This week in Gatlinburg Tn. You had to look hard to see the damage in the forrest. Spots of burnings all over the place. Some hugh buildings destroyed but it looked great.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1492911512.jpg
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Another Craigslist find. $600. Runs good. Clutch and gearbox good. Needs brakes and cosmetics. Oh yeah, it has a near perfect set of knockoffs. Worth more than $600 by their self.

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This season's massive Sierra snowpack is starting to melt and the falls in Yosemite National Park are flowing like gangbusters.

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One of my favorite places on earth. Been 20 times easy and could go again tomorrow.

Was there earlier this week. No big crowds and perfect weather...paradise on earth.

El Capitan emerging from the clouds ↓

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Picked some fruit last night. Almost fell off the ladder at 10:30 pm.

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OK....wtf are they?

Mountain apples. They all get ripe within a 2 week period. High water content so it'll start drying out as soon as you pick them.

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Yumm, mountain apples, great to find on a hike. Tasty and refreshing. Good ballance to guavas, which are much more common to find hiking.

Brian, have you ever tried to dry some?

Cheers Richard

From the Lost Mine Trail at Big Bend National Park.
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Swedish fire thingie
 

He doan luk Svedeesch....

Never tried to dry them. You let them sun dry or use a dehydrator? I wish it was in someone else's yard as it makes a giant mess when they fall. I swear I dump a couple hundred pounds of dropped fruit every season.

Our mating pair of CA Desert Tortoises

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Looks like a rock in one hand and a lizard in the other? Is he gonna kill it?

random pics that YOU have taken.......
 

Those are freaking cool. A lifetime commitment since they can easily reach the age of 100. Had an Eastern Box turtle that was an escape artist. Lost count how many times he was returned after going on a walkabout through the neighborhood as a kid. Guess my summer outdoor habitat wasn't turtle proof.

Someday, I would like to visit the Galápagos Islands to see the tortoises there, dive there too.

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