had to take......".....and I realized that actually every man had told this guy no up until he met me. Now I wonder.....was it because the vegetation was so thick that nobody would risk the pinstripes on their rigs.....or was it because that's the direction our society is going and has gone ? For decades there's always been a spirit of helping one another, especially when traveling off road.....has that spirit begun to fade.....I wish not.....
sweatybandit....."big change".....it can be a curse and it can be good fortune as well.....it's been a good ride.....
And it was with great anticipation that I arrived in Gallatin Valley and headed directly for my friends hot shower.....it had now been 133 days since I'd had one.....and yep, it felt pretty darn good. Then it was time to see some old friends.....those familiar faces that I had referred to in my earlier post. First up was Bacon.....I was thrilled to see that Bacon had yet to end up on someones dinner table.....
Tanner hooked up with his best buddy Junior.....they were almost inseparable.....
Nothing much seemed to have changed across the road.....
But the reality was that things had changed drastically for my buddy that lived across the road.....
My buddys wife of over 40 years was put into assisted living and he told me that he now sits outside her window most days and talks with her by cellphone.....due to coronavirus fears. We had some nice talks during my stay.....here's a few pictures of my buddy doing his Instagram pose. For all of you that think I post too many dog photos.....this could be the alternative.....
We set up camp in the back.....the house that I had worked on so hard these past summers was now occupied by my friends children.....
.....we were welcomed with open arms.....
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Arjan.....indeed.....
tgil.....I got your back.....
After a few days the kids asked if I'd be willing to take care of the place while they were out of town and so it was that I'd spend two weeks camped on the backside of the property.....
I was responsible for all of the animals.....sometimes the kids would return and drop their dogs off but mostly it was chickens, ducks and cats.....
Eggs were plentiful.....
Tanner did well with the farm animals.....they all survived our stay.....
I stayed busy with the mower.....the spring rains in Montana were plentiful during that period and maintaining the grass was an eternal chore.....
Muscles that I hadn't worked for months were being reactivated.....and it felt really good.....
We were tired every evening and I'm thinking that the best sleep a man gets is after working a hard day in the fields.....
Some days we drove into downtown Bozeman and walked the city streets. It's always good to be back to the familiar places.....there's something to having roots that makes a man feel good. We took a drive by my old house.....I was content with my landscaping work.....
tgil.....I got your back.....
After a few days the kids asked if I'd be willing to take care of the place while they were out of town and so it was that I'd spend two weeks camped on the backside of the property.....
I was responsible for all of the animals.....sometimes the kids would return and drop their dogs off but mostly it was chickens, ducks and cats.....
Eggs were plentiful.....
Tanner did well with the farm animals.....they all survived our stay.....
I stayed busy with the mower.....the spring rains in Montana were plentiful during that period and maintaining the grass was an eternal chore.....
Muscles that I hadn't worked for months were being reactivated.....and it felt really good.....
We were tired every evening and I'm thinking that the best sleep a man gets is after working a hard day in the fields.....
Some days we drove into downtown Bozeman and walked the city streets. It's always good to be back to the familiar places.....there's something to having roots that makes a man feel good. We took a drive by my old house.....I was content with my landscaping work.....
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Awesome job. They would have been in deep trouble
calicamper
Expedition Leader
1913 there was a electric train line from Oakland CA to Sacramento CA. The last train to run that line was 1957. One is still run on a short spur line out of a small museum in the delta today.
One of the very first town’s in the US to be fully electric was Bodie CA. The power came from a hydro setup 26 miles away on Green Creek Eastern Sierras.
The old mining history is interesting especially with early adoption of electricity.
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Arjan.....yes, I agree.....it is a nice house but it was not the right house for me. Too big, too modern, too cold.....I miss not having a home but I do not miss not having that home.....
JD.....yes, it could have turned out much worse for that family but fortunately that story had a nice ending. You once mentioned a place that I should see in Montana.....where was that ?
calicamper.....thanks for chiming in.....always appreciated.....
ITTOG.....it's amazing how much fun it can be since it's such a change of lifestyle from living life on the road.....
Ron Mexico.....as requested.....
I had mentioned in a previous post that my friends kids would show up occasionally.....they might stay a night, and then they'd be gone the following morning.....
Sometimes they would leave their dogs with me.....and sometimes they would take their dogs along.....
One night they had a cookout in the backyard.....which I was given an invitation to attend.....now we live in an age of coronavirus and I'm one that believes that this virus is for real.....
I understand that some people think it's a hoax, fake news, or that it will simply disappear.....
So I decided not to attend their backyard cookout.....cause honestly I think it was a bad idea.....
I'm not sure if people wore masks or practiced social distancing cause I was as far away as I possibly could be.....
The funny thing about this cookout was that everyone brought at least one dog along. I've got to tell you.....I did love that part of their little get together.....
At one point I'd guess that there were maybe 15 to 20 dogs running around on that property.....
Coronavirus has not been near the issue here in Montana as it has been in other parts of the country as Montana has just recorded its one thousandth case just a few days ago. But I still think its best to be prudent.....and I'll continue to live my life with great care. I don't want to get it.....and I don't want to give it either.....and honestly.....I'd rather hang out with dogs anyhow.....
JD.....yes, it could have turned out much worse for that family but fortunately that story had a nice ending. You once mentioned a place that I should see in Montana.....where was that ?
calicamper.....thanks for chiming in.....always appreciated.....
ITTOG.....it's amazing how much fun it can be since it's such a change of lifestyle from living life on the road.....
Ron Mexico.....as requested.....
I had mentioned in a previous post that my friends kids would show up occasionally.....they might stay a night, and then they'd be gone the following morning.....
Sometimes they would leave their dogs with me.....and sometimes they would take their dogs along.....
One night they had a cookout in the backyard.....which I was given an invitation to attend.....now we live in an age of coronavirus and I'm one that believes that this virus is for real.....
I understand that some people think it's a hoax, fake news, or that it will simply disappear.....
So I decided not to attend their backyard cookout.....cause honestly I think it was a bad idea.....
I'm not sure if people wore masks or practiced social distancing cause I was as far away as I possibly could be.....
The funny thing about this cookout was that everyone brought at least one dog along. I've got to tell you.....I did love that part of their little get together.....
At one point I'd guess that there were maybe 15 to 20 dogs running around on that property.....
Coronavirus has not been near the issue here in Montana as it has been in other parts of the country as Montana has just recorded its one thousandth case just a few days ago. But I still think its best to be prudent.....and I'll continue to live my life with great care. I don't want to get it.....and I don't want to give it either.....and honestly.....I'd rather hang out with dogs anyhow.....
Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
We have a few dogs here in fish camp....I am thankful for them everyday..
Riversdad
Active member
Jerry, I haven't seen my best friend since this started because he refuses to take this seriously and wear a mask. His daughter, who lives with him and his wife just got infected at a party, so I'm sure both him and his wife will get sick as well. He still thinks it's no big deal because he's sure he'll live through it. You can't fix stupid so just keep doing what you're doing and take of you and Tanner.