Kudzu, gr8tires, 2offroad, and roxjeeper,
Thanks for the greetings and thoughts on being southern.
I was a military brat, so I have lived in the north and south. Been here about 30 yrs, so I guess it's home. Valparaiso means vale of paradise, it's twin city, Niceville was originally called Boggy. What's that tell you?
Val-p and Niceville are in the middle of Eglin AFB reservation, 280 thousand acres of prime Florida wooda and swamps. They have been testing bombs here since the 30's I think. You can 4wheel on about half of the "Res", but you need a pass. It's only a few bucks, but you got to watch a film abut Unexploded Ordanance that you might run into out there.
Gives a new meaning to the thrill of 4wheeling doesn't it?
Talk about trail carnage!
The only tales I've heard of though are one where a bomb "missed" and took out a home near the edge of the Res and a few of the family. They sued and are rich redncks now.
Mostly, stuff just gets found. There will be an article in the paper every now and then about some good ol' boys finding something, putting in the back of their pickup, bringing it home to show off, somebody calling Eglin's EOD, and the good ol' boys house being surrounded like something in a movie, and the trophy taken away with the good ol' boys being told there may be charges and you're an idiot!
Here, hold my beer while I put it in the truck! :cheers:
