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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
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07/29/25 04:08 PM
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yotetrapper30
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Yessir… word is you’re a big fan of that place lol I think I may have saw photo evidence of that once.....
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
[Re: yotetrapper30]
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07/29/25 07:44 PM
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Steven 49er
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Well I guess a guy learns something every day. While I was aware that Ken homesteaded his place I thought it was during the Oklahoma land grab..........
"Gold is money, everything else is just credit" JP Morgan
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
[Re: yotetrapper30]
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07/29/25 07:44 PM
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Steven 49er
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Angela, thanks for sharing that.
"Gold is money, everything else is just credit" JP Morgan
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
[Re: yotetrapper30]
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07/29/25 08:43 PM
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yotetrapper30
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To everyone that said thanks.... you're welcome.
No one mentioned the dog sled, which I believe Ken made himself!
Ken, your bulldozer story is cool.... but tell us a trapping story!!
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
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07/29/25 09:21 PM
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Well It was pretty much like any other road trip I guess.
That old wheel tractor just wasn't up to the task so I bought an old International T340 dozer. There was an old air force radar site about 70 miles from my cabin. I had the dozer flown in there in an even older C-119 Flying Boxcar.
I drove it from there cross country to my cabin. Took 7 or 8 days breaking my own trail and just camping wherever darkness caught up with me. Some of the crick crossings kinda got my blood pumping as did one large lake.
Crossing that lake I put the thing in 3rd gear and set the throttle......and then jumped off. It was about a mile across the lake. I snowshoed along behind. When the blade hit the bank on the other side it killed the engine. Worked like a charm. I wasn't wild about the idea of riding that thing to the bottom of that lake.
Pretty handy thing to have when making a camp in the evening. Drop the blade and make a flat spot....drag in some dead logs for a fire and I had a cozy camp.
As I started reading this, my first thought was there was no way I would be riding that thing across a lake. Nice "work around" setting the throttle and an even better story. THANK YOU for sharing!
I have nothing clever to put here.
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
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07/29/25 10:45 PM
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I know this is a little bogues. There should be a T rex standing somewhere in one of those pictures.
Just kidding. Pretty dang cool!
I can't believe that cop put me in the back seat when I clearly called shotgun.
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
[Re: yotetrapper30]
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07/29/25 11:05 PM
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Yep, White is my idol and Thanks for Posting it Angela. If I ever get close I would stop to see the museum.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
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07/30/25 12:11 AM
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Allan Minear
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In all honesty I've always hoped that Ken and Ole Blister would write a book about their lives .
Ken is the real deal and I honestly can say I enjoy his sense of humor too !
You're friend along the snare line .
Allan
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
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07/30/25 01:38 AM
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yotetrapper30
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In all honesty I've always hoped that Ken and Ole Blister would write a book about their lives .
Ken is the real deal and I honestly can say I enjoy his sense of humor too ! Absolutely. About the book at least....... his sense of humor.... well.... just convince him to do the book lol.
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
[Re: yotetrapper30]
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07/30/25 06:32 AM
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Allan Minear
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Since Pete wrote a book highlighting some of his life's adventures , I'm surprised that ken hasn't both I feel would be well received if given the chance .
You're friend along the snare line .
Allan
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Re: FTA Side Trip - Homestead Museum - White17
[Re: yotetrapper30]
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07/30/25 07:18 AM
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If you haven’t already, you really should write a book Ken.
The story you posted here many years ago about the inside passage along the west coast was fantastic. I remember printing it out and reading it to my family who also enjoyed it.
If I recall correctly, years later I urged you to post it here once again and you did.
Based on that one story, I can tell that you have an excellent writing style and any book you might want to publish would be at the top of my “to buy” list.
Eh...wot?
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