It's still Friday is'nt it??

Richard Flanders · 07-04-2015, 10:54 PM

This was my July 4 fun trip. I spend a lot of time on an airstrip over behind the tree line and shown by the white arrow. I set up and shoot there and collect butterflies for the university. Today I hiked through the burn, which is a very tough go, and climbed one of the buttes to see what kind of rock it is made of. I was pretty bushed and was having some serious leg cramps by the time I got back to the plane but it was a great day. The hazy look to the sky is wildfire smoke.

Dean Romig · 07-04-2015, 11:25 PM

Jerez Richard, you're leaving us in suspense.... What kind of rock is the butte made of?!?!?

Richard Flanders · 07-05-2015, 12:04 AM

Sorry Dean! It's a serpentinized ultramafic of some kind - peridotite, I think. It's pretty altered so is hard to ID without chemistry and thin sections under a microscope.

Dean Romig · 07-05-2015, 07:49 AM

Speaking of serpentinized rock, my kitchen countertops are a great example. Thanks Richard.

Big D · 07-05-2015, 08:02 AM

Ah, Yes! The ol' snake rock

charlie cleveland · 07-05-2015, 10:13 AM

looks like you had a great 4 th richard..i ate to much at dinner time and wiped down a few parkers and vacumed out the rat nest in the old 57 chevy till a big rain sent me to the house....charlie....

Richard Flanders · 07-05-2015, 03:03 PM

I was going to go back out today and pick blueberries in the burn but the smoke came into town today and you can't see far. Damn!

Hammer Gun · 07-06-2015, 10:03 AM

Richard, You live in a great place! Gary

Richard Flanders · 07-06-2015, 10:45 AM

Roger that. I'll be back out there picking blueberries by 0900 this morning. It's less than 20min south of town. The smoke cleared away and it's gorgeous. I'm outa here...

OLD GEEZER · 07-06-2015, 06:05 PM

Richard: My wife use to carry a Smith & Wesson 44 when she went out to pick berry's because we were not the only one that likes them and some of those critters get pretty good size.

Thomas