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Any idea what this is? Part of some kind of loom?
1 month agoif only they lavished the same care and attention on the vital safety systems...
4 months agoThe shape of and rich ornamentation on those trucks always makes me think of circus wagons. How many hundreds of hours of work goes into them I shudder to think.
4 months agoHi Bill, We feel like you are with us on our travels and we were very happy to share some small tangibile things. Whenever we see a beautiful flower or bug we snap a picture and look forward to hearing from you what it is. Please stop by if you pass through Southern Idaho again.
Patrick and Rachel
Enjoyed following along immensely!
Thanks for the fine fossils from Morrocco... Never had anyone send me something from a bike tour. Quite an honor to get them.
It was an adventure. I was doing the field work for my Master's degree, so it wasn't a cycling trip. My thesis advisor had a grant, and we therefore had a pickup truck and Pakustani driver to get us around. No way I'd EVER try cycling the KKH.
All my photos were 35 mm slides,but I have no idea where they've gotten to any more.
It must have been an adventure seeing this in 1984! Would love to see your pictures. The KKH is such a classic road to cycle, but we had mixed feelings about riding it these days.
4 months agoWhat an incredible place! I got to that same checkpoint, or one very similar, in 1984.
4 months agoYow!
4 months agoWhat a great photo!
4 months agoHi Keith, agree. We had mixed feelings of being in a car instead of a bike. This couple and another cyclists we were in contact with through facebook, loved cycling in Pakistan. There are lots of side valleys off the KKH that looked intriguing.
5 months agoRemembering the conditions on the KKH, I don't think there's any way I'd be caught dead trying to cycle it. WOW.
5 months agoIt's so incredible: nowhere to look but *up*, it seems.
5 months ago
Maybe a species of tansy?
Or Ajania fruticulosa?
https://efloraofindia.com/2013/05/17/ajania-fruticulosa/
I think it clamps a piece of wood. The carpenter sits on the bench and by stepping on the dowel he can pinch the work piece. Then use a drawn knife to round over wood. I think it was used mostly for chair building.
1 month agoPatrick