My granddad had this old Remington Rolling Block on his wall for a long time. I'm not sure who gave it to him. It was gifted to me a few weeks ago. It's in pretty rough shape. The cleaning rod is stuck, the sights are broken. But the hammer spring is strong, the bore is decent, and the trigger...
Found a small cliff dwelling perched above the river bottom today. I'm certainly not the first person to find it but it's not publicized or on a map so it was a nice surprise.
A lot of changes with the Iditarod in recent years with dropped sponsors, COVID, etc. But good to see it still going. My wife volunteers at a check point usually every other year. Always fun to watch the strategy unfold.
When I worked for SD GF&P, we'd spawn Chinook at the Whitlocks Bay facility each fall. There was a contractor who collected the spawned out fish from us, processed them, and sold them somewhere. I was always curious to see the label to know how that guy was marketing what he was selling.
They can be quite vocal. What I've found hunting turkey in the mountains of NM is they're much lower density than I was used to hunting them elsewhere. Some days you might not hear any. Some days you might work one or two birds. I tend to find them in singles or pairs rather than in flocks.
I'll be in Austin next weekend, just for the entertainment and BBQ. I avoid most places with more than 100,000 people but for what Austin offers I'm willing to make an exception once every year or two.
I didn't apply this year. Too many other competing trips. Snow pack on the Gila National Forest is looking like there'll be a spring float season on the Gila River. So I'll float the river through the Gila Wilderness. Good way to celebrate the centennial anniversary this year.
I don't know what changed for me but anymore I can't handle any heat. Too bad as I used to really like hot sauces. I went overboard in 2021 and made all sorts of fermented sauces, then my system changed and I can barely use any of them.
As the size of my scrap wood pile dwindles, so does the size of my projects. I can't take credit for the idea. Both blocks are sized to .30-30. Lid held by magnets. Thanks to this project I now have a set of metric drill bits....