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7th January 07, 05:02 PM
#1
Riding Kilted
If Mel Gibson can do it, I can do it.
Was at Monument Valley, Utah on the Navajo Nation this weekend. Kilt is my Royal Air Force tartan by Kathy Lare. Hose are Matt's Lewis hose. Shoes are Z Coil hikers.
On the way over my lady and I rendezvoused at the Navajo National Monument (Think Mesa Verde without tourists). We walked down to the Betatakin overlook and she took these pics of my RAF kilt in the snow.
The lighting shows the tartan colors well and the back view shows Kathy Lare's perfect pleatwork. Some how, my left flash got pushed to the backside of my leg on the hike down.
The arch in the background of the pleat pic is the "roof" of the Betatakin village. Hopis call the village Talastima. The alcove faces south so it was warmed by the sun in winter and shaded from the sun in the summer.
The Hopi lived there around 1200 AD.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member Scottish Tartans Authority, Owner Freelanders #4 & 5
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"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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7th January 07, 05:13 PM
#2
Great pictures (as usual) Ron.
I have never been to the desert but your pictures of it make it look achingly beautiful with the wind swept mesas and clear skies.
Cheers
-See it there, a white plume
Over the battle - A diamond in the ash
Of the ultimate combustion-My panache
Edmond Rostand
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7th January 07, 05:13 PM
#3
Ron,
Thank you for those pictures again. That is one of my favorite areas to visit when I head out west. You know the best places. The kilt looks really nice in that area!
Mike
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7th January 07, 05:15 PM
#4
Beautiful photos Ron - you live in a magical place!
Phil in Idaho
"Walk Tall, Walk Straight, and Look the World Right in the Eye."
That Great Celtic Philosopher Val Doonican
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7th January 07, 05:19 PM
#5
Great shots, Ron! Are those "maroon" hose the Lewis hose that Matt sales? I got a super-nice merino wool shirt that those would match PERFECTLY with.
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.” -C.S. Lewis
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7th January 07, 05:37 PM
#6
Ok, I'm jealous, nuff said! Grept kilt, great hose, great scenery, nice transportation, what more could you ask for?
The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long
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7th January 07, 06:12 PM
#7
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7th January 07, 07:05 PM
#8
Ron, my wife and I visited monument valley around 15 years ago, and I still think it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
"A day spent in the fields and woods, or on the water should not count as a day off our allotted number upon this earth."
Jerry, Kilted Old Fart.
jaf_deg6@yahoo.com
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7th January 07, 08:20 PM
#9
Did the saddle chafe your thighs? I'd think riding bareback would be far more comfortable. I remember riding once in shorts and desperately regretting it.
Andrew.
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7th January 07, 09:55 PM
#10
Wow! Very nice.Truly beautiful area. BTW nice kilt!
I don't care if you battled the enemies of Freedom or if you battled boredom, If you Served you Deserve our Respect and Gratitude!
Copula eame se non posit acceptar jocularum
Calix Meus Inebrians
Notio bonum, visa olum.
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