I was recently given a shoebox full of old brittle tying materials. I think the box has been passed down through maybe 4 generations of tyers, as one old guy died it went to his surviving friend and so on. Some of the stuff is still in unopened cellophane packets bearing addresses that...
Those USGS topogs are great! You can spend hours with a single quadrangle. Back in the 70's a friend and I bought about 150 of them directly from the feds for about 35 cents each.
This illustrates the freeboard of an Outcast Scout laden with about 240 pounds of assorted gear and lard. My butt is not in the water. It is actually easier to propel with fins than my Fish Cat or Fat Cat. However, the Scout is not backpackable.
This isn't a bird pic, it's a nest pic. I thought some of you may not have seen an eagle's nest. Bald Eagles are known to have a degree of nest fidelity and may use a nest year after year, adding new material with each reuse. I think this nest is around 5 years old. It's stacked about 8 feet...
Evan, if the battery space in your boat is open to the bilge at the back you might consider installing a 3-4 inch high fence across the front to prevent unwanted stuff from sliding back there on a wet deck and vanishing. Think split shot, keys, phones, flopping trout, sand shrimp, you get the idea.
I'm surprised at all the excitement this is creating. It's nothing new. During an early career I encountered a couple of experimental geneticists way back in the late 60's. There was no secrecy. One fellow was openly trying to hybridize chickens at his home in the city, in his front yard as...
A rotating nozzle strips moss faster than a fan tip, at least on my homeowner-grade electric pressure washers.
(Because a friend was moving to Florida and said, “Here, you can have this.” That's why I have two! Could you say no?)