The Outdoors Thread

[PattyD22]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

Odd he's out in the day.  Usually they are nocturnal.  I've been driving on the forest roads at night many of time, and have been buzzed by owls.  Love the sound of their wings as they fly by. 

I’m not 100% sure he’s an owl, as he was pretty far away, but he had a brilliant white chest.  He looked a little big to be a Falcon, but yeah, most owl’s are nocturnal.  

[gotbeer]

Went to the river for the first time in a bit this weekend. 

Night shot on a full moon.

Attack of the killer grasshoppers.

night shot of the moon.  Was trying different filters.  Still have to figure out how to make it clearer. 

Sunset

[Redondo]

@gotbeer what river is that? 

[gotbeer]

3 hours ago, Redondo said:

@gotbeer what river is that? 

East Fork, San Gabriel River. 

[Redondo]

Had a visitor to my backyard 

He was here most of the day before he left. Looked like a juvenile. We usually only see them by the river

[Jason]

5 hours ago, Redondo said:

Had a visitor to my backyard 

He was here most of the day before he left. Looked like a juvenile. We usually only see them by the river

By the look on his face, he is up to no good. 

[Redondo]

58 minutes ago, Jason said:

By the look on his face, he is up to no good. 

Lol, for sure

They can get in your trash cans and make a mess

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, Redondo said:

Lol, for sure

They can get in your trash cans and make a mess

Hell, give them keys and they can steal your car!

[Redondo]

49 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Hell, give them keys and they can steal your car!

Hmm...

Never thought of that 

My son did name him bandit 

[gotbeer]

8 hours ago, Redondo said:

Had a visitor to my backyard 

He was here most of the day before he left. Looked like a juvenile. We usually only see them by the river

We have a family of them in our neighborhood.  Never see any knocked down trash cans, and they are pretty fat, like Adam fat.  So probably enough fruit trees, and people leaving cats food that they are eating.  They seem to use the sewers as their mode of transportation or cover.  From what I understand, there is a small stream a few blocks away that they call home.

[Tank]

we have crows that come onto our campus and raid our trashcans. it's been so bad we've had to put lids on the trash cans for the first time in the 37 years i've been on this campus.

[Redondo]

4 hours ago, Tank said:

we have crows that come onto our campus and raid our trashcans. it's been so bad we've had to put lids on the trash cans for the first time in the 37 years i've been on this campus.

Happened to one of our jobs we were doing near some alfalfa fields 

They would scatter the trash all over the place

[PattyD22]

On 12/24/2023 at 10:25 AM, Redondo said:

Had a visitor to my backyard 

He was here most of the day before he left. Looked like a juvenile. We usually only see them by the river

We get those bad boys in Big Bear all the time. The only thing I really worry about is that they make a nest under our porch and the parents come after our dog.  I can’t really do anything about the scavenging, that’s just what they do.

But damn, they are testy.  Gotta be careful around them.

Edited December 26, 2023 by PattyD22

[T.G.]

The black crows are hard to handle 

[arch stanton]

4 hours ago, T.G. said:

The black crows are hard to handle 

Can't you find a remedy?

[Blarg]

4 hours ago, arch stanton said:

Can't you find a remedy

 

[PattyD22]

A little later than last year, but we finally got a taste of winter today.  3-4 inches (which will melt by later today) but at least the resorts can use the help.

[PattyD22]

I posted this in the New Years Eve thread, but thought @Redondo, @gotbeeror others might like it.  It’s the New Years Eve tradition in Big Bear at Snow Summit.  It’s called Torches at Night, and they send 200 skiers down with lighted torches.  They used to do it at Midnight, but not anymore.  Thats just too damn late, and too damn cold.

Edited January 3 by PattyD22

[gotbeer]

@PattyD22 That's cool.  I'd be the one, halfway down the slope that would have fallen down for the third time and extinguished his flame.

[Redondo]

3 hours ago, PattyD22 said:

I posted this in the New Years Eve thread, but thought @Redondo, @gotbeeror others might like it.  It’s the New Years Eve tradition in Big Bear at Snow Summit.  It’s called Torches at Night, and they send 200 skiers down with lighted torches.  They used to do it at Midnight, but not anymore.  Thats just too damn late, and too damn cold.

@PattyD22

That's really a great picture

Thanks for posting it for us to enjoy 

[gotbeer]

Griffith Park this weekend.  Lot's of people must have made resolutions to get off their fat asses, as I haven't seen that many people on the trails in a while.  2024 first doggie.

[Jason]

On 1/3/2024 at 10:52 AM, PattyD22 said:

I posted this in the New Years Eve thread, but thought @Redondo, @gotbeeror others might like it.  It’s the New Years Eve tradition in Big Bear at Snow Summit.  It’s called Torches at Night, and they send 200 skiers down with lighted torches.  They used to do it at Midnight, but not anymore.  Thats just too damn late, and too damn cold.

I spent many days at Snow Summit through high school and college. My buddy owned a snowboard shop up there and we got free lift passes everywhere and anytime, including Mammoth. We went at night after school and work but those icy conditions get old lol. I haven't been snowboarding in about 15 years though. 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

I spent many days at Snow Summit through high school and college. My buddy owned a snowboard shop up there and we got free lift passes everywhere and anytime, including Mammoth. We went at night after school and work but those icy conditions get old lol. I haven't been snowboarding in about 15 years though. 

we used to ski at goldmine in big bear. it was a smaller operation but the slopes were terrific. all of a sudden it was gone or swallowed up by someone else. anyone know what happened to it? @PattyD22 ?

[Jason]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

we used to ski at goldmine in big bear. it was a smaller operation but the slopes were terrific. all of a sudden it was gone or swallowed up by someone else. anyone know what happened to it? @PattyD22 ?

Isn’t that where Bear Mountain is now?

[PattyD22]

18 hours ago, Tank said:

we used to ski at goldmine in big bear. it was a smaller operation but the slopes were terrific. all of a sudden it was gone or swallowed up by someone else. anyone know what happened to it? @PattyD22 ?

Bear Mountain bought it years ago @Tankand last year, Big Bear Mountain resort also bought Snow Valley, so BBMR runs all 3 resorts on the mountain.

Altierra oversees operations of BBMR.

Goldmine was where I learned to ski 45 years ago.

Edited January 17 by PattyD22