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Post by LeftyMeister on Jan 6, 2024 10:55:31 GMT -5
We went to Arizona between Christmas a New Years to visit my wife's son and I crossed four things from my list in one week. They live just over an hour from the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert, and 3 hours from the Grand Canyon. We visited all three that were on the list. We also toured much of Historic Route 66 including Winslow (we stood on the corner) and Oatman, which is an old west style town famous for its wild donkeys that roam the streets.
As a bonus, my BIL runs a shooting range and happened to be hosting a long range shooting contest. They let me shoot a 6MM Creedmoor and I hit a 10" target at 1,000 yds on the 5th shot (after correcting for windage). It impressed the competitors because it took most of them 5 shots. It wasn't on my bucket list but it was a still a highlight of the trip.
Next for me would probably be skydiving.
Anything on your list that you've crossed off recently?
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Post by Leftee on Jan 6, 2024 11:17:50 GMT -5
Nice ass!
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 6, 2024 11:41:48 GMT -5
The Grand Canyon is something everybody should see at least once.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jan 6, 2024 12:15:45 GMT -5
lol! There are plenty of signs around town with this theme...
The Grand Canyon is something everybody should see at least once.
Absolutely! Pictures CANNOT do justice to the immensity, beauty, and majesty of seeing it firsthand.
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Post by munkiejunque on Jan 6, 2024 12:18:26 GMT -5
^^^^
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 6, 2024 12:33:52 GMT -5
Don't think I've ever been anyplace else where the visuals at any given spot change so much over the course of a single day. Factors such as cloud cover, particulate matter in the atmosphere, sun angle and so on can change the "mood" so drastically in such a short time.
Very entertaining to watch the crows play in the powerful thermals at the south rim. They never seem to tire of it.
And no: "snapshots" can not capture the scale and panoramic majesty of the place. The desert southwest vistas have a way of making a person feel very small and insignificant.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jan 6, 2024 13:12:56 GMT -5
…and the crows are HUGE.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 6, 2024 13:14:56 GMT -5
Probably Ravens
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jan 6, 2024 15:00:50 GMT -5
After researching the difference between crows and ravens, you’re probably right. Ravens have larger beaks, shinier feathers, and more extensive wingspans. |
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Post by Vman on Jan 6, 2024 18:14:09 GMT -5
I'm curious of how high you had to aim to compensate for the 1,000 yard length? I read somewhere that 23' was approximate for 6mm @ 1,000 yards. Does that sound right?
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Post by Larry Madsen on Jan 6, 2024 19:27:26 GMT -5
Any “bucket list” aspersions for me are more internal as opposed to going someplace or seeing something or even experiencing something.
If there is something I really desire to see or do, I just go see it or do it. I’m pretty content in my own skin that way.
No list exists on paper or even in my mind.
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Post by LTB on Jan 6, 2024 19:46:03 GMT -5
That sounds like a really great trip Lefty!
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jan 6, 2024 20:36:22 GMT -5
I'm curious of how high you had to aim to compensate for the 1,000 yard length? I read somewhere that 23' was approximate for 6mm @ 1,000 yards. Does that sound right? I aimed about a foot high and foot to the left to compensate for windage. |
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 6, 2024 20:54:48 GMT -5
Crows? Ravens? Rave Ons? apologies to Buddy Holly...
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Jan 7, 2024 11:00:47 GMT -5
We did a segment of route 66 from SE Kansas to the Grand canyon in '22. Great trip....saw the iconic sights (blue whale, Cadillac Ranch, Winslow, stayed in the hotel with teepees, painted desert, petrified forest, Grand canyon, etc). The Grand Canyon and Albuquerque (thanks to Bugs Bunny) we're the only bucket list items for that trip.
Coincidentally, I've been building a match grade Creedmore....just waiting on glass...and I'll be going to the long distance range near Des Moines.
Hoping to cross the UK off my list soon. Then America's Great Loop.
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 7, 2024 12:22:16 GMT -5
Unusual, in that his trio was rarely augmented by drums of any kind: BTW: don't miss the Andy Devine Museum if you're in Kingman.
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