Spring is in full swing!  Ken and I did an 18 mile bike ride on Saturday morning and a little bit of creek time with Jenna on Sunday. Caught a few nice trout, but no frogs yet – the water is still chilly.

Early April Bottles

Trout season opened today for Southeastern Pennsylvania, but I opted to do some bottle hunting in my favorite spot.  Came away with some very interesting glass and a few metal items.  Most impressive is the turtle shaped match safe in very nice condition.

It has an Asian symbol on the back of the shell - I am still researching its meaning.

March Mercury Rising

First trip out detecting in a while. It was a long, cold, and snowy winter. Spring is in the air and I figured I would get back into the woods before the weeds take over. Dug two Mercury Dimes in one of my favorites spots - one 1917 and the other 1920.

Winter Project - Spring Is Coming!

My winter project – purchased (bartered) off Craig’s List from a guy up in Pottsville back in January. I honestly don’t think it was EVER cleaned – I took it apart piece by piece – cleaned it and rebuilt - some parts had to be fabricated. Practically re-wired the whole thing – many connectors were broken or corroded – used wire loom to wrap all the wires nicely. Spent a few bucks on a new seat cover, back wheels (used – again off Craig’s List), throttle control, and new grips. The engine is in very good shape – I changed the oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plug, and cleaned the entire engine as best I could. I still have to finish the front and rear racks (re-paint), change the gear oil in the final drive, replace the fuel lines, and touch up paint a few places on the frame. Waiting for warmer weather to take it for a real test drive.

Anyway, here are some before and after pictures…

Baja Weekend

Jenna and I enjoyed the great November weather riding our Baja mini bike. Spent a few hours in Schwenksville riding at my sisters house. They have a great big field on the back of their property - perfect for riding!
I picked up the used Baja back in October off of Craig's List. The bike has a 6.5 HP / 196cc motor and goes pretty fast. We've had alot of fun with it so far this fall!

25 miles on the Perkiomen Trail

Craig and I rode 25 miles on the Perky Trail this morning. Started out chilly, but warmed up quickly. The leaves have not reached "peak" color yet - plenty of great fall riding ahead!

Early Fall Detecting

Spent a few hours in the woods detecting this morning.

The ground is so dry from the lack of rain - made it hard to dig up targets. Found one Indian Head Penny - bad shape, cannot make out the date.