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To: ManyMoose who wrote (184086)	10/2/2009 9:01:23 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Wonderful memories. You can keep them coming any time you want. Reminds me of the times my grandfather talked about in the times around here. They are gone however. The days of wondering every ridge for 30 miles hunting rabbits and camping along the river and cooking those and fishing are behind us. Fortunately I'm old enough to have caught the tail end of those years. Now those ridges are either 5 acres and a house and posted or just owned by IL and MN folks who of course post every inch of it even though they may not even get here but once a year. My whole area was built around the logging industry and it's really quite fascinating. Your right about nature. The early loggers really devastated this area clear cutting every inch of virgin white pine. Today we have beautiful oak forests along with pine and softwoods on the newer cuts. More wildlife then we know what to do with. Really rather incredible. There is an island of virgin white pine down in the Eau Claire county forest. It was a small area that was just too difficult to log. Really quite incredible. But after admiring the trees a thinking person comes to the conclusion that it is really quite a sterile environment totally devoid of wildlife or other plant life. The canopy overhead perhaps 150' in the air allows no sunlight. So you have beautiful white pines but nothing else. I'll take the diverse forest that we have on top of the clear cuts thank you very much.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (184086)	10/2/2009 6:22:03 PM
From: Naomi	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 225578

Oh MM, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading everything you have ever posted. I have never had the pleasure of visiting Montana and was so intrigued by the pioneers who brought civilization to that part of our country. Even if I never get to travel that part of our country, I have the memory of pictures you and David shared in your travels. In fact I stayed up late last night only to begin to have my vision go bleary and I did not want to quit reading, but also felt the need to get some sleep. After my prayers, I laid there and tried to imagine myself having lived at that time and I realized how strong our early pioneers were in spirit. Then I thought of all the wagon trains that trudged through the wilderness in their quest to get to California and the hardships they had to endure. My mind, with images, just swirled around all that history and some movies I had seen showing some facts of wagon trail adventures and I drifted off to sleep, almost dead to the world in slumber. I have also enjoyed all of the information you have shared here and believe you are one of the most talented neighbors anyone could have. Please keep it up and don't hesitate to share the history you know as first person or otherwise. I love reading information and I love that I learned to use the computer and enter the internet and conclude it is an extended way for me to continue to educate myself or anyone who wants to do so of the past as well as the future. Our Country is so young, I wish I could be here to watch all of the wonderful advances in technology that are in the future, but do understand it is probably not likely I will see that long a future. But I can think and wish about it. I also liked your quote about living in the moment and aspire to do it. I definitely agree with that thought. For this moment, I should get off this computer and get myself bathed and dressed for dinner before I am out of time and late and I am known to always be on time! <gg>

To: ManyMoose who wrote (184086)	10/4/2009 12:46:25 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 225578

MM, I came back to your wonderful piece here this evening, so I could really enjoy it...My eyes were still too weepy the other night to do it justice....I truly appreciate your writing, as it is always something about which I realize again how much there is to learn in this world we live in. Did you know about the native animals habits before you became a Forester, or during, or afterwards? I wish my FIL was still alive....he would have enjoyed the stories too. He was also an outdoors man who lived in the Adirondacks....he made his living by becoming known as the best craftsman in the North Country, and was known for many of his "camp" originals or remodels from the older ones. I was fascinated by the "camps" there...Here, we called those homes Rustic Mansions, but there and in Maine, they are called "camps" or "cottages"....LOLOL! teachski.com Whiteface Mt. Ski Center. Site of the 1980 Alpine Events. In the Adirondacks of New York on Rt. 86 the Lake Placid-Wilmington Highway. Elevation 4,867'. Whiteface features the highest vertical drom in the east... 3440", a variety of lifts, complete Base Lodge, Mid-Station Cafeteria, Snow making and Ski School. Lifts operate winter and summer affording Skiers and Tourists a magnificent view of the High Peak Region and Lake Placid. This link may show some of the places you've been… images.google.com And this one shows the newly re-opened Lake Placid Club… images.google.com