Wild Thing~ Road/Trail blockage.....lets see what wild thing has blocked your path!

[Scenic WonderRunner]

OK....

How about we share what "Wild Thing" has blocked our forward progress!

I did this at another board.....and guys had a lot of fun with it......but now it might get REAL interesting with Africa!


Here is a shot of 100's or 1,000's...(lost count)....of sheep :chowtime: (with real live Basque sheep hearders) crossing the hwy. in McCall, Idaho summer 2004.

Of course.....then I couldn't resist sneaking one back to camp for dinner!......(second pic) not!.......hehe

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/File0026.jpg

[pangaea]

From a couple of years ago in Chobe National Park, Botswana. This big bull brought our convoy to a stand still. Trust me, this picture doesn't do him justice, he was HUGE.

http://www.pangaea-expeditions.com/images/africa03images/096elephantxing.jpg

[DesertRose]

This little guy was cruising along in front of the Cruiser for a while, giving us plenty of time to take photos and enjoy the sight of a great desert denizen! (That's Scott getting some great photos; location, just south of our own desert dwelling, between the Sierrita Mountains and the Cerro Colorados.)

http://www.jandrhanson.com/guide.jpg
http://www.jandrhanson.com/tortoise-scott.jpg

[DesertRose]

And from Jonathan, a great shot of a typical roadblock in Maasailand:

http://www.jandrhanson.com/maasairoadblock.jpg

[gjackson]

Okay, I have a lot to contribute to this thread!! :cool: So I'll be nice and break it up!

First road block by war damage in Angola:
http://www.deertracktraders.com/GImage/RoadBlock4.jpg

Then, I know Nathan already did it, but here again are those pesky road blocking nellepantalones. This time in Moremi game reserve in the Okavango in Botswana:
http://www.deertracktraders.com/GImage/RoadBlock3.jpg

And then, also in Moremi in Botswana, a quite pregnant girl with a belly full of letchwe:
http://www.deertracktraders.com/GImage/RoadBlock2.jpg

And I'll be back for another round soon! ;)

cheers

[gjackson]

Wow, I could post on this thread all day!

First task is to spot the road block. And don't cheat and look at the second pic!!
http://www.deertracktraders.com/GImage/SpotTheRoadBlock.jpg

If you didn't see him look carefully down the track to the left. King 'o Beasts in Moremi:
http://www.deertracktraders.com/GImage/RoadBlock1.jpg

Now what could be the road block here? Hmmmmmmmm. . .
http://www.deertracktraders.com/GImage/RoadBlockedBy.jpg

Of course!! Leopard spoor!!!
http://www.deertracktraders.com/GImage/LeopardSpoor.jpg

:rolleyes: Thanks for your patience!! :rolleyes:

cheers :D

[BajaTaco]

It'll be tough to top those :ylsmoke: Good ones Graham!

[gjackson]

Thanks. I've got over 6000 pics from the 9-month trip, so I have a lot of ammo! :ar15:

cheers

[BajaTaco]

Thanks. I've got over 6000 pics from the 9-month trip, so I have a lot of ammo! :ar15:

cheers

Sounds like good material for a book! A BIG coffee table book!

[Jonathan Hanson]

One more elephant shot! They are, after all, pretty much the ultimate living road blocks. At this point the passengers in the vehicle were starting to go, "Uh, Jonathan? Should we, like, move or something?"

http://www.jandrhanson.com/elephantface.jpg

[Jonathan Hanson]

ScenicWonderRunner, I love the shot of the sheep. It's wonderful to know there are still genuine Basque sheepherders around! I've always wanted one of those self-contained wagons they used.

[gjackson]

One more elephant shot! They are, after all, pretty much the ultimate living road blocks. At this point the passengers in the vehicle were starting to go, "Uh, Jonathan? Should we, like, move or something?"


Jonathan, nice shot! Where was that shot taken? And how long was your lens?

cheers

[Jonathan Hanson]

Graham, that shot was taken by our friend Diane. Don't know what lens she was using, but the elephant, a female, was only about 15 feet from the truck.

And that is one magnificent lion!

[DesertRose]

Graham, that shot was taken by our friend Diane. Don't know what lens she was using!


Diane used a Canon EOS Digital Rebel with an f/5.6 zoom, set to 240 mm, fired at 1/100th second at f/16.

Ask the right person and you shall receive ;) .

(Photoshop Metatags - don't leave home without them.)

[Jonathan Hanson]

Smartass.

[DesertRose]

Would you like to know the focal plane distance?
ISO?
Time?
Date?

:shakin:

[gjackson]

Graham, that shot was taken by our friend Diane. Don't know what lens she was using, but the elephant, a female, was only about 15 feet from the truck.

Excellent!!


Diane used a Canon EOS Digital Rebel with an f/5.6 zoom, set to 240 mm, fired at 1/100th second at f/16.

Ask the right person and you shall receive .

Good info! Photoshop is so nice. Now if only I shot digital. . . :smilies27


And that is one magnificent lion!

Yeah, he was a good spot, but I think we deserved it as he was the only lion we saw in Moremi in 10 days! And we saw him on the last day on the way out! Some better pics are:

http://www.deertracktraders.com/GImage/KoB1.jpg
http://www.deertracktraders.com/GImage/KoB2.jpg


Would you like to know the focal plane distance?
ISO?
Time?
Date?

I don't know you well enough to quote Jonathan's last post, so I'll politely decline instead! :D


cheers

[kcowyo]

Lions, elephants and turtles, Oh My!

No Serengeti around here, but I have run across less than amused animals out here on the open range -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/kcowyo/Wyoroadblock.jpg


and not quite blocking the trail, but sad to see nonetheless -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/kcowyo/P1010011.jpg

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Here is my only semi-Africa elephant pic...........

SWR at "Elephant But* Hill" Anza~Borrego Desert........hehe

It only stopped me.....'cause I just had to pose!

[jeffryscott]

plenty of room to get around, but I had to stop for it nevertheless ....

