The one from the North
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I did some other errands in the area wearing a Stetson 7X Fifty before returning a couple hrs later only to find the store still closed.
Since it was Good Friday & there were no employee cars parked in the lot, I did wonder if the manager called an “audible” for a holiday.Must be something with the corporate culture. Even the Garland outlet is open "whenever".
Well, nuts. Groveland is a bit too "north" for a day trip, but maybe I can find an adventurous friend or two who might be interested in a leisurely weekend trip.Spent a couple hours walking through Groveland, CA; an old Motherload gold mining town.
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Spent a couple hours walking through Groveland, CA; an old Motherload gold mining town.
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My Resistol Pecos in canyon was my hat of choice today.
I poked my head into that really cool bar…almost made me regret not being a drinker.
Well, nuts. Groveland is a bit too "north" for a day trip, but maybe I can find an adventurous friend or two who might be interested in a leisurely weekend trip.
Neat place, with great burgers! If I remember correctly they had dollar bills stuck all over the ceiling (for some reason I don't remember now). We stayed a couple nights just across the street in Hotel Charlotte, another neat place if you like old buildings and history.
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Spent some time in the Talladega National Forest yesterday. The mountain laurel were in full bloom. View attachment 512920
Having lived in one of the (arguably) most famous cities in the world, that being London, it took a while to settle to the more, some might say rugged, I prefer civilised, style of life that is The New Forest, I can so empathise with these images.View attachment 512918 View attachment 512919 View attachment 512921 View attachment 512922
Spent some time in the Talladega National Forest yesterday. The mountain laurel were in full bloom. View attachment 512920
Having lived in one of the (arguably) most famous cities in the world, that being London, it took a while to settle to the more, some might say rugged, I prefer civilised, style of life that is The New Forest, I can so empathise with these images.
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The New Forest Bluebells!
Spent one of the worse days of my life coming down the side of a mountain during Geology Field Camp at WVU. Was advised not to traverse the “Laurel Hells” but the shortest distance between two points philosophy does not factor time and toil. The ONLY way through such tangle is over the top, literally, which involves balancing step by step on wrist thick convolutions and climbing out of countless holes fallen into. Most of the day later the two of us emerged cut, scraped and dehydrated onto an odd 10-20’ or so circle that looked like someone dumped a ton of sawdust. Shed snake skins prompted quick exit. A hellish day in the Laurel Hell went to hell in a hand basket of a snake pit.You visit some beautiful places. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures by posting your photos!
The redbud/serviceberry, mountain laurel, and rhododendron blooms are some of my favorite times to be in the woods. Here in the Virginia mountains, the older folks call rhododendron "laurel" and mountain laurel "ivy". Maybe because "laurel" is quicker off the tongue than "rhododendron"? And the thick patches of rhododendron that you can neither walk through, crawl under, or climb across are known as "laurel hells", quite appropriately!
Spent one of the worse days of my life coming down the side of a mountain during Geology Field Camp at WVU. Was advised not to traverse the “Laurel Hells” but the shortest distance between two points philosophy does not factor time and toil. The ONLY way through such tangle is over the top, literally, which involves balancing step by step on wrist thick convolutions and climbing out of countless holes fallen into. Most of the day later the two of us emerged cut, scraped and dehydrated onto an odd 10-20’ or so circle that looked like someone dumped a ton of sawdust. Shed snake skins prompted quick exit. A hellish day in the Laurel Hell went to hell in a hand basket of a snake pit.
Did i mention i hate snakes, now Laurel.
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Always happy to share. A laurel hell...interesting way to call it. I didn't encounter any patches that thick, but coincidentally, this stretch of creek and falls is called the devil's den. I have no idea why.You visit some beautiful places. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures by posting your photos!
The redbud/serviceberry, mountain laurel, and rhododendron blooms are some of my favorite times to be in the woods. Here in the Virginia mountains, the older folks call rhododendron "laurel" and mountain laurel "ivy". Maybe because "laurel" is quicker off the tongue than "rhododendron"? And the thick patches of rhododendron that you can neither walk through, crawl under, or climb across are known as "laurel hells", quite appropriately!