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Originally Posted by Tully Mars (Post 2574794)

Kansas?

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Originally Posted by uncle phil (Post 2574819)

tully - yes

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Originally Posted by Tully Mars (Post 2574895)

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...

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.
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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?

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.

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?

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.

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Originally Posted by uncle phil (Post 2575500)

kalkafonium?

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

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?

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Originally Posted by Tully Mars (Post 2575726)

Would you have accepted Homer Simpson greatest catch?...

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.

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Originally Posted by BadNick (Post 2575810)

WH?

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

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-

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Clerk: Yep, "General Sherman." They say he's 500 pounds of bottom-dwelling fury, don't you know. No one knows how old he is, but if you ask me (and most people do), he's hundred years if he's a day.

Customer: And no one's ever caught him?

Clerk: Well, one fella came close. Went by the name of Homer. Seven feet tall he was, with arms like tree trunks. His eyes were like steel, cold, hard. Had a shock of hair, red like the fires of Hell.

usofa...

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