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So when I woke up this morning and saw how beautiful a day it was going to be here in New York state, I decided that it would not go to waste. I threw a bag together tossed my 5 year old in the car and headed for Sam's Point atop the Shawangunk Ridge to enjoy the day:
An underside view of the point itself:
My boy resting up at the top:
Goofing off:
My Eskabar taking a little breather after the climb up:
The BK12 preferred to lounge in the shade:
After sitting around up top for a while, we hiked down to the ice caves which run through an open fault. There is usually ice year-round down in the depths, but I think last week's heat wave took care of that... It was still very cold down there, some parts felt close to 40 deg F.
Waiting for me to catch up:
Heading down:
Down some more:
This area is typically glazed with ice:
This spot felt like a walk-in freezer, foggy from condensation:
Upon returning home, I found a present waiting for me in my mailbox, my new Azwelke sheath!
I wasted no time mating it up to its new partner, my second BK14:
I mounted a Nite Ize eCLIPse to it, to make a deep carry waistband or pocket clip. This works great as it allows me to carry the sheath in the waistband with just the handle sticking out, and due to the retention mechanism on the eCLIPse, it stays put when I pull the knife from the sheath:
I'll try to get some pics of it tomorrow in its carry position.
Now, however, is time for bed, as dragging my fat arse up and down a mountain, and through crack and crevice whilst trying to keep up with a 5 year old has a tendency to wear me out a bit...
An underside view of the point itself:
My boy resting up at the top:
Goofing off:
My Eskabar taking a little breather after the climb up:
The BK12 preferred to lounge in the shade:
After sitting around up top for a while, we hiked down to the ice caves which run through an open fault. There is usually ice year-round down in the depths, but I think last week's heat wave took care of that... It was still very cold down there, some parts felt close to 40 deg F.
Waiting for me to catch up:
Heading down:
Down some more:
This area is typically glazed with ice:
This spot felt like a walk-in freezer, foggy from condensation:
Upon returning home, I found a present waiting for me in my mailbox, my new Azwelke sheath!
I wasted no time mating it up to its new partner, my second BK14:
I mounted a Nite Ize eCLIPse to it, to make a deep carry waistband or pocket clip. This works great as it allows me to carry the sheath in the waistband with just the handle sticking out, and due to the retention mechanism on the eCLIPse, it stays put when I pull the knife from the sheath:
I'll try to get some pics of it tomorrow in its carry position.
Now, however, is time for bed, as dragging my fat arse up and down a mountain, and through crack and crevice whilst trying to keep up with a 5 year old has a tendency to wear me out a bit...
