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Monsoon rains hit south Georgia the day after I finished getting the garden ready to plant. But it rode out the weather real good.

My DIY climate controlled area for starting seeds that will eventually be transplanted to the garden.

Took a vacation away from Georgia to travel to Holly Beach, one of my most favorite beach spots. You can drive and camp on the beach anywhere. There are no time limits. Its very secluded and the nearest store is 15 miles away. WARNING: Hurricane season here is very dangerous as it is prone to get hit almost every year.

A nice place to launch or fish near Putney, Georgia.

An AI generated short movie of Life In The Womb Being Born.

A short little AI generated movie that I made for small kids. The theme is "A School Day". I did this project with the help of Gab.com AI Movie maker.
Butch Petty Outdoors aka "Gab Fren".

Butch's World Famous Cornbread
Onboard my sailboat making some of my world famous cornbread.
Savannah, Ga.

Because of the short season in the Rocky Mountains I would stay on the mining claim for weeks without leaving. It didn't take long for these wild turkeys to realize I wasn't a threat / hunter. They got to where they would pass through the camp daily. I actually could set my watch each morning with their appearance. As you can see in the video I eventually could walk right up to them.

Butch Petty
08-25-16
Teller County, Colorado

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"Get Out There"

Watch as the hardened warriors of Chipmunk World battle for their very existence! The displays of bravery will change your views of these honorable soldiers forever! Never before seen footage has scientist around the world reevaluating the very real possibility of an entire new species of creatures has been discovered.
Warning: Some of the footage may not be suitable for all audiences. Discretion is advised.

Butch Petty
08-25-16
An undisclosed location
Pike National Forest
Colorado

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"Get Out There"

So, in my spare time I like hitting the cafes around town and studying the mating habits of domestic American flies on dining room tables........... LOL .......not really.
This was actually filmed on my sailboat one evening. It's sorta like the lions on the African tundra. Alpha males jostle for mating rights. Or....maybe its just a big party among amigos. You be the judge. LOL

In May, 2018 the Mulberry tree on Mom's property was about ready to drop its fruits / berries. I just happened to notice a small mulberry seedling that had sprouted on a fence-line about 20 feet away. I dug it up which shocked it a little I think because it did hardly nothing but root that year. In 2019 & 2020 I was on the road traveling most of the time. During that time the deer had ate every leaf on the tree and I didn't know it. In 2021 I finally spent some time at Moms and actually busted the friggin dear eating the leaves just as they started sprouting. The war was on. I fenced the tree that year, a little too late, and just crossed my fingers that it would live. At this point I had four years into the tree with nothing but a bare trunk, 18" tall. So this year, 2022, was the first year that it was free to thrive and it did. Hopefully 2023 will see its first berries.

With this video I am finally caught up with posting all "The Rabbit Hole" videos. This project was finished this week with the tank mount being finished. I'm actually caught up around Mom's place and I'll be pulling out in a week or so. It's time to do some fishing.

Butch Petty
09-21-22
Griffin, Georgia

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"Get Out There"

I accidentally drilled two holes in my lawn mowers gas tank. All half ass repairs failed. I finally got fed up and welded the damn thing. Warning: Using alcohol while making this repair could cause death.

Butch Petty
2022
Griffin, Georgia

Mom had been wanting this for years and I finally got it done for her this summer. No more standing in the rain trying to get in the door.

Butch Petty
Summer of 2022
Griffin, Georgia

After a three year effort January 2022 was the end of my search for Gold in Arizona. In all those years of searching I didn't meet a single person that made a profit in gold prospecting. "Profit" being the operative word here. I found a little gold everywhere I searched but nowhere did I find enough to cover the expense of finding it. And we wont even go into the intense labor and massive amount of time. Some people spend their entire retirement years loosing money, I choose not to go down THAT rabbit hole. That being said, for the most part I enjoyed the chase and learned a lot. I just got over it.

Butch Petty
01-10-22
Arizona

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"Get Out There"

A near disaster was averted only by luck. While my truck was on level ground the trailer wasn't quite level. That caused the entire rig to creep just far enough to fall of the jack before I noticed. One backup jack plus the tire stopped possible damage to ME and the front wheel hub and suspension.

