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Wyoming and Idaho

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We are back from a quick vacation. I managed to score three (actually several more) bucket list items in 4 days. 1.) Long Snowmobile Trip. 2.) Yellowstone Park and 3.) Wyoming. I reached my 50th State --Wyoming! And we took a 90 mile snowmobile trip in Yellowstone National Park. We went to the "Craters of the Moon--National Monument and Preserve" in Idaho and also stopped at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) where I got to see (with my own eyes) the very cool nuclear powered twin turbojet engine. It was a successful experiment in the 1950s and 1960s. https://whatisnuclear.com/safety-minutes/htre-3-meltdown.html Of course, I had my Radiacode scintillation detector with me and yes, the apparatus is "Hot". The screenshot of the readings from my three walk-arounds the artifact. I swear you could smell the radiation. There was a very un-natural burnt smell something reminiscent of burned bakelite. Although, I am quite certain the emitted radition was not the source...
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It has been a tough week. When I started discussing what a tough week it was with my favorite cat Tioga, he was sympathetic. He was purring and comforting. All in all his week was tougher than mine. We let the vet get the mass that was growing under his skin. He had to spend a night away from his home. They also took out the huge tooth he had.. they cause problems since the root is as large as the tooth. This is a tough cat and even "the toughy" was somewhat distracted by all the procedures. Everyone will be ok. He has tough battle ahead though since he can't go outside until the stitches come out in 12 days. He will have to relax and settle for the window for a bit.
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"Challenge is an essential ingredient in a perfect life." --Charles Dowdell
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It was a good weekend. The weather was great. I crossed almost everything on my farmlist off the list. We ordered fence. That will be here soon. It was just a nice weekend enjoying the farm. I skidded up (8) cherry logs, each 14 foot long. They will be sold this week. The trees fell over a while back. Turning them into money is better that letting them rot. Click pic for video
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