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krafty avatar
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I guess this can fall under current events. Just had to share.

No pics, just create a picture in your mind.

Last evening while daughter krafty and I were in the hot tub, we were treated to one of my all time favorite sights; hundreds if not thousands of geese on their return to the northland. We could hear them before we could see them.
The progressions of the V patterns and moving formations came in waves for a full 10-15 minutes. It was a crystal clear evening and no wind so the sounds and sights were amazing. We love watching the changing of the birds' positions in the formations, it seems so synchronized. It's truly a privilege to be able to watch them.

Have a great day everyone. :D

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ASH avatar
Beach Fanatic
#2
Hot tubbing in ND! :yikes:Isn't it still winter there? They are still driving out on Lake of The Woods to go fishing. Cool that geese are already there. I remember them coming to Northern MN and having to just stand on the ice as it wasn't open for them yet. Tough birds they are.
krafty avatar
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#3
Hot tubbing in ND! :yikes:Isn't it still winter there?

Actually, it was pretty nice yesterday, about 52. There is still some ice on the lake, but the river has open water in lots of places. I think the birds were a bit optimistic, esp. the ones that went to MN. Virginia, MN got 33" of snow last weekend. We were cold but not a flake of snow for us.
ASH avatar
Beach Fanatic
#4
I lived in Watford City for two years back in the early 80's when the oil boom was happening. What part are you in?
krafty avatar
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#5
I lived in Watford City for two years back in the early 80's when the oil boom was happening./SIZE]


That's funny. When I was 1 year out of HS (early 80's) I decided I needed a change from being a music major so I went to Williston with a friend to be a secretary for a small company that dealt with mineral rights. I remember I typed a lot and there was a ton of paper work, but I have no idea what the business actually did or how they made money. Good thing I went back to school!

Western ND during the oil boom was a crazy place. It still is pretty wild up there. I'm in the sane part of the state now. (SE)
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#6
When the boom was crazy, people would haul pickup campers and set them up outside of town and rent them out for $400 a week and people were fighting each other to get into them.
I miss the old days of traveling through Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the sound of the old one lunger's pumping oil.
I built a bunch of those things.
krafty avatar
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#7

I miss the old days of traveling through Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the sound of the old one lunger's pumping oil.


I don't think many people know how pretty TRNP is, esp. in early summer before it gets too hot. For any bikers out in SoWal land, the Maah-Daah-Hey
trail is supposed to be a good one. I haven't been on it yet, but it's gotten some national attention.

http://www.stoneylonesomephotos.com/Maah-Daah-Hey/

http://www.nps.gov/archive/thro/slides/index.htm

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