[Brian McVickers]

Cows, In front of my motorbike!

[Scott Brady]

Cant take credit for the image, and I do not know who to give credit to:

But it is is KILLER shot :Wow1:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/photography/temp/tiger.jpg

[BajaTaco]

:smilies27 oh man. :xxrotflma Tell me that isn't photochopped. That is insane! I wonder who was taking the pic, and from where... :Wow1:

[Scott Brady]

Now that you mention it. That sure could be a photochop... :confused:

[datrupr]

If that is a photo chop it is some really nice work! It lloks real enough to me. I think I would have soild myself if I was in that LC. :o

[Brian McVickers]

The definition and clarity of all the parts don't match up very well.
For such detail on the cats the road, truck and background look very blurry.
In fact the clarity of the truck and the back ground look like different pictures.

It's cool though! They even have the truck leaning over a bit from impact!

[DaktariEd]

My turn....
Kenya 2003...solo safari...another elephant shot.
And, yes, he really was that close...about 30 feet. A young bull trying to impress us. He did!
Canon 70-200 at 70mm.

http://www.geocities.com/daktaried/CRW_4934.jpg

[OverlandZJ]

Sorry for the link.

Picture was taken a few months ago in Badlands NP, about a week before the annual roundup. Also came across alot of Pronghorn, Big Horn Sheep, lots of cattle and a few Coyote.

[Scott Brady]

John, that image is fantastic. How close were you to them (or what size lens did you use)?

[OverlandZJ]

That was around 25' away. :chowtime: Here's another shot.

I have a cheapy HP Photosmart 935? i picked up about 2 years ago, takes decent pics. My first digital camera.

I have more pics from this trip on a disc here in my desk, i'll upload a few more in another post.

[Scott Brady]

Wow, very cool... Here is my buffalo shot.

http://www.expeditionswest.com/photography/review/Review_MED/MED_UT_bison.JPG

[articulate]

OK....

How about we share what "Wild Thing" has blocked our forward progress!

I did this at another board.....and guys had a lot of fun with it......
I was browsing through some stock photos for a project and found some really fun stuff. When I saw this photo below, I immediately thought of this thread. :)

How would you like to have this sort of road blockage?

[Scenic WonderRunner]

WooHoo!

Great find......Mark!

Looks like an upper road at Monument Valley.

Now that's the kind of trail blockage I'm tawkin' 'bout!!!!!:jumping:

Been looking for one like that for years......but it's a very illusive mammal!

In fact.....I just may have to head out first thing in the morning and go hunting for one again!:D

[articulate]

WooHoo!

Great find......Mark!

Looks like an upper road at Death Valley.

Now that's the kind of trail blockage I'm tawkin' 'bout!!!!!:jumping:

Been looking for one like that for years......but it's a very illusive mammal!

In fact.....I just may have to head out first thing in the morning and go hunting for one again!:D

This weekend (January 21), believe it or not, is Cowgirl Appreciation (http://www.geocities.com/cksaloon/index.html) at the Crown King Saloon. Wear your hat and get special drink prices. I have a buddy who just bought a Jeep, and he's begging me to take him to Crown King tomorrow. Most road blockage like this will be in town, probably. :)

Cheers,
Mark

[datrupr]

Damn, that would be fun. I have not been to Crown King since last spring, I love that little town. I once played in thier anual golf tournanment, one hole, par 72. It started at the top of the hill and you had to hack your way down into the cup behind the Saloon, it was a hoot! But again, I think that was about 10 years ago. I would love to partake in Cowgirl Appreciation but it will not work for me this weekend.:(

[60seriesguy]

This was my stupid move of the day (he was *not* happy with the truck and wanted to head butt it, my wife was even less pleased)! I'm actually sticking out of the driver's seat of the old Cruiser, but you can't see it, so I'll tell my grandchildren one day that I just walked up to the big bull to "wrassle it"! :)

[atavuss]

these big boys were calmly walking through a parking lot at Yosemite:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/400648/deer@yosemite.JPG

one of them stopped for a parting look:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/400648/deer.JPG

blurry shot of a coyote running along the road, again on the same trip to Yosemite:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/400648/coyote.jpg

[articulate]

HA! Found another one today.........

http://www.neystadt.org/john/album/Tanzania2003/Animals/DSCN2082-Lion-and-a-Jeep.jpg

Just for you savvy African travellers

:beer:

[UncleChris]

Here's mine from my last Great Basin trip

[cruiser guy]

Here's some Central American road blockage! You need to be ready for anything. The slide was there without any warning signs to tell you as you came around a corner.

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Very Kewl Charles!

Thanks for sharing!

Now be VERY Careful on the way up here!

As a reward for your hard work/travels.....I just may even stock the fridge with some Pepsi for you!:elkgrin:

[cruiser guy]

Some more Central American road blockage, just not too wild! Semana Santa and the usual livestock in towns.

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Along the Apache Trail...Memorial Day Weekend.

They sure were eating something Yummy!

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/2006_0529ScottsdaleNiniMay060044.jpg


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/2006_0529ScottsdaleNiniMay060046.jpg

[iguana4x4]

Hey watch out!

2913

[Dave]

Neat thread!

http://www.ilikecoconuts.com/gallery/d/3642-4/IMGP0137.jpg

[CAPTAIN COORS]

this got in our way while driving in baja

[LUISJG]

here is one of my pics it was a parade .

[flywgn]

I had to search my photo albums to find this fellow, then scan it and try to get it onto this thread. Hope it works.

We were on a day trip from Pta Bufeo, Baja California Norte, when we spotted this guy. We had stopped at the old oasis and were nosing about when this ram began to head-butt the rock just to the right of him in the pic. He seemed to object to our intruding on his watering hole.

We watched him for a minute and then drove to a spot about ½-mile away where we could still see him with binoculars. None of us had a decent telephoto lens, so this rendition is of poor quality, nonetheless, a Desert Big Horn Sheep.

