Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1650 – August 25, 2022, 05:53:33 pm Today my men's social group went to the Clive Cussler Classic Car Museum Cussler Museum | in Arvada, CO for a tour and then lunch. I was particularly impressed by this 1936 Pierce Arrow automobile and matching 1937 Pierce-Arrow Travelodge trailer. 10 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1651 – August 25, 2022, 10:49:21 pm Sunset on Lake Takuru...© Bill Benson 6 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1652 – September 11, 2022, 09:25:46 am Patriotic elk at the Veterans Memorial in Bear Valley Springs, CA 2 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1653 – September 11, 2022, 04:37:23 pm wildlife spotting in backyard.....glen 6 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1654 – September 11, 2022, 06:18:38 pm "...wildlife spotting..."Nice squirrel, does it have a name?Years ago I had a volunteer pet squirrel named 'Sassy'. I taught her to come to me and take peanuts from my hand. Over the four years or so that she was my friend she raised a brood of kids each year. I bought a lot of peanuts for that crew. I have a mouse pad here on my desk with a picture of Sassy up on top of a short side table, sitting on her haunches, eating one of my peanuts. 3 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1655 – September 11, 2022, 10:18:40 pm A large and extra large SUV? Spotted in Elko, NV and American Falls, respectively. 3 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1656 – September 12, 2022, 01:51:41 am Ran into these serious adventure RVs in Olympic NP in August, one from Germany, the other from Oregon. 2 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1657 – September 12, 2022, 09:06:06 am Quote from: Lazy Bones - September 11, 2022, 06:18:38 pm"...wildlife spotting..."Nice squirrel, does it have a name?Name -- ya cute rat. We feed the squirrels. <smile> In return they chew on our wood railings. glen 2 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1658 – September 13, 2022, 10:13:51 am This morning‘s sunrise from the garden. 8 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1659 – September 14, 2022, 11:42:44 am Gracie is on my lap. Joe Cocker is on the CD player, and coffee is good. Ray Roberts SP. Delightful. 3 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1660 – September 27, 2022, 01:09:32 pm Took this with my cellphone at the Sunrise parking lot in Mt Rainier. We brought a telescope to observe Jupiter in its closest proximity to earth lately Karen~Liam 98 ~ MB NinA 16 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1661 – September 28, 2022, 08:40:52 pm Up at Sequoia / Kings canyon for a few days. 6 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1662 – September 29, 2022, 08:16:17 am NELDC event in Sept. Circling the wagons. 🥰 8 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1663 – September 29, 2022, 10:32:16 pm On my hike today back from Mist Falls in Kings Canyon National Park, saw a bear on the trail.Not the first time I’ve encountered a bear on a trail, took quick photos, noticed that the bear saw me but continued towards me. So I raised my arms and yelled at the bear, which is generally enough to get them to go the other way.Not this one, she wasn’t getting off the trail, understandably as there the was a drop off to my left and a steep hill to my right, with lots of huge boulders. How did I know it was a female? The two cubs bounding into view behind her after I yelled.Oh shit, she ain’t going to be scared off with cubs in tow, so I keep yelling while backing up. Then she did a false charge, this encounter has just escalated, with no reasonable alternate path. So I kept backing up, maybe another 50 feet until I could reasonably exit the trail, backing up hill as she kept walking towards me.Was about as far as I reasonably could backup the hill, still maybe 25 feet from the trail, still way too close, held my hiking poles out, facing the bear as she walked along the trail. When she got in front of me, she did another false charge, but thankfully returned to the trail and continued on.She passed out of sight, which didn’t mean a whole lot since it was heavily forested, lots of boulders, but I had a decent vantage point if she returned, which she didn’t. Wasn’t out of the woods yet as the cubs hadn’t passed yet, and the worst position is between a momma bear and her cubs.Eventually both cubs passed me by. Was very tense. I didn’t panic and run (worst reaction you can have) but I had no illusions that I might have to fight her off. It was her trail and I was the trespasser. 