EISPIRATEN

Hi Sean, An arachnid but not exactly a spider. At first glance on small screen I saw only three legs per side, but once I enlarged the postage stamp, the ID was apparent. The body parts fused into one segment also makes these little fellers look more insectoid than the thorax-and-abdomen spydies. Th...

Somebody deposited THIS in Skull Canyon...



...and NOW IT'S MINE for the munching!

Well, well.

Sean BEARdain, intrepid food explorer meets plant dispersal omnivore.

How about an apertif of civet coffee?

("Hraka! Hraka!")

cheers

Thanks for the fine foto, frendo.

You can run, but you can't hide:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/running5

(another Gojira jibe for Jim, onegaishimasu ;-)

Sweet jamais vu.

Oh, wait. nevermind

A place and time so beautiful, the memories are dreams, and the dreams, memories.

Congrats on your first trip up Baldy!

some great mixed clouds and views the 3rd, and not too bad crowd-wise for the holiday (incl with the 3-day event @ the notch)

c ya out there,
kind regards,
arocknoid

Sweet! That's a treat to see twins. "HEYyyy, Mr.Bear!! whaddya doin' in there with your big fat tub in the tub! I drink outta that!!" thanks for the pics, always enjoyable Hope the drought impact won't push the fanged ones into Mike's waterhole=Deli mode. well, it's nature kind regards, ar...

Good photo catch while running, tekewin. Cellphone pic, which? Looks like an immature redtailed hawk. (I have the crappiest little screen on this ancient budget laptop/2005!/ and I hope someone else with better viewing will chime in) The upper chest/throat area is pale. Few of the H&Fs have that...

Just happy I'm still around to partake and share the experience. Hmm, while that is a truism for day-to-day living, hope all is A-ok, mon frere. You've been more than generous with sharing your stories, which have value added beyond LAMe posts (another excuse for me not posting, hah). Your Muir Lak...

Mike, mid-week dayhikers suffered the vehicle burglaries. That happened to me twice while hiking, at trailheads @ San Gorgonio. Both occurred with late returns after 10 p.m. The second was a real surprise -- not isolated, campers/activity etc. You know how that goes, though. Also, lousy target vehic...

Good hike, fine pix.
That sheep is Gamma Jr.

Getting warm now; grateful at least for water at Columbine.

and sadly there have been some vehicle break-ins at IHC. grrr

kind regards,
arocknoid

Your narrative is a gem of many facets which belie its brevity. Splendid craft. Fine hike and fotos, too. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/4.bp.blogspot.com/-eht7thJF8h4/VYjiJGjegdI/AAAAAAAAEGs/2uvh2IPPHQY/s400/27_.jpg BTW I hopes you weren't sleepin' in your shoes. and as for the Septo Biker,...

There you have it, making the best of what you have available. Lots of interesting things to explore there, just different... And as for the Loxahatchee: "This river don't go to Aintry. You done taken a wrong turn. See uh, this here river don't go nowhere near Aintry." kind regards, Arockn...

Thanks for the TR and great pics, Elwood. That's a favorite area, though I don't get there very much anymore (drive/time is stacked unfavorably, grr). Which is why it offers solitude, eh? gorgeous views. *perfect* weather. limited yuckthorn. stinka-pin not in bloom. no gnats. good times! (no sunglas...

Enjoy your retirement, Richard.

You can take the man out of the mountains, but you can't take the mountains out of the man. (eyeroll)

Thanks so much for your posts; you've always contributed helpful and insightful content, and delightful TRs.

All the best to you and your wife,
Arocknoid

Thanks for the TR and pics. Happy Birthday, too! ;-} I too was grateful for the chance to get in a couple of snow hikes after the late season flurries which fortunately fell for us. Eerily bereft of other hikers, just as you enjoyed. and thanks for the Winter into Spring photo: https://eispiraten.co...

Fast moving opossum. The opposing "thumb" of the hindfoot often points nearly 90 degrees from the direction of travel, and the soft pads don't print as well. Note the deep portion of the distal toes, indicating forceful drive on the pushoff portion of the stride. The thumb will have much l...

Fantastic photos of these beauteous birds! Extremely challenging to capture good images like that. Well done, sir. Thanks for the post. (I love to watch those jeweled rocketbirds. This year we had a nest right at our front entryway; we were so cautious not to disturb that I took only a few photos ve...

Mars is doing the Hundred Peaks Section 25 times , and then finito, retiring to parts mentioned but not widely broadcast. Yessir, 2500 peaks... As for the bird, when I hear "steel blue, and white " in that neck of the woods (with your photo, lousy on my lanternbox) me thinks of Western Scr...

Refreshing pause.


"Does this tub make my butt look big?"



That big ol' bumbly bear recalls the cartoonish enamoration of Yogi of youth.

Thanks for the TC pics, Mike.

No collar. Appears to be young adult (warning -- graphic images in video)

What a shame.

It can be pleasant to reminisce for times that came before our own, but that prism is often rose-colored glass. Cue Rod Serling et alia who have explored that theme---fondly! Personally, I appreciate the nearness of an opportunity for solitude in the wilderness (now, about those dang busloads of hik...

The eman! Good to see you here. Hope the family are all fine.

What a delightful double encounter for you. Those 'horns are always fun to watch.

kind regards,
arocknoid

According to the website for the Bulldog runs: "There will be some orange surveyor ribbons to mark significant turns on the course however they cannot be guaranteed." Not clear if this is just for the training runs, but no mention is made of any other colors, and photos of the races of 201...

Recent pics of Western Tanagers--both sightings were near dusk On the Chapman Trail above Cedar Glen: https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www.pbase.com/sol28cat/image/156877751/original.jpg And on trail @ Dobbs: https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www.pbase.com/sol28cat/image/156877752/origina...

That's a shame if the fawn didn't make it.

But, after all,

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Fantastic photos, Richard. Always delightful to watch the bighorns. BTW, they do eat evergreens (as well as do other things with them ;-) Breaking my NPBHR pix rule: https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www.pbase.com/sol28cat/image/156686075/original.jpg https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www....

Very nice, Tom. They (males of course) are at their brightest when courting. The red disappears in autumn and winter. Great timing to get that photo; thanks for posting. Is that hike as nice as it sounds? We get tanagers in the back yard (incl hepatic) but they all tend to hang around out back in th...

You are wrong, TdR. As I always say, I'm not that great of a writer This is some damn good writing: Fish fork was a great example for my close peeps on here. We assumed it had been explored obviously, but we were not sure to what extent as there was no info online or in books, or by the local networ...

Mike P wrote: Hello, Stupidville, we found your mayor... Well, not exactly. Photographer/videographer was just doing his day job. This is the context: " Drew Hamilton, a fish and wildlife technician with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game , filmed a close encounter he had with a brown bear ...