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Robbie's Famous Again
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Very well written article, very nice handguns (wish I had one) and a nice knife.
I am very honored.
Robbie Roberson
I am very honored.
Robbie Roberson
wildmanh
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Hi Denis, Yeah the leaves are changing. Mostly red and brown now in the higher elivation, but here in the valley they are starting to turn. My SOG's are ready for anything the weather can throw at us. 
Went Hiking Sunday between LDS Conference sessions up Provo Canyon on the Squaw Peak trail (If you've never been you should go). Had my SOG Bowie with me in one of my custom leather sheaths. Didn't have a chance to use it, but was still nice having it. I have pics too from the trip, if you are interested.
What's the weather like up in your part of the state?
Heber
Went Hiking Sunday between LDS Conference sessions up Provo Canyon on the Squaw Peak trail (If you've never been you should go). Had my SOG Bowie with me in one of my custom leather sheaths. Didn't have a chance to use it, but was still nice having it. I have pics too from the trip, if you are interested.What's the weather like up in your part of the state?
Heber
Sure, send photos if you can.
Cooling off out here, running out of summer quick.
My main everyday belt knife is an original Tomcat. If I get very far off the road I carry a bigger fixed blade on a separate gunbelt. Always have my 20-year-old Victorinox Grand Prix SAK in a pocket.
Up in the high timber it's never a bad idea to have a good blade along. Where you were you never know when you might run into one of those nasty Timpanogos Snipe, and they're vicious. Beautiful territory up there, but the Snipe danger & general decrepitude of encroaching old age keep me from hiking much in the area. I should probably work on that, huh?
I'm extremely envious over your SOG Bowie. Beautiful knife, always loved that design & I'm a sucker for stacked leather handles.
You lucky dog.
Denis
Cooling off out here, running out of summer quick.
My main everyday belt knife is an original Tomcat. If I get very far off the road I carry a bigger fixed blade on a separate gunbelt. Always have my 20-year-old Victorinox Grand Prix SAK in a pocket.
Up in the high timber it's never a bad idea to have a good blade along. Where you were you never know when you might run into one of those nasty Timpanogos Snipe, and they're vicious. Beautiful territory up there, but the Snipe danger & general decrepitude of encroaching old age keep me from hiking much in the area. I should probably work on that, huh?
I'm extremely envious over your SOG Bowie. Beautiful knife, always loved that design & I'm a sucker for stacked leather handles.
You lucky dog.
Denis
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DPris,
After reading this, I took trash out (very dark), heard ripe acorns falling by the hundreds hitting dry leaves, jerked around with my hand in my pocket, on my NAA .22, (always there around home). No, I'm not a scaredy cat,
just careful since I live at the foot of the mountains and pretty well secluded.
The screams we hear around here at night from animals (I hope) makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up, so what in the heck is Timp.......snipes, do they live near me, or just in Utah ?
Robbie Roberson
P.S. Do I need to start carrying my Sig. P 226
, with my SOG Revolver ?
After reading this, I took trash out (very dark), heard ripe acorns falling by the hundreds hitting dry leaves, jerked around with my hand in my pocket, on my NAA .22, (always there around home). No, I'm not a scaredy cat,
just careful since I live at the foot of the mountains and pretty well secluded.The screams we hear around here at night from animals (I hope) makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up, so what in the heck is Timp.......snipes, do they live near me, or just in Utah ?
Robbie Roberson
P.S. Do I need to start carrying my Sig. P 226
, with my SOG Revolver ?Hi Robbie,
Damn! Is it acorn time already? REALLY running out of summer!
We'll be out doing some more photos this weekend, trying to get them done before we get snow. I sent Heber one we did last weekend. Hope your backyard mountains are prettier than ours. Ours were already among the ugliest in the state, even before the fire that ran through up there about four years ago. Very barren now, patches of scrub oak, occasional aspen stands, largely bare rock. But, we get used to it & we're glad to be out of the big city.
Timpanogos Snipe are a variation indigenous only to the Timpanogos Mountain area above where Heber lives. Timpanogos is an old Indian word, the top outline of the mountain resembles a reclining figure that was connected with an Indian legend. I don't recall what the meaning of Timpanogos was, Sleeping Maiden or The Snipe Got Her, or something.