Allen R

[Ursidae69]

I nearly ran over this little gila monster last weekend in southern AZ. They are cool lizards. :sombrero:

[paulj]

In British Columbia, horses seem to be more stubborn than cattle when it comes to owning the road. Then there was this ptarmigan who seemed to object to our leaving his campground.

paulj

[kcowyo]

Can anyone (Flywgn? Ursidae69? Jonathan Hanson?) tell me what the heck this Peacock was doing along the Salmon River, near Shoup, Idaho? Miles and miles from any ranch or house?

For Allen - Nice shot of a desert Ram. I had no idea!

RE Big Horn Sheep - the younger Ram on the road was also spotted in Idaho, on the Salmon River. The larger Ram was spotted near Glacier NP, although not technically on the road.

[Ursidae69]

Can anyone (Flywgn? Ursidae69? Jonathan Hanson?) tell me what the heck this Peacock was doing along the Salmon River, near Shoup, Idaho? Miles and miles from any ranch or house?


That's one of them there fancy chickens... :shakin:

[Scenic WonderRunner]

There were more than one Black Sheep in this bunch of rascals!.......we counted!

Heading up to Engineer Pass.....along the Alpine Loop.....Colorado Sept. '06
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/2006_0919Summerinthesanjuans0145.jpg


(P.S. ......my # 11 (nov.) card is out of my back window now....finally passed smog after installing a $285 EGR valve that Mr. Sucky broke!)

[articulate]

That's one of them there fancy chickens... :shakin:
Did you boys see the size of that chicken (http://imdb.com/title/tt0096487/)!?

[Colorado Ron]

Bought as close as I ever have been to a "road block". Check out the rear view mirror. I thought it was kinda cool shot.

[Colorado Ron]

This fella was massive! I never realized the shear strength these guys have! Look at his size compared to a fullsize truck.

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Found this thread again tonight............

So............!

I think it's High Time for a Lioness like Bump!

And...........show us your stuff!



Carry On.........!:beer:








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[Beowulf]

This is a super cool thread. Sadly I don't have any good examples yet.

[77blazerchalet]

Got me diggin' through old photos...

1. Nudist sunbather

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff358/19camper77/sunbather.jpg


2. Bunch of cows. (Herd. Herd! Yeh, I heard of cows...) http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff358/19camper77/heardofcows.jpg


3. This wild thing wasn't moving out of the way anytime soon http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff358/19camper77/AlpineTW.jpg


4. A little "wild" washout is what stops low riding performance hatchbacks dead in their tracks http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff358/19camper77/eRollins.jpg

[JIMBO]

:rally_guys: At 7000 ft, on a trail that goes from OK to rough


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm83/jimbowby/IMGP0675-1.jpg

7300 ft, looked like a FORD


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm83/jimbowby/IMGP0687.jpg[QUOTE]

Typical California hiwy
[QUOTE]http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm83/jimbowby/IMGP0692.jpg

:hehe: :hehe: JIMBO

[Overland Hadley]

4. A little "wild" washout is what stops low riding performance hatchbacks dead in their tracks http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff358/19camper77/eRollins.jpg

Ha Ha. I remember times like that!

[77blazerchalet]

Ha Ha. I remember times like that!
I hate it when that happens. 3 weeks ago, I could have driven up Arrastra Gulch and saved a mile of walking each way, to the point two switchbacks below the Mayflower Mine - the county road was so side and flat and free of rocks. But right at the beginning of that leg, there was a water section 3 feet long by 1 foot deep that was completely impassible for my little car. Youse guys with your real 4x4s would have driven right through it and said "ditch? what ditch?" It was a really nice walk, though, through the pines & aspens.

[77blazerchalet]

'nother one blocked my way up the west side to the Hagerman Tunnel in 1997 (great w side pics at these people's site (http://goh.godevco.com/Trips2005/Hagerman/HagerPass.html) halfway down the page). Made it easily beyond that water spot in 2001, parked at Ivanhoe Lake and biked the rest of the way up to the RR tunnel - 2nd photo.http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff358/19camper77/Hagtunnelroute.jpg

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Another fun Oldie!:elkgrin:

Post up.






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[matt s]

http://www.mattswallingphotography.com/Portfolios/Wildlife/Denali-Wildlife-2/165710189_BpnfC-L-3.jpg

This guy blocked, displayed, and followed our truck for over ten miles in Denali a few years ago. At times he was literally beside my window just staring at me. Weird and completely exhilarating experience. Those yellow eyes just leave you with a spooky feeling.

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Matt!

Awesome Pic!

And Awesome Story!

If it were not for ExPo......I would have never known this!


Carry on with your serious outback self!.....:victory:


Thank You!



....:ylsmoke:




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[Mamontof]

I have a guests from Europe and i am try my best show them with a maximum comfort of :smiley_drive:some spots in North rim Grand canyon .. so after 3 hours of drive i have surprisehttp://fotothing.com/photos/e36/e36516d5265facdccf991d7ed1ebff0c_bb1.jpg http://fotothing.com/photos/5bc/5bcdba14c767b03dd14013e2f7680f86_bb1.jpg

http://fotothing.com/photos/436/436ef1ab5ac306e520c9ac3f4235eccd_c4e.jpg

In a Yellowstone fotothing.com/photos/0c0/0c0e2c71f7c25951cb47f84ed29fd4cc.jpg?ts=1272442365 http://fotothing.com/photos/0c0/0c0e2c71f7c25951cb47f84ed29fd4cc.jpg?ts=1272442365

[UK4X4]

Venezuela- road blocks were quite common in rural areas when electric or water lines were'nt repaired for weeks, the locals would simply block the roads and hold up traffic untill some one paid attention

Estado sucre
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/POshaughnessy/Venezuela/DSC01002.jpg

[Yudda]

Incredible thread !

