Here's some of my pictures from our California digging trip. This was my third trip out West with Ed, second time with Dale and Scott.
I had a great time camping and digging with these guys out in the open range of California.
Ed's research, map work, and Bill and His previous June trip got us into a hot location, in the footsteps of past Hunters, Campers, and Cowboys.
For a suburban Chicago "Kid" being out in the Open range, with cow pies and cattle seemingly everywhere, the heat, the scenery and terrain feels like something out of an old Cowboy song.
Whoopee Ti Yi Yo Get along little doggies, It's your misfortune and none of my own
Our first camp, we spent four nights here "dry camping" no running water, no river, no pond. In the 95+ degree heat, with the dirt, the dust, the sweat, and the ash. At night the sounds of a cow bleating for her lost calf, coyotes howling around our camp, also surrounded by many pre war camp pits.
Hey Cookie what's for grub
Dale's on target...as usual
Bull's Eye
Two months before Pearl Harbor
Having fun yet?
Nice doggie
Scott's Golden Glow pit, this was a party, around three cases of beer and at least a dozen whisky bottles.
Box em up
Yeah Buddy!
Shiny.....Schwing!!
Cool Blue
Edelbrau...from Maier?...no, General..Doh!
This is more like it!!
Brown Derby
Regal Pale Qwat
If I ever got any fun out of trail'n I'd have no good reason for singing this song
Another camp pit
GB's the one's Bill and Ed dug in June are from Grace Bros. these are North Bay
Nice little pile
Re: Whoopie Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:55 pm
by Flat_Top
Looks like a great trip. Almost felt like I was there. Except for the AC and running water at home.
Re: Whoopie Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:21 pm
by Rusty Jonesin
Another Burgie variant for me
can knot
Trench dump, this was a surface dump that was later buried , like digging through concrete. Can kinda in a can.
sweet
can in a can in a can
Whoa!! Willows!!
some trench cans
Dale, in the trench
Whoopee!!
His hat was thrown back, and his spurs were a jingling, As he rode on he was singing this song.
Surface can in a can
Dutch Lunch
Whoopee Ti Yi Yo get along little doggies, You know that Wyoming will be your new home
action shot
last camp
Running water, How sweet it is!!
We celebrated our last night with Dale's famous "Digger Dumper Dogs" with chili, cheese and onions, Yum
Can Punchers
When I got home I was pretty wore out, but well worth it, such a cool adventure once again.
Just need the glory picture of the cans at the end of this post. Great time guys,
Thanks for everything Ed, already looking forward to next year.
I'll see you all on the rusty trail,
Here's to mud on your boots.
Rusty
That's All Folks
Golden Glow
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:00 pm
by Cap-Sealed
It took me a week to recover! I am already planning next year's Lake Tahoe Show. This one will be 3-days: Friday/Sat & Sunday morning. There is no shortage of things to do at Lake Tahoe and our motel was less than a mile from the state line= Casinos! Mike Wilbur, Steve Gresham and Larry La Duc even went out one morning for a few hours and found some gold Buffalos!
I am also planning the next post-show dumping trip...big plans for that one! Kind of like Christmas...have to wait another whole year for it to happen again!
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:49 pm
by YooperAho
Eh! yooperaho here ! LIFE IS GOOD ! THEN YOU GO DUMMPING!
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:14 pm
by idigrust
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No - It's the Rusty Bunch Kickin butt again !!!!
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:24 am
by Leon
The Willows can in a can would be a great thrill. congrats LEON.
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 11:21 am
by Lovegun
Steve,
As always, a great pictorial with story! Definitely roughing it compared to our comfy confines at Ahoville. Awesome scenery, and cans and condition!
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:01 pm
by Cap-Sealed
Rusty n Rainiers
Our beer of choice at the show: Tahoe Beer....3 different kinds (from Reno!) There was a liquor store about a 1/4 mile from the show motel. We had a few of these in camp.
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 5:49 pm
by Leon
After you had a few of those new Tahoe beers at Camp did you bury them for Future Rusty Bunchers to find? LEON.
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:56 pm
by Cap-Sealed
No, at $10/six pack, the cans came home with me....
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:45 pm
by Ziphippie
Wow, Willows! The angled Rainiers are no slouch as well. Cool pics Rusty- Ziphippie
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:09 pm
by Cap-Sealed
Bucket #6 !!!!
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:37 pm
by Conehead
Wow!
Those Rainier Clubs are unbelievable!
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:42 pm
by Scott Rollert
Why is it I have a feeling there's something about the Acmes. Why bring back all those CA cockroaches?
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:46 pm
by Cap-Sealed
Scott Rollert wrote: ↑Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:42 pm
Why is it I have a feeling there's something about the Acmes. Why bring back all those CA cockroaches?
You take what you can get....have to dig them all out in case something good is mixed in with them. Plus they a great age indicator.....means you are in the right area....
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:34 pm
by Cap-Sealed
I don't even have this can! It is the first Rainier Club Beer in a can (you can tell by Rainier in a slant.) The brand was introduced in May 1939 but I haven't seen any ads for it in cans until 1940. This ad is dated May, 1940. Dale says these cans are dated August 11, 1940 on the bottom lid...Wow! That's 78 years ago!
We feel just like that golfer in the ad with all these cans!
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:48 pm
by Conehead
I assume the Rainier Clubs did not have an alcohol statement.
They come with a N.O. 4% by weight statement as well.
JIm
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:24 am
by Cap-Sealed
Here's a couple photos for Rusty. That last camp we stayed at, Dale & I dumped there in June 2005. We found a pit of Wilshire Clubs right across the road! It was over 100 degrees that day too. The RUSTlings story was called "The Dog Days of Summer."
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:49 pm
by Cap-Sealed
Bucket #7....the red GBs are by North Bay. The ones we found in June were by Grace....another one for the shelf.
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:30 pm
by tomcd62
what an adventure , great finds rusty ! tgt
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:39 pm
by Cap-Sealed
Bucket #8....some different faces....
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:43 pm
by Cap-Sealed
Bill and I found these in June but had no way to get them home since we were flying, so we left them. Also at the camp in June were 2 mystery cones that turned out to be Gold Ages.....we had to go back but all we brought back was these tongs...
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:51 pm
by Rusty Jonesin
Hey Guys, Thanks for all the feedback, awesome.
Leon, it was a great thrill digging that Willows can in a can. The first one out of that hole was pretty exciting as well. I'm not sure how many we kept there were probably around a case, but most were pretty rough, fade, rusty and dented. Then this can in a can rolled out from the side of the hole.
Dale said "we gota get a picture of that".., pretty cool!!
Ed, the cans are coming out great!, Thanks for all the pics, I found my way to the Facebook page and have been checking that out too.
Dale looks deep in that Wilshire Club pit, June 2005, that's about time for some reason I decided to do a google search on beer cans, and well.... As they say, the rest is history.
It's only been two weeks since our trip, but back in the stress and pressures of the working world it seems like a long time ago.
Can't wait till Christmas!!
Rusty
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:03 pm
by Cap-Sealed
Went to Dale's this morning as he has all the cans from our trip. The one is spectacular but may not be the best (there may be one with a shiny top)...Scott gets first pick...who knows, this one could be mine?!
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:35 pm
by Conehead
It's amazing that the can was underground for 75 years?
Unbelievable!
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:55 pm
by Cap-Sealed
Bucket #10.....
Re: Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 6:23 pm
by Cap-Sealed
Bucket #11: too bad the Willows seen sun. The Acme red-balls are different, they have writing at the top, not the bottom.