Even though they are cold blooded, that doesn't mean that they can't be very active and social, even the turtle were "cruisers".
As expected it a bunch of kids and "us", LOL, 3 days in a row at Pike Lake
Friday, November 18, 2016
Reptile Show at Pike Lake
After the supermoon hike, Pike lake went back to back with a Free Reptile "Show".
Even though they are cold blooded, that doesn't mean that they can't be very active and social, even the turtle were "cruisers".
As expected it a bunch of kids and "us", LOL, 3 days in a row at Pike Lake
Even though they are cold blooded, that doesn't mean that they can't be very active and social, even the turtle were "cruisers".
As expected it a bunch of kids and "us", LOL, 3 days in a row at Pike Lake
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Ever Heard of a Walker Stove?
http://prepperssurvivalhomestead.com/2016/10/22/heard-of-a-walker-stove/
Me neither, but once I discovered it, I am definitely intrigued, it takes the best of rocket stove, thermal mass heaters, masonry heaters and the such puts it together. I have been trying to interest PB into doing a thermal mass rocket stove but I have had very little luck peaking his interest to even consider trying it. His main complaint has been the thought of having to use and continually add small sticks to the combustion chamber, which is one of the hallmarks of a rocket stove. Watching Matt start a fire in his Walker stove/oven, he barely seemed to have the fire going and he packed the combustion chamber with lots of larger wood logs and it took off like crazy. Being able to load the combustion chamber with that amount of real logs, and not just twigs means not having to continually add wood to keep things going.
There will be 3 videos here, one is essentially a commercial for the Walker stove, the other two are about the build of the stove. If you go to his website http://walkerstoves.com/ you will learn more about the Walker stove and discover that he is using a Creative Commons license on at least one of his designs, meaning you can build these for yourself, see the whole licensing agreement here (scroll down to the bottom of the page) http://walkerstoves.com/walker-riser-less-combustion-core.html
Let me know what you think about this… Enjoy!
http://walkerstoves.com/
Me neither, but once I discovered it, I am definitely intrigued, it takes the best of rocket stove, thermal mass heaters, masonry heaters and the such puts it together. I have been trying to interest PB into doing a thermal mass rocket stove but I have had very little luck peaking his interest to even consider trying it. His main complaint has been the thought of having to use and continually add small sticks to the combustion chamber, which is one of the hallmarks of a rocket stove. Watching Matt start a fire in his Walker stove/oven, he barely seemed to have the fire going and he packed the combustion chamber with lots of larger wood logs and it took off like crazy. Being able to load the combustion chamber with that amount of real logs, and not just twigs means not having to continually add wood to keep things going.
There will be 3 videos here, one is essentially a commercial for the Walker stove, the other two are about the build of the stove. If you go to his website http://walkerstoves.com/ you will learn more about the Walker stove and discover that he is using a Creative Commons license on at least one of his designs, meaning you can build these for yourself, see the whole licensing agreement here (scroll down to the bottom of the page) http://walkerstoves.com/walker-riser-less-combustion-core.html
Let me know what you think about this… Enjoy!
http://walkerstoves.com/
Monday, October 17, 2016
2016 Election Poll: Clinton, Giant Meteor, Giant Solar Kill Shot
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Wild Onions and Wild Garlic -- Gotta Get Me Some of Those
Anything Wild and Perrennial, which is not too invasive (Aiyaiyai Mint!) is a good thing in my book
http://www.eattheweeds.com/allium-canadense-the-stinking-rose-2/
http://www.eattheweeds.com/allium-canadense-the-stinking-rose-2/
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Las Vegas - Trip Planning Resources
It will be "cool" but for us it will be warm, consider hiking and horseback riding.
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OK
here is the scoop, we are going to book for Jan 9 to Jan 12, 3
nights. We are pulling the trigger to get the ball rolling.
Paris
is selected, it is cool by itself, and in a great location, fairly cheap, free
parking, possibly a view of the Bellagio Fountain show which is above world
class.
$259
per person, double occupancy, Include airfare, and 3 nights stay (we went last
January and it was really the deal, not a scam)
They do charge for internet wifi $15 per night – but then
that might be included in the Resort Fee, see below
Free wifi in some public areas
Free parking
Resort fee 35.84 per night per room [not per person]
(includes internet access—how does that work?, Fitness center, phone calls)
Scroll all the way down for some pictures.
I have a friend in Vegas,
who will take us hiking to Red Rock Canyon which is near his house and they
used to do a lot of hiking. Its 30 minutes from the Strip, so
car or car pooling will be necessary. We will have a car
Hiking on
the 11th, the second full day. Time TBD
We can also set a few
other “activities” getting a bunch of people all moving and organized is like
herding cats, so my thought is to set a time and place to meet, for say a
dinner at all you can eat Sushi, meet at Paris
lobby at 6:30 PM on Tuesday the 10th if you want to
go. We did 2 Sushi all you can eats for around $25 each, and
they were very good/excellent quality.
We could also do the High Roller massive Ferris wheel, or Effel
tower. Or a Circ show. The best deals are
had by going to one of the many “ticket liquidators” that sell out non sold out
shows for cheap, that day. Again, not a scam, a real deal.
Or an off road guided Jeep
tour – I have emailed them to enquire about price – 4 different tour areas,
around 4.5 hours for the Red Rock tour
Also this “Valley of Fire”
park comes highly recommended, about 45 minutes from Vegas. Looks like a
$10 fee, not sure
Also, on our schedule, Dim
Sum lunch at a great restaurant, KJ Dim Sum & Seafood (at the Rio),
Tuesday, 11:00 AM, meet at Paris Lobby at 11:00AM
You could even do a 1 hour
horseback ride through Red Rock Canyon, includes transportation, $120
Here is a collage of Red Rock Canyon pictures, its pretty
amazingly good.
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