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monster

10-01-2011 11:24 AM

with a cargo of ivory and apes and peacocks..... we use to have to sing that withemphasis on pronunciation.... aaaaargh!

SamIam

10-01-2011 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae (Post 759943)

Spectacular scenery, thanks so much.
Although all I could think was:

Quinquireme of Ninevah from distant Ophir
Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine...

Which doesn't fit at all, being a poem about ships (Cargoes - John Masefield)

Yeah, the early miners who settled the town had the same thought and named it "Ophir" in hopes that its gold production would rival that of the city of legend.

glatt

10-01-2011 12:17 PM

Beautiful, Sam. I spent a couple nights in Ouray about 15 years ago. We had wanted to take that 4wd road, but were in our rental Mustang. I was wondering all these years what it looked like. Now I do. Thanks!
Amazing country.

Pico and ME

10-01-2011 12:22 PM

Sam, how much would you charge for being the guide for such a road trip? I'd pay.

Sundae

10-01-2011 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by monster (Post 760000)

with a cargo of ivory and apes and peacocks..... we use to have to sing that withemphasis on pronunciation.... aaaaargh!

Learning it as a poem was cool enough - I'd have loved to have sung it as well!
Am guessing it wasn't a favourite of yours though.
Slight clue being the "aaaaargh!" :)

monster

10-01-2011 05:44 PM

The choirmaster was so picky about the pronunciation....

SamIam

10-02-2011 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME (Post 760014)

Sam, how much would you charge for being the guide for such a road trip? I'd pay.

You'd want to rent a more dependable vehicle than my old truck with 200,000 miles on it. Otherwise, I'd take you for free. Any excuse to get out into the mountains is a pleasure - not a chore. ;)

ZenGum

10-02-2011 07:00 PM

Fantastic, Sam, times may be tough but that's a nice place for times to be tough in.

You could seriously think about leading tourists on hire-a-jeep self-drive tag-along tours. It might - might - pay.

Quote:

We had wanted to take that 4wd road, but were in our rental Mustang.

I don't see the problem.

glatt

10-02-2011 07:31 PM

Rear wheel drive car with low clearance on a 4wd road on top of a cliff?

ZenGum

10-02-2011 08:05 PM

:beer:

:driving:

Just don't wear your seatbelt, so you can jump out if it starts to go over the edge.

SamIam

10-03-2011 11:27 AM

I think that piece of wreckage on the talus slope of Ophir might have been a Mustang. ;)

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