[refried]

School crossing
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/tomrefried/scan0003-1.jpg?t=1272826916
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/tomrefried/scan0004-1.jpg?t=1272826989
just another day in the San Juans

[ttora4runner]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t257/wormholegamma/Ouray%20Co%20and%20SE%20Utah%20Labor%20Day%2008/Engineers%20Pass/100_1023.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t257/wormholegamma/Skyline%20Drive%208-1-08%20GWT/Camping%20Trip/100_0822.jpg

[Every Miles A Memory]

This guy had traffic stopped for awhile! By the looks of the scrape on his nose, he's either been in a fight with a bumper or another bear

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yellowstone-National-Park-Week/Why-Did-the-Bear-Cross-The/562236858_eEzFz-L.jpg

Photo credit goes to Cindy Bonish as I was driving and she was leaning out the passenger side window to get the shot

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yellowstone-National-Park-Week/Fluffy-Blonde-Seen-Near-Old/561244690_WbhLa-L-1.jpg
Found this guy while on our way back to camp in Yellowstone

[blazinid]

Just holding up traffic like he owns the place, which clearly he doesn't, he isn't paying taxes! :elkgrin:

[refried]

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/tomrefried/animalsandstuff175.jpg?t=1273097295

[Tucson T4R]

Going with the bird theme .........

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m125/bgarland40/07%20Chiricahua%20Mtns/Chiricahua2007057-1.jpg

[Every Miles A Memory]

Ok, I guess we're sticking with Birds

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Travel/Bellingrath-Gardens-Alabama/Ring-Necked-Phesant-Crossing/498794063_fEyai-L-1.jpg

[Tucson T4R]

Ok, I guess we're sticking with Birds

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Travel/Bellingrath-Gardens-Alabama/Ring-Necked-Phesant-Crossing/498794063_fEyai-L-1.jpg

Pat, that little one shouldn't even slow you down. :elkgrin:

[Every Miles A Memory]

Yeah, but I'm the driver, and Cindy was screaming for me to stop so she could take the photo. I guess I should have stated that the photo was taken by my wife...Sorry honey.

Otherwise we would have had dinner via the oil pan :costumed-smiley-007

[Every Miles A Memory]

Ok, to get off the Bird Thread, and I dont know if this even counts because I was trying to catpure the dirt it was kicking up before it hit the road, here is a coyote on the run heading for the road

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yellowstone-National-Park-Week/In-Pursuit-Coyote-crossing-the/561314051_hFN7y-L-1.jpg

Story behind the shot.

Cindy's driving the truck, I'm in the passenger seat with the 400mm on the 30D body. We're driving through Yellowstone in the pouring rain (Which is why the photo is so grainy, it's dark and raining pretty hard in the photo) and we see this coyote running towards the road.

I yell for Cindy to pull over as I jump out of the truck with the big lens in my hand. I dont have time to put in on the monopod so I crouch down leaning against the truck to stablize myself and start tracking the running coyote.

Just as I get everything in focus, I start firing off frames and this was the one I like the best.

[teotwaki]

Great shot! Especially the dirt kicking up!

[Schattenjager]

Great shot! Especially the dirt kicking up!

This is a good thread that Mark started. I was wondering where he was and looked at his profile and saw that he is now banned?? I can think of a lot of other people that should be banned besides him. Especialy guys who illegally climb old growth redwoods and sequoias. That guy caused so much trouble and was never ever banned. Makes no sense whatsoever to me but what do I know.... maybe ScenicWonderRunner is some sort of serial murderer or something :sombrero:

Now that you mention it - surly the 'Banned' thing is a joke? Although I haven't seen any new post from him this week. Mark has some of the most interesting and fun threads on ExPo - seems like all of them go on for pages with nothing but good spirited posts. Always imaginative. I do worry about the '.' key on his keyboard wearing out, however... :) If Mark (SWR) did offend someone, only one of two things could be true - he went completely off the reservation or the offended party is a weak panty waste with banning powers. I can't imagine Mark saying something that offensive unless there was an axe to grind already.

BUT - in the spirit of this thread - I offer the high digital zoom on Mr. Fox. He seemed to be basking in the light of the rising sun:

http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp64/schattenjager27/IMG_2429.jpg



Every Miles A Memeory - I always enjoy your posts too - I really appreciate the artistic touch all of your photos have. Sometimes I catch myself lost in some of the images, and that is never a bad thing!


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[Every Miles A Memory]

Every Miles A Memeory - I always enjoy your posts too - I really appreciate the artistic touch all of your photos have. Sometimes I catch myself lost in some of the images, and that is never a bad thing .

Schattenjager, thanks for the compliments and that Fox is just hilarious! It does look like it's sunning itself and just enjoying the morning despite being in the middle of the road

Hopefully SWR's Banned title is just a joke. I agree, he had some great threads and always had good comments

[Every Miles A Memory]

This is another shot that my wife took (Seems she always gets the great action shots!)

We were driving through Yellowstone when a herd of Buffalo started moving across the road. One scraggler was still off in the field when it looked up and realized the rest of the herd had left it by itself.

The traffic had started moving as we watched this guy race towards the road.

Cindy yelled for me to stop as she opened her door, stood on the side step of the truck and snapped this shot.

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yellowstone-National-Park-4/Jumping-Buffalo-Yellowstone/388355374_WWSTf-L-1.jpg

Of all her photos, it probably is one of my favorites because it would be impossible to recapture again. Well the chances would be slim. So even though there is no road in this shot, this guy had us stopped:Wow1:

[refried]

Not really in my path, but two of these guys were in my driveway this morning
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/tomrefried/bulls005.jpg?t=1273437106
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/tomrefried/bulls006.jpg?t=1273437177

[Clark White]

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yellowstone-National-Park-Week/In-Pursuit-Coyote-crossing-the/561314051_hFN7y-L-1.jpg


What settings did you use for this photo? I'm sure your equipment is much better then mine, but I'm haveing a really hard time getting good shots with my Nikon 300mm in anything other then perfect conditions with something to set the camera on (I think because of movement, though I'm a sharpshooter and can hold pretty steady for that...) so I'm really curious how you got it so clear with a 400mm.

