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cajun65 said:
When you get a chance, take a look at LAOutbackTrail's thread on his trip to Mexico via a two wheeled machine. Looks like an awesome trip.

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Good read thanks M. That looks like a good cruiser trip but don't know that I'd be up for the trip anytime soon with all thats going on with the drug lords in Mexico :meh: South Tx, NM, and Arizona is close enough for me.
 
Volunteer said:
Good read thanks M. That looks like a good cruiser trip but don't know that I'd be up for the trip anytime soon with all thats going on with the drug lords in Mexico :meh: South Tx, NM, and Arizona is close enough for me.
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There's more drug trafficking going on up in Arkansas than the area I just visited in Mexico. Get through the border and get into the mountains. Super friendly folks.

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This guy, look like a drug trafficker? :D






Well, I'm going back again soon, if anyone wants a tour.:D
 
No, I'm sure most of the trouble lies at the borders. I visited Juarez via El Paso when working there and it wasn't much better 10 years ago. I've been reading in the news about policeman and their entire families being murdered as well as public officials in what seems to be on a daily basis lately. It just seemed that it wouldn't be the best time. I know its a worth while trip and I certainly enjoyed the thread and pics :beer:
 
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Golfito quakes rupture
sea floor and release gas


By the A.M. Costa Rica staff


Gas, presumed to be methane, is bubbling up in the Gulfo Dulce, according to the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico at Universidad Nacional in Heredia.

This means that the impermeable floor of the seabed has been fractured, the Observatorio said.

The discovery was attributed to the national emergency commission. The Observatorio said that the sulfuric gas activity has been seen since Wednesday night, when the first of many earthquakes hit the area.

The location is a kilometer south of the Isla Pelícano. The area is due south of the community of Golfito.

The Observatorio said in a release that a similar gas release happened near Puerto Jiménez on the west side of the gulf in 1983.

The release suggests that there are appreciable deposits of gas under the gulf. The Servicio de Guardacostas de Costa Rica and other government agencies are keeping an eye on the area.

There was a flurry of quakes in the gulf Thursday, following three significant ones Wednesday.

And at 5:23 p.m. a quake estimated between 6.2 and 6.5 took place in the Pacific about 280 kilometers (174 miles) south of Punta Burica at the southern tip of Costa Rica.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was 335 kilometers (210 miles) south of Golfito and 310 kilometers (195 miles) south of David, Panamá. The Geological survey estimated the quake at 6.2. and the Observatorio said 6.5.

The significant quakes Thursday were at 7:57 a.m. at a 4.3 magnitude and at 10:30 a.m. at a 4.0 magnitude, said the Observatorio. Both were felt in the Central Valley.

And there were hundreds of lesser quakes during the day and evening. Some were felt slightly in San José, as was the 5:23 p.m. quake in the Pacific.

The Golfito quakes are taking place where the denser Cocos Tectonic plate slides under adjacent Panamá Block.

I will post some pics of the BJ hard at work in the near future. She brought up over 20,000 lbs. of material 1500 feet on a very steep mountian. I tried to hire a 2 wheel drive tracter to do the job but it couldn't get enough traction. You gotta love the LC's build.

Also you should have seen the BJ shaking during the earthquakes, she looked like she was going to flip on her side.
 
Wow, it sounds like there is never a dull moment. I'm looking forward to the BJ pics :bounce: The new trail issue had a good writeup on a 40 used for plow work and around the farm and doing a better job than a tractor. :) Here it is if you haven't got yours yet. A Canadian “Barn-Find” Cruiserhead http://www.tlca.org/web/component/content/176?task=view
 
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I have offically quit my fishing career and now I am a lumberjack. These pics show when it is dry. I normally don't take my camera out when it is raining. I was going to use my winch but this little 90 something HP rust bucket has no problem pulling on her own. One pic shows me checking the oil because she burns about a quart every 2 hours.

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Those sure are some nice looking beams.
 
