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    Posted: 17 May 2019 at 11:16pm
That's true lostagain.  
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 May 2019 at 8:04am
I thought so.  

How do the keep the prairie dogs from digging up the runways?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 May 2019 at 10:37am
A loaded B52 weighs in at about half a million lbs. Kinda hard for prairie dogs to dig through 2 feet plus of reinforced concrete runway on top of whatever base is under there....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 May 2019 at 1:23pm
Yikes - never ending snow! We got lots in Colorado but fortunately we are close to Utah canyon country. Heading to Hovenweep National Monument with our 179 next week! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 May 2019 at 4:08pm
We're heading to Great Basin Ntl. Pk. next week, but the stormy weather pattern looks like it may last a while longer.  I hope we don't get snowed on.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 May 2019 at 4:32pm
Originally posted by offgrid

A loaded B52 weighs in at about half a million lbs. Kinda hard for prairie dogs to dig through 2 feet plus of reinforced concrete runway on top of whatever base is under there....
You have obviously not dealt with the gophers or prairie dogs we have out here.  LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 May 2019 at 5:15pm
Grew up in NorCal, and had a lot of fun with gophers in the day. Saw one disappear a full grown artichoke plant down a hole. But still, I think in a fight between a hardened military runway and some small burrowing mammals, the mammals are gonna lose every time.. Besides, where’s their motivation, there’s no yummy plants to eat under there.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 May 2019 at 10:49am
first trip for Daisy Mae is a music festival... boondocking her first time out! I'm hoping it's not too wet in the field they have us all in.. and believe it's far from a river! Phew! But good point about those hungry mosquitoes... packing extra repellent for sure. 
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