06-16-2004, 04:24
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Long weekend at Havasu Canyon.
Beautiful emerald green waterfalls, simply amazing, and a great walk out. (Grand Canyon)
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06-16-2004, 06:51
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Bladesmith to the Quiet Professionals
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Recently got to visit a destination resort community in North Carolina called Ft. Bragg. Best three days I've had in a long time. For more normal type camp excursions, Steens Mountain Oregon, look that up on Google.
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06-16-2004, 07:01
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I went on vacation with my wife and her family to an island off the southern coast of Korea. It is called "Cho' do", and has a population of about 200 people.
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This is one of those, you ain't going to believe this stories, but when I got to Korea in 78 I wound up being offered two assignments. One was S3 for the 1st-23rd Infantry and the other was as the commander for a small detachment on what sounds a lot like the island you describe but it was called Chej a do. Seems that this island served as a local incountry R&R spot whose main attraction was pheasant hunting. Now, having had my share of "hardship tours" I just could not imagine explaining to my wife and kids that this "hardship tour" for which we were going to be apart for a year was going to entail hunting pheasants and running a frigging resort. Come to find out the 2nd Division AG thought my ecclectic background in SF with a couple of degrees in wildlife management made me the ideal choice to control the place and keep the pheasant population healthy for the various hunting trips he knew the Division Commander liked to do from time to time and saw this as a great way of making points with MG Grange at my expense. Figuring that I could deal with the wrath of the G1 a lot better than I could my wife's, I opted to become the S3 1st 23rd.
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06-16-2004, 07:08
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Bladesmith to the Quiet Professionals
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Steens Mountain is about as far from anywhere as you can get in the lower 48. The mountain is 30 miles long, rising one mile above the high desert floor. What I mean is you can stand on top and see the desert down between your toes over the East Rim. I can't believe the wild bighorn sheep stick to the side, we see those too. The sumbitch is so big that military fighter aircraft practise flying the canyons and then break down into the Alvord Desert training for a particular far away place. Key to the trip is fishing for Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. It can snow up there any month of the summer, I've woken up on the ground in August to a fine 26 degree F morning.
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06-16-2004, 07:17
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Originally posted by Bill Harsey
Recently got to visit a destination resort community in North Carolina called Ft. Bragg. Best three days I've had in a long time. For more normal type camp excursions, Steens Mountain Oregon, look that up on Google.
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I can assure you that your experience at Bragg and Mackall was significantly different from those who visit while wearing the uniform, and those who come here for training will really get to enjoy the temperate climate.
Remember, you were here during a cold spell, had refreshing beverages and a tour guide.
TR
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06-16-2004, 07:27
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Bladesmith to the Quiet Professionals
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Originally posted by The Reaper
I can assure you that your experience at Bragg and Mackall was significantly different from those who visit while wearing the uniform, and those who come here for training will really get to enjoy the temperate climate.
Remember, you were here during a cold spell, had refreshing beverages and a tour guide.
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Sir Reaper, That was fully understood at all times. I'm both in awe of and have extraordinary respect for the soldiers who both train and base from there. Much the free world depends on how things are done at that location.That previous post of mine was an attempt at some humor using both ignorance and understatement as the comic device.
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11-06-2004, 06:50
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The best dive spot in the world remains the little isolated Island of Sipadan in North Borneo (the island where hostages were taken 2-3 years back by the Abu Syaff).
It is simply beautiful.
If anyone needs information about the place, drop me a line. I would be glad to help out if you need info.. 
avtar
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11-06-2004, 08:38
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Guerrilla Chief
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One of the best camping spots I have ever been is Round Pond right outside West Point. Not much of a campsite but it is where my dad took me when I was a kid and taught me land nav, tracking and other stuff. Neat little lake to swim and play in but the real fishing is in the spots scattered across the hillside and hidden from the general campsite.
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11-06-2004, 09:28
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If you golf, play The Prince. But if you play like me, bring LOTS of balls or you will run out. LOL
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Yes did my honeymoon next to that course, very nice. Also did Maui and played Mckenna which is on the south west coast overlooking Molikini crater on a Thanksgiving day; sans wife. Again this while on our honeymoon. She hasn't let me forget that one to this day. 
Next big trip will be to the dive spots in Thailand since I hear it is incredible. Plus I love the food!
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11-06-2004, 09:53
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Any recommendations in Napa Valley or Sonoma?
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11-06-2004, 12:31
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Best : Yellowstone/Tetons 2 weeks
Want to go : Australia Diving the Reef and Bikini atoll diving the Sara and the fleet.
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11-06-2004, 14:34
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The Gorge Amphitheater while staying at a freinds lakeside cabin on one of the Soap Lakes in central Washington State was an amazing place to enjoy a concert weekend.
Mowich Lake, in the NW corner of Mt Rainer NP is a great spot for a base camp for different day hikes, or as a one time stop on the trail encompassing Tahoma.
I'd like to get to see Isreal...and pretty much everywhere else I havn't been on this planet.
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11-06-2004, 19:40
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Originally Posted by Weazle23
The Gorge Amphitheater while staying at a freinds lakeside cabin on one of the Soap Lakes in central Washington State was an amazing place to enjoy a concert weekend.
Mowich Lake, in the NW corner of Mt Rainer NP is a great spot for a base camp for different day hikes, or as a one time stop on the trail encompassing Tahoma.
I'd like to get to see Isreal...and pretty much everywhere else I havn't been on this planet.
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I used to hike out the in the early 90's...you're right..there are some great hiking trails..and some great lakes.. Def. worth a look if you are based at Fort Lewis or in the N/W...
avtar
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11-06-2004, 19:44
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I used to hike out the in the early 90's...you're right..there are some great hiking trails..and some great lakes.. Def. worth a look if you are based at Fort Lewis or in the N/W...
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Been there done that, the rain forest in Washington is the place to see! That's got to be one of the coolest places on the planet, in fact if I recall there are only TWO temperate rain forests in the entire world!
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