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Bark Tan Heart Shaped Pouch
Small Heart Shaped bark tan deer hide pouch. Pouch is fully welted with a small pocket inside. Cowhide strap with a forged buckle with keeper and adjustments. Pouch also has a few repairs. Sewn at 8-10 stitches per inch. Front part of pouch is lined with canvas and back is lined with calfskin. SOLD
Mason-Dixon Historical Park West Virginia
Spent most of the day driving from Maryland towards Missouri but got sidetracked by the last marker of the original Mason-Dixon Line. They did fall about 23 miles short of their original goal, but the Indians said they shall not go any farther in October of 1767. We stopped at the Mason-Dixon Historical Park in West Virginia. It was blustery and windy but we decided to make the trek to go see it. It was Read More …
Center Seam Folded Welt Bark Tan Bag
This bark tan deer hide bag features a folded welt down the middle of the flap as well as the center of the bag itself. This bag also has a rolled edge around the complete bag with hidden stitches on the front. Hand forged buckle compliments the hand woven strap my wife made for me. The bag also features a pocket inside. Lined with blue and white pillow ticking this is a great bag that Read More …
Medicine Bow National Forest – POTA
A Quiet Work Week, POTA Activation, and Hidden Beauty in Wyoming This past week, we turned a quiet corner of Wyoming into our work-week hideaway. Tucked away from the world, this spot offered the kind of seclusion that’s hard to come by—we saw just one vehicle pass the entire week. It was exactly what we needed. While Gayla was busy giving her video presentation, I took the opportunity to set up my HF radio station Read More …
Activation of Starvation Lake – Duchesne, Utah
After a long day behind the wheel, I was more than ready to shut things down and enjoy some peace. We landed at Juniper Point Campground, nestled in Fred Hayes at Starvation State Park, Utah. This spot offered a perfect combo of rugged beauty and radio potential. The evening started simple—steak on the Coleman Camp stove, and some eggs boiled for deviled eggs later in the weekend. Camp cooking doesn’t get much better. But the Read More …
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest POTA US-4499
On our way south from Glacier National Park, we made a quick overnight stop at Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. I couldn’t pass up the chance to activate a new POTA park (US-4499), even if it was just a short visit. With limited time and daylight, I went with a simple but reliable setup: a 72-foot random wire tossed into a tree using my throw weight, fed through a 9:1 UNUN. My rig was running just 10 Read More …
HF Radio in Montana
We pulled into Willow Creek Recreation Area after a long days drive on HWY 2 from Eastern Montana. It was fairly warm but a steady wind kept it quite pleasant. After settling into camp for the work week I decided that I wanted to experience a low noise floor and also do a little bit of antenna testing on just a few watts on a long wire antenna. I setup my 27′ fiberglass fishing mast Read More …
US Benchmark Elevation- Kintla Lake, Montana
This US Benchmark was near Kintla Lake up in Glacier National Park in Montana. It is 4008 feet of elevation at the benchmark.