<OT> I'm back!

[Ric Moore]

On Sun, 2006-12-31 at 15:58 -0500, Net Llama! wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Dec 2006, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Sun, 2006-12-31 at 10:09 -0500, David Bandel wrote:
> >> On 12/30/06, Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:
> >>> Net Llama! wrote:
> >>>> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006, Ric Moore wrote:
> >>>>> On Sat, 2006-12-30 at 17:17 -0600, Mike Reinehr wrote:
> >>>>>> On Saturday 30 December 2006 17:01, Net Llama! wrote:
> >>>>>>> I've just returned from spending the holiday weekend in Death Valley
> >>>>>>> National Park (south east California & southwest Nevada), going deep off
> >>>>>>> paved roads to escape from civilization.  I was about 35 miles from paved
> >>>>>>> roads on a few occasions.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> For those who want to see the eye candy, go here:
> >>>>>>> http://netllama.linux-sxs.org/pix/landscapes
> >>>>>>> http://netllama.linux-sxs.org/pix/
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> A detailed trip report, including info on what & where the pictures were
> >>>>>>> taken can be found here:
> >>>>>>> http://netllama.linux-sxs.org/archives/2006_12.html#000902
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Happy (belated) holidays to one & all, and a (soon to be) happy new year!
> >>>>>> Welcome back! And, here's wishing you and everyone else a happy & prosperous
> >>>>>> new year. Nothing like a sojourn into the wilderness to remind you of what's
> >>>>>> important in life.
> >>>>> Yeah! Running hot water. <cackles> Welcome back! Ric
> >>>>
> >>>> Honestly, i'd passs up the hot water any day to stay out there longer.
> >>>
> >>> Well said. Nothing like being outdoors. Especially away from the crowds.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Ain't that the truth.  The kids love to go camping on the farm, so I
> >> take them out on occasion -- last nite was one such occasion.  All you
> >> can hear is the river at the back of the farm, the insects, and an
> >> ocassional "mooo" (although my oldest daughter wants me to teach her
> >> about "cow tipping" up close and personal -- sigh).
> >>
> >> Need to camp out more often.
> > I have an aversion for biting insects. As a diabetic, they seem to swarm
> > me, crawl up my pant legs, drop on top of me from trees while everyone
> > else is thankful that I'm drawing them to me like a sweet blood banquet.
> > I spend a small fortune on "OFF!" and the likes, every summer. Ticks and
> > chiggers especially like to feast on me. Maybe I need to add curry to my
> > diet? Ric
> 
> Or move out of the one of the most bug infested, humid parts of the 
> country.

There is that, didn't have the bug problem in Montana, if you didn't
mind being sub-zero for most of the year. During the other two seasons
besides Winter... July and August, the mosquitoes would rally and swarm
in full force. The trout got fat, I got eaten. Ric

 
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