Oh, WAY kewl, Vail. I'll take that 10cent full scrub, please.
As you and Becks have both been there, what is the last (first posted) pic in this string? Cart to pull the silver out of the mine I would guess? Wonderful pix! Thanks for sharing - even though I think I see my calling in bringing some tumbleweed to that town!
BTW, loooong days here (midnight on Brittany time and just getting in...sun goes down at about 11pm!) but only a few more to go. Off to Paris tomorrow for the last leg. Sat on the fortress wall tonight and have been "Priest deprived" lately so a good burst of Devil's Child looking out over the water having a nice aperitif de Bretagne was a nice last moment here even if it was all by my lonesome.
That mountain below is MUCH more colorful in person. I think I took 10 pics of this mountain alone! Somebody use their fancy Photoshop skills to enhance the colors!
[Becks] Monday, May 11, 2015 3:37:18 AM
You must be thinking of what we call crawlies, those little mini crayfish. Crayfish is what we call lobsters.
Yup, saw her again tonight. Smoker (didn't see that one last night) and really out of shape so you are right...no valid opinion on the matter. I did mention your point about the wreck dives (wonderful - I love 'em) and the lobsters but crayfish? Unless you can catch about a few hundred of those little suckers, I wouldn't think that anyone dives for them. No matter as the woman did a 180 on me and said that she had heard that there is wonderful diving in NZ. Hmmm..... Curious.
Becks wrote:
Well if she is not a scuba diver her opinion is void on that matter lol. There is good diving, I don't know where not being a scuba diver either, I have a friend whose husband dives for crayfish (lobsters?) down in the South Island, and up North you can dive the wreck of the Rainbow Warrior (greenpeace ship bombed by French intelligence agents in the 80s).
guidogodoy wrote:
"Pounding the world, like a battering RAMMMMMMM!!!!"
Couldn't resist. Got a bit of a tour going out to a Medieval castle here in Brittany today. Way kewl. As it is Sat, I also spoke with a woman from Amsterdam tonight while sipping on a lovely home-made strawberry rum. Said lady SWORE that there was no good diving in New Zealand. Becks? Any comment? That, I find hard to believe. Woman was admittedly not a scuba diver herself but I really question that one. I need some ammo to back up what I doubt should I ever see this lady again!
Anyhoo, the first thing you see at the castle gates! A battering RAMMMMMM!!
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, May 10, 2015 11:11:45 PM
"Schooool's out for summer!" Sorry, I'll stop.
Yup, that building was once a schoolhouse.
That mountain below is MUCH more colorful in person. I think I took 10 pics of this mountain alone! Somebody use their fancy Photoshop skills to enhance the colors!
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:51:59 PM
Ol' Calico was the main place for silver mining in the late nineteenth century. If you look close enough at this pic you can see the entrance to the mine.
Calico suffered from a couple of large fires. Apparently this was the 1880s version of the fire hydrant.
Back scrub, anyone?
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:38:21 PM
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:30:40 PM
Alright, gotta stop.
I went to Calico Ghost Town. About a two-hour drive from LA. Very nice place.
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:26:57 PM
No, still? Well then, how about this:
"Break on through, to the other side! Break on through, to the other side!" <---Wait, that's The Doors....
And yes, that house has glass bottles inserted into its walls. Nice little thing. Sold nothing but zombie/Walking Dead related stuff.
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:20:04 PM
No? Okay, how about:
"Hell bent, hell bent for leather..."
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[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:15:30 PM
Actually, I did some traveling myself this weekend.
"From desert plains, I bring you lerv..."
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, May 10, 2015 9:48:08 PM
Now that's cool! It even has razor-sharp teeth, too!
"Pounding the world, like a battering RAMMMMMMM!!!!"
Couldn't resist. Got a bit of a tour going out to a Medieval castle here in Brittany today. Way kewl. As it is Sat, I also spoke with a woman from Amsterdam tonight while sipping on a lovely home-made strawberry rum. Said lady SWORE that there was no good diving in New Zealand. Becks? Any comment? That, I find hard to believe. Woman was admittedly not a scuba diver herself but I really question that one. I need some ammo to back up what I doubt should I ever see this lady again!
Anyhoo, the first thing you see at the castle gates! A battering RAMMMMMM!!
