Knives in the Wild

[jmh58]

Squid sighting on the trail today.

Good one, John!

Thanks, Ike! Just did a 5 miler.

Nice!! No “Woods Wander” today. Gotta help the son put his 64 Olds away for the winter.
I will be going tomorrow though.
John

[1967redrider]

Good one, John!

Thanks, Ike! Just did a 5 miler.

Nice!! No “Woods Wander” today. Gotta help the son put his 64 Olds away for the winter.
I will be going tomorrow though.
John

Lucky you on hiking tomorrow! I won't be able to hit the trails again until next weekend and rain is supposed to set in on Friday. But that won't stop us!

[TripleF]

From my walk yesterday..

Nice, Scott. What's the tactical? Guessing the traditional is a Camillus.

Thx. The tactical is a Kershaw. The cattle knife is a Syracuse.

[1967redrider]

From my walk yesterday..

Nice, Scott. What's the tactical? Guessing the traditional is a Camillus.

Thx. The tactical is a Kershaw. The cattle knife is a Syracuse.

Gotcha, Scott. Thanks!

[roseandthistlecustom]

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[Quick Steel]

R&T, each of those shots are very well done and quite interesting. Thank you.

[tvic]

Nice Barlow, and thanks for the scenery!

[jmh58]

[roseandthistlecustom]

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Love the little fixed blade!
Thanks guys. Planning to go for a short hike today after work and a day trip tomorrow after overtime or Thursday. Will try to get some pics.

[jmh58]

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Love the little fixed blade!
Thanks guys. Planning to go for a short hike today after work and a day trip tomorrow after overtime or Thursday. Will try to get some pics.

Thank You!! Look forward to those hike pics. Going tomorrow myself.
John

[roseandthistlecustom]

[Waukonda]

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Great lineup of photos, all great examples of the beauty of your area. Is that a Peregrine Falcon?

[roseandthistlecustom]

Great lineup of photos, all great examples of the beauty of your area. Is that a Peregrine Falcon?

Not sure what raptor.
The pics are from the Applegate Trail where it runs near Eugene.

"The Applegate Trail, first laid out and used in 1846, was a southern alternative to the western-most segment of the Oregon Trail, with its users leaving the original Oregon City-bound Oregon Trail route near Ft. Hall, in what is now southeastern Idaho, and following the California Trail west along the Humboldt River, to where the Applegate Trail branched off to the northwest. Conceived as being safer, quicker, and more secure from possible British control should war break out over the Oregon Question, the trail (which was also known to Oregonians as Applegate's Cut-off, the Southern Emigrant Road, and simply as the South Road or Southern Road during its main period of use, 1846-1860) was intended to bring wagon trains of settlers into the Willamette Valley. Although the number of emigrants who used the Applegate Trail was comparatively modest, it had particular significance in the settling of the Rogue Valley during the 1850s."

My family were among the wagon train settlers in 1845 and settled further north in the McMinnville area.

[Quick Steel]

Wonderful photos. Really enjoying them. And that Blade Forums Barlow is seriously sweet!

[Waukonda]

Great lineup of photos, all great examples of the beauty of your area. Is that a Peregrine Falcon?

Not sure what raptor.
The pics are from the Applegate Trail where it runs near Eugene.

"The Applegate Trail, first laid out and used in 1846, was a southern alternative to the western-most segment of the Oregon Trail, with its users leaving the original Oregon City-bound Oregon Trail route near Ft. Hall, in what is now southeastern Idaho, and following the California Trail west along the Humboldt River, to where the Applegate Trail branched off to the northwest. Conceived as being safer, quicker, and more secure from possible British control should war break out over the Oregon Question, the trail (which was also known to Oregonians as Applegate's Cut-off, the Southern Emigrant Road, and simply as the South Road or Southern Road during its main period of use, 1846-1860) was intended to bring wagon trains of settlers into the Willamette Valley. Although the number of emigrants who used the Applegate Trail was comparatively modest, it had particular significance in the settling of the Rogue Valley during the 1850s."

My family were among the wagon train settlers in 1845 and settled further north in the McMinnville area.

Great history! Thanks for sharing.

[tvic]

Enjoyed the photos and the history. That’s a really nice looking Barlow, too!

[edge213]

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Fox Cutlery lava carbon fiber gunstock blending in with the fall foliage.

[jmh58]

Only knife pic I took on today’s “Woods Wander”.
That’s a story in it’s self !!
John

[1967redrider]

Sweet Sodbuster, John. Looks like that stream did some sod busting.

[doglegg]

Sometimes one is all you need.

[WillyCamaro]

Like in the emortal words of The Stampeders, "Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Picture John".
And heaven forbid, if one does drop it; becuase it's in-your-face orange, much easier to find...

[WillyCamaro]

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I can see why, even with all the crazy, big city politics, you guys still stay. It's stunning country!

One day I'm going to take a road trip, through all the mid states.
Your area is now on my bucket list of "must see spots". Gonna spend a few days looking around, take about a million shots.

Thanks for sharing R&T!

[roseandthistlecustom]

Today we went out to the Bohemia mines.

[Quick Steel]

[Waukonda]

What a great day! Wow! You two appear to have been made for each other, and also for the awesome area in which you live. That is a beautiful set of pictures!.