Big T
Well-Known Member
Just got back from a 2,100+ mile road from Fullerton, CA to Williams, OR via the scenic route up and down the eastern Sierra. Love the TreadWrights, they performed well. While on the road I got an e-mail from TreadWright announcing 1/2 off shipping sale through July 4, so go to their site and sign up so that you get these e-mails if you're interested in their tires.
So we took the scenic route with the intention of doing some fly fishing along the way. One day was planned to fish Kirman Lake via float tube. Kirman is a 3 mile hike in from the junction of 395 and Sonora Pass and the lake is at 7,100'. Great fly fishing for large brook trout and cutthroat trout.
Right after I got to fishing from the float tube, wife comes running and yelling that Webley, our male English Springer, had been bit by a rattle snake. And so the journey began. I had to stuff the 60 lb pooch in my backpack and pack him out. Then at the jun toon of 395 and Sonora pass we had cell reception and called 911. They directed us north to a vet hospital in Gardnerville, NV just south of Carson City. Elapsed time from bite to getting treatment was 2+ hours. Vet said you need to get anti-venin in them within 6 hours or it has no effect. Long story short we saved our dog with no lasting effects.
We stayed the night in Carson City and got an update on Webley in the AM. He was doing fine, though very lethargic:
Had to leave him over the weekend while we continued on to Williams, OR with Coventry, our other English Springer. Before we left, we checked out Virginia City, site of the famous Comstock Lode Silver Strike. Filled up with diesel there at 3.61 a gallon. Was very tempted to hit the pick and pull there as it does not get a lot of attention, but I just was not in the mood. But we did check out the other sites:
I mentioned that the Bunny Ranch was having a school's out 50% off sale on all college coeds, but the wife was not buying. We did check out the business park and the signs on the way in are pretty funny:
We picked Webley up on Monday on our way home. He's anemic, got some bloody swelling on his belly and he's pissing blood, but otherwise he's doing great and just needs time to recuperate.
The TreadWrights performed well. Check out their 50% off shipping sale if you need them.
So we took the scenic route with the intention of doing some fly fishing along the way. One day was planned to fish Kirman Lake via float tube. Kirman is a 3 mile hike in from the junction of 395 and Sonora Pass and the lake is at 7,100'. Great fly fishing for large brook trout and cutthroat trout.
Right after I got to fishing from the float tube, wife comes running and yelling that Webley, our male English Springer, had been bit by a rattle snake. And so the journey began. I had to stuff the 60 lb pooch in my backpack and pack him out. Then at the jun toon of 395 and Sonora pass we had cell reception and called 911. They directed us north to a vet hospital in Gardnerville, NV just south of Carson City. Elapsed time from bite to getting treatment was 2+ hours. Vet said you need to get anti-venin in them within 6 hours or it has no effect. Long story short we saved our dog with no lasting effects.
We stayed the night in Carson City and got an update on Webley in the AM. He was doing fine, though very lethargic:
Had to leave him over the weekend while we continued on to Williams, OR with Coventry, our other English Springer. Before we left, we checked out Virginia City, site of the famous Comstock Lode Silver Strike. Filled up with diesel there at 3.61 a gallon. Was very tempted to hit the pick and pull there as it does not get a lot of attention, but I just was not in the mood. But we did check out the other sites:
I mentioned that the Bunny Ranch was having a school's out 50% off sale on all college coeds, but the wife was not buying. We did check out the business park and the signs on the way in are pretty funny:
We picked Webley up on Monday on our way home. He's anemic, got some bloody swelling on his belly and he's pissing blood, but otherwise he's doing great and just needs time to recuperate.
The TreadWrights performed well. Check out their 50% off shipping sale if you need them.
