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29 Days / 5500 Miles www.carlspot.org. 29 Days / 5500 Miles. September 21, 2011. But a thick black line on a map can be misleading for the uninitiated. 8211;Rachel Kushner, Girl on a Motorcycle. SEATTLE-BAJA/COPPER CANYONS and BACK. Adrian and Carl spent a month on the road in Sept 2006 traveling thru Mexico on 1996 Kawi KLR650s. This is the record of our trip. Tempers are already flaring and nothing is going according to plan…. Get cash, maps, cross border to Tecate, no guards or bureaucracy whatsoever&...
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Bikin www.carlspot.org. September 21, 2011. 29 Days / 5500 Miles. 8220;On the map, a thick black line indicates the Transpenninsular Highway, or Highway One, which spans the length of Baja –A long, variegated peninsular separated from mainland Mexico by the tepid, life-rich waters of the Gulf of California. Highway one … Continue reading →. 29 Days / 5500 Miles. Fun & Games in the Desert. Carl's KLR stuff. Turn Your Wallet into a PDA. Proudly powered by WordPress. Theme: Yoko by Elmastudio.
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Misc-in www.carlspot.org. September 4, 2011. Fun & Games in the Desert. Key to understanding what life was like in the US Army is the realization that, for the average GI, going off to war is a relief. September 4, 2011. Finally, on the evening of March 18th(I believe), we listened to the general in charge of the Cav tell us we were at war. September 4, 2011. September 4, 2011. I can’t recall everything we did at the Palace Complex. 29 Days / 5500 Miles. Fun & Games in the Desert. Carl's KLR stuff.
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Iraq at Last www.carlspot.org. September 4, 2011. Finally, on the evening of March 18th(I believe), we listened to the general in charge of the Cav tell us we were at war. We abandoned our comfy positions and lined up to “cross the berm”. We waited for two hours, during which time something(SCUD? Sounded off nearby and nearly made me wet my pants. I had hoped to use my ACE to actually help breach the berm, but it turned out they imported some damn British engineers to do it and about 0200 we set off.
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Baghdad or Bust www.carlspot.org. September 4, 2011. Apparently while we were stumbling around at night in sandstorms, getting ambushed, the brass heard there was a thousand-vehicle strong Republican Guard element heading south to intercept. And that was the last I saw of my vehicle for 3 days. I rode into Karbala clutching my 16 in one hand, and my laptop case in the other. The big, heavy green MOPP suits turned out to be a blessing, as they kept all the oil off our pristine tan desert DCUs. During this...
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Peace is Hell www.carlspot.org. September 4, 2011. I can’t recall everything we did at the Palace Complex. There were several in the area so I don’t recall the name of the one we were in. Here is an article. On the complexes. Apparently they had been built for large numbers of important Sunni Baath Party members as vacation homes. Everywhere we went we found discarded, hidden weapons. Here we found an RPG and Dragonov sniper rifle in a ditch, close to half a rocket. I tried to talk to the Iraqis at the b...
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Shootin www.carlspot.org. January 1, 2010. How to Build a Guitar Gun Case. In lugging my rifle and shotgun cases to the range, and worrying about leaving them in my truck afterwards I had a thought. Why not a guitar case? 29 Days / 5500 Miles. Fun & Games in the Desert. Carl's KLR stuff. Turn Your Wallet into a PDA. Proudly powered by WordPress. Theme: Yoko by Elmastudio.
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Fun and Games in the Desert www.carlspot.org. Fun & Games in the Desert. September 4, 2011. Key to understanding what life was like in the US Army is the realization that, for the average GI, going off to war is a relief. For now I’ll focus on the “Highlights” from the war. The lovely German winter. To the trailer. “Sorry Sergeant,” I said, “just see the Colonel”. Ah, the good old days. Carl at work: Just another day or wrenchin’ on the ACE. SPC Larson helps load a CONEX. Our new home in Camp Virginia.
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How to Build a Guitar Gun Case www.carlspot.org. How to Build a Guitar Gun Case. In lugging my rifle and shotgun cases to the range, and worrying about leaving them in my truck afterwards I had a thought. Why not a guitar case? I’m thinking an El Mariachi-style. Case, not really a Desperado. One that can be used to shoot from within. A quick Google Search shows many many folks have thought of this before. But only a few resources:. How to Build a Custom Gun Case for M1 Garand Rifle. Sportsman’s Gui...