yup...

East of the river?

west of the river...

Sorry I missed this, I am from this area. I've done a lot of fishing on the Columbia River. The house I still own is about a 5 min drive from the river. Used to be able to leave my house and have my boat in the water in less then 10 min. A good friend of mine built his house out of old growth fir he found in the river. They used to float log rafts down the river and out to sea to transport them. Many of the logs that sank remain today and are in good shape. He would find logs at low tide and attach several 55 gal drums to them. When the tide rose so did the logs. He then floated them to a boat ramp and trucked them home. Somewhere I have a picture of his house that I took during a fly over for him. I'll post it if I find it.

As for bathing in it as a baby? No, never even saw the river until I was probably 15. From Salem originally my family didn't travel much, still don't. I'm the only wondering soul in the bunch.
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West of the Continental Divide?

east of the cd...

Great Lakes state?

In Wyoming?


That NW area I was seems like a beautiful place to live. I'd like to see it soon, maybe this Spring, when I hope to visit my daughter who's been living in Olympia WA last few years.

tully - no

nick - no

North of 40?

south of 40...

Texas?

Colorado?

tully - no

nick - no

New Mexico?

nope...

Kansas?

South Dakota?

tully - yes

nick - too far north

are you on a lake in Kansas?

nope...

Are you OK?

yup...and still in kansas...

Lost again, naturally (I figured out that sounds better if you hum when you say it.)

Topeka?

nor in acheson or santa fe...

Dodge City?

no, marshall...

but i'm here...


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...1/DSCN2458.jpg

edit: forget this question since I see your big brutus pic now.

Are you at Old Fort Hays?

Generals George A. Custer, Nelson Miles and Philip Sheridan, Major Reno, William "Buffalo Bill" Cody and James B. "Wild Bill" Hickok are part of the history of this outpost on a military trail. Established in 1865 in the land of the Cheyenne and Arapaho, Fort Hays protected railroad workers and travelers on the Smoky Hill Trail.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...HaysKansas.jpg
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ahh, Big Brutus is in West Mineral, Kansas. Is that where you're at?

i found big brutus in pittsburg, KS, but i'll give you west mineral...

you go, nick...

Sorry I'm late. I was temporarily lost at Yosemite with my new digital high resolution infrared camera. So I took this picture for our mutual entertainment:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ezproject7.jpg


So I guess I was close enough for government work? When I looked it up it said West Mineral and it looked like Big Brutus is about 13 miles S.W. of Pittsburg KS. When I go there I'll check it and let us know. I'll get pictures.


OK, where the hell am I this time?

meshoppen?

nope. too far east.

But I have explored that area around Meshoppen and all around Scranton...I'd say within an hour or so driving radius since I used to just go for rides and explore all the back roads in that area. My ex worked a few summers at a camp in N.E. PA and blasting around the back roads was a little relaxing entertainment for me when I visited on weekends.

WH?

yes WH

NH?

yes NH

west of the river?

yes west of ms rivr


hey, my daughter's band is RVIVR ...she is their famous bass player...in my limited adult dad concept of the music I would say punk garage band new wave rock & roll that makes me want to go out and ride my bike real fast.

does the state you are in border an ocean?

why yes, it does.

are you a city?

Oregon?

I'm not in a city and not in Oregon.

I'm where I am because this very significant natural object is here and I'm hoping you'll guess what it is.

kalkafonium?

I'm pretty sure the answer is "yes" to that one, unc.

San Andreas fault?

la brea tar pits?

Nope, neither of those. This is a live thing.

that big-ass sequoia tree which one can drive a car through?

Well I'm not at the holey one, but in the spirit of brotherhood...errr I mean treehood, I think that's close enough.

I'm climbing up General Sherman, a Giant Sequoia supposedly the largest organism in the world (of the non-clonal variety...sorry clones :( ) ...except for maybe this fever blister I saw yesterday protruding from the upper lip of a hot chick, but such blisters don't usually last too long.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ralSherman.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...erman_Tree.jpg

General Sherman (tree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Statistics
Height above base: 274.9 ft (83.8 m)
Circumference at ground: 109 ft (33.2 m)
Maximum diameter at base: 36.5 ft (11.1 m)
Estimated bole volume: 52,508 cu ft (1,487 m3)

General Sherman is the name of a Giant Sequoia. It is one of the tallest Giant Sequoia trees in the world with a height of about 275 feet (83.8 metres). As of 2002, the volume of its trunk measured about 1487 cubic meters, making it the largest non-clonal organism by volume. The tree is located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in the United States, east of Visalia, California. The tree is believed to be between 2,300 and 2,700 years old.

It was named after General William Tecumseh Sherman, American Civil War leader, by naturalist James Wolverton in 1879 (Other names for this tree included "Karl Marx" and "Pin Cushion Tree"). Wolverton had served as a Lieutenant in the 9th Indiana Cavalry under Sherman. The tree was identified as the largest in a 1931 dispute with the nearby General Grant tree, after which wood volume was the widely accepted determining factor.

