That's the end of the pictures, so the rest of the story will be stuck inside my head.
I guess I could do a pictureless writeup.
I guess I could do a pictureless writeup.
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Adventures with Big Blue
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Thanks. I wish I had taken more pictures, but I enjoyed this project a bunch. And the profile picture turned out much nicer than I had expected, too.
Today I did my biannual dump run. Mostly stuff from the house project and cleaning out the horse barn, but also half a year's household trash. I'd rather process the waste myself, but I have been told that Wisconsin frowns on trash fires. So it goes into the water supply instead of into the air supply. Trash just sucks either way.
But it does feel really good to have the 1400# of junk magically gone.
I engaged the transfer case for a few miles to get the axle lubed up one last time before the winter hibernation. And that running board will never quite be happy again.
But it does feel really good to have the 1400# of junk magically gone.
I engaged the transfer case for a few miles to get the axle lubed up one last time before the winter hibernation. And that running board will never quite be happy again.
As a side note, that is the trailer that I built out of the Red truck and the leftover sheet metal. Big Blue, that bed, and the topper are an original matched set. Not many trucks get to pull their own rear end around.
I wish I had some pictures of the process.
I wish I had some pictures of the process.
It's amazing how much bluer the bed now looks with the blue topper and the unmolested cab-facing front section. I haven't touched that paint one bit, and yet it now looks like a blue trailer instead of a purple one.
If you look from the front you just see blue.
And even the side that's 100% purple/rust color looks bluer in context.
Not sure why that caught my eye tonight. But it was a fun trip down memory lane.
If you look from the front you just see blue.
And even the side that's 100% purple/rust color looks bluer in context.
Not sure why that caught my eye tonight. But it was a fun trip down memory lane.
Sold a set of 8-lug wheels yesterday, and sold the unloved wagon wheels today. I'm enjoying seeing the junk pile shrink.
That means we're back to van rims all around.
I still think I'll prefer the dog dish rims, but this should at least get the hub cap police off my back.
That means we're back to van rims all around.
I still think I'll prefer the dog dish rims, but this should at least get the hub cap police off my back.
big-blue
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading your adventures thread! Thank you for spending the time on piecing it all together and sharing your memories.
The whole thing? That's a dedicated reader!
Thanks for the compliment, it is always good to hear good things from a new reader. It kinda balances out the sarcasm I get from the old readers.
If you enjoyed these write ups, I have 5 other adventure threads on here, in addition to the CK5 Yooper overlanding trip thread. They are listed in the TOC back in post 1.
big-blue
1/2 ton status
The whole thing? That's a dedicated reader!
Thanks for the compliment, it is always good to hear good things from a new reader. It kinda balances out the sarcasm I get from the old readers.
If you enjoyed these write ups, I have 5 other adventure threads on here, in addition to the CK5 Yooper overlanding trip thread. They are listed in the TOC back in post 1.
Yeah, the whole thing! Lol. I have seen the thread before and been meaning to read it - and tonight was the night. I have seen the others too and will take a gander on at those soon. Take it easy.
-graham
I'm a fan of the no hubcap look, that's how I run the wheels on the Yukon
Over the holidays I finally got the rest of the 2013 Lake Superior pictures from my Brother. So it's roadtrip time again!
I took some of these pictures, but obviously not all of them. First up, the covered road. I hardly ever get to see my own truck driving, so I found this series of shots amusing. Firstly because he took 60-some blurry shots of my truck following him, and secondly because I don't remember being behind them (I was the tour guide, I remember being in the lead
).
After the covered road we headed across the bridge to Hancock and the Keweenaw.
Up on Mont Ripley he took this shot looking down toward MTU. If he would have moved just a bit more sideways he would have framed the campus perfectly.
More road pictures. Follow the round taillights.
Manganese Falls. We climbed down into the gorge and climbed up close to the bottom of the waterfall. He then decided to try climbing up the waterfalls a ways.
These shots are all mine.
Do you see a face on the right side of the gorge?
The intrepid adventurer considers his next jump.
Actually, getting back down to the bottom was enough of a challenge.
Manganese Falls is dry most of the year, I'd be curious to climb back up there when the water isn't flowing. I'd bet we could get much further with that hazard removed.
Manganese Falls. We climbed down into the gorge and climbed up close to the bottom of the waterfall. He then decided to try climbing up the waterfalls a ways.
These shots are all mine.
Do you see a face on the right side of the gorge?
The intrepid adventurer considers his next jump.
Actually, getting back down to the bottom was enough of a challenge.
Manganese Falls is dry most of the year, I'd be curious to climb back up there when the water isn't flowing. I'd bet we could get much further with that hazard removed.
Shots from Quincy Mine. Not sure which of us did the shooting here.
The controls for the massive hoist. The dial indicates which level the skip is currently stopped at.
I need to go back and take another look at this small governed contraption. I don't remember what it does.
This is one of the comm boxes. The cord is pulled to activate a light & bell system. In case of emergency, the dangling key would be used to prop the switch so the bell would ring continuously.
One of the terra cotta tiles originally used to roof the hoist building. They were fancy and expensive, but had a nasty habit of shattering in the cold Michigan winters. They were soon replaced with a more suitable material.
Jacobsville sandstone in Quincy's trademark corner pattern.
Part of Quincy's tour is a tram ride down the hill to the 7th adit.
The controls for the massive hoist. The dial indicates which level the skip is currently stopped at.
I need to go back and take another look at this small governed contraption. I don't remember what it does.
This is one of the comm boxes. The cord is pulled to activate a light & bell system. In case of emergency, the dangling key would be used to prop the switch so the bell would ring continuously.
One of the terra cotta tiles originally used to roof the hoist building. They were fancy and expensive, but had a nasty habit of shattering in the cold Michigan winters. They were soon replaced with a more suitable material.
Jacobsville sandstone in Quincy's trademark corner pattern.
Part of Quincy's tour is a tram ride down the hill to the 7th adit.
Inside the adit, the guide talked us through different drilling techniques through the years.
Back outside, an interesting mist had rolled in off the Lake.
Misc. equipment strewn around the grounds.
Back outside, an interesting mist had rolled in off the Lake.
Misc. equipment strewn around the grounds.
Shots from around the grounds SW of the No. 2 shaft house.
And I think this one is from inside the No. 2, but I'm not able to picture it at this point...
And I think this one is from inside the No. 2, but I'm not able to picture it at this point...
And that's the end of this round of pictures. He definitely captured different scenes than I did, so that provides some variety. Until next time, Cheers!
So awesome. I love these trip reports.
Thanks, man. These reports never seem like much to me (except a ridiculous time drain
), because I've seen all this stuff before. Stuff like Quincy I've seen several times. So the continued encouragement continues to encourage me to continue posting them. 
Not sure what trip will be next. We'll just hafta wait and see.