Thanks!
Clark

Edit: I'm using a Nikon D200 with a 70-300mm VR.

[stolenheron]

lemme think of all the critters which have blocked my path. . .
red fox, wild/feral dogs, turkey, turtles/tortoises, snakes of all types, whitetail deer, feral hog, cattle/horses, raccoons/opossums/armadillos/average roadkill animals lol, alligators up to 11ft in length.

i have pictures of 90% of this stuff, i'm too lazy to upload them all right now. but if i see anything new i'll post it in this thread.

[Sexy6Chick]

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yellowstone-National-Park-4/Jumping-Buffalo-Yellowstone/388355374_WWSTf-L-1.jpg

Just...wow. That is amazing.:Wow1::wings:

[SAR_Squid79]

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5682/1002225ov.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/1002225ov.jpg/)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3677/1002224z.jpg (http://img294.imageshack.us/i/1002224z.jpg/)

[Every Miles A Memory]

What settings did you use for this photo? I'm sure your equipment is much better then mine, but I'm haveing a really hard time getting good shots with my Nikon 300mm in anything other then perfect conditions with something to set the camera on (I think because of movement, though I'm a sharpshooter and can hold pretty steady for that...) so I'm really curious how you got it so clear with a 400mm.

Thanks!
Clark

Edit: I'm using a Nikon D200 with a 70-300mm VR.

Two things, good equipment and I'm lucky :elkgrin:

If you've never seen the Canon 400 f/2.8, its a monster and the lens you'll see on the sidelines of most sports arenas. There is a reason for that. The front element, or front glass is about the size of a bowling ball. It will take in a ton of light and allow you to get some amazing shots.

I bumped my ISO up on this shot to 400, and opened the aperature all the way to f/2.8. This allowed me to keep my shutter up at 1/4000th of a second which caught the dirt being kicked up


Just...wow. That is amazing.

Thanks Sexy Chick

[Every Miles A Memory]

Kids these days, they dont care where they are, if they're hungry, they stop and eat

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yellowstone-National-Park-Week/Milk-Break/561338150_ha2Hw-L-1.jpg

[Herbie]

If you've never seen the Canon 400 f/2.8, its a monster and the lens you'll see on the sidelines of most sports arenas. There is a reason for that. The front element, or front glass is about the size of a bowling ball. It will take in a ton of light and allow you to get some amazing shots.

This is one of those lenses my 1st photography teacher described as "all glass". It makes sense when you see one up close (or hold one), big aperture lenses are so much fun, but HEAVY.

[Every Miles A Memory]

Not to get too far off topic, but they arent fun to hand hold. I can only snap off a few shots before my arms start to shake. The lens by itself is a hefty 11.8 lbs

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Travel/March-2009-Georgia-Florida/Pat-Trying-to-shoot-down-small/502407755_ew2Nr-L-1.jpg

That's why I said I was lucky to get that sharp of a shot by hand holding it. It is Image Stabilized, so that helps, but all that glass is heavy

[Every Miles A Memory]

Driving along the Pacific Coast HWY in Northern California, I never thought I'd see these crossing the road :elkgrin:

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Animals/Wildlife-Weve-Photographed/Big-Herd-of-Elk-Crossing-the/399741817_5aM9V-L-1.jpg

That's a Jeep Grand Cherokee behind them waiting for them to cross. Can you imagine hitting one of these suckers!!! Forget a bull bar because they're going through your windshield:Wow1:

[RMP&O]

great thread! :)

I wish I had got pictures of the locals who had a road block in Mexico, it was rather large. Or the cow I saw hit and slide across the pavement then get up and run off. Or the 8ft boa on the road in Panama...but alas I did not. :(

[Rallyroo]

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Travel/March-2009-Georgia-Florida/Pat-Trying-to-shoot-down-small/502407755_ew2Nr-L-1.jpg[/IMG]

Just make sure you're not in New York when you're shooting with that lens. People might mistaken you as holding a mini rocket launcher.



Reference:

BMW X3 Prototype Cause Bomb Scare Outside NY Museum
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/09/breaking-bmw-x3-prototype-reportedly-causes-bomb-scare-outside/

And the shooting of photojournalists in the Middle East by the military in helicopters.

[Every Miles A Memory]

Got a crazy scare one day while out shooting on the coast.

Coastguard chopper was buzzing the coastline pretty low as the wife and I were waiting for an Eagle to come back to its nest.

I picked the lens up like I have it in the photo above to see the helicopter better and as I did it, it slowed down considerable and everyone aboard looked at us

I know the Coast Guards dont have weapons onboard like the gunships do, but it still made me drop the lens pretty fast as I realized what they were thinking...Yes, I can be dumb like that sometimes

[Schattenjager]

Kids these days, they dont care where they are, if they're hungry, they stop and eat

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yellowstone-National-Park-Week/Milk-Break/561338150_ha2Hw-L-1.jpg


LOVE it!
:victory:

[Fergie]

Hiding in the open:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_yH71WDl8nmE/Su86FAryFVI/AAAAAAAAAIc/Z_eJpuE1rw8/s720/Rancho%20Aribabi%2010-31-09%20041.jpg

Not too bright of a Montezuma...

[The Adam Blaster]

No pics on this computer, but I have lots of stories!

Sheep in New Zealand stopped us for about 20 minutes. A LOT of sheep walked past our rental during that 20 minutes!!!
Also in NZ we had a mudslide not quite block the road, but hit the side of the rental and almost push us into the ocean! :Wow1::Wow1:
In Jasper it's a regular occurrence to get stopped by the bighorns, and in town there's usually deer or elk wandering around.

