A somewhat late start, and another long day of driving - the Pennsylvania border is still a blur...
Monday, June 22, 2009
South Dakota's Palisades & "The Midwest"
The humidity has hit, and our clear mountain lungs are getting clogged by urban pollution - we both had headaches crossing the Illinois/Indiana border.
Here are some quick picks to document our journey eastward...
"Some border crossings and a land of tucked away cliffs in flatville."
-Murray
Here are some quick picks to document our journey eastward...
"Some border crossings and a land of tucked away cliffs in flatville."
-Murray
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Vedauwoo, WY
Enjoying a bit of sunshine, between periods of downpour and some impressive thunderstorms
Obviously a prehistoric artifact? Perhaps a spear or some sort of hurling device...
Another successful border crossing...
The insects don't seem too bad yet...
"Threading the needle" on Needles Highway - comes complete with gawking tourists...
Sylvan Lake
See if you can spot the "old man" on the cliff...
Assembling our new grill on inaugural cook out night.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Pre- Apocalypse Prep
Say it fast 3X!
“Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody got scared”
Jack Handy
OK, in the first picture you can see a big black blob coming from the main water hose (attempt at using a plastic bag), now, if you follow the rule of the eight P's (prior proper planning positively prevents piss poor performance) then you would have the right equipment for the job. However, in this case, even the second photo, although it looks efficient, was still not conducive to acceptable water transport into the barrel. All of our water hauling apparati were not accessible so we did the best we could. Over the course of 7 hours we managed to top off our 250 gallon water tank on the property, which typically takes only 1 hour.
While Murray was hard at work hauling water, I picked daisies and planted pumpkins...it may sound like a somewhat unequal distribution of labor, but let me tell you, I now have dirt under my fingernails (GROSS!), and contending with the various creepy crawly things that live in the garden wasn't any picnic either!
Just kidding...I helped.
“Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody got scared”
Jack Handy
OK, in the first picture you can see a big black blob coming from the main water hose (attempt at using a plastic bag), now, if you follow the rule of the eight P's (prior proper planning positively prevents piss poor performance) then you would have the right equipment for the job. However, in this case, even the second photo, although it looks efficient, was still not conducive to acceptable water transport into the barrel. All of our water hauling apparati were not accessible so we did the best we could. Over the course of 7 hours we managed to top off our 250 gallon water tank on the property, which typically takes only 1 hour.
While Murray was hard at work hauling water, I picked daisies and planted pumpkins...it may sound like a somewhat unequal distribution of labor, but let me tell you, I now have dirt under my fingernails (GROSS!), and contending with the various creepy crawly things that live in the garden wasn't any picnic either!
Just kidding...I helped.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Taters & Stalks
Check out the latest developments at Murray's property - the experiment is working!
...so far
...so far
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Adventure Begins
The drip lines have been laid, the water tank is full, and our garden has been planted - it's time to begin our journey east!
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be."
-Douglas Adams
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