[MarkJerling]

With all these steroids pumped in me, the firing angle is damn near straight up and it hits the ceiling and runs down.......I guess I could try a bank shot off the far corner?

Regards!

And there you thought those nurses were so friendly because of your wit and charm!

[ccc_]

Can't see the forest for the trees.

I took the shot because of the irony
that was the biggest tree for a mile or so

several miles east the forest actually has trees...hand planted, no less
a wildfire got lots recently though

in that part of the country you get trees near water
surprisingly there are lots of springs, some "rivers"
however creeks tend to be springtime phenomena but darn good places to hunt quail and be scared by rattlers in the fall

if you walk that country you find it cut by draws that have all sorts of wildlife (plant and animal) tucked into a corner that collects a bit of water
the rest is sand and grass

[Rupert]

in that part of the country you get trees near water
surprisingly there are lots of springs, some "rivers"
however creeks tend to be springtime phenomena but darn good places to hunt quail and be scared by rattlers in the fall

if you walk that country you find it cut by draws that have all sorts of wildlife (plant and animal) tucked into a corner that collects a bit of water
the rest is sand and grass

That sounds like neat area to explore. The "forest" with a lack of trees, reminds me of a very old Rupert Story from my youth. Maybe later I will have the time to tell it here, but now breakfast is served and I am hungry as a ravenous raccoon!

Best Regards!

[RoxnDox]

I took the shot because of the irony
that was the biggest tree for a mile or so

several miles east the forest actually has trees...hand planted, no less
a wildfire got lots recently though

in that part of the country you get trees near water
surprisingly there are lots of springs, some "rivers"
however creeks tend to be springtime phenomena but darn good places to hunt quail and be scared by rattlers in the fall

if you walk that country you find it cut by draws that have all sorts of wildlife (plant and animal) tucked into a corner that collects a bit of water
the rest is sand and grass

Halsey National Forest is indeed a fun place to explore, and good for chasing Bambi in the fall too Kind of an odd business, though, as you duck under the branches, poke your head out and look down the next row of trees to see if there's any four-legged critters down there staring back at you. Then repeat, over and over and over...

The Sand Hills is beautiful country.

[Racer X 69]

I was just in the Sand Hills last July. Went to Arnold for the funeral of an uncle.

[ccc_]

Halsey National Forest is indeed a fun place to explore, and good for chasing Bambi in the fall too Kind of an odd business, though, as you duck under the branches, poke your head out and look down the next row of trees to see if there's any four-legged critters down there staring back at you. Then repeat, over and over and over...

The Sand Hills is beautiful country.

a guy from Michigan taught me about using clearcut lanes
all through BC, Yukon and Alaska we used them to locate otherwise hard to spot wildlife, especially bears

while I used to chase bambi out there I tend to chase my soul now
a few days in the hills and I feel almost human

[RoxnDox]

a guy from Michigan taught me about using clearcut lanes
all through BC, Yukon and Alaska we used them to locate otherwise hard to spot wildlife, especially bears

while I used to chase bambi out there I tend to chase my soul now
a few days in the hills and I feel almost human

these lanes weren't from clearcuts, though - the trees were planted in rows back in the 30's by CCC crews.

I haven't chased Bambi recently either. I do chase salmon now, lots of fishing and very little catching.

[Racer X 69]

I do chase salmon now, lots of fishing and very little catching.

That's what fishing is.

If you do catch one big enough to take home and eat, all the better.

[ccc_]

these lanes weren't from clearcuts, though - the trees were planted in rows back in the 30's by CCC crews.

I haven't chased Bambi recently either. I do chase salmon now, lots of fishing and very little catching.

I had heard that

mom planted several miles of windbreaks on highway 30 during the thirties
two or three rows deep in some places, by hand, working for the ccc

for a state with no trees the dust bowl was Nebraska's friend

the wpa and ccc were two of the best things to ever happen to America
the work they did was wonderful and enduring
almost every national park you enter will have,at least, the ccc's imprint

[gaweidert]

I had heard that

mom planted several miles of windbreaks on highway 30 during the thirties
two or three rows deep in some places, by hand, working for the ccc

for a state with no trees the dust bowl was Nebraska's friend

the wpa and ccc were two of the best things to ever happen to America
the work they did was wonderful and enduring
almost every national park you enter will have,at least, the ccc's imprint

The Great Plains were the way they were because of the abundance of bison eating everything in site. National parks were not the only beneficiary of the CCC. A lot of state parks did too. Letchworth State Park in NY still has a lot of buildings, bridges, stone picnic tables and acres of pines still standing and in use.

[Parallax]

The Great Plains were the way they were because of the abundance of bison eating everything in site. National parks were not the only beneficiary of the CCC. A lot of state parks did too. Letchworth State Park in NY still has a lot of buildings, bridges, stone picnic tables and acres of pines still standing and in use.

Custer State Park, here in South Dakota has several CCC projects.

[Rupert]

Texas is full of CCC State Parks with really nice well built facilities. Most are of native stone and extremely well preserved.
I have often wondered why we don't have such programs today? There are plenty of people not working that could be employed improving our recreational areas.

Maybe the work ethic is not conducive to such a thing in 2017?

Regards!

[WPRESTO]

The CCC, WPA etc were set up to pull the country out of a depression and those programs mostly attracted young men desperate for any work. Paychecks had to be sent home. There was relentless opposition to all such government employment projects, continuous accusations of wasting money, men sitting on their buts while collecting government pay, worthless projects of no real benefit, etc. etc. There's no such economic catastrophe at the moment. The recession to near depression that greeted Obama when he came to office was nothing like the early 1930's, so there was nothing and is nothing like the necessary political will to create such programs, nor enough desperate young men eager to do strenuous labor for rock-bottom wages.

[ccc_]

Texas is full of CCC State Parks with really nice well built facilities. Most are of native stone and extremely well preserved.
I have often wondered why we don't have such programs today? There are plenty of people not working that could be employed improving our recreational areas.

Maybe the work ethic is not conducive to such a thing in 2017?

Regards!

i'm not sure about the work ethic component as much as wpresto's observation of political will

often the work done now can't be evaluated regarding its benefit immediately
but you walk into an eighty year old building built by amateurs that stands as strong as when it was constructed should demonstrate the value of such efforts

[Parallax]

an eighty year old building built by amateurs that stands as strong as when it was constructed should demonstrate the value of such efforts

Ironic, isn't it? I doubt many of the current construction built by professionals will be standing 80 years from now. Not the residential structures, anyway.