HI M-DOG. I'M PUTTING IN A GOOD WORD FOR YOU WITH THE HEAD ELF WITH THE RED SUIT. IT FELT LIKE A CHRISTMAS GIFT, TO HAVE YOU USE ALL CAPS FOR ME. VERY CONSIDERATE OF YOU.
I STILL HAD TO READ THE POST THREE OR FOUR TIMES TO BE SURE WHAT YOU MEANT. I DID FINALLY GET IT.
I REALLY HOPE THAT WILL BE SIMPLE, WHEN I GET THERE. I'M QUITE SURE THAT IT WILL BE COLD WHEN I GET THERE, SO I WANT AS MUCH INFO IN MY FIELD GUIDE AS I CAN READ WHEN I GET THERE. THIS STUFF WILL BE THERE, FOR SURE. I HAVE SEVERAL TRIANGLES ON THE LEATHER MAP THAT I'M USING ON THE BOOK'S FRONT COVER. THERE WOULD BE MORE, BUT THERE ARE A FEW SECRETS THAT JUST CAN'T BE SHOWN. THERE IS ONE LINE THAT CAN BE USED FOR AN EDGE OF A TRIANGLE THAT IS OVER TWO MILES LONG.
I DON'T WANT TO WALK IT OUT IF IT GROWS INTO THAT LEG.
WHEN YOU WROTE ABOUT FINDING SOMETHING IMPORTANT AT THE LEFT SIDE [ IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH ] OF THAT BASELINE, YOU WERE REFERRING TO THE TRIANGLE IN THE CAVE.... RIGHT.?.?
I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY ABOUT THE HELICOPTER. THERE IS A LOCAL AIR-EVAC TEAM IN MY AREA. FOR FIFTY BUCKS A YEAR I COULD BE A MEMBER. IF ONLY I COULD JUST CONVINCE THEM THAT IT WOULD SAVE THEM TIME AND FUEL TO JUST DELIVER US TO THE RIGHT SPOT AND WAIT FOR ME TO FALL. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO TRIP AND FALL.
I'M GOING TO PHOTOGRAPH EVERY ASPECT OF THAT TRIANGLE. EACH STONE AND EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE BOTTOM WILL BE MAPPED, CODED, LABELED AND INDEXED WITH RULER AND COMPASS. IF I DON'T FIGURE IT OUT WHILE I AM THERE, I WILL FIGURE IT OUT AS SOON AS THE PAIN MEDICATION WEARS OUT.
I ALREADY KNOW THAT I WILL BE BED-RIDDEN FOR WEEKS AFTER I GET HOME, SO I'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT WHILE I'M DOWN.
THANKS FOR THE HELPFUL INFO.
I HOPE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY HUNTING.
MIKEL
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