Thanks guys. The first pic shows a spot that is almost flat and I couldn't go anywhere even with lockers. The ground is very slippery clay. With the mud chains on she can go ANYWHERE. I was very sick on this trip and was heading down the mountain without chains and started to slide down a steep hill and just jumped out of the cruiser and hoped for the best. She rolled about 70 yards and hit a pushed up pile of dirt made from the bulldozer and didn't get a scratch (not that you could tell anyway). I landed on my ass and slid behind her for about 50 yards. She now wears mud chains forever and does not leave the mountain because it is the rainy season and I don't want to chance going downhill as slippery as it is.
 
cajun65 said:
Those pics are awesome!
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With my jaw hanging :eek:, I love the pics. Beautiful logs. Rebecca's Dad is a 2nd generation tree man all I can say is you spend a few days working with him and I can't wait to go back to my desk job. Its a great weight loss program in the Louisiana summers too. Can we send these pics to Todd for trails I think your work there with these pics of the BJ working would make a great read and folks would love it :bounce:
 
Volunteer said:
With my jaw hanging :eek:, I love the pics. Beautiful logs. Rebecca's Dad is a 2nd generation tree man all I can say is you spend a few days working with him and I can't wait to go back to my desk job. Its a great weight loss program in the Louisiana summers too. Can we send these pics to Todd for trails I think your work there with these pics of the BJ working would make a great read and folks would love it :bounce:
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Larry do what ever you like with my pics but I was saving them (some better ones that I have ) for the article we have talked about (maybe a different article just with trees?) You know more about TT than I and you are always welcome to do what ever with any pics that I have. As far as logging it is a blast! I just back up and have some one hook up and give her the gas. I have tons of dead fallen trees that I can harvest and they are so dense and of the hardwood type that animals and insects cannot penetrate them for over 100 years so there is no worry of me extracting them and having an environmental impact on the ecosystem. I still cannot get over how a old piece of sh*t BJ with rings that are so worn or shot can do such a thing.
 
sparkplug said:
Larry do what ever you like with my pics but I was saving them (some better ones that I have ) for the article we have talked about (maybe a different article just with trees?) You know more about TT than I and you are always welcome to do what ever with any pics that I have. As far as logging it is a blast! I just back up and have some one hook up and give her the gas. I have tons of dead fallen trees that I can harvest and they are so dense and of the hardwood type that animals and insects cannot penetrate them for over 100 years so there is no worry of me extracting them and having an environmental impact on the ecosystem. I still cannot get over how a old piece of sh*t BJ with rings that are so worn or shot can do such a thing.
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Gotcha, well we'll just wait for the article we talked about. I get fired up just seeing the pics and stories :) I'd take that old BJ over any other vehicle any day my friend :D the old 40's are like tractors they are simple minded and just keep working.
 
sparkplug said:
Thanks guys. The first pic shows a spot that is almost flat and I couldn't go anywhere even with lockers. The ground is very slippery clay. With the mud chains on she can go ANYWHERE. I was very sick on this trip and was heading down the mountain without chains and started to slide down a steep hill and just jumped out of the cruiser and hoped for the best. She rolled about 70 yards and hit a pushed up pile of dirt made from the bulldozer and didn't get a scratch (not that you could tell anyway). I landed on my ass and slid behind her for about 50 yards. She now wears mud chains forever and does not leave the mountain because it is the rainy season and I don't want to chance going downhill as slippery as it is.
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Kool pics!

Hey Isaac which is mor FUN Skiing behind a boat or a BJ:D
 
That is some amazing scenery, Isaac. I find myself forgetting that there are places like that left in the world.

I may end up seeing something similar before too long. We have started working on some wells down in Vera Cruz, Mexico. I've heard some interesting stories from the engineers on those jobs...bathing in the river, running out of food and having to pay villagers for some of their food.
 
moomtazz said:
That is some amazing scenery, Isaac. I find myself forgetting that there are places like that left in the world.

I may end up seeing something similar before too long. We have started working on some wells down in Vera Cruz, Mexico. I've heard some interesting stories from the engineers on those jobs...bathing in the river, running out of food and having to pay villagers for some of their food.
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Veracruz, Mexico is a pretty cool place you will love it. I used to go there about 15 years ago and it was pretty primitive. The last time I drove through there about 4 years ago in my FJ-60 it looked like a resort town with nice hotels everywhere.

The "scenery" that you are seeing in those pics are on my farm land which is 20 percent of my property. It really isn't all that tropical and not very diverse. The other 80 percent is primary rain forest and that is what really blows me away. I will be using oxen to extract wood from those areas because we want to tread lightly and BJ+chains is not treading lightly.

Thanks for the comment and all those trails are BSLCA trails and open to all BSLCA members. I have signs up that say BSLCA but don't have pics because every time I have tried to take them it is raining. They don't call it the rain forest for nothing.
 
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