This page begins with the fearless crew 566 starting down Mt Phillips. We paused just over the top for lunch and rest (which see). Then, it rained. You can see from the pictures how good we were getting at dealing with wet weather. Then we mosied on down to a campsite named Cyphers Mine. It had blacksmithing, a mine tour, and, at night, the most fun ever had, the Original Cyphers Mine Stomp!


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Stand of timber near the top of Mt. Phillips.		    George Flammer
Everyone is entitled
to their opinion.
(Why do I take corny pictures like this?)		    Susan Shillinglaw
Sleeping beauty.		    dcp_1377.jpg (458432 bytes)
Wet weather hiking. Here Crew 566 models the latest in fine, water-resistant hiking attire.
Ian Wilson holds while Jonathan pounds
Jonathan hammers the hook.		 The blacksmithing was an interesting skill that the crew did not know they had.
We made the popular 'S' hook and Jas made a screwdriver.		 dcp_1379.jpg (176342 bytes)
Matt and William stoke the coals.
Slightly later, we met Michael By-the-Weigh, a poor immigrant Irishman. He told us a bit about the rocks and geology of the area (even pulling out a detailed USGS Geological Map!) and then proceeded to take us on a mine tour to beat all mine tours.
It was fun. It was dark. It was fun in the dark.		 dcp_1380.jpg (323974 bytes) dcp_1381.jpg (359708 bytes)
Michael kept reassuring us that the mine had been inspected for safety by some group that was important sounding... if you say something enough you start to believe it.		 dcp_1382.jpg (654097 bytes)
George Flammer & Susan Shillinglaw
The crew pauses for a group portrait after the mine tour. Hand-some picture, huh?		 Flammer, Shillinglaw and Crew << Happy Crew
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The staff at Cyphers did more music with less instrumentation...		 dcp_1389.jpg (312074 bytes)
The staff... with Michael By-the-Weigh on triangle.		 dcp_1391.jpg (284746 bytes)
Note the Minnesota clogger. We think he only won the "toughest man" contest due to the vocal support of Crew 566.
BTW: Note the old guy asleep on the floor (he came in early and just sat down and went to sleep - amazing!).		 dcp_1392.jpg (302869 bytes)
The crowd in the stomp put up their mini-mags in a sensitive scene reminiscent of the quiet moments in most concerts you've been to.
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What page would be complete without Jas doing something photogenic? Here he fills in for Michael By-the-Weigh on Triangle. Note the bullet holes in the sweatshirt.


This page last updated: Wednesday, January 12, 2005
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