Geoff
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Post by Geoff on May 17, 2014 1:11:28 GMT -5
Long time no see, rock people! Summer is upon us in the Great White North, and what a summer it will be. I got a 23% raise at work last month and to celebrate, my wife let me buy an ATV! After days of research and mind changes I settled on the new Polaris Ace. It's based on the Sportsman, but built like a one man side by side. Hence the name Ace. It has a 12 inch longer wheel base than a Sportsman, but is still 48 inches wide. That's vital for me to get out to Ferry, AK where I find blood stone and do some gold mining. The longer wheel base, the rear mounted engine, and the lower seat height makes it incredibly stable on steep hills. Last weekend, the day after I got it, we took it out to an old coal strip mining area that is now a playground for off road vehicles. It easily got to 45mph. I rode for 5 hours and never got sore. I'm supposed to be at work right now, but with the summer slow down we need to cut back on compensation. I bravely volunteered to take a long weekend so I could play with my new machine and go gold mining with some friends.     |
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delo
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Post by delo on May 17, 2014 2:20:31 GMT -5
Lucky!!! Looks like a lot of fun!
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on May 17, 2014 9:04:36 GMT -5
That's a nice ride...Looks like your daughter is gonna take it from you soon..LOL....JOhn
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 17, 2014 9:10:48 GMT -5
That is a sweet ride. Looks like new driver in training.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 17, 2014 9:44:48 GMT -5
Awesome.................Its also nice to have kids to share your toys with too!!!
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Post by iant on May 17, 2014 10:24:43 GMT -5
That is cool!
Don't forget to collect the rocks! :-)
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plumberinaz
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Post by plumberinaz on May 17, 2014 10:56:54 GMT -5
That's a nice ride! I have been planning on getting one so I can rockhound in more remote area's in the desert! Thanks for sharing!
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Geoff
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Post by Geoff on May 17, 2014 13:55:26 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! Audrey will definitely be getting a small ATV just as soon as she can drive better. She was trying to crash into cars in the neighborhood in between pictures lol. I already forgot to pic up rocks on my first trip. I grabbed one nice piece of coal with some amber and put it in the bed. I then went down an outrageously steep hill and lost it. The area we are going to tomorrow has thunder eggs, quartz crystals and amethyst along with a whole mess of minerals. Should bring back something good regardless of how the gold pans out.
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Post by Jugglerguy on May 17, 2014 14:18:22 GMT -5
That looks like a lot of fun. I always wanted a go cart when I was a kid. That sort of reminds me of a really cool go cart.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2014 21:36:38 GMT -5
I bravely volunteered to take a long weekend so I could play with my new machine and go gold mining with some friends. Yes, this took some truly sincere bravado!! Cajones to the max. lol That is perhaps the best pic of you that we have ever seen. That little lady makes you shine! |
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Post by Rockhobbit on May 19, 2014 9:23:39 GMT -5
Oh my goodness Geoff! Your daughter has grown up so much! I remember you posting right after she was born and also your pics of her as a baby! Time just flies by!!
She has been a rockhound since birth. I remember your posting with her rock hunting, all bundled up like a burrito! LOLSheri
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Geoff
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Geoff on May 20, 2014 1:20:05 GMT -5
It was difficult to forgo 12 hour days for a weekend, but I took it for the team.
That little nerd makes me happier than anything. Just the other day she picked up a rock in the Lowes parking lot and said "Daddy wook! Die right!" Which is her awesome three year old way of saying diorite. She's always picking up rocks and asking what they are, and I always tell her what rock or mineral it is. She soaks up that information like a sponge. I need to make a video of her identifying rocks. Its cute as hell.
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