{"id":8317,"date":"2025-04-02T21:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T02:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2025-04-02T21:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T02:10:19","slug":"theres-just-nothing-quite-like-a-good-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=8317","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s just nothing quite like a good stick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6936.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6936.png 534w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6936-334x500.png 334w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6936-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6936-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I was poking around Lake Creek Falls in Wyoming last fall when I found an amazing artifact.  Any guy can identify with the excitement I felt when I brought it back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6923.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6923.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6923-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6923-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6923-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6923-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Check out this awesome specimen!  Not one, but <em>two<\/em> 90-degree angles, straight out of nature.  It&#8217;s spectacular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6928.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6928.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6928-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6928-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6928-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6928-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>God&#8217;s creation shows off some pretty wild shapes at times, and this piece shows it pretty well.  No wonder it caught my eye right off the bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6931.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6931.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6931-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6931-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6931-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2025\/04\/stick_ip_6931-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It also had a couple of spots which reminded me of a prawn.  That&#8217;s what caught my attention right after the angles.  Quite a unique chunk of wood!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sticks are amazing things &#8211; ask any boy.  And since men never truly grow up, we still have many of those boyish qualities.  All it takes to bring them to the surface is the occasional really cool stick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was poking around Lake Creek Falls in Wyoming last fall when I found an amazing artifact. 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