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lcottrell

Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1494
Location: Jordan Valley, Or

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: just flying

I found today that I have managed to put 40 hours on the  reconstructed Kolb Firestar since Oct. It is surprising how often you can find  the time to fly when you have your own runway and hanger. Today I was looking  for wandering Bulls for a neighbor. None found, but I did find this old  abandoned ranch house that Karen and I revisited by quad.

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 If you notice in the foreground the rocks that are in a circle  are the boundaries of a grave. At least that is my interpretation. Take a look  at the implement wheels leaning up against the end of the house. The floor was  dirt, by the way. I apologize in advance for those who have dial up, but then  again the picts are only 160 kbs.

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 Larry, Oregon

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MKIIIX040

Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Millinocket, Maine

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:47 am Post subject: just flying

Larry are those pictures taken in Oregon? Wicked cool as  they say up heyah! I always think of a lifetime of labor put into those  buildings.

 Vic 

 Maine

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lcottrell

Joined: 29 May 2006
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Location: Jordan Valley, Or

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:49 am Post subject: just flying

Yes they are. The country here in South Eastern Oregon was  settled by the Basque peoples of Spain. A very hardy and genuine tough bunch of  men and women. Since there are no trees here and plenty of flat rocks the  choice of building materials is fairly obvious. The thing that surprised me  about the location of this "ranch" was that there was no year around water. It  was placed in a small drainage of "Rattlesnake Creek", which is seasonal. ( none  here now) There was evidence of a hand dug well, although the surface water  would likely be a bit alkaline. The grazing is also marginal as well. Here all  the ranches and population are located around the water, No real  reason to locate any where else. This one had none of the things around it that  I associated with a reason to build there. The floor was dirt as well. One of  the things that you find at these places is 5 gal tins that held kerosene, and  of course the obligatory tobacco tins. It was abandoned long enough ago that no  evidence of a road leading up to it could be seen from the Firestar. I had to  drive the quad down the old stream bed and cut across country to get there. The  Firestar is showing me things that I could never find in the rest of my lifetime  of bumping across the ground. The terrain here gives the appearance of being  flat, but there are little crevices and small canyons that most of these things  are tucked into away from the wind.

 Larry,Oregon

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:11 am Post subject: just flying

Yes they are. The country here in South Eastern Oregon was settled by 

the Basque peoples of Spain.

Larry,Oregon

Larry:



John W and I found a nice abandoned settlement south of the Alvord, 

complete with the main cabin and out buildings.  Had been abandoned 

for some time.  No roof or wooden structure remaining with the stone 

work.



I get to see a lot of old farms and ranches during my flights around 

the country.  Always sad that I can not hear the history of these old 

places.



john h

mkIII



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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:46 am Post subject: just flying

Always sad that I can not hear the history of these old places.>>



Depends on your perspective John. Those places are not old. When visiting 

Houston I was taken to see (I think) The Bishops House which was, shock 

horror, a 100 years old.  I was living in a house older than that at the 

time.



Hells Bells the Romans only left England about last Wednesday.



See you at MV.



Cheers

Pat



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MKIIIX040

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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:37 am Post subject: just flying

Sure looks like the south west. I never expected to see  that type of terain

 in Oregon.

 Vic 

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rlaird

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:47 am Post subject: just flying

Well, those of us that live in Houston (actually, the Bishops Palace is in Galveston, but I'll play along) measure stuff by percentages....  i.e., the Bishops Palace is 100 years old, and the city is about 171 years old, so, that makes it 58% of the age of the city... so, by that measure, let's see, the Romans left England in about, what, 450AD, so, since Rome got started about 753BC, that would put the Romans leaving England at only about 37%.... so, by that measure, the Bishops Palace is WAY older than the Romans leaving England!      ya know, percentage-wise...   



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 Always sad that I can not hear the history of these old places.>>



Depends on your perspective John. Those places are not old. When visiting

Houston I was taken to see (I think) The Bishops House which was, shock 

horror, a 100 years old.  I was living in a house older than that at the

time.



Hells Bells the Romans only left England about last Wednesday.



See you at MV.



Cheers

Pat



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Michael Sharp

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 118
Location: Oak Grove, MO (Kansas City)

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:13 pm Post subject: just flying

Robert…  

   

That’s my axiom!  Numbers don’t lie, but I can make them say whatever I want.    

   

   

   

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 Well, those of us that live in Houston (actually, the Bishops Palace is in Galveston, but I'll play along) measure stuff by percentages....  i.e., the Bishops Palace is 100 years old, and the city is about 171 years old, so, that makes it 58% of the age of the city... so, by that measure, let's see, the Romans left England in about, what, 450AD, so, since Rome got started about 753BC, that would put the Romans leaving England at only about 37%.... so, by that measure, the Bishops Palace is WAY older than the Romans leaving England!      ya know, percentage-wise...   

 

   -- Robert

 

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On 4/25/07, pat ladd <pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com (pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com)> wrote:   

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 Always sad that I can not hear the history of these old places.>>

 

 Depends on your perspective John. Those places are not old. When visiting

 Houston I was taken to see (I think) The Bishops House which was, shock 

 horror, a 100 years old.  I was living in a house older than that at the

 time.

 

 Hells Bells the Romans only left England about last Wednesday.

 

 See you at MV.

 

 Cheers

 Pat

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:52 am Post subject: just flying

ya know, percentage-wise...   :->>

  

 Hi Robert,

 very neat..arguement-wise.

  

 Cheers

  

 Pat

  

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