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Kestrel Owens
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 25 พ.ย. 2012
These videos are me exploring my world and sharing interesting information that I think others may like.
Though I have not been necessarily good about it so far my goal is to focus on experiments, particularly natural sciences, food preservation, and infrastructure explainer videos. Though that does not mean I will not be posting whatever suits my fancy.
Though I have not been necessarily good about it so far my goal is to focus on experiments, particularly natural sciences, food preservation, and infrastructure explainer videos. Though that does not mean I will not be posting whatever suits my fancy.
Bishop/Gout Weed Control – Year 3 – Continued Treatment
This third year of my experimentation in observing how grass, goutweed, and the other plants that are there respond to cutting in an attempt to see if cutting could be a control for the invasive Bishop Weed aka Gout Weed.
Year One: th-cam.com/video/kYV1rKrztAo/w-d-xo.html
Year Two: th-cam.com/video/v3akviOXU_k/w-d-xo.html
[1]: Peterson, Roger Tory and McKenny, Margaret “Wildflows; Northeastern/North-central North America” Peterson Field Guides, 1968, Houghton Miffin Company.
This is my last video from the summer 2024 filming season, feels good to finally have that wrapped up with them all edited.
Experiment Conducted Summer 2024.
Year One: th-cam.com/video/kYV1rKrztAo/w-d-xo.html
Year Two: th-cam.com/video/v3akviOXU_k/w-d-xo.html
[1]: Peterson, Roger Tory and McKenny, Margaret “Wildflows; Northeastern/North-central North America” Peterson Field Guides, 1968, Houghton Miffin Company.
This is my last video from the summer 2024 filming season, feels good to finally have that wrapped up with them all edited.
Experiment Conducted Summer 2024.
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Animal Tracks in the Stream
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Just something quick that I thought was interesting, animal tracks along our stream turning around as they reached an open area. Filmed late December 2024
Ski Trail Pre-Winter Prep - Year of Trail Adoption
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With winter approaching we try hard to get out and patrol every section of the Catamount Trail we are responsible for prior to the ski season. Making sure to clear any blow downs that we find (none in this section this year) as well as general maintenance of clipping back brush and clearing annual vegetation. Add to that rebuilding a washed out bridge. Playlist of all trail work: th-cam.com/vid...
Alluvium Distribution and Bed Armoring
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I didn’t explain it directly in the video but though observing this I think I learned why bed armoring forms as well as realizing, despite seeing this for years, that sediment does not always deposit in the way often described very directly related to the velocity of the water carrying it. Filmed late October 2024
Quarrying Rocks for Future Rock Bars - Year of Trail Adoption
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Though I won’t get to repairing & building rock waterbars this fall (I aim to film it when I do next year), I wanted to make progress towards that. Though given the other rock work in this area I assumed there were more rocks I could use, before I brought one to three other people out with me and all the tools I wanted to make sure that the rocks we wanted to use existed. It also means we can f...
Making a Chainmail Scouring Pad
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Though less used than a wash cloth and less important than a ‘steel wool’ style scouring pad I find it to be an important tool in my arsenal to wash dishes. While I’m not sure if it makes sense to make your own given that I kind of enjoy making chainmail I bought rings and have made several of these now both for our family to use and a gifts. I don’t feel super proud of how this video turned ou...
Suspended Ice
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A quick video I filmed a couple of days ago about something interesting I happened to notice, actually no editing what-so-ever which might be my first video like that. Filmed mid November 2024
Fall Full Length Check - Year of Trail Adoption
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My trip to check the entire length of the trail segment during the fall, with clipping branches as the primary trail work that I preformed (as there was not much else). Playlist of all trail work: th-cam.com/video/iKSkWVL2yjI/w-d-xo.html Views expressed are my own and are not necessarily representative of the Green Mountain Club. Trail work techniques shown are what I understand to be appropria...
Overhanging Parts of Rail Bridge Abutments, What’s the Purpose?
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From as soon as I saw this bridge completed I knew it was a great example of how its not just the final product your designing as an engineer, but also how to get that thing constructed. Whether it is the highly technical as shown here, or a much more social interaction of traffic control, noise abatement of work in an urban area, or just getting the permission to build with ROW negotiations. I...
Post Storm Patrol - Year of Trail Adoption
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Though Vermont avoided significant flooding from the remnants of Debby, something we were very concerned about given the experiences of the past two years, it did result in a moderate wind storm that I felt I should patrol my section of the trail after, particularly given the popularity of hiking at this time of year; there were at least 13 people spending the night at and around the shelter on...
