2007 West - - - Idaho and Washington

 

 

 

 

This isn't Lake Lavon

 

My friend Roger King's place on Johnny Long Mountain, a few miles west of Sandpoint

 

 

Is Roger proud of his Irish heritage?  Well . . .

 

Here comes the leprechaun of Johnny Long Mountain

 

He's been working on this great picnic area

 

And tree house

 

We roasted hot dogs and s'mores

 

 

 

 

 

One of Roger's many inventions

 

 

Some of the others

 

These are versions of rivet gun he developed. He calls it "The Main Squeeze"

 

Roger's workshop and the "poppy machine" he built. (No, not that kind of poppy)

 

Roger and I try to do a photo like this about every 10-15 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm headed for the town of Rainier, to visit Zambuto Optical

 

Chuck (left) and Carl (right) make my telescope mirrors. Fredda and Joycelyn make sure they do it right.

 

Carl took me by a great local meat market to stock up for Poulsbo

 

The new glass machining operation

 

 

 

 

Diamond curve generating on a Pyrex mirror blank

 

One of the mirror blanks for my first run of 12.5" Teleports

 

I got my first look at the blank for my personal 20" Teleport before leaving for Poulsbo

 

Linda's building project is moving right along. I did my job (to stay out of the way) rather well I thought.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Her contract allows Linda to take hot tub breaks

 

She leaves Ursula is in charge

 

Assisted by the ever-capable Quixote

 

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