Log Cabin in the wilderness

[bombadil.360]

hello jj, I found this wonderful thread after checking your 2011 grow thread (also wonderful!).

from vietnam, to the log cabin, to folson, and vacationing stories; nothing but amazing stories and experiences!

thank you and your wife for growing such kick-ass trees and for still being together as a example of true love

k+!

much peace, good health and strength to you and yours!

 

[doublejj]

The chronicles of doublejj!

The chronicles of doublejj!

Thanks so much guy's!
I guess this thread has turned into 'The Chronicles of doublejj"!lol!
That wasn't my original intent, it just evolved. It's been kinda fun to see everyone enjoying my stories.
It's been some good therapy too, so thanks again
I guess I'll keep writing stories about my experiences, in no specific order. Unless you guy's want to know more about something you found interesting.

I realized a long time ago, the best thing I could be, was to be a good example!

doublejj

 

[bad gas]

The Mayor of Jesus Maria!

Priceless.

Thanks for the stories. bg

 

[Hemphrey Bogart]

Killer thread, dubs!

HB.

 

[bombadil.360]

jj, if you will, please describe for us a regular day back in the log cabin days. specially after the cabin was done or almost done and there were not a lot of building chores.

what time would you guys wake up? what did you do during the day? evening?

also, did you guys see any strange stuff out there worth mentioning?

thank you!

peace

 

[944s2]

There are a couple that come to mind bro. I'll try to jog my memory and see what I can recall of them. And a few the other way too, just got caught at the wrong place at the wrong time for a few seconds & next thing you know, they're in Folsom prison!

Or the prisoners that were telling me for years they didn't do it, and only receintly DNA evidence has proved they were right, & have been released!

doublejj

thanks jj,sorry if i laid such a "big" question on you, smoking my casey jones, and got into a bit of a philosophical buzz, and next thing i am mailing you with a question, great news that people were innocent and released, kinda reinforces your faith in human nature, thanks once again for your posts,,, peace and regards from rainy london

 

[doublejj]

Cabin never was "finished"

Cabin never was "finished"

The cabin was never completely "finished". Even when Greg was living there, (he wired up the cabin & installed a propane generator) There was always a project going on. And when your trying to raise as much of your own food as possible, that becomes a job in itself.
Much of the day was typical farm chore stuff. But it's a rewarding kind of work, you literally get to see the fruits of your labors. You don't have to wait until Friday to get your payday, it came every day.

2 things that stood out right away were the quiet & the darkness!
There were no large cities for over a hundred miles and the darkness at night was not like your used to, it's B L A C K N E S S! And it was so quiet at night I could hear the pigs snoring in their pen from 200yds away.
I tried to stay as busy as possible back then and probably stayed busy'er than necessary, as I was still hearing choppers & artillery fire off in the distance whenever I sat very long. Working on the cabin helped a lot with my PTSD.
We sold extra milk & eggs to a neighboring rancher & traded him a hog for a side of beef each year. He was kind enough to allow me to plug in a freezer in his barn & we stored meat there.
We took one day off from working on the cabin each week and just had fun. But when you have a cow to milk every day, you pretty much have to stay local. We found different ways to have fun. My foster son & I spent a lot of time hunting with bows & arrows. We both got pretty good, he really got good at it.
Let me think a bit and I'll write more about cabin life. But since we were carving out of nothing, it was mostly just hard work. And then silence & blackness!

doublejj

 

[doublejj]

Against the death penalty!

Against the death penalty!

thanks jj,sorry if i laid such a "big" question on you, smoking my casey jones, and got into a bit of a philosophical buzz, and next thing i am mailing you with a question, great news that people were innocent and released, kinda reinforces your faith in human nature, thanks once again for your posts,,, peace and regards from rainy london

I have known several stories first hand of convicts insisting they were innocent and eventually proved to be true.
That's the reason I'm against the death penalty. Getting that wrong even once, is too many!

doublejj

 

[Moppel]

nice read man, thanks.

 

[The Boys]

Roll Of The Dice

Roll Of The Dice

to think that some people are in Guantanimo without proof of doing anything wrong while i have had several close calls where plants were found but for one reason or another iv never even had charges laid, and never caught selling anything ( iv sold dimes to QPs but iv only sold a few pounds.i even sold nickles and dimes in highschool !!! risky! at the highschool i went to they had sniches that would snich for no reason but to kiss ass. Its all a roll of the dice !

 

[doublejj]

1 more cabin picture

1 more cabin picture

Here is one more picture of the cabin I hadn't posted.
This was taken while we were putting the roof rafter poles on.

doublejj

 

[Hash Zeppelin]

The cabin was never completely "finished". Even when Greg was living there, (he wired up the cabin & installed a propane generator) There was always a project going on. And when your trying to raise as much of your own food as possible, that becomes a job in itself.
Much of the day was typical farm chore stuff. But it's a rewarding kind of work, you literally get to see the fruits of your labors. You don't have to wait until Friday to get your payday, it came every day.

2 things that stood out right away were the quiet & the darkness!
There were no large cities for over a hundred miles and the darkness at night was not like your used to, it's B L A C K N E S S! And it was so quiet at night I could hear the pigs snoring in their pen from 200yds away.
I tried to stay as busy as possible back then and probably stayed busy'er than necessary, as I was still hearing choppers & artillery fire off in the distance whenever I sat very long. Working on the cabin helped a lot with my PTSD.
We sold extra milk & eggs to a neighboring rancher & traded him a hog for a side of beef each year. He was kind enough to allow me to plug in a freezer in his barn & we stored meat there.
We took one day off from working on the cabin each week and just had fun. But when you have a cow to milk every day, you pretty much have to stay local. We found different ways to have fun. My foster son & I spent a lot of time hunting with bows & arrows. We both got pretty good, he really got good at it.
Let me think a bit and I'll write more about cabin life. But since we were carving out of nothing, it was mostly just hard work. And then silence & blackness!

doublejj

I bet when having land there is always a project Sometimes fun, some times a pain in the ass.