Garden Variety Plumbing
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The idea for this video was the title, I thought it sounded funny, and my intent was to really just show the hot water & hose clamp method as that really changed the reliability of the one inch piping. However, given the plumbing project I had to do this summer I felt I should give a little bit of background, and that turned into more than a little bit of background and lead up… Filmed late Jun...
Holy Gloves
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Most of the time I don't want holes in my work gloves, but there are a few times when they are beneficial. Filmed early August 2024
Forgotten Tools - Year of Trail Adoption
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After nearly two months without doing a check on my adopted trail segment I felt it necessary to do so. Almost ruined by forgetting my trail work tools except I was able to use the axe and shovel I keep in my car instead of the saw and hoe I intended to bring along. I trip that did not seem super necessary, but was good to clear two trees that had fallen across the trail. Views expressed are my...
Urine Fertilization 2024: Garden Cover Crop
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This year I applied urine of different dilution ratios of oat cover crop in our garden. I applied it at a rate and concentration to get observable results. Playlist of all of my years of experimenting with urine fertilization: th-cam.com/video/fvKW7cpNaLA/w-d-xo.html Experiment conducted mid May though late July 2024
Reclaiming Waterbars - Year of Trail Adoption
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Not preforming trail work on the section of Long Trail I maintain, but rather a trail I often use when visiting my grandparent’s camp (Vermont term for cottage in this context) in New Hampshire. It has very limited maintenance by the organization which is responsible for the trail so I felt it appropriate to put some work into it to prevent the tread-way from turning into a gully. Views express...
June Grasswhipping - Year of Trail Adoption
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June Grasswhipping - Year of Trail Adoption
Forest to Fire: Heating our House by Wood
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Forest to Fire: Heating our House by Wood
Raising a Path in Our Yard so We Don’t Get Muddy Feet
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Raising a Path in Our Yard so We Don’t Get Muddy Feet
Watertight Case for Audio Recorder Construction
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Watertight Case for Audio Recorder Construction
Backpack Features I Looked for When Purchasing a New Pack
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Backpack Features I Looked for When Purchasing a New Pack
The flat resistor is ment walking up steep hills and pulk.
Looking forward to your 2025 videos.
possibly mink tracks
Are you still messing around with smoke? For weeks I've been working on the 12 parts kno3 8 parts sugar 10 parts wax Mixture and I cannot achieve ignition on the compound. I have tried so many things.
Nope, not continuing experiments in that vein, I can't remember the ratios of wax I used, I always used some of the mixture without wax to light it if I remember correctly. I used paraffin (candle) wax, not sure it would work with all types of waxes.
@KestrelOwens I hope you bring it back. Those are good videos
im here because of Pat McAfee
Nice review, thank you. I picked up a pair of the fisher S112’s just for the reasons that you expressed. I wanted a wider ski for backcountry use in the deep. I am running with the Roto fella locking NNN 10:30 BC bindings And a set of tall Alpina explorer boots. Working OK so far. A learning process for me as I have been mainly a resort skier. I did consider the explorer bindings, but that requires a complete change of boots and skis as well which I cannot afford. So your review helped in saying that it is not a huge difference between the two. Keep up the good work.
This was perfect
I have two Coleman catalytic heaters and i have never used Coleman fuel in any of them. All i used is regular unleaded gasoline from the gas station. I use it to heat up my workshop since i dont care about the slight residual smell it gives off. The heater runs with zero issues. I will use it inside my house in an emergency since the slight smell of burned metal will be out least concern.
I was in the bill koch league that skied that very area as young boys back in the late 80's early 90's. Super appreciate folks like you for what ya do! I miss seeing those big ole ski-doo moto dual tracks they would groom with.....idk why youtube threw this in my lap today but im super greatful! Thx guys!
Happy that your dad and yourself have the same interests.
I would really appreciate if you can make a rock tumbling video of some of those rocks
That rock seemed at the limit for one person!
Comes from the same refinery
Excellent video, the concrete slabs that " jut out" are know as cantilevered slabs. I love those old riveted steel bridges, i worked on replacing the old 6th Street bridge in downtown Los Angeles.
Thanks for the cool info. We have "zero fireworks" laws around New Year so I'm going for smoke and lazers this year :) The 67/33 seems good?
Why?
Dang 12$?!?!?! Inflation i just paid 24$ at ace hardware in san diego.
