Lazy Moment Last Summer

Break between projects this last summer. Hope 2010 brings new inspiration for projects about the pit. Remembering the blessings and joys we shared with departed family members.

Tad's birthday, Mom's birthday just passed. Don has been gone for four years now. Shane for a little over a year. They are missed but lovingly remembered. Take care of one another family of mine. Hope to see you all again soon.

With a hot girl friend and co driver like Dana, I don't need Christmas trees

in my sleeper. Merry Christmas to you one and all.

This was the camper when I started to Alaska last May. Now of course in the trust of Crystal.

I have been traversing the Western half of our country over the past two months in very fine company, my friend and future co driver Dana. Not much to add to that. We just completed a trip back to Oklahoma in which we visited Leah. Leah if a full fledge professor now at U of Ok Arts and Sciences in Chickasea. She is working on her DR at U of OK in Norman.

Thought this one funny. The convertable is soon to get a lesson on tailgating. The truck a lesson on clearances. I have picked up an empty trailer in Portland equipped with lift gate and electric pallet jack. The aim was to visit all Napa Auto Parts stores in Hermiston, Umatilla, Condon, La Grande, and in SE Idaho . I was picking up old batteries and now fully loaded I return the trailer to where I picked it up-Portland.

this is much like the one I am purchasing in Montrose. Mine has a longer bed I think. Diamond plate steel. Mine has air brakes as well. Make a hell of a wood hauler-hey? I figure a sheepherders tent on the back would make it look nice. My paint scheme may change to Army tan-my logo "iditiraq" on the sides. and on an air foil on the front.

Picked up my current load of windows and doors in Prescott Valley, AZ and headed North up through Flagstaff. The fall colors were quite the sight as I proceeded North across the Navajo Nation crossing the Canyon at Page and then continuing up 89 to the UT20 cutoff. Up and over the ridge to I15 and a short spurt into Beaver, UT. I blog from Beaver.

Back withing view of the San Juan Mountains.

Spent a couple nights in Paradise, Augie has the waterline

for Don's ponds laid. Visited Cliff, Larry and with MaryJane.

Due to start orientation with Knight on the 8th. I'll check out

the horse markets on Saturday, see the Ridgeway rodeo on Sunday

and head to SLC Monday.

And now I have been camping in Evanston, WY awaiting my paycheck to arrive from Alaska.
Which is ok, beautiful weather, cool nights. Nice visiting with Uncle David's family.
From here in next day or so it will be down through Ft. Bridger, Flaming Gorge, Brown's Park, Maybell, Meeker, Rifle, Grand Junction, and finally into Montrose.

Well, it's been a long ride but I am now South of the Canada and back in the USA.

Maybe if some would lighten up(ie over reaction to trunk monkeys for sale)

they could then accept my discovery of this dashboard monkey.

Looked for and could not find a jumpseat monkey or a truck driving monkey.

Guess where I am at

The race is over and I missed most of it for having to work.
I see today that there are still five headed down the home stretch to Nome. Maybe this photo is of one of them.

Don't let year fool you, it is 2009 and a real cool picture.

Just checked standings-top 16 mushers into and out of Ophir.

Names of note are Schnuelle(winner of Quest), Mackey, King, Seavey(both of them), Gebhart, Zirkle and Royer.

Quest Won on 02/24/09

Sabastion Schnuelle

of course our primary media never even mentioned it.

Don't trust a chimp with a loaded handgun.

On Feb. 16, the same day our President signed the stimulous bill

a chimp named Travis ran amok. Travis is the one with the smoke in his mouth.

First, contributing to the delinquency of a primate is bad enough but perhaps as some theorize, the news of the Denver event(stimulous bill signing) over stimulated the chimp sending him over the top and starting this rampage. Perhaps the chimp actually read the 1000 page bill and saw some provision that he didn't like -anyhow the rampage ended badly for Travis-shot dead by a police officer.

HeeHaw, Mush or something like that...

Hike......

It's Yukon Quest time

Sat, Feb 14, Whitehorse, YT

This ought to ring a bell for Hyperbole Prattle.
Guess where this is...

Telluride approach.

Actual photo compared to Microsoft Flight Simulator graphic...

Once again, guess where this happens to be?

Another photo guess it game is on Iditiskies.

Man, I can drive the AK Highway blindfolded-can you name this location?