Nordic-Trac
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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February 28th - Nordic-Trac
In 2007 my Dad bought this at Goodwill on a half price sale day, for $10. I think he used it maybe 3 times and decided it was too loud. Well that Spring I started trying to lose weight and when I moved back home from college it was sitting in my room…. That summer I worked out on this thing almost everyday. It gives a good cardio workout and I basically wore that thing out by the fall when I took it to Purdue for a month or so before I just started using the Co-Rec gym. I got a lot of use out of it, and it played a major part in my weight loss.
Showing posts with label Things in my room. Show all posts
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
28 Things - Basketball Cards
Basketball Card Collection
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February 27th - Basketball Cards
When I was in elementary school through Jr. high I collected basketball cards. Not sure how I got started, but I know my parents and aunt would buy me cards for birthdays and Christmas. I love the thrill of opening up a pack and hoping you get something good, that carried over to my days of playing Magic the Gathering as well. There is just something exciting about opening up a pack. All of my cards would be from the early 90’s through maybe 2000, with not much after that. I doubt I have anything worth too much money outside of some Kobe, KG, Iverson rookies as well as I Shaq rookie I think. Nothing special for a collection but there are probably 10,000 sports cards sitting around my room.
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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February 27th - Basketball Cards
When I was in elementary school through Jr. high I collected basketball cards. Not sure how I got started, but I know my parents and aunt would buy me cards for birthdays and Christmas. I love the thrill of opening up a pack and hoping you get something good, that carried over to my days of playing Magic the Gathering as well. There is just something exciting about opening up a pack. All of my cards would be from the early 90’s through maybe 2000, with not much after that. I doubt I have anything worth too much money outside of some Kobe, KG, Iverson rookies as well as I Shaq rookie I think. Nothing special for a collection but there are probably 10,000 sports cards sitting around my room.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
28 Things - Harmonica
Harmonica
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February 26th- Harmonica
I’ve always thought it would be cool to play the harmonica, but have nowhere near the dedication to put in the time it would take to learn to play the instrument. However this is an old harmonica I have in my room, I’m not sure how old it is but it was in a box my Dad bought at some estate sale a long time ago and he gave it to me. One side is in the Key of G and the other is in the key of C, it looks pretty worn and I know it’s old. But yeah I’ll probably never learn to play one, just don’t have the patience for it.
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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February 26th- Harmonica
I’ve always thought it would be cool to play the harmonica, but have nowhere near the dedication to put in the time it would take to learn to play the instrument. However this is an old harmonica I have in my room, I’m not sure how old it is but it was in a box my Dad bought at some estate sale a long time ago and he gave it to me. One side is in the Key of G and the other is in the key of C, it looks pretty worn and I know it’s old. But yeah I’ll probably never learn to play one, just don’t have the patience for it.
Friday, February 25, 2011
28 Things - Diplomas
Diplomas
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February 25th - Diplomas
Proof that I graduated High school and from Purdue University… Hurray! Not a whole lot to say here other than its interesting that my high school diploma looks like it cost more and is way more important than my college degree.
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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February 25th - Diplomas
Proof that I graduated High school and from Purdue University… Hurray! Not a whole lot to say here other than its interesting that my high school diploma looks like it cost more and is way more important than my college degree.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
28 Things - Trophies
Trophies
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February 24th - TrophiesAfter being in 4-H and taking as many projects as I did plus other events I was involved in, I have accumulated a pile of trophies. As the dates get farther and farther out you realize that trophies aren’t really that important and take up a lot of room. However when you are a kid you love getting trophies, and they are pretty much the best thing ever. Now looking back I would rather have gotten more plaques as I have all of those hanging on the back porch wall, and they take up much less space.
