Vision Mountain Spokane

"Humans who don't know much about themselves, know very little about how to help save the planet." Sun Bear

 Long Lake or Lake Spokane

Above "Grandmother"

 "Grandfather"

Stupa

Lama Geshe Thupten Phelgye blessing on Vision Mountain. There is a lot of healing to do, healing between tribes, nations, and between human-kind and the earth they stand and depend totally on.


"I looked ahead and saw the mountains there with rocks and forests on them, and from the mountains flashed all colors upward to the heavens. Then I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being. And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people was one of many hoops that made one circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all the children of one mother and one father. And I saw that it was holy."
Nicholas Black Elk

http://www.sravastiabbey.org/photogallery/2009/aug09phelgyeregion.html

http://www.whale.to/b/sunbear.html

Earth Days

Grease Truck back online

Some info for folks who may run into the same issue. The greasecar kit for trucks comes with a 40 gallon aluminum tank, which is custom made with seams at the bottom. I think this may not be standard, as it makes little sense from design perspective. These seams in my case split after a few years of driving. In my case the designers and makers of the tank folded the aluminum sides down, with the seams at the bottom, rather than at the top. Of course at the bottom of a large tank is the most pressure from the heavy fuel. In addition if the tank gets hot, it expands with the grease. Greasecar added a second air pressure release in the hatch plate in newer versions of the tank to minimize additional air pressures.


After pumping out the WVO, draining some of the coolant, and unplugging it, it had to be very thoroughly cleaned, as aluminum welding will not work with impurities. The lid that accesses the copper coil and fuel intake will need to come off as well. So the task is to grind it down at the seams, both with a grinder and then with a wire brush to get the oxidized layer off. Then clean it inside as well (try a radiator shop for that part). Even then you can count on some residual in the cracks. So once it was finally welded, both seams at the bottom to be save, then you want to go over it and find the pin holes. The test is to put a gallon of paint thinner into the tank and feel with paper towel at the seams of both sides, to pinpoint any further pinhole leaks. In this case there were no more leaks. Hook it all back up, silicone the lid back on and good to go.

The image below shows what the copper coil looks like after almost 30K miles or 3/4 years of driving. Ideally you leave the oil level above this coil, so that you don't get corrosion or algae growing on it.

Experimenting with a drip stove using a 1951 Yukon militairy stove

Micro or Urban Farm and Dealing with Obesity Videos

How to grow 5000 pounds of food on 1/10 of an acre urban farm.



and TED 2010 prize winner Jamie Oliver's speech on getting the obesity problem solved.