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Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« on: October 23, 2008, 08:39:53 pm »
My finer half and I spend acouple of weeks in the fall each year, for the past half dozen years in the U.P.

Sorry I only give out general locations. I grew up there and when someone shares a place with me off the beaten track it is between us. But I will share photos.

The first few days where spent over in the western/south end. Not alot for pictures just some fun kicking back and riding the bikes.
The maple tree had all it's leaves the night before. Color was about 75% before the wind came thought.
 



The balance of the time was spent in the middle/ northern area.
Pasbuild and his friend Jim stopped by acouple times. We enjoyed the time spent b'sing.

Rock cut on one of the old RR's that is now a road.
 



U.P. Moose track.
 



What kind of trick photo is this?
 



Two Reddog's just kicking back.
 



It is much easier to drive to the top than hike it. But the view is still just grand.
Hey Bob, your pet rain cloud was a little higher on this day. :D
 



Dodged lots of these.
 



Throw it! Throw it NOW.
 



Bob, Stan now has a fire ring. If they don't like it, they now have some pet rocks to trip over. ;D
 



I have some more pics and will post up some more later.
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2008, 09:02:31 pm »
Here are some more.

This is the RR cut we have visited in the past.
This time we found a peice of hand cart rail sticking out.
 







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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2008, 09:04:17 pm »
Very Nice!  Looks like you had a great time.  I recognize that one place. ;)
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2008, 09:34:22 pm »
I saw that rail when we were there. I asked Pat if we could take it for a souvenir
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2008, 09:35:51 pm »
Quote from: Jeff on October 23, 2008, 09:34:22 pm
I saw that rail when we were there. I asked Pat if we could take it for a souvenir

I gave it a wiggle, felt like it went back in a long way.
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2008, 10:19:30 pm »
I have no idea where you were went.  ;) ;D
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2008, 12:52:43 am »
What a great way to spend some quality time.  Looks like you stopped and smelled a few of the roses ;D.
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2008, 08:42:10 am »
Quote from: Reddog on October 23, 2008, 08:39:53 pm
My finer half and I spend acouple of weeks in the fall each year, for the past half dozen years in the U.P.

Sorry I only give out general locations. I grew up there and when someone shares a place with me off the beaten track it is between us. But I will share photos.



Wally.....you could tell me where you was, draw me a map with pictures and even give GPS coordinates and I still couldn't find some of the places we went  :D :D :D
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2008, 11:18:13 am »
Looks like good times, Reddog.  Thanks for sharing the pics.  :)
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2008, 02:30:44 pm »
And for years I always thought this was what pit run gravel looked like.
We always hated shoveling gravel, thats cause it was rocks.
 

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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2008, 02:36:59 pm »
Some body needs to ask pasbuild about the story on this modern art he hauls behind his quad.
 

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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2008, 11:59:56 pm »
 Hey,Pasbuild,tell us the story on this modern art you haul behind this quad. ;D
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2008, 12:10:33 am »
What's the story behind the staggered wheels. :D ???
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2008, 06:36:29 am »
Oh were do I start smiley_confused pictures tell it better then I could, let me see if I can post a few.
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2008, 09:04:22 am »
Me thinks the staggered wheels are for the crooked logs to fit in there better.
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #15 on: October 25, 2008, 12:07:54 pm »
Quote from: pigman on October 25, 2008, 09:04:22 am
Me thinks the staggered wheels are for the crooked logs to fit in there better.

And I think the wheel became staggered *because* of a crooked log.  ;)  We're all gettin' pretty curious, pasbuild!  ;D
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #16 on: October 25, 2008, 08:04:30 pm »
I'm workin on the picture thing but It looks like I may have to type a long one finger explanation  :'(   goin ta give it another try
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2008, 04:56:00 pm »
Quote from: pasbuild on October 25, 2008, 08:04:30 pm
I'm workin on the picture thing but It looks like I may have to type a long one finger explanation  :'(   goin ta give it another try

I will help save on the one finger.

So it starts when this ding bat is riding around the woods looking at stuff.
Said ding bat finds this downed tree.
 



It was a nice hard maple that was broke off about 15 feet up.
Where it was broke showed full curl.  8) 8) 8) 8)

So the ding bat made a mental note of where this treasure was located.
So later in the week I meet up with pasbuild and took him to the treasure find.
It was fun to watch somebody else get all  8) and run around looking at the find.

The problem being that the trail leading in and out looked like this and was rutted and muddy.
 


So I show up two weeks later and find the modern art/log arch.
When I take a ride to see what the tree looks like, I find the butt log and acoulpe others still there part way out of the woods.
As I ride towards the stump, I see firewood where it bounced out of the truck going up a hill.
I see slide marks in the mud and ruts.
 ??? ???
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #18 on: October 26, 2008, 05:51:11 pm »
Nailhead had introduced me to the forester in charge of that area years ago so I called him up and told him what I found, he gave me permission to retrieve it so my buddy Stan and I took off with the trailer ATV and log arch.
one thing ya don't want ta do is bring a one ton arch ta fetch a two ton log all it will do is cause ya a lot of grief.  We chained up the first log to the arch and started cranking on the come-a-long and the only thing that moved was the backbone of the arch (bend # 1) it was plain ta see that we weren't gettin those logs out full length so we shortened um up a bit and tried again, the ATV moved about four feet the log and arch moved about one (bend # 2) we ended up using chains and binders to hold the arch together enough to drag the logs out to the road. I'm not sure when bends 3 through 6 come about but you see the end result ( Artistry  :D :D :D)
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #19 on: October 26, 2008, 06:26:59 pm »
Pasbuild, I sent ya your photos ready to post.  :)
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #20 on: October 26, 2008, 08:02:36 pm »
Wow.  That's a great find.  I'd love to see some pics of the logs themselves.
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #21 on: October 26, 2008, 08:05:35 pm »
Thanks Jeff

As you can see by the pics it was well worth the time and effort, I even took some of the larger branches because they had just as much curl as the but logs.

Wally and I spent the rest of the evening designing my next arch, thanks again Wally
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #22 on: October 26, 2008, 08:27:57 pm »
Here pasbuild,
I up loaded them to my gallery.
 


 


 


 

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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #23 on: October 26, 2008, 09:24:35 pm »
Wow that's really nice  8) 8) 8)
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #24 on: October 26, 2008, 10:13:09 pm »
*very* nice.
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #25 on: October 26, 2008, 10:57:08 pm »
 





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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #26 on: October 26, 2008, 11:57:48 pm »
There are a few things in the North that are good, like that curly maple ;D.
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #27 on: October 27, 2008, 08:13:32 pm »
I'm thinkin next year Wally and Mary will be vacationing on the east end were its to far for me ta rope um inta workin on there vacation  ;D :D :D
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #28 on: October 27, 2008, 08:17:53 pm »
Yea, watch, he'll find the perfect puddin stone. :)  Speaking of which, I gotta stone ta post.
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Re: Fall time spent in the U.P. in Oct 08
« Reply #29 on: October 27, 2008, 10:08:56 pm »
Quote from: pasbuild on October 27, 2008, 08:13:32 pm
I'm thinkin next year Wally and Mary will be vacationing on the east end were its to far for me ta rope um inta workin on there vacation  ;D :D :D

I just need more notice on what equipment to bring. ;) :)
I will at least bring my peavy. :D

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Yea, watch, he'll find the perfect puddin stone. :)  Speaking of which, I gotta stone ta post.

Not unless I trip over it.  ;D I am the guy that can't find mushrooms. I am looking at the trees and wildlife to much.
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