My first trail (not road) blockage that I can remember was when I was mountain biking in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario. I think I was around 18 or so.
I was heading down the back side of a the trail, had a big head of steam and came over a ridge (getting a bit of air) and I see this HUGE moose cow straddling across the tight single track I was headed down.
My eyes went about 10x the size of this guy --> :Wow1:
I slammed on my brakes and luckily the day was a muddy one, and as I gripped the lever the brakes squealed very loudly. The cow was not looking at me, but still bolted off the path after hearing the noise.
I was pretty lucky because I ended up sliding about 8 feet past where the moose was standing.
And if you've ever seen the size of a moose, you know a normal mtn bike would probably go right under it's belly, and I would have taken the impact on my head/shoulders.
That is still the closest I've ever been to a moose, and I'm fine with standing back 100 yds or so. ;)

[Every Miles A Memory]

Adam, I bet you had shorts filled with Mud after that encounter!!!

Fergie, the camoflague on that Quail is about as perfect as it could get. It basically can hide right out in the open

[Fergie]

Adam, I bet you had shorts filled with Mud after that encounter!!!

Fergie, the camoflague on that Quail is about as perfect as it could get. It basically can hide right out in the open
Pat,

I'm significantly color blind; as such, natural animal camo doesnt work on me...great for hunting.

[deserteagle56]

Just after crossing into Grand Canyon National Park on my dirt bike I encountered this sign
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww136/deserteagle56/Arizona%20Strip%20May%202010/IMG_0964.jpg

And a short distance past the sign, Rupert the Reptilian Ranger slithered out from his hiding place to warn me that dirt bikes were not allowed. Alas, he was left gnashing his fangs in frustration when he discovered the Yamaha was street-legal, plated, registered, insured.....
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww136/deserteagle56/Arizona%20Strip%20May%202010/IMG_0966.jpg

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww136/deserteagle56/Arizona%20Strip%20May%202010/IMG_0967.jpg

[fangars]

Catching the heat off what was once the old highway between Phoenix and Superior.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/2637815713_33397207c1_b.jpg
I would have called these mullet snakes, party in the back,
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2638516442_542f0500a7_b.jpg
business in the front.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2637637381_9a8ff8c5cb_b.jpg
Then this happened.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/3690166161_2ca809d32d_b.jpg

[Every Miles A Memory]

Desert Eagle, that thing is HUGE!!!:Wow1: That would leave me shakin in my boots

Fangars, love the angles of the photos for the snake shots and the turtle shot looks hilarious. Like it saw your truck and just went into defense mode

[deserteagle56]

Great shots of the rattler, Fangars! And unusual. I've been running around the desert for 40+ years now and have come across a great number of rattlers. The ones I see are NEVER stretched out in a straight line like that - they were always in an S-curve, always ready to strike if needed. You must have caught this guy kicking back, sunning and relaxing! As far as the tortoise, they seem to be very tolerant of activity around them as long as it doesn't get up close and personal to them. Years ago I was photographing an off-road race just outside of Vegas and came across a tortoise calmly chomping away on some plant while 30 feet away those extremely loud race rigs were flying by at 80 mph.
Pat, that is a gopher snake (most call them bull snakes around here) and they are completely harmless but they do grow to nearly 6 feet long. They are prolific hunters of rodents; I've plenty living around my place and I leave them be. Even my daughter at a very young age learned to put on some gloves, pick one up if it came into the yard, and take it back out into the desert. They also eat birds and bird eggs - here is a shot of one I found in my barn, in a bird's nest it had just cleaned out. This was at the top of a 13 foot post - how he got up there I surely don't know!
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww136/deserteagle56/Arizona%20Strip%20May%202010/bullsnakebirdnest.jpg

[Every Miles A Memory]

Speaking of Tortoises, we met this guy while a group of us were riding the Dual Sport Utah 500 (http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Sports/Dual-Sport-Utah-500-2009/10039271_6695V#687809319_hDF7x) through Canyonlands National Park

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Sports/Dual-Sport-Utah-500-2009/Not-What-you-Expect-to-Find-in/687809319_hDF7x-L-1.jpg

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Sports/Dual-Sport-Utah-500-2009/Trying-to-Take-on-a-African/687810767_BarCG-L-1.jpg

[Ursidae69]

Atrox blocking my path.

http://www.chucksweb.net/Trips/2009/RSprings/album/slides/IMG_0205.JPG

Later that trip, a millipede! :coffeedrink:

http://www.chucksweb.net/Trips/2009/RSprings/album/slides/IMG_0213.JPG

...but I moved him off the road...
http://www.chucksweb.net/Trips/2009/RSprings/album/slides/IMG_0220.JPG

[The Adam Blaster]

Adam, I bet you had shorts filled with Mud after that encounter!!!


I was good, my whole body tightened up pretty quick when I saw it standing there, not even a molecule of air could have escaped my body at that point! lol

I remember coming to a stop and getting off my bike to look where it tramped off to. I looked on the trail and saw it's hoof prints almost 2 bike lengths back! I think hitting a moose while I was on my bike would have felt like hitting a brick wall!

[Peter_n_Margaret]

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/Peter_n_Margaret/Slide18-1.jpg

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Wild Turkeys. San Diego back country......:chowtime:


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/2006_1203SeaportVillageJulian006-1.jpg



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[DrMoab]

Does this qualify?

Ran into this wild thing in the middle of nowhere. Nobody around it. No foot prints...nothing.

However there was cold beer in the cooler.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g265/DrMoab/IConTheRocks/MoabMayham098.jpg

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g265/DrMoab/IConTheRocks/MoabMayham102.jpg

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g265/DrMoab/IConTheRocks/MoabMayham100.jpg

[Every Miles A Memory]

ROFLMAO!! That things right there with the Suzuki Sidekick US Navy Vehicle

[1speed]

In the Pecos Wilderness NM on the way back from Expo10, a herd of about 50 crossed the road.
We saw them all grazing together in a valley later about a 1/4 mile from our camp.
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/singlespeedin/Overland%20Expo%2010/P4200525.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/singlespeedin/Overland%20Expo%2010/P4200522.jpg

[tommudd]

Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
He walked right out if front of us, then when the driver raced the engine a bit he spun around to see " What we wanted?"
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p102/tommudd/ONB00304.jpg
I think they were heading for the Mall but not sure
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p102/tommudd/ONB00338.jpg

[Tucson T4R]

Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
He walked right out if front of us, then when the driver raced the engine a bit he spun around to see " What we wanted?"
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p102/tommudd/ONB00304.jpg
I think they were heading for the Mall but not sure
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p102/tommudd/ONB00338.jpg

Now that is one large "wild thing". :Wow1:

[FJR Colorado]

Udderly in the way...

http://i47.tinypic.com/4jnkb5.jpg

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Been an Udderly quiet Summer....?




