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[caine]

2014 Condors

 

[caine]

Tops Silent Hero

 

[upnorth]

Spent the long weekend in the north. I only found one brass fur trade ring, one old silver coin, and a few newer relics. A coyote popped up close to me on a ridge and it spooked both of us, it shot off before I could get the camera out. I had an enjoyable break mid day on the river shore. I warmed up a couple of tins of noise makers and chatted with a gentleman and his young son, who were out fishing.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMAIxf-zyc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd4pLpRokBQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOxSSPh1Gc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gUIr1_6V70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1jTpYxV2h4

 

[steve o]

 

[steve o]

 

[steve o]

 

[link2derek]

Finally got time to clean up the lean-to from last winter - stripped all the dead/dry pine bows/debri and replaced for now with a 10'x10' tarp... still needs some work, tho':

 

[The Warrior]

Finally got time to clean up the lean-to from last winter - stripped all the dead/dry pine bows/debri and replaced for now with a 10'x10' tarp... still needs some work, tho':

Very nice. :thumbup:

 

[steve o]

Fiddleback Forge Bushcrafter.

 

[tknife]

From yesterdays hike in the San Gabriel mountains. Saw several deer

 

[steve o]

Beautiful day on top of Mt. Baden Powell. SoCa.

 

[Big philly 1]

What a score of fat wood

 

[fujita yuji]

Autumn raptors' migration, taken near my house.

http://fjt.tumblr.com/post/98700355371/gray-faced-buzzards-migration-counted-270-of

Gray-faced buzzards circling in a thermal just ahead of me.

 

[james terrio]

I picked up a CS shovel some time ago, pretty much on a whim, and was pleasantly surprised by how sturdy it is. Not being one to let a perfectly good tool go unmodified, I put this together:

Fun weekend project with a CS SF shovel, a standard replacement shovel handle available at almost any hardware/home improvement store, and a chunk of water-pipe and cap... all held together with bolts and epoxy.

...plus a crutch tip, a boatload of 550 cord, electrical tape, fishing line, first-aid wrap and duct tape.

The idea is to have a very stout walking stick with some fun stuff added to it, keep the shovel/sheath/original handle in one's pack, and be able to use them together if more leverage is desired (digging much more than a cat-hole with such a short handle gets tiresome pretty quick). The CS shovel fits onto a standard full-size handle without modification (another pleasant surprise). All you really have to do is drill a couple pilot holes to accept the screws that come with it, so it doesn't twist in use.

Both the original handle and replacement handle come with a clear-coat finish that's quite serviceable; I sanded them down, dyed them and sealed with several coats of clear satin polyurethane just because... well, because I felt like it

The hollow steel handle requires a bit of craftsmanship to mount and bolt/epoxy on properly, and adds a good deal of weight, so most folks will skip that. I drilled the socket on the shovel and both handles to accept SS bolts, locking washers and wing-nuts simply so it doesn't require a screwdriver to take apart/put back together.

Total cost (not including dye, poly and all the stuff wrapped around it)... about $45-50 bucks. Not bothering with the added hollow handle will bring it down to around $35.

 

[link2derek]

Back out at the shelter making tripods:

 

[link2derek]

Today took some dead pine limbs down and made chopping block and kindling:

 

[link2derek]

Working on pot hangers today:

 

[fujita yuji]

Propagula.
They are pretty nice to eat.

 

[link2derek]

Up at the cabins this past weekend with the girlfriend. Lots of varying scenery in the Huron National Forest. Here's a quick summary of pics:







































Thanks for viewing!

 

[link2derek]

And, of course: