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The first picture was taken in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah and the hoodos were taken in Arches National Park in Utah. With five national parks in it, Utah has some fantastic scenery.

Hey Razz, that griz is in elk creek in hayden valley right?

From my favorite state to visit. Great scenery and great people!!

SRM, hate to tell you but that is the biggest Cinnamon Black Bear I have ever seen! My wife and I were camping Memorial Day weekend up in the Valle Vidal in northern New Mexico when we came up on this critter. He was busy digging roots in the creek bottom. Mt wife's first words were "I didn't know we had grizzlys in New Mexico." We watched him for a bit and it was real clear it was not a griz. At 50 or so yards it was a thrill.

I saw a bunch of those at Philmont.

A few of my deer hunting AO last year. First time bow hunting since I was a young teen. Had a blast. Saw several moose (Bulls, cow and calves) and had a chance at several deer (I let 'em go--early in the season). Ended up going home empty handed but enjoyed every second of it. It's a controlled hunt wth unlimited tags so you're guaranteed a draw but it then puts the kybosh on any other deer hunting for the year.

Oh well, I'll probably put in for it again. It's less than an hour from the house so I can get waay more hunting time in.









BTW,

All my pics are from Idaho. Most of my backpacking was years ago before smart phones or affordable digital cameras. Will have to see if I can scan some prints...

I will say, although Big Stick/Boxer can be abrasive to a lot of people online (I think it's mostly a expert trolling maneuver)...

A) he does know the topics he talks about

B) he is ABSOLUTELY correct when he says...'Fück Yo Couch'!

Get out there people. You don't need a high end camera to enjoy and share your memories. This thread is proof of that...


Thanks to all who have contributed.

Snake River Marksman;
Thanks ever so much sir for starting this veritable feast for our eyes.

I've been really enjoying it - as said previously it makes one smile.

Random stuff then it is!

Our girls on a hunt with the old man, back when I wasn't.


Top of Mt. Revelstoke


Blanket Creek, BC


Maui


Maui again - different daughter



Cannon Beach, Oregon


More later folks.

Dwayne

Now those are awesome pics! Partly because I don't have anything like that anywhere near me, but anytime can see pictures of real history like that it makes me happy! I love a good mystery, and seeing stuff like that can't help but wonder and imagine who did it, why they did it,what does it mean etc...it really set the imagination spinning.

A few more photos;

Chipmunk chowing on kinnickinnick


Canuck legal 14" pump gun


Branding day was yesterday


We do topical treatment nowadays and pain meds for the new steers.


Moving the herd with cow dogs is the way to go


Canadian made bear repellent one mine - one done for eldest daughter




Dwayne

Bye for now from just across the medicine line.


Thanks for looking and thanks again for all the folks who've shared. Have a good week all.

Mojo, you've got a great eye! Love your pics!

OK, here's some random ones...

Last year I took the first real vacation I've had in 20 years (maybe more) not including holidays or the occasional day or two for hunting.

One of my best buddies (the guy playing drums in an earlier pic) goes with his family on a week long vacation to wherever each year. He has a twin brother and his parents refer to me as 'the triplet'! They even made up a faux legal document 'adopting' me officially...

Anyway, they insisted I join them at a house they rented in the Lake Chelan, WA area. I tried to decline feeling like an interloper but they wouldn't take no for an answer.

Interesting country...you're up on the plateau and for as far as you can see its scrubby, dry land wheat farming. Then you drop down a grade and, boom, you're in the heart of apple and grape territory with orchards and vineyards as far as the eye can see. Lush, verdant landscapes to take your breath away. Plus, you're right next to a huge, long, deep, crystal,clear lake.

The itinerary for the week was relaxing, hanging in the pool, checking out some local eateries and drinking fine wine and beer. The only thing scheduled was a float plane tour to a winery on the Columbia. It was myself, my buddy and his brother and their wives.

Now, I'm a bit of a plane geek so getting to fly on a DeHavilland Beaver to a winery was awesome for me and a real highlight of the trip. We took off from Lake Chelan and landed on the Columbia literally dockside at the winery. Tried out some wines in the tasting room and each ended buying a case to take back (fantastic wines, btw. Rio Vista Winery).

Here's some shots from the plane and I'll throw a couple of vids up from the takeoff and landing. IIRC, the pilot told me he had 12,000+ hours in his logbook (might've been 20,000+ he used to be an Alaskan bush pilot).

Love the old radial engines!

One last group.

Panoramic pic with the phone off the deck of the tasting room. The seaplane dock is right down there in the river.



Orchards and vineyards...



Shots of the gorge where Lake Chelan dumps into the Columbia (there's a dam there).

Taking off from Lake Chelan (my friends were nice enough to let me sit co-pilot (they had taken the trip the year previously).

Landing on the Columbia River (during the flight you could see deer along the river banks and lying beneath trees). Still wonder how they deal with deer and the crops there, especially, the apples.