I think you're safe where you are.
Wish we had a nice scenic mountain here.
Night screams would be fun, too, much better than the neighbor's dog that's developed a tendency to bark every morning this summer & wake us up before dawn cracks.
Denis
Damn! Is it acorn time already? REALLY running out of summer!
We'll be out doing some more photos this weekend, trying to get them done before we get snow. I sent Heber one we did last weekend. Hope your backyard mountains are prettier than ours. Ours were already among the ugliest in the state, even before the fire that ran through up there about four years ago. Very barren now, patches of scrub oak, occasional aspen stands, largely bare rock. But, we get used to it & we're glad to be out of the big city.
Timpanogos Snipe are a variation indigenous only to the Timpanogos Mountain area above where Heber lives. Timpanogos is an old Indian word, the top outline of the mountain resembles a reclining figure that was connected with an Indian legend. I don't recall what the meaning of Timpanogos was, Sleeping Maiden or The Snipe Got Her, or something.
I think you're safe where you are.
Wish we had a nice scenic mountain here.
Night screams would be fun, too, much better than the neighbor's dog that's developed a tendency to bark every morning this summer & wake us up before dawn cracks.
Denis
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Denis, the Bowie is pretty cool. It's Rob, Carl and mine. After I finish up a little project with it, it goes to Carl.
It sure is nice not being in the big city, even though Provo is to big for me, it's better then Salt Lake. The Mountains around here are now Red. There is a lot more Maple and Scrub oak then I thought there was. I sent you pics from my Squaw Peak trip.
There is a relative of the Timpanogus Snipes in the desert west of Cedar City. Not really mean, but Very fast and strange sounding.
Am going to hike Squaw Peak again next Wedesnday evening from the Rock Canyon side. Glad I have Carl's SEAL 2000 to protect me.
Heber
It sure is nice not being in the big city, even though Provo is to big for me, it's better then Salt Lake. The Mountains around here are now Red. There is a lot more Maple and Scrub oak then I thought there was. I sent you pics from my Squaw Peak trip.
There is a relative of the Timpanogus Snipes in the desert west of Cedar City. Not really mean, but Very fast and strange sounding.
Am going to hike Squaw Peak again next Wedesnday evening from the Rock Canyon side. Glad I have Carl's SEAL 2000 to protect me. Heber
Heber,
Haven't seen the Cedar City variety, but they're probably related to the Redrock Snipe around the St. George area where I was born. They're red & they like to just sit there blending in with the sandstone till one of the ringtail cats wanders by. Don't bother people much, unless you happen to step on one accidentally, but they're hell on the ringtails. Hard to see in daylight, best way is to spotlight 'em at night & watch for the orange glow of their eyes to reflect.
Your photos just came in, I oughta at least grab Bubbles & drive up there while the colors are out. Looks like a fairly easy hike if your girlfriends can do it in sandals. Maybe an old worn out guy like me could even make it.
I'll start saving up for a pair of Official Squaw Peak Hiking Sandals.
Hope you have another good one Wednesday. Don't forget the knife & don't turn your back on one of those Timp Snipe. You can usually tell when they're getting ready to go for it by the way they grind their teeth.
Denis
Haven't seen the Cedar City variety, but they're probably related to the Redrock Snipe around the St. George area where I was born. They're red & they like to just sit there blending in with the sandstone till one of the ringtail cats wanders by. Don't bother people much, unless you happen to step on one accidentally, but they're hell on the ringtails. Hard to see in daylight, best way is to spotlight 'em at night & watch for the orange glow of their eyes to reflect.
Your photos just came in, I oughta at least grab Bubbles & drive up there while the colors are out. Looks like a fairly easy hike if your girlfriends can do it in sandals. Maybe an old worn out guy like me could even make it.
I'll start saving up for a pair of Official Squaw Peak Hiking Sandals.
Hope you have another good one Wednesday. Don't forget the knife & don't turn your back on one of those Timp Snipe. You can usually tell when they're getting ready to go for it by the way they grind their teeth.
Denis