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You know that old expression, how does it go??? Oh yeah head for the hills!!! These old trucks can't drive quick enough for me when its time to leave behind people and civilization. The peace + quiet and solitude are something I treasure. Oh yes and the view of the mtns.
These are the crazy mtns. During the wagon train days it is said a family ventured off and the Indians killed the husband and kids and by the time they were gonna kill her she was going crazy. The Indians believed killing a crazy person was bad medicine-so they let her live and wonder around in the mountains-hence Crazy mtns. Having 4 women in my camp there is not too much peace+quiet, and I think the crazy woman must live in them. Thats why I have an army trucks to sooth me!
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Well this summer has been crazy busy like every other summer. Continuing with mamas lead from last year, we've decided again to use the army trucks for camping. We get up above the height of where most things that can easily get to you while you're sleeping can't, they are great in storms and bad weather, and what the heck I get to use the trucks! While this is the m35, its with the m211 in mind that I show these...perhaps next year I can actually have the brakes done and have it road worth.
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This is taken at a place known as Sioux Crossing, at least to my wife+her family who grew up a mile from here. 25 yards from here you can still see rocks placed in circles where the Sioux setup their tepees. In the back ground is Crazy Peak. For the movie buffs...Jeremiah Johnson with Robert Redford, featured these mtns.
Indian Paint brush on the left and centennial plant on right. The centennial plant blooms once every 100 years, this one has already finished blooming. A lot has changed in 100 years. The remoteness of here I don't think too much has changed in the mtns.
Thinking back to what 100 years ago meant...it was well 142 years ago, 3 hours from here that the US military and G.A Custer and 212 of his men, met their fate battling the native Indians that once occupied these lands. Its neat to me that you can still find traces of the people that were here before.
The south end of the crazies, up close and personal. Not too much not to enjoy here....well back to figuring out how to make things work, and getting stuff done. Hopefully the next post will be of brakes getting completed??!