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by Far Rider
Fri Oct 17, 2025 6:36 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday October 17th
Replies: 1
Views: 104

Friday October 17th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


35° and no rain in the forecast for today

Yes the little two (sometimes four) less traveled US and State routes are better if you have the time to meander and see the old cross country highway sights and towns.
I think it was my ride to PA that I got off the interstate ...
by Far Rider
Thu Oct 16, 2025 6:29 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday October 16th
Replies: 1
Views: 212

Thursday October 16th

Morning all . . . :coffee: ''

43° and sprinkling, looking at the radar this morning there is a huge cell of rain over around the Casper area.

I was remembering one year on a ride from Arkansas I took a route through Iowa, stayed the night at Council Bluffs, turned out their water heater wasn't ...
by Far Rider
Wed Oct 15, 2025 6:42 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday October 15th
Replies: 1
Views: 213

Wednesday October 15th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:

39°

Well I guess you (India) could head for I 80 Through Kansas City then head towards Lincoln Nebraska, then towards home. Starting around Bentonville Arkansas.
by Far Rider
Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:26 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday October 14th
Replies: 1
Views: 204

Tuesday October 14th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


38° here this morning.

Dentist for me today, annual check up.

Yeah, the woods in Arkansas can really grow, no lack of hardwood for the fire for heating.
One year I was returning from shopping in Carson City and came through the Ag check station coming back into CA ...
by Far Rider
Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:41 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday October 13th
Replies: 2
Views: 281

Monday October 13th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


29° according to the NOAA site for here, 37° according to my outdoor sensor at my house.

Happy birthday to your mom.
by Far Rider
Sun Oct 12, 2025 6:54 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday October 12th
Replies: 3
Views: 422

Sunday October 12th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


47° the rain didn't happen yesterday, the weather oracles are now saying the middle of next week now.

Yep Bentonville was very "Sacramento'ish" every time I rode through to get to Eureka Springs.
by Far Rider
Sat Oct 11, 2025 6:48 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday October 11th
Replies: 2
Views: 481

Saturday October 11th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


62° (?) this morning, maybe a good chance of rain later today.

Sprinkler lines blown out for the winter, I had them blown towards the end of September last year. Guess It was getting more winter like last year.
When We were coming back from Billings the turn off to ...
by Far Rider
Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:16 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday October 10th
Replies: 2
Views: 396

Friday October 10th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

42°

The drive to Billings and back yesterday was mostly uneventful.
All kinds of road construction on Zoo drive in billings off the I 90. Had to go back towards the East on the surface street North of 90 to find a road back to 90. That whole area around Zoo drive used to ...
by Far Rider
Thu Oct 09, 2025 6:34 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday October 9th
Replies: 0
Views: 281

Thursday October 9th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

37° and going back into the mid 70's again today.

Aww Salina KS, I've ridden through there a few times, between Arkansas and CA. (before I relocated to here)
Off to Billings today for our supply of coffee beans and bacon, and whatever else catches our eye at the Costco ...
by Far Rider
Wed Oct 08, 2025 6:40 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday October 8th
Replies: 3
Views: 391

Wednesday October 8th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


34° and it's going to be clear again today with a predicted high of 72°
by Far Rider
Tue Oct 07, 2025 6:17 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday October 7TH
Replies: 0
Views: 367

Tuesday October 7TH

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


32° here this morning called the sprinkler system blow out guy to put us on the schedule. Haven't heard from them since they put the new controller in this summer and still haven't billed us.

Full moon is visible this morning.
by Far Rider
Mon Oct 06, 2025 6:17 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday October 6th
Replies: 1
Views: 344

Monday October 6th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

36° and the snow level dropped below 4,500 feet last night as it was snowing and covering the lawn just before 10 PM last night.


Guess I'll see if there are any tomatoes to save on my plants today.

Safe travels.
by Far Rider
Sun Oct 05, 2025 6:59 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday October 5th
Replies: 1
Views: 401

Sunday October 5th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

45° as promised it started raining yester at 6 AM (6:30) yesterday and it sprinkled and came down hard at times most of the day. At one point Round Top had it's plateau shrouded with a wispy cloud cover. Maybe it was having a close encounter?