In January 2006 the largest branch on the tree, seen most commonly in older photos as an "L" or "golf club" shape protruding from about 1/4th down the trunk, broke off. No one was present for the incident, but the branch, which had a diameter of over 6 feet (2 m) and a length of over 100 feet (30 m), bigger than most trees, smashed part of the enclosing fence and cratered the walkway pavement surrounding the sequoia. This is not believed to be indicative of any abnormalities with General Sherman's health, and may even be a natural defense mechanism against adverse weather conditions. The branch loss did not change the General Sherman's status as the largest tree as its size has been calculated using measurements of trunk volume, excluding branches.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...alSherman1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...alSherman2.jpg


You're up, unc. Go hide.

Would you have accepted Homer Simpson greatest catch?

OK, UP

NH?

in my youth, i remember reading in "ripley's" about a giant sequoia tree which had a "tunnel" carved in it that allowed motor vehicles through. i've searched for the pic but can't find it; i'm sure it exists in some "ripley's" archive, though...

ok, NH...

WH?


Tul, do you think I gave in too easily? Or does that mean something else?



PS: some info about the tree you could drive through: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/recr...rough_tree.pdf

From Yosemite Association - Visitor Information
Where is the famous Wawona Tunnel Tree ("drive-through tree")?
The most famous tunnel ("drive-through") tree is the Wawona Tunnel Tree in the Mariposa Grove. It fell during the heavy snow winter of 1968-69 because it was weakened by the huge hole cut in the living tree and the extensive road paving over its fragile roots.

Also in the Mariposa Grove is the California Tunnel Tree, a still-standing walk-through tree near the Grizzly Giant. The hole was originally cut for horses and carriages to pass through. The California Tunnel Tree is located 0.75 mile from the parking lot.

There is also the stump of a large tunnel tree in the Tuolumne Grove. This tree was already dead when the tunnel was cut through it. The grove is not open to vehicles. It is one mile from the trail head.

WH...

In usofa?

It means I watching the Simpsons episode where Homer catches the the giant catfish named the "General Sherman" when I saw that UP found you. Nothing more, nothing less.

Canada?

ahhh, thank you, Tul...in my eternal quest for knowledge I even searched on the "Simpsons" but nothing related came up. There are some big mofo catfish out there!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...sc/catfish.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...-ebro-barc.jpg



Mexico?

"The War of the Simpson's" episode 7F20.

Episode ends with the following scene set in a small general store with a old man, pointing to a picture that looks a lot like the famous Loch Ness fake, selling worms to an unknown customer-

usofa...

and catfish are just bottom-feeders, anyways...

east of the ms?

North of 40?

west and south...

Pacific Ocean state?

Err, following the clues... I mean California?

New Mexico?

tully - no

nick - no

Arizona?

arizona...

i am the international headquarters of a foundation in arizona...

Taliesin West?

oops...when I originally guessed this Tul hadn't posted yet but then I went off on a wild goose internet chase searching and exploring and by the time I get back...I see Tul beat me to it.

Are you at Taliesin West? ...Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. In case not, I'll throw another guess out there:

Are you at the Safari Club International Foundation in Tucson?

tully got it first...me is too heavy with early clues...

Welcome to The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

you go, cowboy...

Ok, where am I?

BTW never heard of the place. I just googled, googled, googled and googled some more.

Hope I don't end up with hair on my palms.

mar and i took the tour there when we were in scottsdale a few years ago...fascinating...

lake george, ny?

Nope

north of 40 degrees?

yes

oursofa?

Canada?

US of A

west of my (our?) favorite miss?

located in a state bordering on an ocean?

along the northern border of the U.S.?

Yes
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Yes
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The state I'm in borders Canada.

seatac/mcchord?

No, sorry.

bobby's island?

I'm gonna guess Olympia Washington since my dearest lovely daughter lives there...are you there?

and if so, tell her I said "hello I love you ...hmmm I already know your name."

Both of you are way off.

potholes reservoir?

are you in Alaska you sneak?

in a city?

I am in Alaska

I am in a city

Not sure how that would make me a sneak. I tried to tell you you guys were way off.

point barrow?

No, not Point Borrow. Not a point anything.

the "sneak" comment was just to acknowledge that it suddenly dawned on me that you're not in Washington.

How about North Pole, Alaska? ...is Santa there, too, resting after a very busy night?

North Pole, Alaska.

Tried, going back to bed now.

You're up.

I could use a few more hours of sleep, too.

God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
Go out and find that BadNick, wherever he is today

Bethlehem?

which one do you mean? ...but actually I'm not in any Bethlehem. There's no holiday theme to where I am.

steelton?

not Steelton. Not Iron City, either.

NH?