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Cye, Donna & Gerry Silver Spring, MD 2006 |
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Rich Wood & Janice Gerde Gaithersburg, MD 2006 |
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Madison & Lisa Martinez Thornton, CO 2006 |
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I left on December 30th, 2005 on a trek that would encompass 7,100 miles and 9 states in 7 weeks. Cities of note along the way were Wilmont, MN--Omaha, NE--Edmond, OK--Springtown, TX--Dallas, TX--Willis, TX--Texas City, TX--Galveston, TX--Sequin, TX--El Paso, TX--Midland, TX--Albuquerque, NM--Truth or Consequences, NM--Tucson, AZ--Apache Junction, AZ--Castle Rock, CO--Littleton, CO--Thornton, CO--Erie, CO--Longmont, CO--Nebraska City, NE. Picked up 620 coins, 7 rings, 1 earring, 3 pendants, 1 foreign coin and other odds and ends. Click on my new website: www.dirtfisherman.com for pictures of some of the finds. I took ferry from Galveston to Bolivar Island to do some detecting at Crystal Beach. Visited the Alamo for first time in 43 years and saw some of the River Walk in San Antonio. Visited the Petroleum Museum and another museum that had vintage WW II aircraft in Midland, TX. Took a tour of the ASARCO Copper Mine south of Tucson and also went to Old Tucson and the Sonora-Tucson Desert Museum. Below are some of the people and places I visited. CLICK ONCE on the pictures to ENLARGE THEM.
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Tami & Butch / Tucson 2006 |
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Tami & Mark Schmisek - Tucson |
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Colleen Vergin & Butch - Apache Junction, AZ |
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Floyd & Bobbi Condron, Steve, Jenna, Dawn Peters / Littleton, CO |
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Darby Sparkman - Frankie Cardinale 2005 |
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Marley, Torey & Shelby Sparkman - Carley Cardinale - 2005 |
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Becky & Bob Pitcher / El Paso, TX |
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There REALLY is a TRUTH or CONSEQUENCES in New Mexico |
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Cousin Neala Bacon /Aunt Hazel(98) /Tucson, AZ |
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Cousin Paula Aven - Dallas, TX |
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Jordan Pennington / Erie, Colorado |
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Diane Rabenberg - Wilmont, MN |
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Strawberry School - Oldest Standing School at Strawberry, Arizona |
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Oldest Arizona school |
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The Gunter's - Green Valley, AZ 2006 |
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The ALAMO - San Antonio, TX 2006 |
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Tire from ore hauler at ASARCO copper mines south of Tucson, AZ |
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Little Brown Church in the Vale - Nashua, IA 2005 |
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