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Nature excursion a few weeks ago. I used to do this a few times a year, now I'm doing said communing a few times a month. Life is better with 4WD.
Here is where we slept. There was nobody else around for miles. I generally wake up around 5am whilst camping so that I can discuss things with nature. I stared at a bird for 20 minutes straight as it spoke to me about very important things. I don't care how ridiculous that sounds, it was a moving experience that I was fortunate to have.
Wandering up a random hill and finding a view like this without expecting it made it an even more beautiful event. We sat there for several hours and solved all the world's problems.
Here are two pictures of a 454 year old tree (the tallest middle one in the first shot), known as the Champion Lodgepole Pine. From afar it is very tall, green, and lush. Up close you can clearly see how old and wise it is. I didn't quite realize it at the time, but I named several black/folk metal projects after this tree as I stared at it.
What happens at Camp Manhandle stays at Camp Manhandle.
Tree rings documenting various American historical events from 1776 until the 1970s.
I didn't take pictures of the greatest views of all, and normally we don't bring cameras but I wanted to document at least a slice of this one. Heading back there in a few weeks.
Here is where we slept. There was nobody else around for miles. I generally wake up around 5am whilst camping so that I can discuss things with nature. I stared at a bird for 20 minutes straight as it spoke to me about very important things. I don't care how ridiculous that sounds, it was a moving experience that I was fortunate to have.
Wandering up a random hill and finding a view like this without expecting it made it an even more beautiful event. We sat there for several hours and solved all the world's problems.
Here are two pictures of a 454 year old tree (the tallest middle one in the first shot), known as the Champion Lodgepole Pine. From afar it is very tall, green, and lush. Up close you can clearly see how old and wise it is. I didn't quite realize it at the time, but I named several black/folk metal projects after this tree as I stared at it.
What happens at Camp Manhandle stays at Camp Manhandle.
Tree rings documenting various American historical events from 1776 until the 1970s.
I didn't take pictures of the greatest views of all, and normally we don't bring cameras but I wanted to document at least a slice of this one. Heading back there in a few weeks.
Reign in Acai
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hahaha no that's my friend Matt. He makes biodiesel. If you've never experienced that particular fuel in person, it is a very pleasant smelling substance, much like friendly french fries.
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Pants full of poo
Bacon weave!
Random pic of my bike
Brought my armoire over from my house lastnight before the renters moved in. Put some carpet on top for the cats and they love it.
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Random pic of my bike
Brought my armoire over from my house lastnight before the renters moved in. Put some carpet on top for the cats and they love it.
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Brought my armoire over from my house lastnight before the renters moved in. Put some carpet on top for the cats and they love it.
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Pants full of poo
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Krigloch the Furious
Pants full of poo
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Warning: Tons of boring pics below if you don't find old buildings interesting.
Went to the abandoned Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas today. It was a popular resort in the 1930's and 1940's, with people (including many celebrities) flocking to the town and the hotel for the healing mineral waters of the area. It has sat abandoned and rotting since the 1970's, and is reported to be haunted. We didn't go in, but some broken windows and paneling on the outside allowed me to stick my camera inside and take some pics. This place is huge, 450 guest rooms. Restoration is supposed to start within the next few years, with an estimated cost of over $54 million. It would truly be a wonder to see this place restored.
Poor dead raccoon.
Hey, I'm just a cactus and I'm going to hang out right here, okay?
Went to the abandoned Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas today. It was a popular resort in the 1930's and 1940's, with people (including many celebrities) flocking to the town and the hotel for the healing mineral waters of the area. It has sat abandoned and rotting since the 1970's, and is reported to be haunted. We didn't go in, but some broken windows and paneling on the outside allowed me to stick my camera inside and take some pics. This place is huge, 450 guest rooms. Restoration is supposed to start within the next few years, with an estimated cost of over $54 million. It would truly be a wonder to see this place restored.
Poor dead raccoon.
Hey, I'm just a cactus and I'm going to hang out right here, okay?
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Fuckin' COOL. I love seeing photos of disheveled places, even if I never explore anything that modern. My travels usually take me to ghost towns and abandoned mines from the late 1800s.
I'd love to visit a ghost town some day. I think this is the farthest west I've ever been in a car. I want to drive through the desert, damn it!
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Do it, driving through the desert is the best thing ever! I fell completely in love with Texas when I drove from Dallas to LA, such a great drive. And I'm always driving through the desert here, I take my sojourns out east once a month.
I have several books on California ghost towns, and have been to quite a few, but not nearly all of them. The creepiest was Darwin because people still live there and they do NOT like visitors. The best was outside of Calico (miles into the hills beyond the tourist trap) in an old mine who knows how far under the earth. There are no safety signs that far off the grid, unless you count the 100+ year old Chinese skull and cross bone drawings. The only time I've been in completely pitch black was in that mine, what an awesome experience that was. I can still remember turning the flashlight off and holding my hand an inch from my face and not being able to see it. So fuckin' cool.
Anyhow, you can discover all kinds of ghost towns from the US here, they have a pretty massive list for Texas: http://www.ghosttowns.com/
I have several books on California ghost towns, and have been to quite a few, but not nearly all of them. The creepiest was Darwin because people still live there and they do NOT like visitors. The best was outside of Calico (miles into the hills beyond the tourist trap) in an old mine who knows how far under the earth. There are no safety signs that far off the grid, unless you count the 100+ year old Chinese skull and cross bone drawings. The only time I've been in completely pitch black was in that mine, what an awesome experience that was. I can still remember turning the flashlight off and holding my hand an inch from my face and not being able to see it. So fuckin' cool.
Anyhow, you can discover all kinds of ghost towns from the US here, they have a pretty massive list for Texas: http://www.ghosttowns.com/