I buy raw milk straight from the farmer I pasteurize half of it so it last longer and I put it in the fridge for things like cooking and cereal The other half I drink, I can taste the difference between the two only because I feel like the pasteurization process removes a little bit of the taste
There are similar projections on Roman bridges, aquaducts, etc. Probably for similar purposes.
Great idea and video
Your camera work is trash!!
Thank you, Kestrel.
Dude stabilize please for the love of God
Those abutments are there for you to put a tripod on to hold your camera still after you hit your head on it while kayaking.
We didn't find out what the overhanging bridge abutments were for
They do have a purpose now, perfect for fishing from!
You hinted at what I think is the purpose of those blocks. I infer they were put in before jacking up the bridge, as supports for the jacking, but not needed once the final concrete pour was able to hold the jacked-down bridge. Am I close?
Yes, the jacking was temporary staging to allow for the concrete under the ends of the bridge was replaced.
@@KestrelOwens ...and the blocks were there for the jacks?
The blocks were so the jacks (under the beam) could get out beyond the existing (and replaced) abutment.
Very interesting, this shows an aspect of our daily life that we take for granted but we can't do without.
Is this not normal everywhere with snow? It starts to get cold or it starts turning to spring and these are everywhere, I used to love stepping on them as a kid because that noise is so damn satisfying.
I normally see them with the water still underneath, still fun to step on though a bit more of a gamble if you will get your feet wet or not.
That's pretty cool dude
I've even seen this around Los Angeles a few times. I thought this was pretty common. It's always cool to see it though! Nice vid.
Always happens during the winter here in Berlin, Germany as well
That first bridge looked like it had parts of a Bailey bridge added to it. At least it looked so to this old Combat Engineer.
Very well done. Very informative. Appreciate you making this.
63 second video. 2 seconds of footage of the thing you wanted to show us.
zoomer brain cant handle a 63 second clip, thats rough
@@Jeuwks just constructive criticism. it's not an attention thing, I wanted to watch more but unfortunately there wasn't more to watch. it's not an attention thing. if you're making a video to show something cool, make the cool thing a focus of the video. having it occupy 3 or 4% of your screen time is a weird decision
I always assumed this is normal. I see it all winter long in Pennsylvania
I see similar effects quite frequently in the lower corner of sidewalks. top freezes and the water works its way out. Even if the whole puddle freezes as the sun heats the concrete and the ice with contact will melt away leaving floating ice attached to the grass next to the concrete floating above it.
Looks like four prime standing spots for fishing, laughing out loud
That’s amazing
Very interesting. Thanks.
Before I finished watching this video, I fell from my chair.
hello plastic professional, I am a fellow eraser and plastic enthusiast, and am wondering what kind of eraser and plastic you used, clearly you used a classic 1998 eraser for this, but I'm wondering exactly what plastic number and code you used for the pencil. also, is the new compound formed by this chemical bond edible? if so do you think it might have any health benefits? or is it so unstable that it doesn't survive long enough to help guide it through your esophagus.
You know I read the description and my first thought was to catch canoeists unawares and low and behold ...you're there in a canoe looking like you're about to hit one lol very cool actual use. I find infrastructure design fascinating
So they MADE concrete sticking out, because they made concrete sticking out ?? If it had been concrete elements, blocks pre-made, I would've got it. But photos from the construction work show they just made the structure and blocks on site. So that makes absolutely no sense to me.
Scrunch, scrunch. I'd be absolutely out of my comfort zone/experience in weather like that. Appreciate the video as I feel the cold through my computer screen. (edit) Oh, and the knocked down riverbank plants also.
The RR is one of the few places where they leave stuff like this after the job is finished. It will aid in the eventual replacement of the steel structure in another 50 years. Meanwhile, it's not in anyone's way.
Very informative, than you. Somehow the YT algorithm found me!
mis-remembered (stupid description)= forgot repurposing = recycling -youtube language?
shaky cam, wider field of view, overall great video, i have never seen this kind of thing before and you did a really nice job explaining this and going into detail. hope you make more videos because i just Subbed
Great video. Just need a camera with optical image stabilization, or at least digital image stabilization. The former actually stabilizes the lens mechanically, while the latter takes a larger image than what you see, and then uses that to minimize apparent movement as it trims the image. I notice you were using an "action cam". You might be better off using the main camera on your smartphone, as pretty much all midrange and above ones will have some sort of stabilizing. Digital is the most common, as it's inexpensive. Optical is more often found on higher end phones, but also comes on some less expensive ones. But aside from the shaky picture at times, I really liked how you explained what the unusual shape of the abutments. And the video conveyed a lot of information well in a short length.