I'm laid up here after shoulder surgery and well, frankly it IS the middle of winter. Gonna be a month before planting any salad and peas and two months til turkey season.
Let's post some pictures! Anything, last year's hunts, backpacking trips, fishing, hiking, scenery...anything will do. I just like seeing others' photos. I'll start, and yes, most of you have probably seen most of these:
Rock Chuck packing in our camp last October with "the boys" during our Idaho mulie hunt.
We were camped about two miles back down in that "hole" in the background. This morning we were hiking back to retrieve our previous days mule deer kill with the two largest llamas, Jack and Blue.
I had calcification in my shoulder joint and juncture where the collarbone meets the shoulder. This crap rubs muscle and tendon tissue and some positions would about bring me to my knees. I've never felt pain like that. I had to be extremely careful last Fall when mounting a pack on my back!
Doc is aware of my outdoor activities, backpack hunts, etc. His 2nd grader is classmates with mine and he's always been interested in my Idaho backpack trips. He has a 10 year old that deer hunts. The Doc isn't a hunter, but takes his son and encourages it. He also know I've been taking my girl on short backpack trips.
He conveyed to my wife, post surgery, he was alarmed at how much my shoulder had stiffened. He said get out of the sling in 24 hours, start moving my arm, and start PT next week. He indicated that when that stiffness is present to the extent it is, the muscle can quickly "shrink wrap" the shoulder joint causing lockup. He told her "as active as he is, he needs to start moving tomorrow, I don't want that joint to lock on him."
He also gave me another Prednisone pack, which can be some nasty stuff, but is very effective against inflammation. This I believe he did so I can get started NOW on PT.
So I'm already moving and today (48 hrs) I will remove the bandages. I should make a full recovery but I have to get busy and serious now with PT and be diligent about it.
I won't see him again for 1 1/2 weeks but start PT Wednesday.
Not really sure what causes this, most likely osteoarthritis related. I have some friends who very much is involved in more natural cures and preventive diets. Magnesium seems to be related to calcium absorbtion. I'm looking into that but being active and staying in relatively good shape for my age, I think sometimes it's just the "luck of the draw".
Gloria In Excelsis Deo!
Originally Posted by Calvin
As far as gear goes.. The poorer (or cheaper) you are, the tougher you need to be.
Here is a couple surgical photos of my joint showing the calcium deposits in the joints. Doesn't require much imagination to understand results of that crap rubbing against tendons and nerves. Ouch!
This is after cleaning it out. You can see inflammation. I have no concept of the orientation of these photos but you can clearly see the joint cleaned of that nasty calcium deposits.
Anyway, that gives some idea. Clearly not the intent of "let's post some photos" but for those of you who are active, and everyone on this forum is, especially those middle age dudes, be aware of pain and if it steadily increases, don't ignore it.
And you younger guys, take care of your joints while you can. "No pain, no gain" is BS. Use your head or you may end up paying later on. There's ways to stay in shape without damaging yourself.
Gloria In Excelsis Deo!
Originally Posted by Calvin
As far as gear goes.. The poorer (or cheaper) you are, the tougher you need to be.
Anyway, that gives some idea. Clearly not the intent of "let's post some photos" but for those of you who are active, and everyone on this forum is, especially those middle age dudes, be aware of pain and if it steadily increases, don't ignore it.
And you younger guys, take care of your joints while you can. "No pain, no gain" is BS. Use your head or you may end up paying later on. There's ways to stay in shape without damaging yourself.
Agreed with all the above.
Thanks Snubbie... sorry, didn't mean to hijack your thread, but any surgery is a tough thing, and I wasn't aware you were lined up for it.
Do what your PT says and heal quickly... looking forward to more of your trip photos from the future!
Best,
Brad
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I ran into these guys a couple years ago while bowhunting deer (didn't have an elk tag). That 6x6 would have had his own harem anywhere else but he was a satellite bull to a huge one further up the hill. That one had 20+ cows and he wasn't sharing.
Mrs Chuck on a trip to some lakes at about 9k. Snubbie - if you were to get out here sometime in the summer, I'd take you up up there. It's about my favorite spot. The 2d pic is the 2d largest of 4 lakes up there. However, I've NEVER seen a deer in there. Not one.
elk hunting with the Mrs. (there's a long story with this pic)
...and finishing off the day with a creek cooled long neck.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
After that, getting to the point of pain is the trick without exceeding that level. This in my opinion is where the damage threshold is complicated
At 50, injury recovery is brutal. What hurt or made me miserable for a week in my 20s is now many weeks of recovery.
Not sure what 60 or 70 has in store for me yet, I'll let you know.
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I'm 65 and so far I haven't had any serious stuff to recover from. I did jam my left ACL about a year ago at work but it healed without surgery and I was able to do the pack trip with Snubbie in Oct.
