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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 30, 2023 19:40:36 GMT -5
I'd like to see a moose up close, bellowing or not. We were in moose country last week. I was ever vigilant as a driver can be. At one point Ruthie said very calmly, I think I saw a moose when we crossed that bridge. I turned around, and discovered a couple of large boulders in the Rio Grande headwaters, but no moose. Very disappointing… We were at the site of North Clear Creek Falls. The area above the falls was all swampy and heavily forested with what appeared to be waist-high greenery. I think I looked back there nord than at the waterfall, but no luck. Most likely 1/2 dozen moose saw me, but didn’t really care. I saw none… Back in 1985 my wife and I were hiking in Yellowstone, in the West Thumb area. As is usually the case in national parks, once you get away from a few heavily-trafficked areas you can go hours without seeing a soul. At one turn in the trail, we came into an open field and about 20 feet away stood a moose, calmly munching vegetation. He was unimaginably huge. It wasn't alarming, he was pretty nonchalant, just slowly sauntered off. If you do back country hiking in Yellowstone you will see one. Far more menacing to me was my first encounter with a porcupine in Rocky Mountain National Park. Again, walking down a wooded trail I saw a porcupine walking down the trail heading right at me with his quills standing at full attention. He looked five times larger than I thought a porcupine was supposed to be, and he looked aggressive. Fortunately at the last moment he peeled into the trees, but it was definitely unnerving. Hit the national parks if you want to see wildlife. It's an awesome experience. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 30, 2023 19:44:53 GMT -5
We were in moose country last week. I was ever vigilant as a driver can be. At one point Ruthie said very calmly, I think I saw a moose when we crossed that bridge. I turned around, and discovered a couple of large boulders in the Rio Grande headwaters, but no moose. Very disappointing… We were at the site of North Clear Creek Falls. The area above the falls was all swampy and heavily forested with what appeared to be waist-high greenery. I think I looked back there nord than at the waterfall, but no luck. Most likely 1/2 dozen moose saw me, but didn’t really care. I saw none… Back in 1985 my wife and I were hiking in Yellowstone, in the West Thumb area. As is usually the case in national parks, once you get away from a few heavily-trafficked areas you can go hours without seeing a soul. At one turn in the trail, we came into an open field and about 20 feet away stood a moose, calmly munching vegetation. He was unimaginably huge. It wasn't alarming, he was pretty nonchalant, just slowly sauntered off. If you do back country hiking in Yellowstone you will see one. Far more menacing to me was my first encounter with a porcupine in Rocky Mountain National Park. Again, walking down a wooded trail I saw a porcupine walking down the trail heading right at me with his quills standing at full attention. He looked five times larger than I thought a porcupine was supposed to be, and he looked aggressive. Fortunately at the last moment he peeled into the trees, but it was definitely unnerving. Hit the national parks if you want to see wildlife. It's an awesome experience. When you're hiking, do you carry a walking stick, knife, or firearm of some kind? I have a feeling a bear may see me as a fine meal. |
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Post by acuraman on Aug 30, 2023 19:46:14 GMT -5
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Post by JEGnj on Aug 30, 2023 19:46:36 GMT -5
Nice quiet night watching the game. Another good start for Cole in the Cy Young quest.
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Post by acuraman on Aug 30, 2023 19:50:01 GMT -5
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 30, 2023 19:59:54 GMT -5
Back in 1985 my wife and I were hiking in Yellowstone, in the West Thumb area. As is usually the case in national parks, once you get away from a few heavily-trafficked areas you can go hours without seeing a soul. At one turn in the trail, we came into an open field and about 20 feet away stood a moose, calmly munching vegetation. He was unimaginably huge. It wasn't alarming, he was pretty nonchalant, just slowly sauntered off. If you do back country hiking in Yellowstone you will see one. Far more menacing to me was my first encounter with a porcupine in Rocky Mountain National Park. Again, walking down a wooded trail I saw a porcupine walking down the trail heading right at me with his quills standing at full attention. He looked five times larger than I thought a porcupine was supposed to be, and he looked aggressive. Fortunately at the last moment he peeled into the trees, but it was definitely unnerving. Hit the national parks if you want to see wildlife. It's an awesome experience. When you're hiking, do you carry a walking stick, knife, or firearm of some kind? I have a feeling a bear may see me as a fine meal. Not really. Binoculars, but they aren't going to help much in a standoff with a mountain lion. If we're in a known bear area we wear bear bells so as to not startle them. That's never good. But I've never had a problem. Protected by a false sense of security! |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 30, 2023 20:04:25 GMT -5
When you're hiking, do you carry a walking stick, knife, or firearm of some kind? I have a feeling a bear may see me as a fine meal. Not really. Binoculars, but they aren't going to help much in a standoff with a mountain lion. If we're in a known bear area we wear bear bells so as to not startle them. That's never good. But I've never had a problem. Protected by a false sense of security! Doesn't that simply tell the bears that dinner is coming? |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 30, 2023 20:05:42 GMT -5
Judge isn't joining in the fun.
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 30, 2023 20:09:00 GMT -5
Gleyber en fuego.
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 30, 2023 20:10:42 GMT -5
Not really. Binoculars, but they aren't going to help much in a standoff with a mountain lion. If we're in a known bear area we wear bear bells so as to not startle them. That's never good. But I've never had a problem. Protected by a false sense of security! Doesn't that simply tell the bears that dinner is coming? Nah, they aren't looking for a fight. The only problem would be if you stumbled upon a mother with her cubs. If they hear you coming, they move out of the way. Usually you aren't that close to anything dangerous. I admit that when that porcupine was getting closer I was looking around for a rock. I wouldn't want a close encounter with a coyote. They're a bit more brazen with humans. |
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Aug 30, 2023 20:19:36 GMT -5
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 30, 2023 20:27:43 GMT -5
Gleyber's had a nice year, if he could just hire a focus coach or something.
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 30, 2023 20:31:16 GMT -5
Doesn't that simply tell the bears that dinner is coming? Nah, they aren't looking for a fight. The only problem would be if you stumbled upon a mother with her cubs. If they hear you coming, they move out of the way. Usually you aren't that close to anything dangerous. I admit that when that porcupine was getting closer I was looking around for a rock. I wouldn't want a close encounter with a coyote. They're a bit more brazen with humans. Coyotes are unique in how easily they can live among humans. They're all over the place out here in the Chicago suburbs and I've seen them (usually) alone, while I'm on my early morning runs. It's rare that they ever have a violent encounter with a human but if you have a small dog or a cat, it's not wise to leave them alone in the back yard for too long. |
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Post by kaybli on Aug 30, 2023 20:31:22 GMT -5
Alright, I'm off to another fantasy football draft.
Rizz, I'll try to snag Olave late in the 2nd round or early in the 3rd if he's there.
Nice game for the Yanks! 3 in a row!
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Post by kaybli on Aug 30, 2023 20:31:50 GMT -5
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