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    The Iron Heart Forum Triangle of Terror Type III Trucker Tour 2018 - Updates thread

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    • neph93N
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      @sabergirl:

      Great updates, Reuben. I would be curious to see the rocks.

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      I know little about rocks and geology, but it struck me as interesting that the stretch of river that ran past the camping site had rocks along the bank that were extremely varied. As far as I could tell there was some limestone, sandstone, a lot of granite, and elements of quartz and iron. There were also some crazy examples of lava patterns, and a lot of boulders showing multiple rock types in one.

      The following were all found together in an area of about ten square meters, if anyone knows anything about this stuff, I’d be interested in hearing about it.






      “Some of those that work forces
      Are the same that burn crosses”

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        Gorgeous! Some of it looks like petrified wood to me. Granite and limestone, also. I’m not at all familiar with what one might encounter in Norway geologically, but I do love rocks.

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          Me too. It was the amazing variety that struck me as special. There is a lot of granite, quartz infused with iron up where I live, but I’ve never seen anything like that.

          “Some of those that work forces
          Are the same that burn crosses”

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            Saw some beasts with my little beasts today…





            Wore my favourite t-shirt too…

            The little ones found hotel life comfortable  after cabin life…


            We’re just outside of Trondheim now. Over 400km to drive tomorrow (about 5 hours), through some amazing countryside, but the destination will be our home for five nights.

            “Some of those that work forces
            Are the same that burn crosses”

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              Finally arrived at our destination for the next five days. Drove along one of the most dramatic and beautiful roads in Norway. We didn’t stop but I got Hot Ingrid to take some photo’s as we drove:

              Not a bad view from the gas station where we ate burgers for dinner:

              We went straight up to the cabin that sits amongst the mountain pastures… it was nice to get out of the car.

              Ingrid warmed herself in the tour jacket

              We had some visitors…

              And I wonder if Haraki-san could use this for UHF’s:


              “Some of those that work forces
              Are the same that burn crosses”

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                Ok @neph93  @sabergirl  My twin can say some good things about the rocks. The first pictures look like marble that has been regionally metamorphosed, note the folding of the rock. calc-silicate gneiss is another name for this type of rock. Other rocks look like gneiss and granite. Picture number 7, the flat rock looks like an igneous rock, granite. The following 2 pictures show gneiss, a regional high grade metamorphic rock.

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                • neph93N
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                  @twin  I though your twin may be able to she’s some light on this. @Giles had told me about his knowledge of geology. Please thank your brother for shedding some light on this.

                  “Some of those that work forces
                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                    Been a busy five days at my mother-in-laws family home. Lots to share here, so I’ll portion it out.

                    We’re here to celebrate the 85th birthday of the matriarch of the family. The birthday dinner was at a mountain hotel. Hard to work IH into a more formal outfit, but the vest is Indigofera, the footwear is Wesco and my belt was OGL. I was wearing IH boot socks. My chino’s are off brand. If I wore them more often I’d consider buying an IH pair, but I din’t think they’ll ever be my jam.

                    Later that night there was a big party at the family cabin on the high pastures. It got messy, but I can share my pics from 3am as the sun came back up…

                    “Some of those that work forces
                    Are the same that burn crosses”

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                      After that we spent a couple of days alone at the cabin…weather was crap but we had good friends and decent clothing so we didn’t care.

                      The first day started with the ritual clearing of sheep shit from around the cabin (with the occasional cow pat thrown in). The pastures are still used as such and there is a heard of cattle and a a lot of sheep roaming free. I think I removed about 30 individual stools.




                      It is still charming to have the animals around though…

                      We basically just wandered around the area all day. The kids find a lot to do.







                      Nice to get back to the cabin to chill out though.

                      That evening i took a trip up a valley with a friend to fish the river. We walked upstream for an hour then worked our way back down, stopping to fish in between the rapids. Only small trout available but a lot of fun.

                      We are not north of the arctic circle here, but it still remains pretty light, even with cloud and rain. Repped IH as alternative mountain chic.

                      It is great fun being able to rock-hop so you end up fishing from massive boulders midstream, with the water raging around you.



                      Other things to catch than fish…

                      Then home for a nice beer around midnight as darkness finally drew in.

                      “Some of those that work forces
                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                        @neph93:

                        After that we spent a couple of days alone at the cabin…weather was crap but we had good friends and decent clothing so we didn’t care.

                        The first day started with the ritual clearing of sheep shit from around the cabin (with the occasional cow pat thrown in). The pastures are still used as such and there is a heard of cattle and a a lot of sheep roaming free. I think I removed about 30 individual stools.

                        It is still charming to have the animals around though..

                        keeping the pasture green @neph93  😉
                        Beautiful country.

                        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                        Well, I have others.

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                          Absolutely FANTASTIC stuff nephy!.. Cows, talk of arctic circles, frogs, Verdant,… Loving it...

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                            @twin  I though your twin may be able to she’s some light on this. @Giles had told me about his knowledge of geology. Please thank your brother for shedding some light on this.

                            Yes @neph93 I did.

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                              Just to be clear, the jacket is getting worn, although this pic was taken at 1:30am and I may have been a little squiffy.

                              “Some of those that work forces
                              Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                That Liverpool squiffiness… You look like you're ready to hit someone over the head with a billiards cue...

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                                  Awesome Scenery, I fancy a road trip!

                                  Pride of Japan :-)

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                                    Holy Crap that's a lotta Crap @neph93  " I think I removed about 30 individual stools. "
                                    Those cattle and sheep are like machines over there.

                                    From the great pix, it looks like a magical place.
                                    Keep em coming

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                                      On our last day visiting Hot Ingrid’s family I went out on a fishing trip on the fjord. It was great fun. There was a lot of life on and in the water with porpoise swimming around us, chasing herring. We fished off a holm at the mouth of the fjord and did well for mackerel and pollock, to the point when we started putting the back as we had enough to eat…




                                      UHR and IHxViberg for the trip

                                      I took filets from my share, covered them in flour, salt and pepper and fried them in butter for some supper.




                                      Washed down with a tasty porter.

                                      Took a little nighttime stroll after packing for the trip home…

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                        The last couple of days we’ve been driving the return leg. 800km done, 200km to go today.

                                        Yesterday we stopped at this spot, which some of you may remember from the southbound trip. Got some great reflection shots of the lake:



                                        “Some of those that work forces
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                                          Fresh Mackerel is one of life's great simple pleasures imo.

                                          Pride of Japan :-)

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                                            Love the nighttime stroll!

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