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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February 24th - TrophiesAfter being in 4-H and taking as many projects as I did plus other events I was involved in, I have accumulated a pile of trophies. As the dates get farther and farther out you realize that trophies aren’t really that important and take up a lot of room. However when you are a kid you love getting trophies, and they are pretty much the best thing ever. Now looking back I would rather have gotten more plaques as I have all of those hanging on the back porch wall, and they take up much less space.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
28 Things - Geography
Geography Book
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February 23rd - Geography book
I picked this up at a flea market for 50 cents, great deal right? It’s just an old rotting geography school book from the 1920’s. What’s cool about it? Well it has older maps which I always find interesting, it by far the best thing about the book is a picture of a Pacific Islander standing in front of a hut with the caption “The Hut the home of Tropical Savages”!
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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February 23rd - Geography book
I picked this up at a flea market for 50 cents, great deal right? It’s just an old rotting geography school book from the 1920’s. What’s cool about it? Well it has older maps which I always find interesting, it by far the best thing about the book is a picture of a Pacific Islander standing in front of a hut with the caption “The Hut the home of Tropical Savages”!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
28 Things - Subwoofer
Subwoofer
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February 22nd - Subwoofer
This is one of the worst purchases I’ve ever made and why I still have it in my room I’m not sure. I should have thrown it out by now. When I was 17 I had some money and let myself get talked into buying an new sound system for my Monte Carlo and this was one of the things included in what I got. 2 MTX 10 inch subs… problem was the guy who said he’d install them didn’t really know what he was doing / never helped me finish the project so they never really got used that much. Add in the fact that my trunk leaked water and over the years the box slightly warped and the subs rotted out. So yeah bad buy for me, they were kind of cool when I had them working, though the fact I don’t listen to that much music with a lot of bass made them sort of silly to have.
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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February 22nd - Subwoofer
This is one of the worst purchases I’ve ever made and why I still have it in my room I’m not sure. I should have thrown it out by now. When I was 17 I had some money and let myself get talked into buying an new sound system for my Monte Carlo and this was one of the things included in what I got. 2 MTX 10 inch subs… problem was the guy who said he’d install them didn’t really know what he was doing / never helped me finish the project so they never really got used that much. Add in the fact that my trunk leaked water and over the years the box slightly warped and the subs rotted out. So yeah bad buy for me, they were kind of cool when I had them working, though the fact I don’t listen to that much music with a lot of bass made them sort of silly to have.
Monday, February 21, 2011
28 Things - Telescope
Telescope
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February 21st - Telescope
I got this for Christmas from my Grandma and Grandpa when I was in 2nd grade I believe, I always liked the idea of having one, problem is I never took the time to figure out what to do with it. It’s one of those silly things I guess where I wanted it… then got it and never used it. I was into space there for awhile when I was in elementary school. I remember taking it outside once or twice, but I’m not sure I ever knew what I wanted to see with it. I saw the moon, but really I don’t think the telescope is more powerful than a pair of good binoculars.
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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February 21st - Telescope
I got this for Christmas from my Grandma and Grandpa when I was in 2nd grade I believe, I always liked the idea of having one, problem is I never took the time to figure out what to do with it. It’s one of those silly things I guess where I wanted it… then got it and never used it. I was into space there for awhile when I was in elementary school. I remember taking it outside once or twice, but I’m not sure I ever knew what I wanted to see with it. I saw the moon, but really I don’t think the telescope is more powerful than a pair of good binoculars.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
28 Things - Monte Carlo
Model Monte Carlo
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2 months after I turned 16 my Dad bought me my first car, a 1986 Monte Carlo SS with T-Tops. My uncle likes to build model cars and trucks as a hobby. He is good and wins awards at model shows, as well as having some of his builds featured in magazines. He built this model Monte Carlo car to match mine for Christmas that year and gave it to me.
