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 CG 1275 Remembered2517 viewsAfter all these years, still not finished. The aircraft resides at David-Montham Air Force Base,(boneyard) giving up parts.
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 GREAT EGRET2511 viewsFound this long legged critter fishing at Madamausquette National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.
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 Flash Mob 2510 viewsI just learned a new term and couldn't wait to use it.

Don't you think this is an appropriate time for it's use? also kind of looks like an old folks home breakout.

L-R; Molly, Lou, BJ, and some Oldalbatoss they picked up hitchiking.
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 Lombard Street2494 viewsLombard Street, San Francisco, California, is supposed to be the most crooked street on earth.

Lot to be said for drinking while surveying.
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 Jaws2493 viewsCoast Guard helicopter flying past the sulper structure of a docked ship near Fisherman's Warlf.
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 Carrot Pepper2491 viewsThat is a carrot Pepper shaker for those eating Rabbit pie.

Yes, it was very good. Maybe this post should be under Critters.
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 Hedge Apple?2488 viewsWe found this, one of natures little oddities, along the Great Allegheny Passage, one of our many bike trips.

I have no idea of it's usefulness but, if the Major Leagues decide to go green, I'll be on the leading edge of the national pastime.
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 Old Albatross Roost2480 viewsOut my window at the Holiday Inn Express, Staunton, Va. just before departing for Stantons Creek Falls.

Thanks for the hospitality shown an old Coast Guardsman.
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 Nobody knows the trouble I've known........2477 viewsThinking about being hamburger is depressing.
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 Why?2473 viewsHis chute is larger than the plane he jumped from?

Near Vancouver, BC Canada
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 CG 12752440 viewsI flew on Coast Guard 1275, depicted here making a water landing.

It now resides, sadly, in the BONE YARD in Arizona .
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 Arch2437 viewsSee Tennessee Landforms on our link.
Again, I never saw one of these at Sea so, it must be odd stuff.
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