Charlie headed West

[Phil C]

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?

[Phil C]

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.

[Phil C]

Richard was up in the Chiricahua mountains yesterday archery deer hunting. Look familiar.