I am still in the sort of ...
by Far Rider
Sat Oct 04, 2025 6:37 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday October 4th
Replies: 2
Views: 453

Saturday October 4th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


51° Maybe raining later?

One of my rides during a Sturgis run we were just outside of Las Vegas and I split off I 15 at US 93 heading towards the turn to Rachel NV (area 51) as I was rolling along I came upon a desert tortoise crossing the road, there are signs in the ...
by Far Rider
Fri Oct 03, 2025 8:51 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday October 3rd
Replies: 3
Views: 501

Re: Friday October 3rd

Yeah I have smelled what is coming off the processing plant on the other side of the river from US 20.

I think I got back into Thermop around 3 PM and topped up the tank with alcohol free premium fuel at the Maverik.

I have a Navajo rug that was purchased by my grandparents in the late forties or ...
by Far Rider
Fri Oct 03, 2025 6:35 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday October 3rd
Replies: 3
Views: 501

Friday October 3rd

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:

46° at this early time of the morning.

Well I didn't get the message of the library visit until I read up on what was going on yesterday this morning.
I've always been an early riser, with the help of cats, I don't know what sets their get up time for around 5 AM ...
by Far Rider
Thu Oct 02, 2025 6:11 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday October 2nd
Replies: 2
Views: 463

Thursday October 2nd

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


50° here

Riding up to Worland today for haircut and then to the Los Tapatios restaurant up there, I sure do miss a great carnitas plate like I used to get in Nevada.
by Far Rider
Wed Oct 01, 2025 6:02 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday October 1st
Replies: 2
Views: 479

Wednesday October 1st

Morning all . . . :coffee:

50° this morning with a slight breeze.

Water heater is in and the leaking sprinkler supply valve has been replaced. Had to keep emptying the catch bucket once a week during the winter while the sprinkler system was shut off, due to a slight leak of the ball valve.

Looks ...
by Far Rider
Tue Sep 30, 2025 6:25 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday September 30th
Replies: 2
Views: 464

Tuesday September 30th

Morning everybody . . . :coffee:

53°

One year I rode with Tonya from Cortez CO to as far as Lake Tahoe, we rode around the lake and at one view point for some reason we went up a pretty good sloped road and discovered it wasn't continuing around the lake, myself and the other person with us did a ...
by Far Rider
Mon Sep 29, 2025 6:41 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday September 29th
Replies: 1
Views: 385

Monday September 29th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

59°
Hope your son had luck up at the camp.

Was pretty overcast most of the day here, but no rain showed up.
Tomorrow we get a new hot water heater, I figured we should replace it now as it is over ten years since it was installed, and we can get a plumber to come now and ...
by Far Rider
Sun Sep 28, 2025 6:37 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday September 28th
Replies: 1
Views: 338

Sunday September 28th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


46° here in Thermopolis this morning.
by Far Rider
Sat Sep 27, 2025 6:34 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday September 27th
Replies: 0
Views: 461

Saturday September 27th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


47°

Yes I ran across some more stories about the roads / no roads thing. Some big money are trying to gain access to get to possible maybe rare earths locations here or there and we need to build some huge roads to do the prospecting and it will bring jobs, nudge nudge ...
by Far Rider
Fri Sep 26, 2025 6:47 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday September 26th
Replies: 1
Views: 315

Friday September 26th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


50° this morning and back up to the eighty zone again today.

What is this roads / no roads thing I'm seeing about here in Wyoming? Is it something like corner crossing? Or do they want to close off access to public lands by closing access via old two track / forestry ...
by Far Rider
Thu Sep 25, 2025 6:39 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday September 25th
Replies: 1
Views: 340

Thursday September 25th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


44°

The pronghorns are really showing up in the sage desert between Shoshoni and the dam. Don't know what they are eating besides dried up scattered clumps of grasses out amongst the sage. Then there are the road killed skunks and raccoons on the way into Riverton.
by Far Rider
Wed Sep 24, 2025 6:25 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday September 24th
Replies: 1
Views: 339

Wednesday September 24th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

57° this morning, I think it crept up to 70° yesterday supposed to be 77° today.


