Always liked this pic

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Never run into one of the live rounds though

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I also like the almost "Oh by the way" nature of it.

There's all these rules about what to do, what not to do, where to do it, and where not to do it....

...and by the way, there's dangerously explosive ordinance out there all over the place.
 
When I was a young man I used to go fishing at a place in California called The All American Canal, near the Salton Sea. It was basically a man made river seperating Mexico from The United States and unbearably hot there sometimes in the 115 range.

The U.S. Army leased land in Mexico across the canal for a bombing range and target for 105 howitzers but they could ONLY be fired from the U.S. side.
On the weekends the Army would pull into the area about 6 miles from us and start shooting over the canal into Mexico. You would hear a low rumble.....then a few seconds later you would hear the whine of the shells and then a loud rumble on the Mexican side. This would go on for hours ...like they never ran out of shells....we would pray there were no 'Short Rounds.
 
LOL with my luck, I'd build my campfire on top of a live bomb.... "hmmm the steaks look almost ready-" *BOOM*!

Watchful said:
I also like the almost "Oh by the way" nature of it.
There's all these rules about what to do, what not to do, where to do it, and where not to do it....
...and by the way, there's dangerously explosive ordinance out there all over the place.
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Well, I bet there's a minimum of loud-a$$ yahoo's there ;)
 
Rule of thumb is that about 1 in every 10 rounds of HE munitions or bombs dropped fails to detonate upon impact.
 
I've found lots of practice bombs in the New Mexico desert - thousands and thousands of them. And all of the archaeologists working on Fort Bliss have to take a safety class regarding unexploded ordinance.

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There's all these rules about what to do, what not to do, where to do it, and where not to do it....
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You'd think people wouldn't have to be told these very basic outdoor ethics, but sadly that's not true.

Well, I bet there's a minimum of loud-a$$ yahoo's there
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That's probably true, at least once you get past the parking lot. It's a "known fact" that Yahoos hate backpacking and hiking. :)

-Bob
 
I guess you'd better watch where you dig those "cat holes". It kind of gives the term "explosive diarrhea" a whole new meaning. Sorry for the crappy humor; I had a rough week. :D
 
Ranger 1: Well, the new sign's up... and it looks great!

Ranger 2: So much better than the old one. Hey, do you think we should mention about the unexploded ordinance?

Ranger 1: Well.... yeah, maybe. I'll whip something up over the weekend on the printer at home and thumb tack it to the edge of the new sign.

Ranger 2: That'll work!
 
I've never heard of one going off. In fact I have never even found one but know a few who have.

Here's a couple other pics from the area really outside the area the bombs are found:

Traversing boulder field on Canyon Rim- This is a really beautiful area about six miles on foot from the nearest road.
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Great swimming hole in another area about 4 mile walk in
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These pics are more in the bomb area of DS
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WOW. Thank goodness you have never run into any of those unexploded devices.

Great looking waterfall. :cool:

Thanks for sharing the pictures.
 
Laceration said:
In the camp picture, is that a large rock fire ring and rock furniture I see?
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Sure is. That is an area called "the forks" where there is a fork of Red creek and a large flat area. Lots of furniture and fire rings at the various camping sites.

Last time I was thru there boyscouts were busting up and spreading out a lot of the fire rings and furniture which is a good thing :thumbup:
 
As far as blades, do you recommend Fallkniven's Mine clearing knife in this area ??
 
dolly sods in west virginia, a unique place, there exists plant life there that only exists in alaska, cranberries and blueberies, devils club. i have not been there for 26 years, great place to see. remember that the fog will swoop in with no warning and more than one person has been marooned in a whiteout.

alex
 
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