[guidogodoy] Sunday, May 10, 2015 4:30:40 PM
Thanks, Becks!
Yup, saw her again tonight. Smoker (didn't see that one last night) and really out of shape so you are right...no valid opinion on the matter. I did mention your point about the wreck dives (wonderful - I love 'em) and the lobsters but crayfish? Unless you can catch about a few hundred of those little suckers, I wouldn't think that anyone dives for them. No matter as the woman did a 180 on me and said that she had heard that there is wonderful diving in NZ. Hmmm..... Curious.
Well if she is not a scuba diver her opinion is void on that matter lol. There is good diving, I don't know where not being a scuba diver either, I have a friend whose husband dives for crayfish (lobsters?) down in the South Island, and up North you can dive the wreck of the Rainbow Warrior (greenpeace ship bombed by French intelligence agents in the 80s).
guidogodoy wrote:
"Pounding the world, like a battering RAMMMMMMM!!!!"
Couldn't resist. Got a bit of a tour going out to a Medieval castle here in Brittany today. Way kewl. As it is Sat, I also spoke with a woman from Amsterdam tonight while sipping on a lovely home-made strawberry rum. Said lady SWORE that there was no good diving in New Zealand. Becks? Any comment? That, I find hard to believe. Woman was admittedly not a scuba diver herself but I really question that one. I need some ammo to back up what I doubt should I ever see this lady again!
Anyhoo, the first thing you see at the castle gates! A battering RAMMMMMM!!
[Becks] Saturday, May 09, 2015 8:11:43 PM
Well if she is not a scuba diver her opinion is void on that matter lol. There is good diving, I don't know where not being a scuba diver either, I have a friend whose husband dives for crayfish (lobsters?) down in the South Island, and up North you can dive the wreck of the Rainbow Warrior (greenpeace ship bombed by French intelligence agents in the 80s).
"Pounding the world, like a battering RAMMMMMMM!!!!"
Couldn't resist. Got a bit of a tour going out to a Medieval castle here in Brittany today. Way kewl. As it is Sat, I also spoke with a woman from Amsterdam tonight while sipping on a lovely home-made strawberry rum. Said lady SWORE that there was no good diving in New Zealand. Becks? Any comment? That, I find hard to believe. Woman was admittedly not a scuba diver herself but I really question that one. I need some ammo to back up what I doubt should I ever see this lady again!
Anyhoo, the first thing you see at the castle gates! A battering RAMMMMMM!!
[guidogodoy] Saturday, May 09, 2015 6:54:43 PM
"Pounding the world, like a battering RAMMMMMMM!!!!"
Couldn't resist. Got a bit of a tour going out to a Medieval castle here in Brittany today. Way kewl. As it is Sat, I also spoke with a woman from Amsterdam tonight while sipping on a lovely home-made strawberry rum. Said lady SWORE that there was no good diving in New Zealand. Becks? Any comment? That, I find hard to believe. Woman was admittedly not a scuba diver herself but I really question that one. I need some ammo to back up what I doubt should I ever see this lady again!
Anyhoo, the first thing you see at the castle gates! A battering RAMMMMMM!!
[guidogodoy] Sunday, May 03, 2015 10:03:07 PM
Packing for France! You KNOW you are a JP junkie when you are like the babysitter from "Goodfellas" who won't fly without her lucky hat. Damn, forget packing clothes, where is my travelling JP cross?
[i flick my boogers] Saturday, April 11, 2015 9:16:03 AM
Haaaaaaaaaaa!
[i flick my boogers] Saturday, April 04, 2015 6:24:58 PM
I thought the cowboy was reflecting on the glass. Ooops.
guidogodoy wrote:
Thanks but what reflection? The only one was the tram house (showing 27 degrees but it was MUCH colder with windchill and when I hiked to the very top). That shot in the gondola with the JP cross and cowbow on a horse was painted on the gondola window itself.
spapad wrote:
Beautiful shots! Love the one with the reflection in it.
[i flick my boogers] Friday, April 03, 2015 8:44:31 AM
[i flick my boogers] Tuesday, March 31, 2015 6:43:04 PM
[i flick my boogers] Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:07:45 PM
[i flick my boogers] Friday, March 27, 2015 6:20:50 PM
[spapad] Thursday, March 19, 2015 7:05:53 AM
I thought the cowboy was reflecting on the glass. Ooops.