10 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1664 – September 30, 2022, 11:45:44 am "On my hike today back from Mist Falls in Kings Canyon National Park, saw a bear on the trail."The King's Canyon bears have been doing those sham charges for years. They must pass it down through the generations. Many years ago Lazy Bones 2 and I were preparing to do a backpack trip out from Cedar Grove to the John Muir Trail, north, doubling back west and then south to the starting point, an eight day trip.When we went to get our wilderness permit the Ranger told us about the 'false charge' routine that the bears would use to get the hikers to drop their packs in panic. Once they had secured the goodies all was well again. 2 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1665 – September 30, 2022, 11:54:44 am Even though the bear is brown, I'm assuming it's a black bear which typically is only after food. Momma will protect her cubs though so good to stay cautious, as you did. Do you carry bear spray when hiking? Looks like the bear is getting it's winter coat. 1 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1666 – September 30, 2022, 02:38:25 pm Quote from: HiLola - September 30, 2022, 11:54:44 amEven though the bear is brown, I'm assuming it's a black bear which typically is only after food. Momma will protect her cubs though so good to stay cautious, as you did. Do you carry bear spray when hiking? Looks like the bear is getting it's winter coat.There haven’t been brown (grizzly) bears in California since the 1920s, regardless of color, they are black bears. Most black bears in California aren’t black in color.I do carry bear spray where permitted, none of the national parks in California allow it, though it’s fine in national forests. 2 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1667 – October 09, 2022, 01:10:26 pm There is a full moon tonight. Moon rise should be a little after sunset. You can find tables for where you live. Don’t forget to factor in terrain. For example we have to wait another 20 minutes or so for the orb to rise over the mountains. Great fun to watch though because golden hour starts around 5:30 pm, sunset at 5:58, official moon rise at 6:10 (reflecting light onto the bottom of clouds even though it is behind the mountains) and finally visible moon rising over the mountains around 6:20-6:25 ish. I’m sure there is a way to calculate the exact time but I don’t know the height of the Pusch range that is my view.I added the pic below in the way of an example. The moon wasn’t visible for some 20-30 minutes as the mountains were in the way. But those same mountains made the picture more fun. 7 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1668 – October 09, 2022, 02:20:54 pm Quote from: Dave Katleman - September 30, 2022, 02:38:25 pmI do carry bear spray where permitted, none of the national parks in California allow it, though it’s fine in national forests.Interestingly, last summer in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks it was highly recommended to carry bear spray while hiking. Bear spray was available in every store and visitor center.Larry 1 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1669 – October 09, 2022, 02:27:51 pm "There haven’t been brown (grizzly) bears in California since the 1920s,..."It is my understanding, history buff that I am, that the California Spaniards would hold contests between brown bears and fighting bulls. That tended to reduce the population of brown bears.In Alaska hikers not only carry bear spray but more often something decidedly more lethal. Some even attach bells to their pack frames to alert nearby bruins. You can buy these bells in most sporting goods stores, like the set I own! 1 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1670 – October 09, 2022, 02:34:04 pm About those bear bells…. I once heard tell that a sure way to distinguish between a Black and Brown bear is to open them up. The one with the bear bells (and person wearing same) is the Brown bear. ;-) White Elk 5 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1671 – October 09, 2022, 06:27:25 pm Found him guarding my LD. 10 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1672 – October 10, 2022, 07:39:03 pm In Alaska hikers not only carry bear spray but more often something decidedly more lethal. Some even attach bells to their pack frames to alert nearby bruins. You can buy these bells in most sporting goods stores, like the set I own! ----Kristin says--Funny... we Alaskans always know when tourists have been hiking, because the bear poop has bells in it! Our else if you are hiking in bear country, the safest thing to do is to send a bunch of children ahead, then the bears are nowhere to be seen! 3 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1673 – October 11, 2022, 11:15:22 am Out for my daily walk here in beautiful Southern California. Kent 9 Likes
Re: What's In Your Camera? Reply #1674 – October 15, 2022, 09:30:54 am A beautiful evening at Petit Jean State Park a few days ago while celebrating Margee’s birthday. 7 Likes
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