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Post by nowyo on Jul 10, 2015 8:49:27 GMT -5
Good stuff there! Nice finds.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jul 7, 2015 22:10:14 GMT -5
Thanks all. The little light box is something I threw together from odds and ends. Works nice with slabs. Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jul 7, 2015 21:55:25 GMT -5
Good to see you post. Hitting the Yellowstone would be real tempting and I'm hoping to get up there in a couple of weeks. Wood around Cody can be spotty and typically isn't that wonderful, although we did find some last week that was a little more colorful. Going over the Bighorns or around to the north? If you do decide to come through Cody holler.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jul 6, 2015 22:09:11 GMT -5
Had big ideas of all the things I was going to get done last winter, then I got all lazy and spent the whole time just laying around. Did get some cabs done into spring so here are a few. This is just playing around mostly with end cuts and such just to see what is in the rock. I have a long ways to go before I'm actually any good at it so feel free to giggle. Partly playing with grinding rocks and partly playing with picture taking. backlit backlit That's enough for now. Thanks for looking. Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jul 1, 2015 16:54:36 GMT -5
For those who might be interested, the Cody show is July 16, 17, 18 at the High School Sweitzer Gym at 920 Beck Ave.
This one is in conjunction with the RMFMS deal so I'm thinking it should be a pretty good show. I expect we'll swing by there at some point.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jun 10, 2015 21:53:53 GMT -5
Great pictures of cool stuff. We really need to get back down there one of these days.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jun 10, 2015 21:52:18 GMT -5
Another great trip report, John. That is some real pretty country down there.
The Oregon report was great, too! Hope the knee is holding up better for you now.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jun 10, 2015 21:09:26 GMT -5
Cool stuff right there. that's really neat.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jun 5, 2015 8:17:46 GMT -5
Can't help much over there, if you're going to be on the Cody side of things let me know.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jun 5, 2015 8:16:29 GMT -5
Thanks, folks. Orrum-This is another spot in the Bighorn Basin in Northern Wyoming. Jean-yeah, feeling better, seems like kind of a slow road though. Overdid things a little on Monday, been worthless all week since then. Feeling better today, off to rehab in a few minutes to see if I still have a pulse and stuff. Jim-I'll be getting hold of you soon. Need you to look at some stuff for me. You can always come down and hound the pallets by the driveway.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Jun 4, 2015 12:55:51 GMT -5
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Post by nowyo on Jun 4, 2015 12:39:40 GMT -5
Very nice job on those, Diannne. hope you're well.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on May 23, 2015 14:00:24 GMT -5
Awesome and timely post, Dave, as I'm in the middle of cardiac rehab right now myself. My chest was split open and plumbing rearranged in February. While I prefer not to think of myself as elderly-I'll be 58 in a couple of months-my body apparently doesn't agree with my mind.
Looking at getting some sort of exercise equipment because I know I'm not going to run to town and go to the gym. Lost some weight right off the bat but need to keep going with it, tough even with the "if it tastes good you can't have any" diet. The two biggest issues I've had are the weight thing and bizarre mood swings which may or may not be related to medications. For now I'm just exercising, we've made some changes in my meds, and I've been avoiding social contacts.
Mostly looking at treadmill/elliptical things. Just started looking so don't really have any input. Things like jogging are out, my knees would never take it. Hopefully some other folks will have some good input.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Apr 21, 2015 20:37:12 GMT -5
I live about 20 miles from the Brazos river in Brazos County. I have done a lot of reading to determine the source of all the rounded rocks which form a solid layer in the formation I live on.From all I can determine,in ancient times,mighty rivers carried rocks from the eastern slopes of the developing Rocky Mountains as far as into the Gulf of Mexico.At least that is what is said to be the case.As far as glaciers reaching this area,I have never seen anything to refer to that. snuffy Here is a pic of a septarian I have from close to the Colorado River between Bastrop and Fayette County. Great post, Snuffy, thanks. Russ
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Post by nowyo on Apr 21, 2015 18:43:11 GMT -5
I have one of those gem laps that I already boxed up to send to someone else and they never paid for it. Been sitting on the bench in a box for about a year now. You can have it for $50 + shipping. No motor, no laps and it is ready to ship. Tony jimi has first dibs but if nobody else jumps in I'll take it. PM in a few minutes. Russ
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Post by nowyo on Apr 21, 2015 18:40:40 GMT -5
These posts of yours are great, Dave, just saw this one. We drove the 18 Highway a year ago on the way home from the in laws, then 56 back over to Cedar City. If a person were to go wandering around in the woods in the Central area and over by Pinto I expect they might find some interesting rocks, too. Not that I would know. If nothing else it's a really nice drive and if you're in the area it's well worth getting off the I-15 for a while. Thanks, Dave.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Apr 19, 2015 8:36:20 GMT -5
nice work, Jim.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Apr 19, 2015 8:19:45 GMT -5
Very, very nice.
Russ
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Post by nowyo on Apr 18, 2015 14:02:43 GMT -5
I once spoke with a knapper at a Fair in Texas who told me a story about the glaciers riding on all kinds of rocks as if they were ball bearings until they stopped somewhere around Central Texas. He claimed that this accounts for the variety of flint that can be found in that part of the world. Now I don't know if he was crazy or not, it sounded plausible that many stones were carried and deposited this way. Thanks! ~Roland I can't really help out with id from the picture. However, there are a couple of things wrong with the quote above. Firstly, I don't believe the continental glaciers ever made it as far south as Texas. Secondly, that's not how glaciers move. The weight of the ice creates friction, which melts a thin layer at the bottom. This melted ice (water) is enough lubrication for the glacier to move. Now, in the course of all this friction and moving a whole bunch of rocks are torn loose and ground down and rounded, and the glacier is sliding on top of and pushing in front of itself these rocks and mud. The meltwater can transport them, rocks and dirt can be left behind as moraines-lots of things can happen. I don't know enough about the geology around the Brazos to say what ancient rivers if any may have been active in that area. Not trying to crap on your post, just trying to help out a little. Lately there has been some really bizarre ids and ideas thrown around on here and that's not really helping anybody. Russ
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Post by nowyo on Apr 14, 2015 21:51:21 GMT -5
Actually I've managed to cut quite a few here lately. Most have been pretty nice but nothing great. Took a few pictures of some slabs that kind of caught my eye. My pictures didn't come out as well tonight. The sun had set and I was wanting to get in the house and eat my supper. These first two slabs are from the same rock. We find a fair amount of this sort of stuff but this has more yellow in it than most. Actually kind of nice stuff if they weren't so fractured. These next two are useless as far as cabbing or anything, but they are weird looking enough that I think I'll put them on a shelf somewhere. This rock actually came from Montana. These next two are kind of neat, I thought. Wish I could find a couple tons of this stuff. Naturally found one rock like this. Not happy with the pictures. I could not get these two slabs to photograph decent for the life of me, think I deleted about 20 shots before I settled on these. Well, thanks for looking. Russ
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