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Post by MrP on Sept 28, 2014 8:24:28 GMT -5
Mother nature in all her glory!!!!
Thank You.......MrP
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 28, 2014 8:43:20 GMT -5
Great photos!!!! Montana will always be my favorite state!! Whats the story on the photo with the bear???
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Post by kk on Sept 28, 2014 9:02:57 GMT -5
Great trip. Looks like you had fun.
Thanks for bringing us along. Always good to see the trips you folks are on.
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Sept 28, 2014 9:17:46 GMT -5
them rocks in the stream look pretty colorful.
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Sept 28, 2014 9:28:53 GMT -5
Thanks for the beautiful pictures. Yep, those first couple look like a Russell picture.
That poison ivy would worry me more than the ghost bear, LOL.
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by bcrockhound on Sept 28, 2014 16:33:13 GMT -5
So beautiful. We are lied to in Canada about how America looks. I took a road trip through Washington/Oregon/Cali/Arizona/Neavada/corner of Utah last year and was absolutely blown away. I can't wait to visit the States more, and Montana is high on my list now. The scenery is beautiful, people are nice, and everything's so cheap!
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Post by snowmom on Sept 28, 2014 16:41:45 GMT -5
beautiful indeed! I could almost hear the water and smell the drying leaves.. truly magic! Thanks for taking us along!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 28, 2014 18:54:00 GMT -5
Bill lives in paradise. Great photos, great subjects. not sure about the bear, is he smiling or licking his lips...
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Post by grayfingers on Sept 29, 2014 8:52:20 GMT -5
Yeah, the photo with the bear was just too good not to provide what I saw as the missing element. I chose a bear that has just stood up and is trying to access what he is dealing with. This is a most likely pose one second after contact, now either the bear will break off and run, posture, (sling head side to side, show teeth) or just charge. He does have a look humans might see as "Sweet, lunch has arrived!"
My friend was "slipping" his revolver to loosen the tension to holster before we got into the heavy cover. (So if a bear appears, one can draw the gun without it sticking in the holster) There are mostly black bears here but as this is the foothills of "The Bob" (Bob Marshall Wilderness), Grizzlies are known here too. Everyone who lives in this area has lost stock and or pets to the bears and Mountain lions. This past year one of their neighbors returned to find a lion in their house, had broken a window to get at their cat. The week before we were there a neighbor had to put down their dog who came home missing a leg. You really do have to pack heat when walking. I prefer this to the dangers in a city.
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Sept 29, 2014 10:07:20 GMT -5
Why don't you all just feed the mountain lions so they don't have to eat your pets?
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Post by panamark on Sept 29, 2014 10:09:32 GMT -5
LOL. A while back our neighbor called us to ask if deer can climb trees. I am not making this up and she was serious. Turns out a lion had killed a deer and rather than "burying" it like they usually do, he dragged it up into a tree to keep it from being stolen by other animals. Yeah, they are strong enough to drag a deer up a tree.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 29, 2014 11:25:06 GMT -5
LOL. A while back our neighbor called us to ask if deer can climb trees. I am not making this up and she was serious. Turns out a lion had killed a deer and rather than "burying" it like they usually do, he dragged it up into a tree to keep it from being stolen by other animals. Yeah, they are strong enough to drag a deer up a tree. Almost can't blame her for asking, hard to believe that cat is that strong. They say leopards and Jaguars and cougars are pound for pound strong. |
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Post by quartz on Sept 29, 2014 22:36:34 GMT -5
Thanks for the trip, good pics. of great country.
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Post by bsky4463 on Sept 30, 2014 9:12:36 GMT -5
Nice photo essay Bill, and I like the artistic license....Isnt it great there are corners of the planet you can still go and immerse yourself in nature. Love it. Our week in the Bob Marshall this year was epic. Cheers
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Post by beefjello on Sept 30, 2014 20:24:42 GMT -5
Gorgeous pictures Bill! One of the things I miss about living up north from here (Flagstaff area) is the changing of the aspen leaves. Nice job with the bear shop.. looks like you captured the dramatic moment in real time!
Thanks for the postcard perfect post!
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Post by nowyo on Sept 30, 2014 22:00:22 GMT -5
Great pictures. We've had some great colors down here this year and it looks like you have, too. Thanks for posting those.
Russ
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