I have known several stories first hand of convicts insisting they were innocent and eventually proved to be true.
That's the reason I'm against the death penalty. Getting that wrong even once, is too many!

doublejj

I am totally against the Death penalty for that and many other reasons. however when I consider what some men have done to the country with out ever personally killing anyone I kinda want them to to die. lol

A jury is not infallible, and police have been known to force people into a confession on more then one occasion.

 

[doublejj]

Lobster dogs of Baja!

Lobster dogs of Baja!

I found these pictures and wanted to show you the lobster catching dogs of Baja.
One of the fun things to do in Baja was beachcombing at low tide. We would find all sorts of interesting stuff. We would look for the pismo clam beds and dig up a bucket full. Or find abalone & crabs in the rocks.
We were beach exploring one morning at low tide around the base of a rocky point. It was a super-low tide and rocks were uncovered that were usually underwater. About 1/2 way around the point we came across a large tide pool. There was a stretch of beach between the pool and the ocean.
Trapped in the tide pool were 100's of lobsters!
Every time a wave would wash over the beach and splash into the pool, one or two lobsters would make a break for open water in the backwash.

Soon our dogs were chasing & catching their own lobsters. I can only tell this story because I found these pictures!lol!
Our dogs loved camping in Baja

doublejj
P.S. Like I said the lobsters were plentiful

 

[doublejj]

Memories

Memories

Both dogs have passed on, but I like to remember them like this, together on the beach in Baja!

doublejj

 

[Hemphrey Bogart]

I love that last pic there, Dubs. I wonder if a guy could make the same trip today with all the craziness going on down there.

I wish I could just pack up the truck and drive down the pacific coast of baja and look for surf, but the violence down there these days has me thinking twice.

If you got more photos/stories from baja, I'd love to read em! You got a way with words and you've lead a very interesting life to say the least. This is probably my favorite thread on IC right now.

Thanks again for sharing your life stories here, Dubs.

HB.

 

[bombadil.360]

thanks for the posts and pics jj! loving the dogs

I'm from a very quiet place, up in the mountains of the tropical andes; I know very well that total night-time darkness you speak of, and the night sky. specially when you are camping alone at 11,000 feet above sea level and a 20 hours or so walk away from the nearest house.

keep them memories flowing, there's a bunch of us having a blast reading.

peace!

 

[doublejj]

No Mas!

No Mas!

I wouldn't go to Baja today, it's too dangerous. There were road blocks every 50 to 100 miles on Mex1. We were searched at least 5 or 6 times coming home the last time. I'm not even sure they were all actually real police or military! The bandito's have a habit of dressing like soldiers & stopping & robbing cars. There are some long remote stretches along Mex1.
I heard a story from someone who returned from Baja behind us that we had just missed an incident where someone was abducted from one of the phony checkpoints & held & forced to withdraw money from their bank account every day for a week. And then they were let go. They never did see their SUV again!
I wouldn't go today on a bet! But I'm sure there are people doing it. And I do kinda wonder about the families of Jesus Maria

doublejj

 

[doublejj]

Biggest Penis in Baja!

Biggest Penis in Baja!

One of the awesome specticals of Baja each year is the migration of the grey whales! The come down from Alaska each winter to give birth & mate.
We were camped on a deserted stretch of beach just a few miles north of one of the big whale lagoons of Baja. The ocean was alive with the whales. Everywhere you looked you would see signs of whales in the ocean, either spouts, or tails sticking up or flukes. But we were camped on an unprotected beach with pounding surf.
My wife began shouting for me to come look there were whales in the surf! Just a couple 100yds down the beach I could see a full gown adult grey whale rolling in the surf. The waves were breaking right on it. My wife said "Awe it must be hurt". We walked down to get a closer look & as we got closer I could see another 1, there were 2 of them!
My wife said "Maybe the other one is trying to help". We got directly in front of them on the beach. They were only 15yds away with surf breaking on their backs right in fornt of us.
That's when the Big Bull rolled over and his erect penis was sticking straight up in the air! They weren't hurt, they were fucking!
If you've never seen an erect whale penis up close, it's quite a 'humbling' experience! I'm sure he had the BIGGEST PENIS on Baja at that moment!
I can only imagine what the whales were thinking, "Swim 5,000 miles to find a romantic beach in Mexico for some sex and along comes some damn peeping Tom tourists!"
We turned and walked quietly back to camp
Another one of the strange things we saw in Baja

doublejj

 

[bombadil.360]

They weren't hurt, they were fucking!

that's almost word by word what a cousin of mine told another cousin when we were 'lil kids, when one of them caught their parents doing the dark deed, so he comes to us and tells us that maybe her mom is hurt to which the other replies, no, they are fucking lol...

 

[944s2]

hiya, beautiful dogs jj, kinda look like some sort of mastiff, a cane corso, presa de canerio, or another mastiff i cant quite recall, lovely pics of the dogs, inspired me to start looking through my old photos of dogs now long gone and how much i miss them especially our little pitbull girl, cheers for that jj, peace and safe growing s2