tropidale
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Post by tropidale on Jan 12, 2017 21:29:25 GMT -5
flic.kr/p/QASBys
Trying to post a photo of my first tumble. Hopefully this works.
I am delighted with the results and learned a lot through the kind guidance of forum members. Thank you all.
Dale
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jan 12, 2017 21:58:09 GMT -5
Liking those cabs . Nice work and nice tumble . Glad ya got the posting figured out . One of these days I should quit being so stubborn and learn that myself .
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tropidale
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Post by tropidale on Jan 12, 2017 22:01:04 GMT -5
Thanks, Rich. I would like to figure out how people get their photos to show up in the past rather than just a link. Hopefully someone who knows will chime in.
Dale
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jan 12, 2017 22:18:31 GMT -5
Thanks, Rich. I would like to figure out how people get their photos to show up in the past rather than just a link. Hopefully someone who knows will chime in. Dale Hope you're not asking me , I am still using a dumb phone without camera , but use a real camera for photos . Forgot to mention , very nice scenic in your post also .
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jan 12, 2017 22:30:57 GMT -5
tropidale, go to your link above, and click on the little curved arrow to the bottom right of your picture. In the little window that pops up, choose BBCode and a size. I chose 1000x692. Then copy the code and paste it here. It looks like you nailed the tumble. Those cabs look great!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 13, 2017 3:39:34 GMT -5
Dito. Tricky materials to tumble too.
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vera
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Post by vera on Jan 13, 2017 11:19:34 GMT -5
Very nice results on your first tumble! Did you cut the cabs yourself?
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 13, 2017 11:21:04 GMT -5
Nice shine! Great job on those.
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tropidale
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Post by tropidale on Jan 13, 2017 13:05:30 GMT -5
Thanks everybody for your kind comments and guidance on how to get the photo to show up. I did cut all of the cabs myself from slabs or, in the case of the two on the upper left, from rocks I collected. Those two are my sentimental favorites.
The red jasper came from "almost Agate Hill" in Utah, on our way to Bryce back in September. Our rental car wasn't up to the whole 2.5 miles on a dirt path so we just stopped a mile short, and collected about 20 lbs on the side of the road before turning back. While there, we scared and laughed ourselves silly over the giant hoof marks we saw passing through, figuring we were about to be trampled to death by elks or brahma bulls, or maybe Bigfoot. Never let a city slicker venture off the pavement! The memories that stone evokes are cherished ones. (and Utah is breathtaking if you have never been there.)
The stone next to it is agatized coral that I collected on the causeway to Honeymoon island near Clearwater. Or it could have been Ballast point in Tampa. They all got mixed into the same bucket. But again, nice memories attached. A few people had asked what I was looking for, so I explained and showed them some examples, then continued along in the "stoop" position. A few minutes later, there was a small parade of people searching and bringing their finds to me for identification. Fun day!
Does anyone know what the black and white striped stone is in the bottom row?
Rich, what do you mean "nice scenic"? Is that the name of one the stones?
Thanks again, all.
Dale
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jan 13, 2017 13:46:33 GMT -5
I meant nice scenic photos of Bryce Canyon in the flicker link . Add that to my must visit list . The black and white cab is pretty , they all are , But that's about all the id I can give you . Sorry
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ziggy
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Post by ziggy on Jan 13, 2017 14:02:10 GMT -5
Does anyone know what the black and white striped stone is in the bottom row? Looks like Zebra Stone to me.
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Post by ziggy on Jan 13, 2017 14:08:35 GMT -5
I meant nice scenic photos of Bryce Canyon in the flicker link . The photos are nice, but being there is the real deal. Went there once almost 20 years ago. Got almost those same photos (before erosion altered them slightly in his.) Although I didn't do it then, and couldn't now, I am told the best way to see Bryce is from the bottom on the trails. Don't miss it when in southern Utah.
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Post by pghram on Jan 13, 2017 17:14:09 GMT -5
Nice set of cabs. It's great that you collected so many. I will second the zebra jasper.
Peace,
Rich
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tropidale
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Post by tropidale on Jan 13, 2017 18:17:27 GMT -5
Zebra jasper! Yahoo. Thanks. I agree that the bottom of the canyon is the way to see Bryce. And probably the top is the way to see Zion. We did a little descending and ascending at each park, but the altitude, our 60-ishness, and only a day at each park limited us a bit. Hubby had visions of Angel's landing at Zion but that went by the wayside once we saw the vastness of the park, and what that climb would entail. I did go part way down into Bryce, and it was magical. Looking up at the Hoodoo's was enchanting. Our next trip will be longer to allow us more time to take the whole hike at a pace that won't kill us. It's not the going down, it's the coming back up that is tough. We have to schedule a redo of Grand Canyon as well, since the day we allotted to go to the north rim was a total washout, with dense fog to top it off. But we are quite sure that there really was a big canyon out there somewhere....
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 13, 2017 20:09:12 GMT -5
But we are quite sure that there really was a big canyon out there somewhere.... It's true, standing at the rim on a dark night, you can still sense the vastness.
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ziggy
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Post by ziggy on Jan 14, 2017 21:56:02 GMT -5
Zebra jasper! Yahoo. Thanks. I agree that the bottom of the canyon is the way to see Bryce. And probably the top is the way to see Zion. We did a little descending and ascending at each park, but the altitude, our 60-ishness, and only a day at each park limited us a bit. Hubby had visions of Angel's landing at Zion but that went by the wayside once we saw the vastness of the park, and what that climb would entail. I did go part way down into Bryce, and it was magical. Looking up at the Hoodoo's was enchanting. Our next trip will be longer to allow us more time to take the whole hike at a pace that won't kill us. It's not the going down, it's the coming back up that is tough. We have to schedule a redo of Grand Canyon as well, since the day we allotted to go to the north rim was a total washout, with dense fog to top it off. But we are quite sure that there really was a big canyon out there somewhere.... My gosh. I hear you on the 60-ishness. Hubby and I still plan on making one more good trip out west if we both live long enough to do it. There is no way though that either of us will ever get to hike any distance down into anything. We both have COPD. Poor hubby has 3 stents and a whole body full of blocked arteries and failing kidneys. We both consider ourselves lucky to have been to those places at least once before we die.
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 15, 2017 10:34:08 GMT -5
Very very nice material........Liking that!
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tropidale
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Post by tropidale on Jan 15, 2017 18:05:33 GMT -5
I hear you Ziggy. That is why we are amateur photographers. We try to capture every experience so that we can "go back" often. Looking at my red jasper takes me there too. Taker care of yourselves. The right opportunity will come along.
Dale
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tropidale
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Post by tropidale on Jan 15, 2017 18:06:43 GMT -5
Very very nice material........Liking that! Thank you, Fossilman!
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