Thanks but what reflection? The only one was the tram house (showing 27 degrees but it was MUCH colder with windchill and when I hiked to the very top). That shot in the gondola with the JP cross and cowbow on a horse was painted on the gondola window itself.
spapad wrote:
Beautiful shots! Love the one with the reflection in it.
[guidogodoy] Wednesday, March 18, 2015 8:51:34 PM
Thanks but what reflection? The only one was the tram house (showing 27 degrees but it was MUCH colder with windchill and when I hiked to the very top). That shot in the gondola with the JP cross and cowbow on a horse was painted on the gondola window itself.
Beautiful shots! Love the one with the reflection in it.
[spapad] Wednesday, March 18, 2015 11:05:56 AM
Beautiful shots! Love the one with the reflection in it.
[guidogodoy] Monday, March 16, 2015 11:25:35 PM
[guidogodoy] Monday, March 16, 2015 11:11:18 PM
[guidogodoy] Monday, March 16, 2015 9:41:13 PM
Where the shot was taken of the actual JP cross. 10,000 feet+ up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Had to kick off my skis and hike to the very top! A directional, seemingly copper post at the top. Damn, all but out of breath at that height and double blacks are the only way down! LOL! JUMP!!! Ummmm....slope is behind me as you can see the "no ski zone" rope / sign on that stand. HAD to climb it, though.
Gondola up to almost the top, though. I was alone so clasped the JP cross between the window and opening. The shadow of the Jackson Hole is the inside / symbol of the place. Almost got a good shot of a gondp;a coming down.
Edited at: Monday, March 16, 2015 12:16:38 AM
[guidogodoy] Monday, March 16, 2015 12:11:03 AM
Sorry, Tas, no message.
Gondola up to almost the top, though. I was alone so clasped the JP cross between the window and opening. The shadow of the Jackson Hole is the inside / symbol of the place. Almost got a good shot of a gondola coming down.
Greetings from Jackson Hole, Wyoming! First day of skiing was today. DAMN impressive mountain range. HAD to do the summit today as it was so beautiful. 10,000+ feet elevation and double blacks runs most of the way down. Took EASILY 40 minutes. I'll certainly feel that burn tomorrow.
Hopefully see you next week, folks!
[guidogodoy] Monday, March 02, 2015 1:33:56 AM
Greetings from Jackson Hole, Wyoming! First day of skiing was today. DAMN impressive mountain range. HAD to do the summit today as it was so beautiful. 10,000+ feet elevation and double blacks runs most of the way down. Took EASILY 40 minutes. I'll certainly feel that burn tomorrow.
Hopefully see you next week, folks!
[Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, October 28, 2014 5:23:13 PM
I've been to Universal Studios. YEARS ago. With family and whatnot. Nowadays I'd go the Hollywood equivalent for some 3D ride fun. Definitely amazing.
Just got back from Disneyworld/Universal Studios. Sucks cuz Priest is playing the Hardrock at Universal on the 29th. Anyone been to Disney or Universal ? The 3d rides are amazing !
[METALMANJP] Tuesday, October 28, 2014 7:45:45 AM
Just got back from Disneyworld/Universal Studios. Sucks cuz Priest is playing the Hardrock at Universal on the 29th. Anyone been to Disney or Universal ? The 3d rides are amazing !
[acolyte55] Friday, August 22, 2014 1:14:48 PM
1 week away from my yearly sanity retreat to the Revelstoke open, 3 days of golf and Bro-time !!! it is a great tournament and I believe my 12 or 13th year !!!
[guidogodoy] Tuesday, August 19, 2014 8:42:01 PM
Oh, it was way kewl. Didn't know it at the time but, apparently, some 90% of the fossils in the world come from Spain. Most from that region in Valladolid. Haven't looked it up but I assume that they mean human fossils. The government took us on a tour of the "mankind museum" (loose translation) but we were on a tight schedule so didn't get the chance to wander around much. The dig site was great, though. I wanted to steal my hardhat but it didn't say much. Good thing they didnt' put a "Valladolid" sticker on it or something!
Great luck to be there at that time of year. Right month with no rain. A real treat / rarity.
