The Outdoors Thread

[gotbeer]

Did a hike today, and probably shouldn't have.  Hurt my back a few weeks back, and have been go go going.  And it finally caught up to me.  Was going to do Cucamonga Peak.  But after getting to Icehouse Canyon Saddle, my back was saying no to that.  So pivotted and did a peak I never done before.  Timber Mountain.  It's only 0.89 hiking miles from Icehouse Canyon Saddle, but the elevation gain is 750 feet.  Oh, and I saw some Southern Calolfornia fall foliage in one small section of the hike.

 

Fall Foliage.  

This was at Icehouse Canyon Saddle.

Gonna have to try this three tee's trail.  

I believe that is Cucamonga Peak.

And this is Ontario Peak.

Mt. Baldy.

Ontario Peak I believe.

More Fall Foliage.

[gotbeer]

Laughlin. Will post more when I get home 

[Blarg]

Quit with the graphitti you jerk.

[Tank]

good timing, GB. we're studying about cave art right now in 7th grade history. can i use your picture?

[Redondo]

47 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Laughlin. Will post more when I get home 

Welcome to my area!

[gotbeer]

On 9/27/2022 at 9:06 AM, Tank said:

good timing, GB. we're studying about cave art right now in 7th grade history. can i use your picture?

Look at my link below.  I took a ton of pictures.

[gotbeer]

Here is the video of the hike.

 

And if you want to see the individual pictures.  Here is a link to my google photos.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/xCS9cJrucrLczG9j7

Overall, I highly recommend this if you are in the Laughlin area.  It's a short drive from Laughlin.  A bit off road, but well maintained and a car could make it in dry conditions.  The hike is short, under 1/4 mile, on a gravely river wash.  But it doesn't really change in altitude much, unless you explore the hills.  A good number of petroglyphs can be seen from the wash.  But there are some higher up, that are equally as impressive.

 

[Redondo]

Where I park to walk I saw 2 skunks. It's 5:00 am and the lighting is poor. I stood still and one came really close before turning around. Poor picture quality due to the light.

 

[Tank]

3 hours ago, Redondo said:

Where I park to walk I saw 2 skunks. It's 5:00 am and the lighting is poor. I stood still and one came really close before turning around. Poor picture quality due to the light.

 

I think the answer is clear . . . You need to spend major bucks on a quality camera for your walks. Tell you wife I’ve given you permission, in case she gives you crap about it. 

[gotbeer]

On 10/1/2022 at 5:36 PM, Redondo said:

Where I park to walk I saw 2 skunks. It's 5:00 am and the lighting is poor. I stood still and one came really close before turning around. Poor picture quality due to the light.

 

 

Skunks are really beautiful clean creatures.  Ran into one on a hike a few months back.  Just amazing as long as you don't piss them off.

[Jason]

11 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

 

Skunks are really beautiful clean creatures.  Ran into one on a hike a few months back.  Just amazing as long as you don't piss them off.

A lot of hillbillies keep them as pets 

[Jay]

Fishhook Creek Trail, near Stanley, ID. Easy hike, 4 miles in/out. Drove up from Boise area yesterday morning and went straight to the trailhead. 10/13/2022 2 pm 71 degrees.

Fall colors in effect:

Salmon River and Sawtooth Mountains as seen from our hotel balcony:

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, Jay said:

Fishhook Creek Trail, near Stanley, ID. Easy hike, 4 miles in/out. Drove up from Boise area yesterday morning and went straight to the trailhead. 10/13/2022 2 pm 71 degrees.

Fall colors in effect:

Salmon River and Sawtooth Mountains as seen from our hotel balcony:

I wish I was there 

[gotbeer]

44 minutes ago, Jay said:

Fishhook Creek Trail, near Stanley, ID. Easy hike, 4 miles in/out. Drove up from Boise area yesterday morning and went straight to the trailhead. 10/13/2022 2 pm 71 degrees.

Fall colors in effect:

Salmon River and Sawtooth Mountains as seen from our hotel balcony:

Tent, Sleeping Bag, Fishing Pole, Gold Pan, Shovel.  And lots of alcohol and you'd be set.  Ok, I'd be set.  

[gotbeer]

Octoberfest in Big Bear.  Octoberfest was hopping.  Even with the rain.  The City of Big Bear also has their shit together, in that they have free trolley's running all around the city to get around in.

They got some color going on around town.  Campground in the morning.  

Nothing like waking up in the pines.  Bad news is, it's pinecone season.  So you had bombs dropping off the trees after a rain.  Luckily none of our cars or tents got hit.  

No snow at all at Snow Summit yet.  

Nice color change along the main drag while I waited for the trolley.

 

[cals]

4 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Octoberfest in Big Bear.  Octoberfest was hopping.  Even with the rain.  The City of Big Bear also has their shit together, in that they have free trolley's running all around the city to get around in.

They got some color going on around town.  Campground in the morning.  

Nothing like waking up in the pines.  Bad news is, it's pinecone season.  So you had bombs dropping off the trees after a rain.  Luckily none of our cars or tents got hit.  

No snow at all at Snow Summit yet.  

Nice color change along the main drag while I waited for the trolley.

 

We sold out cabin and we are sad. 

[gotbeer]

49 minutes ago, cals said:

We sold out cabin and we are sad. 

Why would you let your wife do something like that?

[cals]

23 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Why would you let your wife do something like that?

To be fair we sold it for 5X what we paid for it. So it was a solid financial decision.

[Jay]

18 hours ago, cals said:

To be fair we sold it for 5X what we paid for it. So it was a solid financial decision.

How much do you have to pay in capital gains taxes?

[cals]

14 minutes ago, Jay said:

How much do you have to pay in capital gains taxes?

Not much since I sold another property last year at a loss.

[gotbeer]

The National Park Service wants humans to stop licking this toad

Damn NPS taking away all the fun of being in nature.

 

Quote

"As we say with most things you come across in a national park, whether it be a banana slug, unfamiliar mushroom, or a large toad with glowing eyes in the dead of night, please refrain from licking," the agency wrote on Facebook this past week.

 

[gotbeer]

Find the Copperhead Snake.  And no, I didn't find him, had to go to the comments to let me know where he was.  And yes, he is pictured.

[gotbeer]

Two pics I took over the last few weeks.

 

[Tank]

is that a falcon or a hawk? we've got a red tail hawk family that have nested on our campus for over three decades.

[gotbeer]

46 minutes ago, Tank said:

is that a falcon or a hawk? we've got a red tail hawk family that have nested on our campus for over three decades.

Don't know which he was.  He was pretty big though.  He didn't care that I walked by either.  Got maybe 20 feet of him.