Snubbie posted this pic of me with 2 of the llamas but he failed to mention that the trail is every bit as steep as it looks. Even with no load, it'll get you puffing. A couple weeks before the season, I took 2 partially loaded llamas up it on a scouting trip and they got a workout. We ended up camping below this stretch because it was so steep that I couldn't find a decent camping spot with both feed for the llamas and enough flat space for the tent.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Hey I'm game. Snubbie, hope the shoulder is healing well! I knew I was having my knee replaced about a week after modern in WA this year. Was really hoping not to hike too much or have to track and drag anything too far. Day one, afternoon one I'm walking through a wheat field to a hay bale blind on the edge. Never got to the blind! I saw doe ears just over the rise in front of me and backed off before spooking her. Cut down the draw to the edge of the field to see four deer moving onto the field in front of me. They had no idea I was there. I hustled up the hill behind them, got low as I neared the top and this old buck was feeding his way up the other side. I went to ground on my fanny pack but was too low. Got into the sticks, ranged it at 286, turned my bdc dial to 290 and pulled the trigger on the Winchester 88 in .308. Never had a boom flop before but I was so grateful to see this guy go down with his hooves about 3 feet in the air before falling back to earth. Best part was driving out into the field and throwing him in the Suburban by 4:00PM! For an old deer the meat has really been good.
So I'm already moving and today (48 hrs) I will remove the bandages. I should make a full recovery but I have to get busy and serious now with PT and be diligent about it.
I won't see him again for 1 1/2 weeks but start PT Wednesday.
Sorry to hear about your shoulder. I have been thru the whole frozen shoulder joint thing. Its a real SOB. Stay after the PT as much as you can stand and hopefully you can head off the joint freeze up.
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Tell me about this snow cave. I don't believe I've ever seen this. Looks like it is a huge mound of snowpack that has melted or otherwise been eroded from within.
Gloria In Excelsis Deo!
Originally Posted by Calvin
As far as gear goes.. The poorer (or cheaper) you are, the tougher you need to be.
Tell me about this snow cave. I don't believe I've ever seen this. Looks like it is a huge mound of snowpack that has melted or otherwise been eroded from within.
Tough spot to get into, but my wife and her girlfriend (both over 50 yo) managed it well. The Snow bridge is made by the outflow from the lake above. The photo was taken last Sept.
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Tell me about this snow cave. I don't believe I've ever seen this. Looks like it is a huge mound of snowpack that has melted or otherwise been eroded from within.
deep snow in mtn valleys often melt that way. The water running under them carries more heat than the air and it starts melting above the water.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
This has always been one of my favorite shots, taken north of Sun Valley, ID. The 2d shot is from the same spot but turning 90 degrees. I've taken 3 nice bucks off the top of that rock pile. I dragged Snubbie up there last fall when it had snow on it and he decided that I'm out of my freaking mind. Snubbie is very perceptive.
This is a strange one. It's in the same area as the previous 2 pics. This is a volcanic rock, about 6' in diameter, sitting on top of a granite/basalt ridge. It's totally out of place. If it was thrown here by a volcano, it had to have flown a lot of miles.
And finally the Chucks looking over the Exit glacier in AK
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
I like pictures of old dead trees too. Yours reminded me of this one: This band of ewes and lambs were on the ridge in the back of that tree picture. We climbed up beside them the next day:
Originally Posted by Llama_Bob
I've seen more well-shot game lost with TSXs than any other premium bullet.
this has nothing to do with hunting, hiking, or camping. It's a stud buck we used to have who was good for entertainment value. We called him Buford because he was one.
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It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
The Mayans had it right. If you�re going to predict the future, it�s best to aim far beyond your life expectancy, lest you wind up red-faced in a bunker overstocked with Spam and ammo.
I turned 'em over to my SIL after I got back home that night.
The Mayans had it right. If you�re going to predict the future, it�s best to aim far beyond your life expectancy, lest you wind up red-faced in a bunker overstocked with Spam and ammo.
The Mayans had it right. If you�re going to predict the future, it�s best to aim far beyond your life expectancy, lest you wind up red-faced in a bunker overstocked with Spam and ammo.
I see that I mislabeled the third picture. Actually that was on my way out that evening.
The Mayans had it right. If you�re going to predict the future, it�s best to aim far beyond your life expectancy, lest you wind up red-faced in a bunker overstocked with Spam and ammo.
I volunteer for a local SAR team. In January of 2013 we did 3 searches for missing persons in 3 weeks. By the end of the 3rd my left knee was killing me. Waited around a couple of months and it got no better. I had a large portion of the meniscus taken out in April. At 55 I was concerned my hiking might be over, but I had a good surgeon, good therapist and I responded well. My wife and did an 11 mile round trip up Mount LeConte in SMNP 10 weeks after surgery just to prove to myself I could do it.
Most people don't really want the truth.
They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
I had calcification in my shoulder joint and juncture where the collarbone meets the shoulder.
Hope you get well soon. I'm a little worried about my shoulders/collar bones. I've badly broken and dislocated both of my collar bones (racing motocross), the right one just a couple years ago and my shoulders are definitely not the same now. Over time I could have issues. You should be ready to go for Fall hunting in the Rockies!
Great thread by the way! I'll try to add to it once I get back to that side of the globe.