That dig looks like such a cool place to visit! I got to see an indian village excavated when I was a kid but that has been the only dig I've ever seen. The state "found" the site while surveying for Rt. 77 to go through the area. The farmer who owned the land knew it was there all along, just didn't feel the need to tell anyone.
guidogodoy wrote:
By no means. The wood was usually a walkway across a grid that was marked off by letter (depth) and number (horizontal location). A smaller site from where I took the last picture is clearer:
Now here is that same site as before (just a bit up the road) where you can clearly see one guy working his section of the "grid." Apparently, he found something as there is a person standing there noting where he found it as well as a guy on that metal platform next to him on a computer marking it on a 3D grid (you can only see his foot really):
Wide view of same site:
Maybe the guy found......this! AHHHHHHHHH!
spapad wrote:
What's placed on the floor at the bottom of the dig? Looks like wood flooring in the picture. Archeologist haven't gone that posh have they?
guidogodoy wrote:
As long as I am on a posting streak. Valladolid, Spain. I got into one of the biggest dig sites in the world. they dig about a year as they get more fossils than they can processes through the rainy season. Yeah, of course I jumped under the "do not cross" wire! All those white things below are people digging. Structure above is what they already dug away to and pulled down to prevent a cave-in.
[spapad] Tuesday, August 19, 2014 7:07:21 PM
That dig looks like such a cool place to visit! I got to see an indian village excavated when I was a kid but that has been the only dig I've ever seen. The state "found" the site while surveying for Rt. 77 to go through the area. The farmer who owned the land knew it was there all along, just didn't feel the need to tell anyone.
By no means. The wood was usually a walkway across a grid that was marked off by letter (depth) and number (horizontal location). A smaller site from where I took the last picture is clearer:
Now here is that same site as before (just a bit up the road) where you can clearly see one guy working his section of the "grid." Apparently, he found something as there is a person standing there noting where he found it as well as a guy on that metal platform next to him on a computer marking it on a 3D grid (you can only see his foot really):
Wide view of same site:
Maybe the guy found......this! AHHHHHHHHH!
spapad wrote:
What's placed on the floor at the bottom of the dig? Looks like wood flooring in the picture. Archeologist haven't gone that posh have they?
guidogodoy wrote:
As long as I am on a posting streak. Valladolid, Spain. I got into one of the biggest dig sites in the world. they dig about a year as they get more fossils than they can processes through the rainy season. Yeah, of course I jumped under the "do not cross" wire! All those white things below are people digging. Structure above is what they already dug away to and pulled down to prevent a cave-in.
[guidogodoy] Monday, August 18, 2014 7:11:14 PM
Would those flashes have started going off had Rob held up that flag or what?!? As we have said before, he IS a hockey fan and knew that he was at the Joe! Hell, flags all around that place and, although I don't believe I have ever been in their dressing room (not that I can remember, at least), I would think that they have a Wings flag or three back there. Could cerainly see them in the hallway and all over the stadium itself. Yup, would have been way cool.
Sadly, I think that the flag you threw up there is loooong gone. Prolly hanging on some roadie's wall somewhere....
I'd love to see Rob come out with the Red Wings flag we threw up to Glenn at The Joe during the Epitaph tour. I told Rob why we threw it up there- that had he held it up the crowd would have gone NUTS!!! I wonder what they did with it. Some of Mike Davis' friends suggested that they used it as nice satin toilet paper What do you want from Kings fans, pfffft.
Niiiiiice commercial, isn't it?! Only saw it on Fox Sports Detroit, no other channels, but I almost shit!! Haven't heard a word about it otherwise.
guidogodoy wrote:
At least I can still post! After the Tigers' game (kicked ass vs. Rockies), my friends and I wandered over to Hockeytown. Look what we passed!
There were actual commercials on the telly!!!! DAMN, I wish I were still there.
[HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS] Monday, August 18, 2014 6:33:05 PM
I'd love to see Rob come out with the Red Wings flag we threw up to Glenn at The Joe during the Epitaph tour. I told Rob why we threw it up there- that had he held it up the crowd would have gone NUTS!!! I wonder what they did with it. Some of Mike Davis' friends suggested that they used it as nice satin toilet paper What do you want from Kings fans, pfffft.
Niiiiiice commercial, isn't it?! Only saw it on Fox Sports Detroit, no other channels, but I almost shit!! Haven't heard a word about it otherwise.