My tomato plants really put on tomatoes, only 7 have been ripe enough to pick so far, there is about 4 that should be ripe in a few more days. I guess I should have gotten them in the ...
by Far Rider
Tue Sep 23, 2025 6:17 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday September 23rd
Replies: 1
Views: 337

Tuesday September 23rd

Morning all . . . :coffee:


50° rain started yesterday just before 9 AM and continued through the evening here.

I guess the schools here in Thermop have gone to only four days a week, used to be one half Friday every other week. Don't know if they have a longer hours or a few days added on at the ...
by Far Rider
Mon Sep 22, 2025 6:42 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday September 22nd
Replies: 1
Views: 335

Monday September 22nd

Morning everyone . . .:coffee:


55° here, supposed to be 80% chance of showers and T showers today for this area. Only had a slight breeze yesterday.


Yes the BIL did hang those curtains.
by Far Rider
Mon Sep 22, 2025 6:39 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wyoming Wind
Replies: 1
Views: 365

Re: Wyoming Wind

Yes I saw that story.

But it's true. There was a time going through the SLC area really sucked, because after the extreme high waters of the lake, was that in the late eighties?, the rotting smell of the vegetation was overwhelming for years while driving through. But the saying is in reverse.
by Far Rider
Sun Sep 21, 2025 6:14 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday September 21st
Replies: 1
Views: 345

Sunday September 21st

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


47° and can hear the train whistle (horn) as it rolls through here.


My brother in law, years ago, worked for some company that had a contract with the government to hang drapes in government buildings, one time the current job government supervisor (?) contacted ...
by Far Rider
Sat Sep 20, 2025 6:44 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday September 20th
Replies: 2
Views: 468

Saturday September 20th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


49°


Alas my haircut appointment up in Worland is on October 2nd. I sure do miss the days before, the great two weeks to flatten the curve, when you could just show up at a barber shop and get your hair cut, but thank you for the offer. There was a great place in ...
by Far Rider
Fri Sep 19, 2025 6:18 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday September 19th
Replies: 1
Views: 422

Friday September 19th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


45° this morning

Yes the sun is harsh on plastic stuff, I've seen it warp plastic siding in some of the not Arizona desert heat areas I've lived, and then it can just crumble if touched.
My plastic trim shutters here are going that way, even tho they have been ...
by Far Rider
Thu Sep 18, 2025 5:59 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday September 18th
Replies: 2
Views: 496

Thursday September 18th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


45° maybe heading up to 79°


We got a good rain that didn't last long, if I recall was on Tuesday afternoon, it came down hard but not more than a half hour here.
by Far Rider
Wed Sep 17, 2025 6:44 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Kyle Wyman is the 2025 King Of The Baggers
Replies: 3
Views: 722

Re: Kyle Wyman is the 2025 King Of The Baggers

That will void the warranty.
by Far Rider
Wed Sep 17, 2025 6:42 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday September 17th
Replies: 3
Views: 674

Wednesday September 17th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


51° here.

Well the mouse was caught by the other cat that wasn't on mouse watch and brought up into the living room yesterday late morning, excitement ensued after she dropped it and it wasn't dead, moving things off the floor for better access to try and grab it with ...
by Far Rider
Tue Sep 16, 2025 6:28 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday September 16th
Replies: 3
Views: 734

Tuesday September 16th

Morning everybody . . . :coffee:



41° currently, 65 inside.

Somehow we have a mouse in the house, I think it's currently located in the basement in the laundry room as one cat is standing guard down there.
by Far Rider
Mon Sep 15, 2025 6:04 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday September 15th
Replies: 1
Views: 569

Monday September 15th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


48° here


Was reading up on how to eliminate the bind weed and they say to cut it to the ground to starve out the roots or it just keeps spreading.

When we first moved in there was a patch of decorative plant in the back yard. About 3 - 4 foot tall a slight ...
by Far Rider
Sun Sep 14, 2025 6:33 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday September 14th
Replies: 1
Views: 580

Sunday September 14th

Morning all . . . :coffee:



44° here and 66° in the house.


Yes the weed is field bindweed. The application of Ortho weed killer gets rid of it in the lawn, I hand pull it when I come across it in other areas.