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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2 months after I turned 16 my Dad bought me my first car, a 1986 Monte Carlo SS with T-Tops. My uncle likes to build model cars and trucks as a hobby. He is good and wins awards at model shows, as well as having some of his builds featured in magazines. He built this model Monte Carlo car to match mine for Christmas that year and gave it to me.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
28 Things - 40k
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
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Feb 19th - Warhammer 40k
This is a game I have mentioned before on my blog as one I used to play. I have a lot of money worth of these models sitting around. I would like to start playing again and hopefully I will, but until then they just sit around. I guess they do shoe some creativity/arts as I had to paint all of the models myself, though I was a poor painter. Overall it was a fun game just ran out of people to play with and then I started playing magic as well. (I believe there is a blog post from October 2010 about 40K as well)
Friday, February 18, 2011
28 Things - Hulk Hands
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
February 18th - Hulk Hands
When the first Hulk movie (it wasn’t very good) came out in I believe 2003, they started advertising these for kids, and I really wanted a pair! But they cost like 20 dollars new and I didn’t want to buy these little kids toys for myself no matter how cool I thought they were. When you smash them against things they have a voice box that makes crashing noises and says things like “Hulk Smash!”
Well come the summer of 2007 Steve and I were down at the Brookville flea market and low and behold what does crazy box man happen to have in his boxes today??? HULK HANDS! I was so pumped; it was hard to calmly purchase these fine items for the wonderful price of $1! Interestingly multiple people commented throughout the rest of the morning walking around the flea market that I should be careful with those and not go around punching people? I guess they thought Steve and I were going to have a royal smack down or something that afternoon? But at least 3 people warned us not to get hurt. So yeah Hulk Hands make you look bad ass like that
Unfortunately only one of the hands has its voicebox, the other is missing and they have seen some abuse before they got to me. But this is hands down (ha ha) the best purchase I have made for $1.
February 18th - Hulk Hands
When the first Hulk movie (it wasn’t very good) came out in I believe 2003, they started advertising these for kids, and I really wanted a pair! But they cost like 20 dollars new and I didn’t want to buy these little kids toys for myself no matter how cool I thought they were. When you smash them against things they have a voice box that makes crashing noises and says things like “Hulk Smash!”
Well come the summer of 2007 Steve and I were down at the Brookville flea market and low and behold what does crazy box man happen to have in his boxes today??? HULK HANDS! I was so pumped; it was hard to calmly purchase these fine items for the wonderful price of $1! Interestingly multiple people commented throughout the rest of the morning walking around the flea market that I should be careful with those and not go around punching people? I guess they thought Steve and I were going to have a royal smack down or something that afternoon? But at least 3 people warned us not to get hurt. So yeah Hulk Hands make you look bad ass like that
Unfortunately only one of the hands has its voicebox, the other is missing and they have seen some abuse before they got to me. But this is hands down (ha ha) the best purchase I have made for $1.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
28 Things - 2XL
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item
February 17th - 2XL
This guy is the best Christmas present I ever got! He is a robot that asked you trivia or did “choose your own adventure” stories by using cassette tapes. You just put the tape in and by using the four buttons on his front you were off and playing, you just had to listen to him tell you what to do. I had a whole bunch of cassettes, mostly trivia but also some Batman Choose your own adventure stories. I got 2XL I want to say Christmas the year I was in 2nd grade. I don’t know of anyone else that ever had one but I always thought he was an awesome toy.
February 17th - 2XL
This guy is the best Christmas present I ever got! He is a robot that asked you trivia or did “choose your own adventure” stories by using cassette tapes. You just put the tape in and by using the four buttons on his front you were off and playing, you just had to listen to him tell you what to do. I had a whole bunch of cassettes, mostly trivia but also some Batman Choose your own adventure stories. I got 2XL I want to say Christmas the year I was in 2nd grade. I don’t know of anyone else that ever had one but I always thought he was an awesome toy.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
28 Things - Game Gear
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item.
