Monthly Archives: June 2007

At the mountain man reenactment there are always interesting demonstrations but this one stumped me! A soldier standing there said “Pick this up and tell me what it is”. It was black, about an inch thick and fairly heavy in … Continue reading →

I guess mountain men need a sheriff to keep ’em in line! This fellow was demonstrating firearms and he had a ‘fake’ one so kids could pose with him and not be messing about with a real gun.

They had a mountain man reenactment up the mountain from us last weekend. I do love these and it was a perfect day to suck up some pine fresh air and step back in time for a few lazy hours.

I  imagine this little guy is safe from predators. His burrow is guarded by sharp spines.

This is ‘one’ of the reasons it’s a good idea to shake out your boots in the morning when you’re camping in the desert!  

Such tender blooms…such fierce spines.