This would be out in the area where they shot the ‘Black Gates’ of Sauron’s realm for the LOTR trilogy, I’m guessing? Most of that sequence was shot on a ‘live fire’ area…..this the same one?
M
That C-47 used to reside here in Colorado with Pat Wiesner…nice bird…
M
Why would one demo an aircraft that is due to be retired in the next year?Seems kinda dumb to me…..they will be missed and a long Naval tradition of Grumman Cats flying in the navy will be over….too depressing to contemplate….so I no longer will. But nice pics.
M
Here’s hoping you have an up close encounter with a great white….SOON…..Happy B day…
Mark
Here’s hoping you have an up close encounter with a great white….SOON…..Happy B day…
Mark
Grandfather Morris-Worked for the Vought company helping to design and promote the F4U Corsair of WWII (see his artwork below)
Grandfather Waterman, in US Navy, not sure of his position or what he did (he was an officer, I know that)
Grandfather Cramer (my stepmother’s father) shot down in early B-17 mission over Germany and spent rest of war in prison camp with a piece of Messerschmitt in his hand…
Mark
Grandfather Morris-Worked for the Vought company helping to design and promote the F4U Corsair of WWII (see his artwork below)
Grandfather Waterman, in US Navy, not sure of his position or what he did (he was an officer, I know that)
Grandfather Cramer (my stepmother’s father) shot down in early B-17 mission over Germany and spent rest of war in prison camp with a piece of Messerschmitt in his hand…
Mark
Places I WOULD’NT want to live: Somalia, any eastern bloc country, most of Africa, India….but an open mind to the rest of the world….
New Jersey actually is a great place, once you get out of the cities (and even they have their advantages), nice coastline and small scenic towns and the folks are nice…it’s like that in a lot of places on the east coast of the US once you get away from the hustle and bustle of the big cities. I grew up in Colorado so am used to the more laid back western pace of the western US, have worked on fishing boats in California and spent 4-5 years of my life out there and can recommend that to ANYONE, a very nice area. Course, we’re getting crowded here in Colorado due to the fact that folks have started to figure out our tornadoes, when we have them aren’t very big, hurricanes are non-existant, the weather even in winter can get up to the 70’s F in January, the scenery is impeccable, and the ONLY thing in nature that will kill you really is a rock slide/avalanche/bear attack, and all of those are rare but do happen, but usually only to one or two people at a time. We had a NZ rugby team through here a few years ago and they LOVED it here and I know about 5 Brits who have moved here permanently (the British always DID love the West, it was the last great adventure frontier back in the 1800’s)…
This is rapidly turning into a ‘what’s your favorite place’ thread…ah well…
Mark
Places I WOULD’NT want to live: Somalia, any eastern bloc country, most of Africa, India….but an open mind to the rest of the world….
New Jersey actually is a great place, once you get out of the cities (and even they have their advantages), nice coastline and small scenic towns and the folks are nice…it’s like that in a lot of places on the east coast of the US once you get away from the hustle and bustle of the big cities. I grew up in Colorado so am used to the more laid back western pace of the western US, have worked on fishing boats in California and spent 4-5 years of my life out there and can recommend that to ANYONE, a very nice area. Course, we’re getting crowded here in Colorado due to the fact that folks have started to figure out our tornadoes, when we have them aren’t very big, hurricanes are non-existant, the weather even in winter can get up to the 70’s F in January, the scenery is impeccable, and the ONLY thing in nature that will kill you really is a rock slide/avalanche/bear attack, and all of those are rare but do happen, but usually only to one or two people at a time. We had a NZ rugby team through here a few years ago and they LOVED it here and I know about 5 Brits who have moved here permanently (the British always DID love the West, it was the last great adventure frontier back in the 1800’s)…
This is rapidly turning into a ‘what’s your favorite place’ thread…ah well…
Mark
Send me your e-mail addy again…send it to [email]corsair166b@yahoo.com[/email] and I’ll get it going.
M
That Corsair needs to be freed up from the TAM museum and flown again….that’s just wrong…
Mark
Hey, ya old fart, hope ya had a pint on the house (not a proper public house if they don’t buy ya one on yer B-day if ya ask me)…We don’t pay as much attention to those birthdays as we get a bit older but it’s still YOUR day…make it a good one.
Mark
I have a great underside in air shot of the Evergreen Corsair froma number of years ago, if you need it…let me kno0w, I can scan it in off of my slides…
Mark
Hey, can we get copies of this 3-d creation when you finish it?
Mark
Had an elk steak here the other night and later some elk roast with some friends from whom the animal came…both were delicious….you can tell it’s hunting season out west here…more power to you all who hunt…I don’t, but I sure as hell fish….not much of a difference, I guess.
Mark
Had an elk steak here the other night and later some elk roast with some friends from whom the animal came…both were delicious….you can tell it’s hunting season out west here…more power to you all who hunt…I don’t, but I sure as hell fish….not much of a difference, I guess.
Mark