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Post by pickinduck on Dec 30, 2016 10:15:50 GMT -6
  These are my new binoculars that I just got. They are PENTAX Papilio II 8.5x21. They are very compact close focus binoculars referred to sometimes as butterfly binoculars. I have been wanting to get a pair of these for a very long time mostly to help with hunting for plants. This up coming years they will help me out in several way on my long walks. One of the photos shows them along with my pair of 10x50 binoculars for comparison. I use the 10x50 binoculars for astronomy. |
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Post by sherlew99 on Dec 30, 2016 10:23:08 GMT -6
Wow, those are nice and compact.
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Post by pickinduck on Dec 30, 2016 10:30:27 GMT -6
Yes they are. That is what really surprised me when I opened the box.
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Post by pickinduck on Dec 30, 2016 12:37:18 GMT -6
They look like the binoculars used in Star Wars.
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Post by sherlew99 on Dec 30, 2016 17:28:16 GMT -6
Yeah, they do.  |
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Post by pickinduck on Mar 10, 2017 15:32:21 GMT -6
I just made a donation to Rails to Trails for a free T-shirt. I plan to use the Extended Jim Mayer Riverwalk a lot this year.
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Post by pickinduck on Mar 10, 2017 15:37:05 GMT -6
Found this on YouTube.
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Post by pickinduck on Mar 30, 2017 13:35:11 GMT -6
 Got my RAILS TO TRAILS T-shirt today  |
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Post by sherlew99 on Mar 30, 2017 19:13:22 GMT -6
Cool |
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Post by pickinduck on Mar 31, 2017 6:42:47 GMT -6
Is there any rails to trails where you are?
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Post by sherlew99 on Mar 31, 2017 7:53:13 GMT -6
There are three in my state. One is about a couple hundred miles away.
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Post by pickinduck on Apr 26, 2017 5:41:47 GMT -6
My plan for today is to go on my first long walk / hike of the season. I have several new pieces of kit that I haven't got to use yet. I'm just going to take it easy and not push myself. I think I'll take my camera but not my sketching stuff. I would like to get a photo of the supposed sealed up Indian cave if not to much foliage came out.
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Post by pickinduck on Apr 26, 2017 15:05:07 GMT -6
I hiked the Extended Jim Mayer Riverwalk Trail again.  This is down a cross the river from the Sandyvale Trail on the hill side. You can't see it very well in the photo so I put a red circle around it. It may be the sealed and collapsed Indian Cave that I heard about. |
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Post by pickinduck on Apr 26, 2017 15:08:15 GMT -6
 This is Buttermilk Falls. Before when I was here is wasn't running. My photos aren't showing things well today. |
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Post by pickinduck on Apr 26, 2017 15:14:16 GMT -6
 This might be a patch of watercress. I seriously doubt the water is clean or safe and would never try it even if I identified it. |
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