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Adventure to Verdi NV and Crystal Peak CA....
.....though I have enjoyed owning classic metal since I was old enough to drive. Nowadays just down to my old 48 F-4 Milk Truck, 55 F-750 Big Job, 55 F-350 Pickup, and 64 Falcon Sport Coupe. I do enjoy many other things including daytrips into the great outdoors and collecting rocks. Here is a story of a short daytrip for your reading enjoyment......
1/16/12...Howdy pardners. Yesterday my wife Ally and younger brother Dana and I, went on a short daytrip to Crystal Peak thru Verdi Nevada, and on out Dog Valley Road 27 miles. It is a nice drive without being too far, and a chance to see a portion of the lovely eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains pretty much right on the CA-NV state boundaries......
......Verdi(census 2010 pop.1415) is a quaint little town in NV right near the state borders, and right on HWY I-80 as you exit the highway. Sadly the current state of global recession has everything messed up, so I was sad to see so many of the few businesses in Verdi closed here and there. Bigger businesses there that are handling this recession fairly well like the Chevron Gas-MiniMart, and the big Cabelas Hunting and Fishing Outfitters, and 2 casino-restarant-RVparks Gold Ranch and Boomtown are in Verdi too. Though the population has fallen to less then half of the 2000 census, Verdi still looks like a nice place to live I think......
.....Anyway, to get to Crystal Peak, you need to get off of HWY I-80 right there at Verdi, and take Dog Valley Road 27 miles up to the Crystal Mine site on Crystal Peak. The road begins in Verdi as a paved road, but at the outskirts of Verdi it turns into a maintained dirt road clear up to Crystal Peak and the two or three nice campgrounds just below it. Along the way there are several forks to other dirt tracks going places into the forested mountain. You will see plenty of big and smaller trees in the forest of Ponderosa Pines, Black Pines, Grand and Noble Firs, and asundry other trees including a few Cedars and Junipers; while the ground is mostly covered with Manzanita bushes and some Service Berry, Salal, and a bit of Deer Brush and Creosote Bush. Anyway it is a delightful place to go and view some of our nature and forested areas. As the snow had just fallen leaving a few inches(6 to 12 maybe), any sign of wildlife was scant. I think I only noticed a mountain bluebird once. Soon we were passing the campground near Crystal Peak, and then came to the fairly rough dirt road going up to the mine site. Putting the HUMMRR into 4x4, we rolled right up the mountain passing a small parked passenger vehicle that counldn't deal with the snow. We were soon up the mountain at the site......
.......The new fallen snow from the night before was relatively undisturbed, as I pulled into the parking area that USFS officials made available right at the crystal collection site, so our older bodies didn't have to hike so far. It was almost hard to differentiate the very white quartz from the snow on the ground. We all piled out of the HUMMRR grabbing our bags, packs and rock hammers to fill with geological treasures. and donning coats and gloves we all headed up the gently sloping trails that pretty much converged to the peak. The evidence or many earlier crystal hunters was present in the many "glory holes" half filled with snow here and there. But since it is a mountain peak, there is plenty of it all left for many others to come. The prevalent minerals present on this peak are of course some of the purest white and translucent quartz I have ever seen, and relative amounts granitic rock and monzonite, with lots of silvery shiny and slick disintegrating felspar; and there was also the presence some pale green copper minerals that I thought looked mostly like malachite and maybe some chrysocolla and turquoise too. Hard to say though, without better testing. We all hiked around the peak finding our own little niche to explore, and begin to gather samples. Though the sun was shining nice and warm upon us in some spots, it was only a little while of an hour or so before we all began to take a chill, and were ready to jump back into the warmer HUMMRR with our individual bounties of cold and pretty stones....
.....Starting our drive back down the mountain with warm snacks and drinks, we were soon passing thru the forested dirt roads back to more developed civilization at Verdi, and on to the highway. The whole trip from Reno to the Crystal Peak site and back was only about 3-4 hours and 60-70 miles, making for a very nice but short daytrip enjoying the nature of the grand Sierra Nevada mountains.....
......Hope you all enjoyed this short little outing that was fun and simple and cheap. Happy trails to all our friends until we meet again. Peace out. Erik and Ally......
1/16/12...Howdy pardners. Yesterday my wife Ally and younger brother Dana and I, went on a short daytrip to Crystal Peak thru Verdi Nevada, and on out Dog Valley Road 27 miles. It is a nice drive without being too far, and a chance to see a portion of the lovely eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains pretty much right on the CA-NV state boundaries......
......Verdi(census 2010 pop.1415) is a quaint little town in NV right near the state borders, and right on HWY I-80 as you exit the highway. Sadly the current state of global recession has everything messed up, so I was sad to see so many of the few businesses in Verdi closed here and there. Bigger businesses there that are handling this recession fairly well like the Chevron Gas-MiniMart, and the big Cabelas Hunting and Fishing Outfitters, and 2 casino-restarant-RVparks Gold Ranch and Boomtown are in Verdi too. Though the population has fallen to less then half of the 2000 census, Verdi still looks like a nice place to live I think......