February 16th - Game Gear
I got this Game Gear for my birthday when I was in 2nd grade, it was and has been the only handheld I have ever owned… and I must say it was awesome. My sister and Mom have become big handheld players starting with Nintendo’s GameBoy color, but I’ve stayed pretty much to console play. It’s sad the Sega dropped out of the hand held market so early as like most things, they were way ahead of their time. Game Gear had a color screen! This was years before GameBoy color was released by Nintendo. I don’t think the selection of game titles was as expansive as GameBoy’s at the time, but it was certainly adequate enough. Everyone I know who has owned one of these loved it, the only problem was you had to have a wall or car adaptor to play one of these… as it drained batteries… all 8 AA batteries that it required in very little time. If those Energy Efficiently ratings existed back when these were made I’m sure it would have failed and probably came with a skull and crossbones warning or something. Its 8 AA’s would allow you to play 9 innings of the baseball game I had…and then that was it.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
28 Things - Camcorder
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item.
February 15th - Video Cameras
Above are my two video cameras… and yep the one is broken.
I first got a video camera in the summer of 2006 after a few of my friends wrote a script for a horror movie that we wanted to film. Only problem was we didn’t have a camera, so I stepped up and got us a camera… however we have faced numerous setbacks/lack of desire and have yet to film this masterpiece! I still enjoyed having the camera though; as I like to take videos… just feel weird doing it since most people will say they hate to be filmed :( I used to film 2 family vacations and I really like the idea of having those memories captured. Unfortunately this August when my Dad and I were on our epic 25+ mile hike over Mount LeConte… I broke the view screen of the camcorder and it doesn’t work right anymore :( The camera also got a lot of use as a still picture camera.
So this Christmas I got a new Camcorder with money from my Grandparents. I’m excited to try it out as I’ve yet to have anything eventful to film. But when I do I’ll be ready… and you never know this might be the year for our horror film to get into production!
February 15th - Video Cameras
Above are my two video cameras… and yep the one is broken.
I first got a video camera in the summer of 2006 after a few of my friends wrote a script for a horror movie that we wanted to film. Only problem was we didn’t have a camera, so I stepped up and got us a camera… however we have faced numerous setbacks/lack of desire and have yet to film this masterpiece! I still enjoyed having the camera though; as I like to take videos… just feel weird doing it since most people will say they hate to be filmed :( I used to film 2 family vacations and I really like the idea of having those memories captured. Unfortunately this August when my Dad and I were on our epic 25+ mile hike over Mount LeConte… I broke the view screen of the camcorder and it doesn’t work right anymore :( The camera also got a lot of use as a still picture camera.
So this Christmas I got a new Camcorder with money from my Grandparents. I’m excited to try it out as I’ve yet to have anything eventful to film. But when I do I’ll be ready… and you never know this might be the year for our horror film to get into production!
Monday, February 14, 2011
28 Things - Great Mouse Detective
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item.
February 14th - Great Mouse Detective
When I was younger and stayed the night at my grandmas we would watch movies from her semi-limited selection and one movie she had was The Great Mouse Detective. This has become my favorite Disney movie.
Why you ask? 1. It gets very little love, in fact if you go to Walt Disney World you will really struggle to find any mention of this classic anywhere! I saw someone with a pin for GMD but never saw them being sold anywhere. I think it’s because the henchmen get drunk, the main character smokes and vices like that. 2. The Villain – Ratigan is pretty awesome/evil… the guy brags about killing people and burning down orphanages in his theme song!
As I have previously mentioned my love of Laser Disc… I own a copy GMD on Laser Disc! And my Sister bought me a copy of it on DVD this year for Christmas :)
And yes I still need to get a laser disc player!
February 14th - Great Mouse Detective
When I was younger and stayed the night at my grandmas we would watch movies from her semi-limited selection and one movie she had was The Great Mouse Detective. This has become my favorite Disney movie.
Why you ask? 1. It gets very little love, in fact if you go to Walt Disney World you will really struggle to find any mention of this classic anywhere! I saw someone with a pin for GMD but never saw them being sold anywhere. I think it’s because the henchmen get drunk, the main character smokes and vices like that. 2. The Villain – Ratigan is pretty awesome/evil… the guy brags about killing people and burning down orphanages in his theme song!