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[Doron]

Just a little storm and 2 day block..
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=46247&stc=1&d=1283932138

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=46248&stc=1&d=1283932138

[Mamontof]

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/1f5/1f52e53a97c6c9f70203775775c02bc0_36e.jpg

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/403/403a08f40a06c9820447bbb47783e3af_e31.jpg

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/0e4/0e48c6b995a729825f9da4689a96b72d_bff.jpg

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/0c0/0c0e2c71f7c25951cb47f84ed29fd4cc_25b.jpg

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/7c4/7c4bd6aba2ae65cd9cafd86433d9c537.jpg?ts=1283940337

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/a3a/a3adc7843694d123a45712145d868efe.jpg?ts=1283940612

[Zam15]

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/a3a/a3adc7843694d123a45712145d868efe.jpg?ts=1283940612

I would need to change my pants if that happened to me and tell whoever was on the right side to not open their door... :smileeek:

[Overland Hadley]

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/a3a/a3adc7843694d123a45712145d868efe.jpg?ts=1283940612

I got the shivers just looking at that photo.

[TJDIV]

I guess I could've still drove around him, but felt compelled to stop and move it off the road.

Not bad for an iPhone pic :)

http://tjdiv.smugmug.com/photos/957323221_ikit7-L.jpg

[stolenheron]

I guess I could've still drove around him, but felt compelled to stop and move it off the road.

Not bad for an iPhone pic :)

http://tjdiv.smugmug.com/photos/957323221_ikit7-L.jpg

good looking snapping turtle! i caught at least 3 of them this summer crossing the road by my place in south florida. 2 of them were pretty good size and were probably pushing 40+ years old. that one there is at least twice my age.

i pull at least 2-3 turtles out of the road/traffic during the wet season lol. poor guys never stand a chance, and i always feel for them.

[Mamontof]

[QUOTE=TJDIV;705331]I guess I could've still drove around him, but felt compelled to stop and move it off the road.

Not bad for an iPhone pic :)

Have no idea your Phone so Hi Tech or your skills :Wow1:

Great shut !

[Mamontof]

I got the shivers just looking at that photo.

Well that art of hi acknowledge drive 4x4 :wings:

[partsflyin]

Had several critters block the road on me at Yellowstone.
This guy was running right down the center line. Took me a second or two to get over it and find my camera.

https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/824305/fullsize/yellowstone1-077.jpg

This guy OWNED the road! Love how he dwarfs the mustang.
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/824324/fullsize/yellowstone1-106.jpg
Pronghorn
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/824346/fullsize/yellowstone1-176.jpg
A nice herd early morning in Lamar valley.
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/824347/fullsize/yellowstone1-177.jpg

[stolenheron]

most recent blockages.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs039.ash2/35318_1342089548131_1107960116_30844094_2254550_n. jpg
yellow ratsnake

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs022.ash2/34474_1342102068444_1107960116_30844173_4910903_n. jpg
cotton tail

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30863923&id=1107960116

crested cara cara taking off. imo, the most beautiful and unique bird of prey that you can find in FL, TX, or Mexico.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs038.snc4/34249_1350995890784_1107960116_30863933_5466313_n. jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs018.ash2/34249_1350995770781_1107960116_30863930_4254705_n. jpg
terrible picture, it was hard to whip teh camera out, but it is a bobcat that ran across the road.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs022.ash2/34455_1352817416321_1107960116_30867657_1474490_n. jpg
white tail doe.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs062.snc4/34474_1342102308450_1107960116_30844179_563125_n.j pg
plenty of alligators too, where the road flooded over. lots of hatchlings and one 7ft female.
the back of the alligator is dead center of the picture on the right side of the "road"

[kareldef]

:victory: une petite chèvre
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_BljnViw--_Y/SkPWV47jwhI/AAAAAAAAFx0/Lh6e4lKsAvo/s576/IMG_0707.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BljnViw--_Y/SkPWcPmNPCI/AAAAAAAAFyA/BUm7HMZKc3c/s800/IMG_0711.JPG

Maroc
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BljnViw--_Y/SDwu7eYHVnI/AAAAAAAABss/CXPNYdOamM8/s800/001%20maroc%20167.JPG
:smiley_drive:

[Safado]

Great pics as usual Pat.

For those that don't know, that's someones pet they turned loose at some point. It's an African Spur Thigh Tortoise, obviously not native to Utah. They're either the 2nd or 3rd largest in the world, and it's probably pretty rare to see one in the "wild" like that. Who knows what it's doing to the vegetation; I'd LOVE to see it's burrow too! We actually have a pair here at the house for the kids. Hard to imagine they'll get that big :Wow1: and what we'll do with them once they do. I'll have to post a pic later, but they were both the same size a year ago, and one is now triple the other. They can grow fast.

thanks for sharing.



Speaking of Tortoises, we met this guy while a group of us were riding the Dual Sport Utah 500 (http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Sports/Dual-Sport-Utah-500-2009/10039271_6695V#687809319_hDF7x) through Canyonlands National Park

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Sports/Dual-Sport-Utah-500-2009/Not-What-you-Expect-to-Find-in/687809319_hDF7x-L-1.jpg

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Sports/Dual-Sport-Utah-500-2009/Trying-to-Take-on-a-African/687810767_BarCG-L-1.jpg

[Sexy6Chick]

We came to a skidding halt for this guy - thought he was dead he was so still. But then he started moving and we stepped back haha.

http://sexy6chick.smugmug.com/Offroad/Edwards-Park/P9196995/1017998977_pNE4D-L.jpg

[Hill, Bill E.]

