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Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. #569156 03/10/11 03:24 AM
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Well I decided to take a little get away today, a day trip. Weather was very windy and 50 degrees was the high. I was more or less going for fun and to enjoy the outdoors but I ended up finding a few little “treasures” along the way. Anyway the Bussekin blade is a B-11 carried in a LMIW sheath that has a lot of stuff inside of it. On a side note, I thought I was going to see how the Bussekin worked on live dog flesh as a couple lab mixes decided to jump out of some woods—they finally backed off thank the Lord.
Here is a shot of the local lake. The lake is way down due to drought and an issue the state is working on.
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Not too far in the walk I decided I wanted a good walking/fending stick. So the B-11 came out and not too many whacks I had a nice thick stick. [Linked Image from i220.photobucket.com]

Not too far into the track I found a heads up penny lying in the path. I think the penny had been there for a while, but was dated 1983, so not a “real” find so to speak.
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One of the “finds” that I was happily looking for was rose rocks. From what I understand the rose rock only occurs in the US (Oklahoma) and maybe Israel. I hunted the rose rocks when I was a kid with my Granny and PaPa. I remember finding a lot bigger rose rocks, so maybe I will go back in the near future and look for some more. In this pic you can see sometimes they are by their self.
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Other times the rose rocks are found in groups from weathered soil/rock.
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And here is a pic of the rose rocks in a sedimentary rock.
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Not sure what this is, but it was in a washout so I brought it home for further eximination.
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Here is a pic of the days haul.
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A close up of the good keepers.
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Here is a few pics of the blade, other stuff, sheath, etc. The sheath is from LMIW, it has been reviewed here before. I will say that I really like this sheath. I rigged a few pieces of para cord through the top loops and took a rifle case sling and made a poor-mans Baldric rig. Worked really well for todays walk-a-bout. Inside the pouches I have 2 Altoid cans, 1) fire-starting kit, matches, fatwood slivers, and small fishing kit; 2) small PSK with meds, Band-Aids, cleaners, ointment. You will see a small pry tool that is wrapped in para cord for whatever reason, a small SAK knife for menial tasks, a three blade Kabar knife that my father bought me the day I was born, and a fiesteel rod. Inside the pouch there is a kydex liner that is wrapped with 25 ft of para cord, and a few rubber bands for various tasks. On the back of the pouch you will see the Victorinox multi-tool and pouch. I figure with the kit, I can make it over night or a few days if needed. Here are the pics:
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Well I hope you enjoyed the little read and pics, I sure did enjoy getting out today.
Take care


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Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: sumoj275] #569157 03/10/11 03:34 AM
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Great pictures, thanks for sharing. I had to read it twice where you said the lake was down due to a drought. We still have a couple feet of snow and -30 up here! Those are also cool rocks. Wish I knew about them when I was in Israel. I would have brought some home for sure.

Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: Whelen Nut] #569158 03/10/11 03:52 AM
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Than WN. The lake in the pic is a water source for the city I live in, so I am sure the summer we will be under rationing.

Here is a little background on the rose rock. In the article it mentions that Egypt has them too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_rock


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Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: sumoj275] #569159 03/10/11 06:42 AM
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awesome pics! those rose rocks look neat, thanks for sharing!


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Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: tonester] #569160 03/10/11 10:19 AM
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Glad you found some time for a hike and exploring. Great pics!


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Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: RN] #569161 03/10/11 12:19 PM
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WOW Jeff - it IS dry around there!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> Looks like a long hot summer again for you folks. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: Private Klink] #569162 03/10/11 04:33 PM
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Thanks for the replies guys.

I hope we are not as hot and dry as we were last year, but it doesn't look too good right now. I might need to invest in some dust scarves LOL.


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Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: sumoj275] #569163 03/10/11 05:26 PM
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Cool pics. I had never heard of rose rocks before. Learn something new, thanks.


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Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: sumoj275] #569164 03/10/11 06:19 PM
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The rose rocks are so cool. It looks like you had a great day out

Thanks for sharing the pics


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Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: Dumpster Dan] #569165 03/11/11 02:57 AM
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Looks like a fun day Jeff, thanks for sharing!

BTW, shot that package out to you today, should be there by monday.


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Glad you finally got out for some you time Jeff.
The rose rocks are cool alright,some look like petrified peach seeds.
Thanks for the pics.


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Re: Today's get-a-way....Walk-a-bout. [Re: sumoj275] #569167 03/11/11 07:41 PM
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Very cool pics, thanks for sharing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />


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