At least I can still post! After the Tigers' game (kicked ass vs. Rockies), my friends and I wandered over to Hockeytown. Look what we passed!
There were actual commercials on the telly!!!! DAMN, I wish I were still there.
[guidogodoy] Monday, August 18, 2014 1:01:55 PM
BTW, I meant to say that they work this site only once a MONTH as they discover so much it takes the rest of the year to clean / process, etc. I just happened to luck out as it was July (and not raining) so we could see them at work.
[guidogodoy] Monday, August 18, 2014 12:59:13 PM
By no means. The wood was usually a walkway across a grid that was marked off by letter (depth) and number (horizontal location). A smaller site from where I took the last picture is clearer:
Now here is that same site as before (just a bit up the road) where you can clearly see one guy working his section of the "grid." Apparently, he found something as there is a person standing there noting where he found it as well as a guy on that metal platform next to him on a computer marking it on a 3D grid (you can only see his foot really):
What's placed on the floor at the bottom of the dig? Looks like wood flooring in the picture. Archeologist haven't gone that posh have they?
guidogodoy wrote:
As long as I am on a posting streak. Valladolid, Spain. I got into one of the biggest dig sites in the world. they dig about a year as they get more fossils than they can processes through the rainy season. Yeah, of course I jumped under the "do not cross" wire! All those white things below are people digging. Structure above is what they already dug away to and pulled down to prevent a cave-in.
[spapad] Monday, August 18, 2014 8:12:43 AM
What's placed on the floor at the bottom of the dig? Looks like wood flooring in the picture. Archeologist haven't gone that posh have they?
As long as I am on a posting streak. Valladolid, Spain. I got into one of the biggest dig sites in the world. they dig about a year as they get more fossils than they can processes through the rainy season. Yeah, of course I jumped under the "do not cross" wire! All those white things below are people digging. Structure above is what they already dug away to and pulled down to prevent a cave-in.
[Vaillant 3.0] Monday, August 18, 2014 12:18:14 AM
Ahh, kewl!
Welp, the weekend's about to be over. Time for beddy-bye.
Nothing, really. Plaza Mayor. Big square, pic taken facing the bell (front). Right to the RIGHT is the image of Franco. Only one of the leaders covered with eggs! LOL!
I have a great panoramic shot that I hand-carried back from the regional gov. rep. of Salamanca. Stopped off at a Hobby Lobby to have it framed right away. Really kewl.
I studied there in HS. Love the city. Photo, obviously, after the game (facing the corner where Franco's image is mounted, BTW).
(Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:54:38 PM) Edited at: Monday, August 18, 2014 12:07:00 AM
[guidogodoy] Monday, August 18, 2014 12:05:15 AM
Nothing, really. Plaza Mayor. Big square, pic taken facing the bell (front). Right to the RIGHT is the image of Franco. Only one of the leaders covered with eggs! LOL!
I have a great panoramic shot that I hand-carried back from the regional gov. rep. of Salamanca. Stopped off at a Hobby Lobby to have it framed right away. Really kewl.
I studied there in HS. Love the city. Photo, obviously, after the game (facing the corner where Franco's image is mounted, BTW).
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[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:54:38 PM
Damn, that plaza filled up for the night game and were they EVER for Germany!! Hey, I got the folks pulling for Brazil some free driinks as consolation. Least the mesero could do, I say!!
[guidogodoy] Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:50:41 PM
Damn, that plaza filled up for the night game and were they EVER for Germany!! Hey, I got the folks pulling for Brazil some free driinks as consolation. Least the mesero could do, I say!!
[guidogodoy] Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:42:26 PM
As long as I am on a posting streak. Valladolid, Spain. I got into one of the biggest dig sites in the world. they dig about a year as they get more fossils than they can processes through the rainy season. Yeah, of course I jumped under the "do not cross" wire! All those white things below are people digging. Structure above is what they already dug away to and pulled down to prevent a cave-in.
[guidogodoy] Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:35:55 PM
Right next to the Fox and across from Comerica Park. Hockeytown (got me a new puck!). Anyone who speaks shit about Detroit has no idea of the city itself. Ooooooh, dangerous looking, no?
AHHHHHHHHH!
What do you want from Kings fans, pfffft.
