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4th of July - Camping, Deer Babies, Wake Boarding

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We have had a new resident. Actually there several new residents. A deer decided to have her kids in the back yard. They are here often. I can see them from my Zoom Room, so I apologize if I seem a little distracted sometimes when I am on a video call. We went canoeing and camping in South Carolina. We were exploring without a lot of planning, so you get what you expect- adventure and discovery. We stopped by the Tallulah Gorge lookout. When I rode my motorcycle through the area in the early 80's, I vowed I would come back. And I have come back-- again. I ate my traditional moon pie there as well. The Tesla is a great camper. Charge the battery, run the AC and enjoy the filtered ventilated with a nice entertainment system. Crazy. The paddleing wasnt that good. We found ourselves in Lake Keowee. The camp ground was good if you speak Spanish, and only enjoy power sports on small boats. I am a bit disturbed by the new trend of wake boarding. Instead of skiing being towed by a ro...
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The turkey population looks good this year. I pulled over a couple of times just to watch and listen to the birds. I will have to make some time to do a bit of Spring turkey hunting. I was a bit over confident the other night flying. It was a bit squirelly with the wind and I bounced a couple landings. No two landings are exactly the same no matter how hard you try. Today I am doing masonry work in the milkhouse and fixing the wheel studs on the jeep.
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This is one of my favorite pics I took when I was in Antarctica. This is us comms folks coming down from the summit of Mt. Terror to the Helo. The weather was nice on this particular day, but it was quite cold. The helicopter didn't start the first try. It made us all think. We relied on the helo so much. Spending time on this mountain was quite a thrill. The thin air always made us euphoric. We saved the oxygen for the pilot.
I have been performing field trials with my new jeep. It is a lot cheaper than using the tractors, a lot more comfortable too.
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It is nice to live around here. Despite the 2 inches of snow this weekend it is very nice. I am accelerating my flight training. I expect to have my private pilot licence this year. I am studying for the written exam and I am also studying for the Certified Information Security Manager(CISM) test in June. Neither of these tests is cheap.