I had calcification in my shoulder joint and juncture where the collarbone meets the shoulder.
Hope you get well soon. I'm a little worried about my shoulders/collar bones. I've badly broken and dislocated both of my collar bones (racing motocross), the right one just a couple years ago and my shoulders are definitely not the same now. Over time I could have issues. You should be ready to go for Fall hunting in the Rockies!
Great thread by the way! I'll try to add to it once I get back to that side of the globe.
Thanks. I'm doing amazingly well. My mobility is improving by the hour almost. Started PT yesterday & he got me pretty sore but prognosis is fully recovered mobility. Just need to push without pushing too far and getting inflammation.
Gloria In Excelsis Deo!
Originally Posted by Calvin
As far as gear goes.. The poorer (or cheaper) you are, the tougher you need to be.
When I was in the basic training in '70, the term PT wasn't physical therapy. It was physical training. We learned to hate the term. As we crashed at the end of an arduous workout, we were "encouraged" to all yell 'more PT drill sergeant'!! If we didn't yell enthusiastically enough, we got the more PT we'd asked for but didn't want. It was a no-win deal.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Here's a couple totally unrelated to anything on here, a bit out of this world you could say. The first one is about 2.5 million light years away. The second is about 1300 light years away. I shot both of these in 2007. Haven't done much astrophotography in a while. I need to drag the stuff out and do some more.
Andromeda:
The Great Orion Nebula:
Gloria In Excelsis Deo!
Originally Posted by Calvin
As far as gear goes.. The poorer (or cheaper) you are, the tougher you need to be.
A cold late winter hike to a place near my home. The "Blue Ridge Escarpment" drops off here providing view across the foothills and Piedmont. You can see around 70 mile here I'd guess. It was spitting some snow that day and the wind was cold. I found some fatwood and collected it to put in my fire kit.
Gloria In Excelsis Deo!
Originally Posted by Calvin
As far as gear goes.. The poorer (or cheaper) you are, the tougher you need to be.
Not really the theme here.But I sold my last dirt bike this winter, figured 20+ years without getting killed was a good run. (but several weeks in the hospital)
Was starting to wonder if we'd make the top just above here, this was on the way out and neither of us could see anything in the fog/snow. I'd sweep both poles at every step, then walk toward the less steep one. Clear and sunny on the other side.
I think we determined this was a harbor porpoise rather than a Dall's. We see a lot more Dall's, but this guy was by himself and was having fun chasing the boat.
Just letting out a breath.
Kind of a neat shot where he popped right through the reflected mountains.
An auto-dispensing ice cube tray. Temp and tide can make this a tricky place to get to, as it ices out all at once in the spring and then continues to kick ice out for a big part of the summer. Heard a guy on the radio lamenting that they'd set up camp in this bay, and the next day you couldn't get in there without bumping tons of ice. That camp might still be there.
A scraggly looking goat about a half mile out from the glacier.
Ok, photobucket sucks, my internet connection is really slow, and it is sunny outside, so no more for now. If you guys are tired of marine animals, let me know and I'll stop posting them.
Snubbie, hope your PT goes well, listen to those folks and don't be a hero.
A cold late winter hike to a place near my home. The "Blue Ridge Escarpment" drops off here providing view across the foothills and Piedmont. You can see around 70 mile here I'd guess. It was spitting some snow that day and the wind was cold. I found some fatwood and collected it to put in my fire kit.
Can you tell me what axe/hatchet you are carrying on your belt and the usefulness of it please. Im thinking a GB?
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People think there's a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.
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I do the population studies on our hunting concessions for the White Rhinos. Using trail Cameras and by darting them. We dart the females frequently to check health and for pregnancy. The Darting is by my hunters that choose to do a "green hunt" and shoot them with a dart rifle. We do this from the ground by spot and stalk or from a chopper cruising the tree tops.
Game Camera Photo
From the cab of my land cruiser
Inside the archery ground blind, yeah it's freaking close! Trail camera
[SIZE=4]This is me, we are reviving a big old cow after darting her .[/SIZE]
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We saw sheep, deer and antelope in this canyon, just didn't bother getting any pics of the antelope.
I was putting a camera stalk on the sheep when I jumped this guy from his bed.
The sheep looked down the canyon for a bit wondering, "what's wrong with that guy?" as the deer bounded away. They finally saw me and posed for awhile.
A cold late winter hike to a place near my home. The "Blue Ridge Escarpment" drops off here providing view across the foothills and Piedmont. You can see around 70 mile here I'd guess. It was spitting some snow that day and the wind was cold. I found some fatwood and collected it to put in my fire kit.
Can you tell me what axe/hatchet you are carrying on your belt and the usefulness of it please. Im thinking a GB?
Yes, it's the GB Wildlife Hatchet. I was out that day looking for fatwood. That area burned a few years ago and there's some old pine stumps. I had success BTW. The hatchet was handy digging into those stumps.
Gloria In Excelsis Deo!
Originally Posted by Calvin
As far as gear goes.. The poorer (or cheaper) you are, the tougher you need to be.