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mininghorn88

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  1. Sorry, but no. This is decent sized neighborhood that only has two entrances. This traffic circle is on one entrance and the other entrance is parallel to this one about 200 yards to the east. It does not have a traffic circle. This is the only traffic circle in the whole neighborhood and there are other parts of the neighborhood where it would make more sense to place a traffic circle(s) as the roads are longer. The traffic circle placed here is on a relatively short road. The posts in the circle have only recently been placed there after many years. The posts were placed there because of box trucks, landscaping trailers, etc. are too long or do not have the turning radius to go around the circle properly therefore they were clipping the turn and were driving through it leaving large ruts and/or damaging the vegetation.
  2. Haha. There is a Books-A-Million there too along with an Office Depot.
  3. mininghorn88

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    It is a quick and easy visit (1 to 1.5 hour) that provides excellent views of the volcano and surrounding area. You can actually drive all the way up to the rim of the volcano. Once at the top you can hike (1 mile) the rim of the volcano which provides fantastic views of the surrounding area. You can also hike (.25 mile) down into the volcano. All is paved so it is easy. I was there in October and the clouds rolled in so the view was obstructed some but was still fantastic because I was above the cloud cover. Also walked up onto some mule deer. Down below you can hike some of the lava fields. However, if that is your thing then I would recommend visiting El Malpais NP. There is not much of a visitor center but if memory serves me correctly they did have a video about the park. It is also recognized for its stargazing. You can see my truck in the parking lot across the rim in the below pic.
  4. mininghorn88

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    Thanks a million. Driving many miles at a time does not bother me so I can cover a lot of distance in a relatively short time. Some of these have been trips that I have made alone so I am not on a schedule and can go and do it at whatever pace I want. My GF has made some of these with me and fortunately she is very flexible as well and usually defers to my planning and recommendations for trips. Also did a 2 week trip with daughter, granddaughter and SIL last November/December. Due to the age (18 months) of the granddaughter, we were on more of a schedule so we did a mixture of group and individual activities. All in all it is hard to go wrong in a Park.
  5. White GMC parks first (female). Black car (Dodge Journey) parks second (female). Truck shows up last (male).
  6. mininghorn88

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    What route would that be? All I remember is that there is a unpaved road coming in from the NE and a Scenic Byway on the SE side that never actually gets into the park.
  7. I just watched the new Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer comedy Thunder something. Don’t bother. Maybe one or two funny parts.
  8. Yeah, these Reagan short movies are....interesting. Watched one last night where he is in the Army rescues a horse that is a world class jumper. I am big into WW2 so I found the military stuff fun.
  9. I routinely play basketball with a guy that gets “injured” multiple times each game with theatrics that will rival any foreign soccer player. He hobbles around for a minute or two and then drives the lane with some crazy moves. One day he will get hurt but no one will pay attention because of his antics. He is a good player but the act gets old.
  10. mininghorn88

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    Arches is one of my favorites. I really enjoy hiking in the Devil’s Playground area. So many great views and rock formations.
  11. I am recording it now. Will watch after the Horn’s baseball game
  12. Yep. I work out regularly. My 14 year old doesn't do much. He can absolutely kill me going down a ski run. I have become the tortoise in the race. No longer the hare. I am still very active and do a lot of things that others my age are not doing, it just takes a while! I do a lot of hiking and such and it seems like everyone I come across on the trail are my kid’s age.
  13. I can watch a fictitious war movie but never read a fictitious book about WW2.
  14. A photo of a traffic circle in SHV complete with STOP signs. Was also in Monroe this past weekend and they have added several in the city all properly done without STOP signs.
  15. I am in the mining industry, so, well, there you go! Right there with you!
  16. mininghorn88

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    Not yet, albeit it is on the "to do" list. I am driving up to Chicago in May so I will hit some along the way up and back. I plan on driving up to Vermont (Killington) early this summer and will take some parks in. Will be driving to Chapel Hill, NC in July so will hit some parks then. Will be going to the Texas game in West Virginia so will visit some then too along the driving path. Will have to see what the balance of the year holds for hitting some other parks.
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    I have a National Parks Passport so I record the date(s) that I was there along with a stamp and, per the enclosed checklist, I have been to 70+ park properties. Some are National Parks, others are Memorials, or even National Recreational Areas, etc. Some are obviously better than others and being at one for an hour is enough and for some it requires multiple days to fully enjoy or even repeat visits. Covid has allowed me to work from "home". So, in 2020 I visited Glen Canyon NRA, Grand Canyon NP, Petrified Forest NP, Pipe Spring NM, Sunset Crater Volcano NM, Tonto NM, Walnut Canyon NM, Wupatki NM, Buffalo NR, Fort Smith NHS, Pres. Clinton Birthplace, Pea Ridge NMP, Poverty Point NM, Aztec Ruins NM, Bandelier NM, Capulin Volcano NM, El Malpais NM, El Morro NM, Pecos NHP, Petroglyph NM, Mesa Verde NP, Arches NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Canyonlands NP, Zion NP, Grand Teton NP, Yellowstone NP, Abraham Lincoln NHP, Cumberland Gap NHP, Brices Cross Roads NBS, Natchez Trace NST, and Tupelo NB. Love me some National Parks and the great outdoors that many of them offer.
  18. I have to admit that I do chuckle a bit when a red neck diesel pickup guns it passing a Prius, Tesla, or some other hybrid vehicle leaving it in a plume of smoke.
  19. Didn’t Ford die in the Star Wars series of movies? Just maybe...
  20. The top two lines nail it with foreshadowing
  21. That Mercury is one sweet looking car.
  22. SIAP. Those that wait to turn right on red until there is enough clearance for them to get all the way over into the inside LH lane to make a left hand turn more than a half mile further down the road. Go ahead and turn right onto the outside lane and merge left as you drive toward the next turn.
  23. As mentioned above my dad had a 63 Chevy Pickup when I was in middle school and junior high. When I was in elementary school he had a 56 Ford Pickup. Both were his everyday drive around trucks. I certainly did not appreciate them then because they were old and out of style. Would love to have either one or both of them now. My 68 Ford is still around. I ended up giving it to my brother years ago. He repainted it, dropped a 302 in it and converted it to a floor shift and took it to the drag strip occasionally. My son (26yrs old) now wants the 68 Ford.
  24. This was my first truck too except mine was a Fleetside and was baby blue with white "wagon wheel" rims.
  25. My dad had this truck albeit green and white back in the late-70's. It was the truck that I learned to drive in the hayfield when I was around 11 or 12 hauling hay (square bales). I would love to have that truck today.
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