Butch Petty
01-10-22
Lake Havasu, Arizona

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"Get Out There"

With the summer work at Mom's done I'm once again back in Arizona for the last push at finding gold. Just last week I welded a mounting bracket on my trailer for a propane tank. This little Chicago Electric Welder has been a great investment. It paid for itself the first two jobs. Now I'm well into a dozen jobs and it still works great. This truck rack is still on my truck with no other modifications.

Butch Petty
11-20-21
Franconia, Arizona

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"Get Out There"

On the way back to my Mom's in Georgia for the yearly summer pilgrimage. Normally I just help my aging parents around the property for a couple months and then head back out.
I've mentioned Holly Beach, Louisiana several times in my travels. If I get anywhere near I'm almost always staying there for a week minimum, it's required. lol
A very desolate stretch of beach with free camping on the beach. Thirty miles from anything significant, a small store 15 miles away. It is just beautiful if your like me and don't require human interaction.

Butch Petty
06-22-21
Holly Beach, Louisiana

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"Get Out There"

Located on the north shore of Lake Meredith, Texas this is a good place to take a break about midway in the country. It is one of the most meticulously well kept places I've ever camped and it is completely free. Luckily it is about 30 miles off the beaten path and that keeps the tramp highway scum away. As long as it isn't trashed like a rest area it should remain free. I actually had a decent AT&T signal too. A word of warning, while it does have clean toilets there isn't a drop of drinking water for 20 miles. Happy Trails.

Butch Petty
05-05-21
Lake Meredith, Tx.

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"Get Out There"

If your wintering in Arizona you want to be planning you departure by April at the latest unless you like triple digit heat. I opt out of that crap.
When something in my trailer isn't quit right it just bugs the heck out of me. Stacking batteries was bugging me. So I revisit the Rabbit Brain again once and for all.

Butch Petty
01-14-21
South Padre Island, Texas

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"Get Out There"

I had added two new batteries to my solar system to extend my ability to power my fridge during overcast weather periods. Winter is a struggle for any solar system even in the sunny desert. When its a really bad winter it's even more difficult. If I wake in the morning and my batteries are registering 12.0 or even 11.9 I have a struggling system. I like to wake and see 12.4 - 12.5 volts. That tells me the batteries are healthy and can bounce back to a 14.7 "Boost" mode quickly in 3-4 hours.

Butch Petty
03-01-21
Somewhere in Arizona

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"Get Out There"

This is absolutely the best upgrade to The Rabbit Hole since I rolled out of the Pike National Forest and started this trailer build. Just by keeping a small container of small wood you can wake in freezing weather and start warming in minutes with this little jewel. I shopped high and low before I finally said screw all the over priced garbage on the market and took a chance on what looked like a Chinese piece of crap. What a great gamble that paid of in spades. You can actually still find this on amazon but the price has shot up 70% since I bought mine. But its still the best mini wood stove out there for the money, period. (Prove me wrong)
To simplify things I keep a Coleman propane bottle with a soldering torch to light the fire super quick while I'm making coffee. If your building a custom rig, van trailer or whatever you should check this out. And no, I'm not making any money off those slant eye, America hating midgets.

Butch Petty
02-02-21
Quartzsite, Arizona

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"Get Out There"

Once again I find myself having to make a Texas run. This time I have expiring licence plates and I have to be there IN PERSON to transfer my trailer title to my name. Up until now, because of all the traveling, the trailer had been in my sisters name for mailing convenience. By now that is a hassle for us so ROAD TRIP. Plus in Texas the buyer has to have the trailer inspected IN PERSON. But I love Arizona so I have to return. Yeah, I know, the road trips are dizzying and expensive.
While in Texas I actually have another leaf spring break. So up change all four and upgrade them to give me another 1500 pounds of load capacity.

Butch Petty
01-11-21
On The Road

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I told myself before this trip out west that this was my last year. After two years trying to make a profit on gold prospecting I was all in for one last season to make it happen. If it failed to "pan out" this year it was game over.

Butch Petty
12-15-20
Around Southwest Arizona

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After leaving here a medical issue causes me to jump from Kingman, Az. to Corpus Christi, Tx. and then back again to beautiful Arizona. This diversion took about three weeks.

Butch Petty
11-24-20
Arizona

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Full time traveler, part time prospector.
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