.....Anyway, to get to Crystal Peak, you need to get off of HWY I-80 right there at Verdi, and take Dog Valley Road 27 miles up to the Crystal Mine site on Crystal Peak. The road begins in Verdi as a paved road, but at the outskirts of Verdi it turns into a maintained dirt road clear up to Crystal Peak and the two or three nice campgrounds just below it. Along the way there are several forks to other dirt tracks going places into the forested mountain. You will see plenty of big and smaller trees in the forest of Ponderosa Pines, Black Pines, Grand and Noble Firs, and asundry other trees including a few Cedars and Junipers; while the ground is mostly covered with Manzanita bushes and some Service Berry, Salal, and a bit of Deer Brush and Creosote Bush. Anyway it is a delightful place to go and view some of our nature and forested areas. As the snow had just fallen leaving a few inches(6 to 12 maybe), any sign of wildlife was scant. I think I only noticed a mountain bluebird once. Soon we were passing the campground near Crystal Peak, and then came to the fairly rough dirt road going up to the mine site. Putting the HUMMRR into 4x4, we rolled right up the mountain passing a small parked passenger vehicle that counldn't deal with the snow. We were soon up the mountain at the site......
.......The new fallen snow from the night before was relatively undisturbed, as I pulled into the parking area that USFS officials made available right at the crystal collection site, so our older bodies didn't have to hike so far. It was almost hard to differentiate the very white quartz from the snow on the ground. We all piled out of the HUMMRR grabbing our bags, packs and rock hammers to fill with geological treasures. and donning coats and gloves we all headed up the gently sloping trails that pretty much converged to the peak. The evidence or many earlier crystal hunters was present in the many "glory holes" half filled with snow here and there. But since it is a mountain peak, there is plenty of it all left for many others to come. The prevalent minerals present on this peak are of course some of the purest white and translucent quartz I have ever seen, and relative amounts granitic rock and monzonite, with lots of silvery shiny and slick disintegrating felspar; and there was also the presence some pale green copper minerals that I thought looked mostly like malachite and maybe some chrysocolla and turquoise too. Hard to say though, without better testing. We all hiked around the peak finding our own little niche to explore, and begin to gather samples. Though the sun was shining nice and warm upon us in some spots, it was only a little while of an hour or so before we all began to take a chill, and were ready to jump back into the warmer HUMMRR with our individual bounties of cold and pretty stones....
.....Starting our drive back down the mountain with warm snacks and drinks, we were soon passing thru the forested dirt roads back to more developed civilization at Verdi, and on to the highway. The whole trip from Reno to the Crystal Peak site and back was only about 3-4 hours and 60-70 miles, making for a very nice but short daytrip enjoying the nature of the grand Sierra Nevada mountains.....
......Hope you all enjoyed this short little outing that was fun and simple and cheap. Happy trails to all our friends until we meet again. Peace out. Erik and Ally......
Veterans Day
Let us remember all the sacrifices our veterans have made for us so we could enjoy our freedoms.Please remember all those who have lost their lives and their familys in our prayers.
Tom Drisdale
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dinglebutts58
My husband has 1964 Galaxica Ford for sale. It was on ebay. Now its on Craig List. Let me know. My email address is dinglebutts@yahoo.com
Concours d'Elegance of America
Just in case anyone is in Michigan last weekend in July
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SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2011
The Inn at St. John's
44045 Five Mile Road
Plymouth, MI 48170
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2011
The Inn at St. John's
44045 Five Mile Road
Plymouth, MI 48170
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
July 4 Celebratiom
As we prepare to celebrate our Independence Day let us remember our veterans who made it possible.Let us also pray for all those still deployed overseas for thier safe return.REMEMBER IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF A VETERAN THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ENJOY OUR FREEDOM
Tom Drisdale
Tom Drisdale
WHAT PRICE DO WE PAY.......
5/1/2011......for life or love or friendship? I lost my wife to a automobile accident almost five years ago. I still feel the guilt that if I hadn't encouraged her to travel to the annual family reunion every July 4th week so soon after a major surgery of replacing her artificial right hip, that she may still be here......
.........After about fifteen months of her passing, I began to feel that I wanted to meet someone new, and at the advise of my therapist I began a journey of learning to socialize and meet some women with the hope I may be lucky in love again, and meet someone whom would like to share the rest of our lives together until death do us part........
........So began an adventure in meeting ladies at clubs or campus, or where ever we may run into and meet anybody. This included at some point learning to meet people via the internet, and several cyber social/dating sites. This has proved to be an adventure too.......
........I found it was easy to be interested in talking with people at first, and more especially women. It seemed there were so many that were beautiful with character and education and skills. But eventually when we became more familiar to each others and started talking romance, it either seemed to go very well or not at all, and I surely felt I still had it in me to be romantic (and full of maybe too much desire). That part was probably the reason so many women shied away from me at first, or because I at first mentioned maybe too much of my late wife to which I was sensitive about in ways. I stayed in therapy to help me deal with myself, and eventually my new dreams into the future.......