As I have previously mentioned my love of Laser Disc… I own a copy GMD on Laser Disc! And my Sister bought me a copy of it on DVD this year for Christmas :)
And yes I still need to get a laser disc player!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
28 Things - Magic
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item.
February 13th - Magic Cards
I started playing Magic the Gathering the summer before my Jr. Year of high school during the Onslaught block period of Magic. My group of friends and I all started playing around the same time and it became so that we almost had a standing game session of Magic every night after school at Steve’s trailer. I went to a few tournaments but was never really that good at it. I mainly played Red decks so the majority of my collection reflects that. However, after the summer of 2004 our Magic group fell apart and I have rarely played since then. To be honest I might be selling out all of my cards soon, they aren’t worth much as I don’t have any super rare cards and they are no longer legal for the main type of tournaments (type II). But I had some good memories with this hobby.
February 13th - Magic Cards
I started playing Magic the Gathering the summer before my Jr. Year of high school during the Onslaught block period of Magic. My group of friends and I all started playing around the same time and it became so that we almost had a standing game session of Magic every night after school at Steve’s trailer. I went to a few tournaments but was never really that good at it. I mainly played Red decks so the majority of my collection reflects that. However, after the summer of 2004 our Magic group fell apart and I have rarely played since then. To be honest I might be selling out all of my cards soon, they aren’t worth much as I don’t have any super rare cards and they are no longer legal for the main type of tournaments (type II). But I had some good memories with this hobby.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
28 Things - G.I. Joe
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item.
February 12th – G.I. Joe
I was a huge fan of G.I. Joe when I was little, I loved the cartoons and I had a TON of the action figures! Most of the action figures now hang out in the attic; however, recently I got these guys that were made in a line along with Marvel Superheros and such. They aren’t the old G.I. Joe action figures of old, but I think they look cool and I have them setting next to my computer as decoration I guess… something like that. I got Cobra commander and Roadblock last Christmas from a hotel guest and this December while on my Lexington trip for work I stumbled upon a pack of Snake Eyes, Timber, and Zartan for only $2.50 so I had to jump on them. So while they just sit around they are cool to me.
February 12th – G.I. Joe
I was a huge fan of G.I. Joe when I was little, I loved the cartoons and I had a TON of the action figures! Most of the action figures now hang out in the attic; however, recently I got these guys that were made in a line along with Marvel Superheros and such. They aren’t the old G.I. Joe action figures of old, but I think they look cool and I have them setting next to my computer as decoration I guess… something like that. I got Cobra commander and Roadblock last Christmas from a hotel guest and this December while on my Lexington trip for work I stumbled upon a pack of Snake Eyes, Timber, and Zartan for only $2.50 so I had to jump on them. So while they just sit around they are cool to me.
Friday, February 11, 2011
28 Things - 4-H
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item.
February 11th - 4-H medals
I was really big into 4-H in my local county where I was a full 10 year member and was also 4-H King my 10th year. I started in 4-H in the 4th grade with 4 projects; electric, swine, rabbits, and aerospace (model rockets). I ended up finishing in the course of my 10 year over 100 projects so as you can tell I expanded just a little ;) The projects I took changed from year to year; dropping some, continuing some, picking up new ones. Projects I took in addition to the previous four included; Goats, Chickens, Ratites, Cats, Soy beans – grain, Soybean – plan, Corn – Grain, Corn – Plant, Wheat, Garden, Weeds, Hay, Models, Collections, Leadership and probably some others I can’t recall right now. Some of the projects where a lot of work, some weren’t. But I enjoyed the challenge and loved showing something almost every day at the fair. Of all the projects I took Rabbits and Swine I completed every year for the full 10 years. The medallion on the left is for being a 10 year member in Rabbits, and the medal on the right is what I received for being 4-H King.
