Quote from: Latimeria on Today at 07:37:50 AMI thought you split it by hand, or had your boys do it. Lol, that's a lot of wood!

I always had access to a splitter but decided to buy my own a few years back, the wood stove gets hungry from Oct. thru Mar.

 Well, Winter is just around the corner and the days are getting shorter, temps are starting to drop and it's time to prep    Back in May I got a couple loads of Oak Firewood but never got around to splitting it. That time is here,time to get busy !




Got the Log Splitter out and she fired up 1st pull Spent a couple hours down by the wood pile and made some progress
 



Now to stack it all to make room for a couple more trailer loads, rinse and repeat and I should have 6 or 7 cords on hand to last me a few years  

Quote from: Latimeria on September 16, 2024, 07:41:11 PMNice trip there Tim and a great way to absorb life's events as of late.

Nice Crappie and Lahontan Cutty!

I thought it was a Crappie as well, they all assured me it was a Sacramento Perch cause they target them often, I was just glad to get a fish on a Hookup Bait and no Bobber 

Pineapple     

Nice supply 

 I said my goodbyes and buried my Dad, I just had to get out of town and regroup, Bishop and The Sierras were calling. Janie couldn't get time off work and the twins just started their jobs so Timmy was flying solo this trip. Got The Hearse packed and I left bright and early on Sept. 11



Hit some minor traffic as usual in Riverside, saw a caravan of Fire Trucks, the area was all on fire




Made it to Bishop and headed up the hill to God's Country, always a welcoming view 


Hit my favorite spots and landed a few players, felt good to get a tug on 6Lb. 


Noticed a sign that wasn't there when I was here in June, had to get a LOOK-SEE  Kinda young







The weather was perfect, 70 degrees up at 8 and 9 thousand feet, shorts and T-shirts with a light sweatshirt now and then Fished till 3 or 4 in the afternoon and decided to head back into town and grab some groceries before driving to my buddy's house. He wasn't there but said I could have the place all to myself till he got there Thursday night, it's an awesome Vacation Home  




Thursday morning I took off and hit the local streams and found trout everywhere, ended up catching 45 and left them biting    So much fun and such beautiful scenery  




What are the chances of a guy with one eye catching a trout with one eye      



There were a few good sized ones in the mix but all were drag pullers  Kisses for good luck   




A video of some of the fun 
https://imgur.com/5VBH21i

Had to say Hi to Squatch again, got another Selfie with him 




Friday we got the Pontoon hooked up and headed to Lake Crowley, a whopping 5 minute drive His driveway is too narrow to get the Pontoon out with his truck so we had to use his jeep to back it out, then hook it up to the truck, and to the lake we went



The boat ride across the lake was chilly but once we got to the spot, jackets off 






My buddy and his Son In Law, (along with all the other Locals) fly fish with a Bobber to target the trout. I chose to use a Hookup Bait on my spinning rod and landed a Perch, first fish on the boat....off to a good start




They got bit and landed a couple nice ones   I can't sit and stare at a Bobber, I gotta keep active






Saturday was a repeat of Friday, another 4 or 5 hours on the lake and then finish off the day stream fishing. My Hookup Bait got bit a few more times, nothing huge but awesome to catch a Native Trout 


Sunday rolled around pretty quick and I had to hit the road. Left at 6:30am and topped off the gas tank in Bishop, then it was Hwy 395 for a few hours reminiscing the past 4 days until Bass Pro for Lunch(Calamari and Fries) a leg stretch and a bit of shopping.



Cyclops time !

 




 

Still waiting on the Museum/Useeum 

Artsy Fartsy 

We hit 113 in VC , I love it 

Sucks when the wind has to ruin a good day   I heard someone hooked a few Marlin and Landed one for dinner

Thanks guys, the reality of life has set in

 Well, this Friday my dad gets laid to rest and with all the chaos that goes with prepping for that for the past few weeks, I decided to get out of town the following Wednesday and head to The Sierras on a solo trip. A little time away to clear the mind and reboot my spirits and try to get back into the swing of things. The Cyclops is due to get wet, hope to have a report as soon as the water decides to calm down. Stay cool out there, supposed to be triple digits for the next week   

Finally got it working on my computer, thanks for the help, Tom

Been hearing lots of reports of Marlin and they have been in close too, hope you get one soon, the conditions look terrible for the weekend 

 Dana Point is a cool Harbor, quick access to open water, I just wish it was a wee bit closer for me.

You are about due for something epic on your boat !

Traffic sucks out loud !!!