.......After awhile it seemed a kinda new me was developing, as I began to be more glib of tongue and capable of engaging all types of people and women in conversation without pissing them off or scaring them away. With interest in meeting a gal, I started to analyze the different aspects of the women I met or talked with, trying to decide what was worth pursuing or not. I found I continued to use the model of my late wife's attributes as the basis of the least I wanted in a new love. Character. Intelligence. Skills. And lots of desire. Pretty soon I found that there were all kinds of pretty and smart and sexy ladies, and as I went forward I began to sort out what I did't like or care for. That is not easy. And as I went along, I found I got my heart broke or made it hurt; or there were those that I hurt when I decided they were too much trouble and would cut them off. There were along the way also women/people that I perceived as reasonable and good people to remain friends with if possible, to which I felt was nice. A well rounded person has many friends, right? At some point I began to want to remain close and even caring with some new friends. I loved to use the "love" word. I guess I just wanted some(a lot?). And it was feeling as if lots of hugging lady friends was a lot better then no girlfriend at all.......
........But pretty soon I met someone that seemed to want all the things I wanted, and didn't seem too complicated. I really wanted her after a while, and we met and enjoyed what we had to offer the other. I was pretty sure she was the one, but life is not so simple. There are all kinds of complications, and most started with me and the long distance relationship that I had never experienced before. I thought I could and would do anything for her love including wait for things to allow me to join her. But after awhile I began to want more now it seems in reflection, and somehow I met someone who was ready to be with me now. I am very sorry that I have hurt the girl far away whom loved me, but I also am sure I want something in my arms now just in case there are no more tomorrows. Please forgive me, you whom I have hurt.......
.........After about fifteen months of her passing, I began to feel that I wanted to meet someone new, and at the advise of my therapist I began a journey of learning to socialize and meet some women with the hope I may be lucky in love again, and meet someone whom would like to share the rest of our lives together until death do us part........
........So began an adventure in meeting ladies at clubs or campus, or where ever we may run into and meet anybody. This included at some point learning to meet people via the internet, and several cyber social/dating sites. This has proved to be an adventure too.......
........I found it was easy to be interested in talking with people at first, and more especially women. It seemed there were so many that were beautiful with character and education and skills. But eventually when we became more familiar to each others and started talking romance, it either seemed to go very well or not at all, and I surely felt I still had it in me to be romantic (and full of maybe too much desire). That part was probably the reason so many women shied away from me at first, or because I at first mentioned maybe too much of my late wife to which I was sensitive about in ways. I stayed in therapy to help me deal with myself, and eventually my new dreams into the future.......
.......After awhile it seemed a kinda new me was developing, as I began to be more glib of tongue and capable of engaging all types of people and women in conversation without pissing them off or scaring them away. With interest in meeting a gal, I started to analyze the different aspects of the women I met or talked with, trying to decide what was worth pursuing or not. I found I continued to use the model of my late wife's attributes as the basis of the least I wanted in a new love. Character. Intelligence. Skills. And lots of desire. Pretty soon I found that there were all kinds of pretty and smart and sexy ladies, and as I went forward I began to sort out what I did't like or care for. That is not easy. And as I went along, I found I got my heart broke or made it hurt; or there were those that I hurt when I decided they were too much trouble and would cut them off. There were along the way also women/people that I perceived as reasonable and good people to remain friends with if possible, to which I felt was nice. A well rounded person has many friends, right? At some point I began to want to remain close and even caring with some new friends. I loved to use the "love" word. I guess I just wanted some(a lot?). And it was feeling as if lots of hugging lady friends was a lot better then no girlfriend at all.......
........But pretty soon I met someone that seemed to want all the things I wanted, and didn't seem too complicated. I really wanted her after a while, and we met and enjoyed what we had to offer the other. I was pretty sure she was the one, but life is not so simple. There are all kinds of complications, and most started with me and the long distance relationship that I had never experienced before. I thought I could and would do anything for her love including wait for things to allow me to join her. But after awhile I began to want more now it seems in reflection, and somehow I met someone who was ready to be with me now. I am very sorry that I have hurt the girl far away whom loved me, but I also am sure I want something in my arms now just in case there are no more tomorrows. Please forgive me, you whom I have hurt.......
1975 Maverick
Remember the last time we had a "gasoline-shortage?",this is one of those Fords that was the answear to compete with General Motors and Crysler for the weight-to-horsepower ratio and the "Uni-Body" first come out in 1970,with the "Boss-302",well,thiis one has a 250 6-cylinder inline motor,the "AIR CONDITIONER" still works,too bad it''s a four door,never been painted,all original except for the air-injection system into the exhaust,runs good,could use a valve job to increase the horsepower,and the hood has a scoop on it for the carburator. Looking for Exhaust-Header and 4-barrel carburator and base-plate to converte intake-manifold.
What's your favorite site for old cars?
I use www.oldride.com to look at old cars for sale.
What's your favorite site? I'm especially looking for a good used Corvette site.
What's your favorite site? I'm especially looking for a good used Corvette site.
RWD IN PT CRUISER
See the other PT post -- planning to convert to RWD using a Chevy V6 -- Send me a PM if interested in being in on details
