Charlie headed West

[Phillip Carr]

For those that have been wondering where Charlie has been hiding, he is headed West enjoying sites along the way. Asked how long he and his wife would be gone, and he said he was going to just keep "Drivin till the money ran out" LOL.
:rotf: I'll have the pleasure of meeting Charlie and spending a few days seeing something's out here in the Southwest. May even get out and have him shoot a little.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Go west young man!m gary

[Rich Anderson]

Which Charlie, Cleveland or Hertzog???

[Phillip Carr]

Sorry should have clarified this. Charlie Cleveland. Spoke to him this evening, he has made it to Phoenix AZ today. Looking forward to a visit later this week.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Nice! Shame he didn't come later and get in on a dove shoot.

[Daryl Corona]

Nice! Shame he didn't come later and get in on a dove shoot.

With an 8 ga. no less.:shock:

[Daniel G Rainey]

Charlie went west in August to miss the dog days of summer in Mississippi! Hope he followed my rule of never crossing the Miss river going west without at least one shotgun in the truck. Dan Rainey

[Phillip Carr]

Just finished up two great days with Charlie and his wife Bessy. Wish we did have dove season going. We could have easily shot a limit down by Elfrida AZ.
We spent time talking guns, going to two great gun shops, and did a trip down to Tombstone, and the Chiricahua mountains today. Definitely firmed up a friendship for life. They are headed further West in the morning.

[Mike Franzen]

I felt the same way about Charlie, Phil. Made a friend for life

[Richard Flanders]

The Chiricahuas are incredible. Little wonder the natives had a sanctuary there back in the day. I love that part of the state.

[Phillip Carr]

Richard, incredible is a great description of the Chiricahua mountains. I grew up just 20 miles from the west end of the mountain range. I grew up camping and archey hunting Coues whitetail deer through out the range.

While attending community college to get my Airframe and Powerplant licensed. I worked weekends for the lady that ran the Portal store and a doctor ( Dr Findley Russell) whom had a research lab and home at the mouth of the canyon. Every Saturday I would take a few hours before it got dark looking for artifacts. This area is so rich in history, just one visit and you understand why the local Apaches made this their home.

[Richard Flanders]

Is that the same little lab that is now a USFWS facility?

[Phillip Carr]

Richard I think the one you may remember is up the canyon further called the Southwestern Research Station. That lab has been there since the 50's a pretty neat place. They rent out rooms and serve meals when space is available. Fair price in a wonderful location. Dr Findlay Ewing Russell's place was lower in the canyon and was a private lab when he would keep the spiders, venomous snakes, and scorpions. It was not until I read his obituary a few years ago that I realized the contributions he made to science and to the service of our country. I knew that he had some old wounds and still carried sharapnel that pained him at times, but at the time I was not aware he had been a medic in WWll and had received two Bronze stars.

[Phillip Carr]

Richard was up in the Chiricahua mountains yesterday archery deer hunting. Look familiar.
http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/50157_768x768.jpg (http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50157_768x768/)
http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/50158_768x768.jpg (http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50158_768x768/)
http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/50159_1024x765.jpg (http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50159_1024x765/)
http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/50160_768x768.jpg (http://www.jpgbox.com/page/50160_768x768/)