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Title: Packing up and Getting Ready!!!
Post by: Tim on August 28, 2015, 11:33:00 PM
Cathy and I are getting ready for another Pennsylvania to Colorado adventure with our friends Mark (aka Straight-arrow) and his bride Donna.  It will be similar to last years trip with some different stopping points along the way.  We will both be trying to tag a nice mule deer and possibly an elk for Mark if they happen to be on the property.

We hope to take you along on our "Vacation / Hunt", snapping some photos and videos along the way.  Our side trip with be down through Mesa Verde this year to the cliff dwellings.  Hopefully everything will go as planned.

We fly out Wednesday afternoon, so I should be able to get the thread started soon after.      :thumbsup:  

Here's a quick video I threw together.....hoping to go a little farther this year than just pictures.

 http://vid49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/Wyoming1/Colorado%202015_zpsx9sfxqcm.mp4
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Post by: on August 29, 2015, 12:37:00 AM
Good luck! Y'all have a great time.

Bisch
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Post by: Homey88 on August 29, 2015, 07:53:00 AM
Good luck and can't wait to see the pics!
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Post by: kevsuperg on August 29, 2015, 08:01:00 AM
Be safe, have fun and post pics
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Post by: Jayrod on August 29, 2015, 08:30:00 AM
Best of luck Tim I will be following your journey hope you bag a mulie or elk man!! Bring the pooch over I have a lab also they will make great buds  :thumbsup:
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Post by: A.S. on August 29, 2015, 08:33:00 AM
Tim....buddy.....you are shooting split finger....   :dunno:  

Good luck, and have fun!
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Post by: Chad Orde on August 29, 2015, 09:11:00 AM
Good luck have a safe adventure.
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Post by: Izzy on August 29, 2015, 09:15:00 AM
Good luck buddy. Hope you kill a big ol velvet buck.
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Post by: maxwell on August 29, 2015, 11:44:00 AM
Good luck Tim, be safe.  What is the other bow you showed??
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Post by: Tim on August 29, 2015, 12:09:00 PM
Hey Bill....that's a 62" tip that I picked up last spring.  Ebony 19" riser with smokey myrtle wood limbs.  A great shooter and smooth easy on the shoulders.     :thumbsup:
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Post by: Michael Pfander on August 29, 2015, 12:59:00 PM
Mesa Verde will make you amazed.  It is odd to think they left that all behind and moved out.  We find stuff back in odd places that few others see.  There are some bad ass places to get to that will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
MAP
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Post by: Tim on August 29, 2015, 02:05:00 PM
Hey MAP

Any suggestions from folks out there regarding Mesa Verde would be well received.  The problem on these vacation / hunts is that we only have so much time.  We will have a good solid day to see Mesa Verde, which makes it tough.  I was looking to see the Balcony area but again it's our first time so any thing you folks can suggestions we'd appreciate.
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Post by: snakebit40 on August 29, 2015, 07:19:00 PM
What about the frisbee video Tim?!    :clapper:  I see your back to split and a recurve. It's going to be weird this year in KS to have only one Silvertip in camp.

Good luck and keep us posted!
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Post by: Whitetail Addict on August 29, 2015, 07:21:00 PM
Good luck Tim. I hope you guys have the time of your life.   :thumbsup:  

Bob
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Post by: Fritz on August 29, 2015, 08:23:00 PM
Good luck brother!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: fmscan on August 29, 2015, 08:33:00 PM
Looking forward to your trip and your excellent posts...
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Post by: Lowrider on August 29, 2015, 08:43:00 PM
Lucky guy. Can't wait for the photos. Be safe. Philip
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Post by: Tater on August 30, 2015, 07:50:00 AM
Good luck buddy,... looking forward to following your adventure.
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Post by: cacciatore on August 30, 2015, 07:59:00 AM
Good luck Tim! A pic of that Tip would help!
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Post by: kat on August 30, 2015, 09:52:00 AM
Best of luck Tim. Bring back a big one.
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Post by: drewsbow on August 30, 2015, 10:41:00 AM
good luck and travel safe
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Post by: Michael Pfander on August 30, 2015, 06:04:00 PM
Tim:  Ranger talks on the middens is great for us.  It shows how the diet changed after they had depleted one prey species [they ate a lot of rodents.  I have heard it said that the native people here changed from atlatls to bows when they could no longer kill enough little stuff to survive.  The other thing is to try and hear a ranger talk on the kivas.  Various groups from down my way trek up there to renew them on a regular basis.  The pueblo culture is still alive.
MAP
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Post by: Tim on August 30, 2015, 09:07:00 PM
Very cool MAP.   We visited MOAB last year and was just blown away by the beauty of the whole area.  That is one area we will be going back to in the future.   A very different way of life compared to here in PA.   We've been fortunate to see quite a few states throughout the west and it never gets old, so many places to see.
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Post by: CoachBGriff on August 31, 2015, 10:34:00 PM
Sounds like a blast!  Good luck and share pics!
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Post by: Matty on August 31, 2015, 11:31:00 PM
Have fun out here!!
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Post by: Nook on September 01, 2015, 09:35:00 AM
Have a great adventure Tim/Cathy.  Good Luck.  Jeff
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Post by: Flatshooter on September 01, 2015, 10:02:00 AM
Best of luck! Be safe!
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Post by: Tim on September 01, 2015, 10:07:00 AM
Thanks folks!  Plane leaves tomorrow afternoon.  Hope to put together a real nice tag along thread full of pictures and stories!     :thumbsup:
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 01, 2015, 07:30:00 PM
Good luck Tim. I loved following along last year and look forward to doing it again this year.