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  Mar 16 2005, 09:25 AM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
Here is a little adventure Si NM took.
I thought I would share it with everyone. With his ok that is.  Enjoy! Captions provided by William Anderson. The mouth of the tunnel. It goes in 3 feet and then dives down to the right.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:27 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Looking in, down and to the right. Then
it turns left out of sight.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:30 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
WOOHOO!! See the little white spot to the
left? This is depleted perlite, white then pink. You hope this is the tip skin of a sphere that envelops an egg. What you want now is for the perlite to show more size with a little more digging.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:31 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
And it does!!
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Mar 16 2005, 09:33 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Yep definitely an egg under there.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:35 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Time to muck out. Tailings are redefined as
junk thats in the way.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:36 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Top of the egg is exposed.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:38 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Lordy how big is this thing? Have I had
enough wheaties this morning? 
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Mar 16 2005, 09:40 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Almost out, time to mark it for the cut
later, and,, um,, one is going to be it for today.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:42 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
My God, a 70 pounder!
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Mar 16 2005, 09:43 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Now to roll it up out of the tunnel.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:45 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Still need to roll....
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Mar 16 2005, 09:46 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Time to haul azz for home, storm almost here.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:48 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
We'll know in 2 hours.
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Mar 16 2005, 09:50 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Finally here are a couple pictures of what these eggs
cut out like. The uncut egg will turn into a giant cat.
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