Boomershoot Mecca winter visit
Three weeks ago I made a trip to Idaho to work on some things for Boomershoot 2014. Contrary to the previous visit I was not able to drive in the 700+ yards to Mecca. There was a snow berm blocking … Continue reading
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Boomershoot Mecca improvements
I arrived at Boomershoot Mecca at 9:00 AM on December 22nd to see this: It was a little bit cold and very dark and dreary. I started the generator, turned on the lights and started work inside. I had a … Continue reading
Boomershoot Mecca housekeeping
When I last saw Boomershoot Mecca, just before the Gun Blogger Rendezvous, there was 3000 pounds of Ammonium Nitrate just inside the door: Barron with the Ammonium Nitrate (Barron is on the right). Nine days ago Ry sent me an … Continue reading
Sunrise at Boomershoot Mecca
Barron and I are awake and waiting for the Ammonium Nitrate to arrive. Then it’s off to Reno. I see the semi-truck coming now.
Boomershoot Mecca prep
My blogging activity has been pretty meager the last few days. First it was the guests we had for the holidays then I spent a lot of time on Boomershoot stuff. This is a post about some of the Boomershoot … Continue reading
Boomershoot Mecca update
Barb and I went to Boomershoot Mecca today. I installed a 3/8” U-bolt on the solar panel mount and made a plate to replace the conduit clamps I had used to secure the pole to the top edge of the … Continue reading
Mecca under construction
I take exception with Ry saying, “Joe tried to drive the cat through the uphill side of the container, missing only by a few inches”. It was under complete control when I was within a few inches. I was out … Continue reading
Mecca construction progress
Son-in-law Caleb and I went to the Boomershoot site both yesterday and today. Yesterday we removed the remains of the first Boomershoot explosives storage magazine. I had busted it up with the bulldozer last June and finally got around to … Continue reading
Mecca
Today I did some more prep for the new explosives manufacturing site. This new place needed a name so a few weeks ago I asked daughter Kim and son-in-law Caleb to try and come up with some names. Caleb almost … Continue reading
Quote of the day–Tommi Avicolli Mecca
Gun control is for sissies. Tommi Avicolli MeccaBeyond Chron April 24‚ 2007[He is being sarcastic but I like to take the one line seriously. It’s this sort of behavior that is conformation that we are winning. He doesn’t even attempt … Continue reading
Boomershoot week is in progress
I’ve been on site doing Boomershoot stuff on and off since last Friday. We had a private event on Saturday and tonight the first participants and volunteer staff showed up. Aaron (a regular in position 65) drove by my encampment … Continue reading
Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated
I run across these sort of things from time to time: Joe Huffman Obituary Here is Joe Huffman’s obituary. Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Joe Huffman of Wilkesboro, North … Continue reading
Tips for your move to Idaho
I’ve been keeping my finger on the pulse of people moving to Idaho for a couple years now. Last July this crossed my desktop: Idaho is America’s fastest-growing state, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Its population … Continue reading
Well, it is 2020 you know
On Monday Barb and I were headed north from McCall to the Boomershoot site to do a little work on things. Between Grangeville and Kamiah we saw clouds which could have come from a biblical painting: I didn’t think those … Continue reading
4th of July visit to Idaho
Over the 4th of July weekend Barb and I visited Idaho. The plan was to visit Elk Butte Lookout, watch the fireworks show in Orofino, and maybe do some hiking. We drove over on the 3rd, fixed the weather station … Continue reading
Free business/entrepreneur coaching
A few days ago I received an email from Brian: I am doing a bunch of webinars for entrepreneurs where we do group coaching- essentially, brainstorming and deploying ways to connect with our customer bases and increase the chances that … Continue reading
Batteries
Boomershoot Mecca has solar power to keep the Wi-Fi going year around. Some of the batteries were over five years old and weren’t holding a charge. Some were three years old and I wasn’t too sure about them. I purchased … Continue reading
Idaho visit
Last weekend Barb and I went to Idaho. We delivered more chemicals for Boomershoot 2019, trimmed some trees along the road to Boomershoot Taj Mahal, and attended my high school reunion. The weather was a little on the warm side … Continue reading
Rounds in the last month
In May I didn’t start reloading until the 15th. Boomershoot recovery contributed to the late start. As did another trip to Idaho to replace some Wi-Fi equipment at the Boomershoot shooting line, Boomershoot inventory, and cleaning up things at Mecca. … Continue reading
I still think this is cool
The images below are of the field near Boomershoot Mecca. In the first one you can see Mecca on the hill (the shipping container with trees around it). I have probably seen this sort of thing a hundred times or … Continue reading