Silly dream, was working on a '89 body style Thunderbird, and for some reason I couldn ...
by Far Rider
Sat Sep 13, 2025 6:28 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday September 13th
Replies: 1
Views: 608

Saturday September 13th

Morning all . . . :coffee:



48° and had a light shower last night

I pull weeds here and there when they really stand out. The neighbor on the other side has has this creeping weed that is kind of viny and gets into the flower beds and spreads in the lawn. As it is a dicot I can control it in the ...
by Far Rider
Fri Sep 12, 2025 6:08 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday September 12th
Replies: 1
Views: 655

Friday September 12th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


56° currently, had a slight trace of a rain drop on my front window last night, some lightening way off towards Hamilton Dome last night when I went out to close the doors to the garage.
by Far Rider
Thu Sep 11, 2025 6:29 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday September 11th
Replies: 2
Views: 778

Thursday September 11th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:


61° and slight air movement currently, got up to 92° yesterday.


Hope your biopsy comes back negative.

Just had a colonoscopy, three years in a row now and they only found two polyps this year and the Doc says I don't need it for three years now. They have been ...
by Far Rider
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:28 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday September 10th
Replies: 2
Views: 737

Wednesday September 10th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


49° currently had a light sprinkle come through around 8 last night just enough to dampen the road.

We keep talking about going to a dermatologist, haven't made it yet.
by Far Rider
Tue Sep 09, 2025 6:09 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Tuesday September 9th
Replies: 2
Views: 752

Tuesday September 9th

Morning Everyone . . . :coffee:


51° this morning heading back up to the mid eighties again.

Starting a new box of coffee pods today, like a jinga game with the pods either wedged in place or the ones with the tops facing out falling out on top of the refrigerator if you look at them wrong.
by Far Rider
Tue Sep 09, 2025 6:03 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Arkansas Gem
Replies: 5
Views: 1236

Re: Arkansas Gem

Congratulations. I think it looks fine just the way (size) it is.
by Far Rider
Mon Sep 08, 2025 5:56 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Monday September 8th
Replies: 2
Views: 833

Monday September 8th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


56°

The battle of the weeds continues here also, our next door neighbor has no mow May so the dandelions really thrive in there yard. Then I think that extends into no mow whenever for two or more weeks throughout the growing season.
by Far Rider
Sun Sep 07, 2025 6:06 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Sunday September 7th
Replies: 3
Views: 971

Sunday September 7th

Morning everybody . . . :coffee:


49° and maybe some more Canadian smoke may show up again, possible mid eighties and maybe a trace of a thunderstorm.

The rain in AZ can really come down when it does and flushes all the silly head campers out of the arroyos.
by Far Rider
Sat Sep 06, 2025 6:15 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Saturday September 6th
Replies: 1
Views: 524

Saturday September 6th

Morning all . . . :coffee:


42° this morning, I don't think it made it much past 72° yesterday. Should be snow up on the Beartooth soon.


One tomato is turning red and three others are just starting to blush. Thought I had a better chance of growing them here than I did back in Bridgeport at 6,500 ...
by Far Rider
Fri Sep 05, 2025 6:23 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Friday September the 5th
Replies: 2
Views: 667

Friday September the 5th

Morning everyone . . . :coffee:



57° had lots of smoke here and all the way to Riverton and back, heard it's coming down from Canada.



So the shotgun is a wall hanger that belongs to the family. Very nice.
by Far Rider
Thu Sep 04, 2025 6:32 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Thursday September 4th
Replies: 2
Views: 663

Thursday September 4th

Morning all . . . :coffee:

54° this morning here.


I take it that the 1842 shotgun is still used occasionally? How much BP do you put in for the charge? How is it to clean, as in wash the barrels to remove the corrosive residue from firing it?
by Far Rider
Thu Sep 04, 2025 6:26 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: AHH, the 50's
Replies: 6
Views: 1252

Re: AHH, the 50's

Remember to fill the gas tank before bringing the car home.
by Far Rider
Wed Sep 03, 2025 5:56 am
Forum: The Hog Pen
Topic: Wednesday September 3rd
Replies: 2
Views: 660

Wednesday September 3rd

Morning all . . . :coffee:


56° made it to 92° here in town.


Drove to Riverton yesterday to pick up my glasses, I think we got into the canyon around noon, I noticed traffic signs laying down on the ground at the view of the river pull outs and wondered what they were doing in the canyon. On the ...