Petros Tunnel 13 Guitar

"A few days ago I photographed a new guitar, The Tunnel 13 for good friend, and Master Luthier, Bruce Petros.

I hope you enjoy the pictures, but the sound from this guitar and the story behind the wood is even better. The Redwood front came from timbers salvaged from Southern Pacific Railroad's Siskiyou Summit Tunnel 13 built in the 1880s. These timbers were witness to a hold up by the DeAuyremont Brothers, of the Southern Pacific Train #13 Gold Special, on October 11, 1923. This later became known as, "The Last Great American Train Robbery".

The rest of the story can be found on the Petros web site, it's a great story.

A link to his web site can be found in "My Favorite Sites" on the right side this page. Enjoy!

Just going for a little ride...

Two years ago I left home in Wisconsin for a little motorcycle ride...
I headed north into Canada, then east till I ran out of roads, boarded a ferry for fourteen hours and finally docked in Argentia Newfoundland. Headed north again to where the Vikings lived, again near the end of all roads and closer to Scotland than Wisconsin. I hope the slide show below gives you some idea of what an incredible place Newfoundland is. Pictures better express how wonderful and interesting this place, and it's warm frindly people really are. Nine thousand miles and four weeks later I was home again. I will go back again, and so should you...

Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

Groundhog Day

Well it appears that most if not all of the Midwest Groundhogs saw their shadows today.

So much for global warming! Six more weeks of, oh well you know...  

Hope this photo helps to remind everyone that there will be a spring someday, hopefully soon.