[Ansteorra] Fw: Pyromaniacs Unite!

[Sher M]

 Llano Estacado is also a most excellent wine!  It is out of Lubbock, Texas.
 I can attest to the worthness by checking my wine shelf.

 As to distance from Ravens Fort, it is a pretty drive and it is a fairly
 long drive.  Rusk County is about a 3 hour drive from Raven's Fort area (or
 at least where I live in Raven's Fort).  Cass County is up in the far
 northeastern corner of Texas.  See
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Texas#List for a
 generalized idea where each place is.

 I am not sure exactly where within Raven's Fort area you are/have moved to,
 however if there is red clay or sand (as in my area) there then you will be
 hard pressed to set the world on fire.

 Runa of the Thundering Herd
 http://thethunderingherd.net
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 ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marcha" <nigsdaughter at satx.rr.com>
>
>> Please excuse what I am about to say, I am not in the least trying to be 
>> smart but Llano is in Llano County and is located on the Llano river  and 
>> is located in the Llano Es....rats, can't spell, it but it is a 
>> geological term about rocks, really ancient rocks.
>>
>> I live in San Antonio and to get to Llano from here, I would take I10W to 
>> (I beliieve it is IS16) turn right at the signage that says there be 
>> Fredericksburg and follow said highway to Llano.  It, Llano, is in 
>> northwest Texas.  It is beautiful and from app. April to May the country 
>> side is awash in Bluebonnets.
>>
>> FYI, the folk who live there pronounce their city Lano not Yano.
>>
>> Some of the rock formations in the general area are absolutely gorgeous 
>> and just south of Llano is the Texas version of Ayres Rock.  It is called 
>> "Enchanted Rock" and it is fun to climb.  Almost forgot, Llano is home to 
>> , my geology prof. told us this, the only blue crystal in these parts.
>>
>> Hope this helps a bit,
>> Bertha von Caffei, Bjornsborg
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dr. C. M. Helm-Clark Ph.D." <cat at rocks4brains.com>
>
>>> I'm not advertising for a crew yet (and I already have
>>> two volunteers without trying...must me a lot of fellow
>>> metalgeeks hiding down here...  ;).  However, I do need
>>> some help.  The first thing you need to smelt iron is a
>>> pile of iron ore.  I have an excellent site to collect
>>> iron ore but it's a two day drive from here... So I have
>>> been researching potential locations within a reasonable
>>> drive from Raven's Fort, which is where we are moving to.
>>> And to that end, I have some questions.  First: could
>>> someone please tell my geographically challenged self where
>>> Rusk or Cass counties are?  And where is LLano?  I do know
>>> where the Guadalupe mountains are, but how long a drive is
>>> it from Raven's Fort/Stargate to get there?
>>>
>>> Last, and this will take some thinking on someone's part,
>>> is that every bloomery needs a home.  A bloomery needs
>>> about a 40 feet square to be safe.  You build them out
>>> of cob, and sometimes, cob on a willow frame depending on
>>> your soil, and they are not permanent.
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