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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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Angie and I are back from a few days in Jamaica. It was the first time we every stayed in an all-inclusive resort. We did some side trips, but mostly chilled. We got back into Atlanta on 4:00 PM on thanksgiving. We put the 14 pound frozen turkey (with olive oil, some white wine, a tied bough of tarragon, salt and pepper) in the pressure cooker and it was done in 1 hour 15 minutes set on 10 PSI steam. It really is a great way to cook a turkey well and fast. Its a lot safer than a deep fry as well.
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