Eel
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Heck ...
We "ALL" know the Answer. Eel is the Guy at the Bottom of the Mountain, BBQ'ing Salmon, Sipping on German Beer ( Playing with a Hemp Rope ) and.... Telling them...
Yes, For a Fee $ , where... That' Darn Big Tree Is.
Eel Sold out ALL of Northern California. Then he went after The Ponderoza Ranch...
Simply, My feeling towards the question to my Dear Eel Buddy who brought me Fish.
Jagerdad
We "ALL" know the Answer. Eel is the Guy at the Bottom of the Mountain, BBQ'ing Salmon, Sipping on German Beer ( Playing with a Hemp Rope ) and.... Telling them...
Yes, For a Fee $ , where... That' Darn Big Tree Is.
Eel Sold out ALL of Northern California. Then he went after The Ponderoza Ranch...
Simply, My feeling towards the question to my Dear Eel Buddy who brought me Fish.
Jagerdad
eelgrass
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Wow! I forgot all about that photo. I'm the guy holding the rifle in the second photo.
There was a need for an outdoor community meeting place so me and a few guys got together and carved out that stump for an outdoor amphitheater. Those 4 other guys were members of our band. The guy to my left is Chuck Smoker and our band was called Chuck Smoker and the 4 Skins. We played there many a Saturday night.
That stump became a popular meeting place. There were outdoor concerts, weddings, Burlesque shows, and Revival meetings around that old stump. Billy Graham preached there once, before he became popular. I'll never forget that.
There was a need for an outdoor community meeting place so me and a few guys got together and carved out that stump for an outdoor amphitheater. Those 4 other guys were members of our band. The guy to my left is Chuck Smoker and our band was called Chuck Smoker and the 4 Skins. We played there many a Saturday night.
That stump became a popular meeting place. There were outdoor concerts, weddings, Burlesque shows, and Revival meetings around that old stump. Billy Graham preached there once, before he became popular. I'll never forget that.
eelgrass
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The photo with the truck reminds me.....
The last year I worked in the woods I was running a D-7 Cat, pulling a Hyster Arch, pulling logs to the landing to be loaded on trucks. The last couple hundred feet to the landing was super steep. When you hit the steep spot, the only option was to put the logs on the ground, put the Cat in high gear and go like hell to keep the logs from running you over.
It was in the Spring and the Redwoods were running sap and the bark would actually slip off the log at times.
I had one single log about 7' diameter and 20' long.
Down off the hill we went going as fast as the Cat would go. I put both tracks in neutral by pulling back on the frictions, but even that wasn't fast enough. The log slipped out of the bark and slammed into the arch which jack knifed the Cat. It turned the Cat sideways in the skid road, and for some reason it was enough to bring everything to a stop. I had no control over anything.
It was just sheer luck the Cat stayed track side down and didn't roll over with the log on top of us.
They had to bring another Cat over and punch a road in from the side to clear that mess. Not counting the mess in my shorts.
No wonder I have nightmares about those days.
The last year I worked in the woods I was running a D-7 Cat, pulling a Hyster Arch, pulling logs to the landing to be loaded on trucks. The last couple hundred feet to the landing was super steep. When you hit the steep spot, the only option was to put the logs on the ground, put the Cat in high gear and go like hell to keep the logs from running you over.
It was in the Spring and the Redwoods were running sap and the bark would actually slip off the log at times.
I had one single log about 7' diameter and 20' long.
Down off the hill we went going as fast as the Cat would go. I put both tracks in neutral by pulling back on the frictions, but even that wasn't fast enough. The log slipped out of the bark and slammed into the arch which jack knifed the Cat. It turned the Cat sideways in the skid road, and for some reason it was enough to bring everything to a stop. I had no control over anything.
It was just sheer luck the Cat stayed track side down and didn't roll over with the log on top of us.
They had to bring another Cat over and punch a road in from the side to clear that mess. Not counting the mess in my shorts.
No wonder I have nightmares about those days.
I own the Rifle Eel denotes or, an identical one. Its a 22. That is MORE than needed to kill a Cub Black Bear. The man seated has what seems to be a Double Barrel Remington. Mine is at Nelsons Gunstocks, Corvalis Ore being Professionally Restored. Steve Nelson is My Family Member. So is his Plumb Tree. Rock + Plumb = off the Rocker
Homer, in such days a Starter Battery would have weighed more than the Pictured Load of a Sugar Pine. They used the Load weight, to kick start the tiny Truck engine. It is flat, feet below.
Jagerdad
PS: Eel never brought me Fish. Only our Lord might do so. Eel brought me a possible beginning of a mild friendship, long ago.
Homer, in such days a Starter Battery would have weighed more than the Pictured Load of a Sugar Pine. They used the Load weight, to kick start the tiny Truck engine. It is flat, feet below.
Jagerdad
PS: Eel never brought me Fish. Only our Lord might do so. Eel brought me a possible beginning of a mild friendship, long ago.
Alwayshunting
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Lol. Skipping down the hill sideways in a cat is better than coffee for a wakeup call... Were you in an old "L"?
The neutral trick is pretty easy with the finger tip controls we have now. But might get a little sketchy reaching to the dash for the friction sticks...
The neutral trick is pretty easy with the finger tip controls we have now. But might get a little sketchy reaching to the dash for the friction sticks...
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Just like a car. Turn the key... All controls are fingertip now though...
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Lol. Yes. No pony motors anymore.... lol