February 11th - 4-H medals
I was really big into 4-H in my local county where I was a full 10 year member and was also 4-H King my 10th year. I started in 4-H in the 4th grade with 4 projects; electric, swine, rabbits, and aerospace (model rockets). I ended up finishing in the course of my 10 year over 100 projects so as you can tell I expanded just a little ;) The projects I took changed from year to year; dropping some, continuing some, picking up new ones. Projects I took in addition to the previous four included; Goats, Chickens, Ratites, Cats, Soy beans – grain, Soybean – plan, Corn – Grain, Corn – Plant, Wheat, Garden, Weeds, Hay, Models, Collections, Leadership and probably some others I can’t recall right now. Some of the projects where a lot of work, some weren’t. But I enjoyed the challenge and loved showing something almost every day at the fair. Of all the projects I took Rabbits and Swine I completed every year for the full 10 years. The medallion on the left is for being a 10 year member in Rabbits, and the medal on the right is what I received for being 4-H King.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
28 Things - Hippo
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item.
February 10th - Horatio the Hippo
This was a Christmas gift from last year from my friend Megan; he is a stuffed Hippo webkins toy. The Webkinz part is so that you can go online and play games with it and stuff. To be honest I only did the online things a few times but I still like Horatio since Hippos are my favorite animal. The Superman cape came from the bag I got another Christmas gift from a guest at the hotel I was working at last Christmas. I thought it looked cool on Horatio so he has been wearing it ever since.
February 10th - Horatio the Hippo
This was a Christmas gift from last year from my friend Megan; he is a stuffed Hippo webkins toy. The Webkinz part is so that you can go online and play games with it and stuff. To be honest I only did the online things a few times but I still like Horatio since Hippos are my favorite animal. The Superman cape came from the bag I got another Christmas gift from a guest at the hotel I was working at last Christmas. I thought it looked cool on Horatio so he has been wearing it ever since.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
28 Things - Bourbon
28 Thing Is a blog series in which I will briefly talk about a different thing in my room every day, and post a picture of said item.
February 9th – Bourbon Trail
In the summer of 2007 my Dad and I took a vacation to Mammoth Cave and the Bourbon Trail. The Bourbon Trail is just a mini tour of Bourbon distilleries in Kentucky.* We visited Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Wild Turkey, Heaven Hills, Buffalo Trace and Four Roses. All of the distilleries have a little tour and some have tastings as well, it’s a pretty good little trip though the tours do get repetitive. Buffalo Trace was our favorite tour and Four Roses was our favorite tasting.
Anyway these are two little souvenirs I got a Buffalo Trace, the one on the left is a barrel bung, which is what they hammer in to plug the hole that they fill and empty the barrels of bourbon. (The bourbon is housed for several years to a decade in these giant warehouses full of barrels, it’s really cool actually) The cork on the right is a collectible bottle topper for a bottle of Blanton’s bourbon, made by Buffalo Trace, its supposed to be a top end bourbon, but it wasn’t available at the tasting.
*Link to the Bourbon Trail Info http://www.kybourbontrail.com/
February 9th – Bourbon Trail
In the summer of 2007 my Dad and I took a vacation to Mammoth Cave and the Bourbon Trail. The Bourbon Trail is just a mini tour of Bourbon distilleries in Kentucky.* We visited Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Wild Turkey, Heaven Hills, Buffalo Trace and Four Roses. All of the distilleries have a little tour and some have tastings as well, it’s a pretty good little trip though the tours do get repetitive. Buffalo Trace was our favorite tour and Four Roses was our favorite tasting.
Anyway these are two little souvenirs I got a Buffalo Trace, the one on the left is a barrel bung, which is what they hammer in to plug the hole that they fill and empty the barrels of bourbon. (The bourbon is housed for several years to a decade in these giant warehouses full of barrels, it’s really cool actually) The cork on the right is a collectible bottle topper for a bottle of Blanton’s bourbon, made by Buffalo Trace, its supposed to be a top end bourbon, but it wasn’t available at the tasting.
*Link to the Bourbon Trail Info http://www.kybourbontrail.com/
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