Great thread, and great pics!

I've been stopped by bears, moose, deer, sheep, etc.

But the worst, that was a box tortoise in the Mohave.

Ft. Irwin has trails everywhere, but a few are very narrow, becuase of the box tortoise.

We had one hold up our convoy for more than 12 hours:Wow1:

We weren't allowed to move it, or even approach it. Had to stay over 100 feet from it.:snorkel:

We were towards the back, and since we couldn't move it, go around it, or turn around (becuase of the trail restraint in that area) we just pulled out the stove, and made coffee, then took a nap:coffeedrink:

[Tucson T4R]

We came to a skidding halt for this guy - thought he was dead he was so still. But then he started moving and we stepped back haha.

http://sexy6chick.smugmug.com/Offroad/Edwards-Park/P9196995/1017998977_pNE4D-L.jpg

Is it my monitor or does this guy have greenish tinge to it? If so it may have been the rude Mojave rattler. Good to stay away from those nasty boys.:Wow1: Cool catch.

[JackW]

A group of Land Rovers were up at Tellico back in 2006 and we went up this dead end Forest Service road to the top of a mountain. On the way back out we came around a corner to fnd this tree had fallen over, completely blocking the trail. When asked if anyone had a chain saw Denny said "yeah , I've got one .... back in my tent about six miles from here".

http://solaros1.smugmug.com/Land-Rover-Events/Tellico-April-2006/IMG3160/979551583_t4wJf-L.jpg (http://solaros1.smugmug.com/Land-Rover-Events/Tellico-April-2006/13455225_HUAVj#979551583_t4wJf-A-LB)

So we had to do this...

http://solaros1.smugmug.com/Land-Rover-Events/Tellico-April-2006/IMG3163/979551700_tmc3c-L.jpg (http://solaros1.smugmug.com/Land-Rover-Events/Tellico-April-2006/13455225_HUAVj#979551700_tmc3c-A-LB)

And shortly before that happened we had to deal with this...

http://solaros1.smugmug.com/Land-Rover-Events/Tellico-April-2006/IMG3154/979551288_MSMQJ-L.jpg (http://solaros1.smugmug.com/Land-Rover-Events/Tellico-April-2006/13455225_HUAVj#979551288_MSMQJ-A-LB)

[Sexy6Chick]

Is it my monitor or does this guy have greenish tinge to it? If so it may have been the rude Mojave rattler. Good to stay away from those nasty boys.:Wow1: Cool catch.

Not your monitor..he was definitely greenish.

[DrMoab]

I almost ran over this guy yesterday crossing the road out in the West Desert of Utah. I thought it was a lizard at first but realized it was moving much too slow for a lizard and it just didn't look...right.

I yelled at the guy behind me that I thought there was a big spider crossing the road and I was right. I turned around and we all had some fun shooting photos as he lumbered along looking for a mate.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5069949515_b25bd1ffd2_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/docmoab/5069949515/

[PKDreamers]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Lxivr3ihN2A/TLpRL_fmm-I/AAAAAAAAA2c/DVpTj7wXMa8/s640/Bundjalung%2010.01.09%20007.jpg

We thought we should stop at this sign!!!!

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Lxivr3ihN2A/TLo5tPANz6I/AAAAAAAAA0o/Yvj4swKQD0M/s640/pics%20002.JPG

These fury guys stopped us at Bundjalung National Parks NSW


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Lxivr3ihN2A/TLo6vcgAnII/AAAAAAAAA0w/_AsuvzUqePE/s720/Trip%202009%20prt3%20206.JPG

This Shingle Back stopped us in outback NSW

[Vermejo]

http://newmexicobackroads.smugmug.com/COLORADO/Into-Colorado/DSC0617/667269356_x4PXr-L-1.jpg (http://newmexicobackroads.smugmug.com/COLORADO/Into-Colorado/8950327_H2qFS#667269356_x4PXr-A-LB)

[Every Miles A Memory]

What are the furry things crossing the road?

Jake, that shot makes me clench my butt cheeks just looking at it:Wow1:

[Mamontof]

]

Wow , did you finish trip or go back ?
Great Photo :victory:

[Vermejo]

Jake, that shot makes me clench my butt cheeks just looking at it:Wow1:


Wow , did you finish trip or go back ?
Great Photo :victory:

Thanks!

I had no other choice than to backup a few hundred yards to a turnaround.

More pics from the trip be found HERE (http://newmexicobackroads.blogspot.com/search/label/Mosquito%20Pass)

[PKDreamers]

[QUOTE=Every Miles A Memory;732099]What are the furry things crossing the road?

Hi they are Processionary Caterpillar or in Latin Ochrogaster lunifer.
They are the caterpillars og the Bag-shelter Moth.
When you in the bush and they get in down your shirt or anywhere you can come out with a rash.

[AlekG]

This not only blocked my way:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/AlekG/Tree.jpg













It actually crunched my Trailblazer:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/AlekG/Truck.jpg

I was NOT a happy overlander.


You can read more about it on my X88 expeditions (http://88xpeditions.blogspot.com/search/label/_TAccident?updated-max=2007-05-15T21%3A14%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=1#PageNo=3) blog.

[DrMoab]

Wow, that sucks. What are the odds?

[Scenic WonderRunner]

This not only blocked my way:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/AlekG/Tree.jpg













It actually crunched my Trailblazer:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/AlekG/Truck.jpg

I was NOT a happy overlander.


You can read more about it on my X88 expeditions (http://88xpeditions.blogspot.com/search/label/_TAccident?updated-max=2007-05-15T21%3A14%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=1#PageNo=3) blog.


AlekG....

You win the Prize for the Best Ever Road/Trail Blockage!

If you ever make it to Scram Diego....the Fish Tacos and Beers are on me!


Carry On!:costumed-smiley-007



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[Zam15]

Not like it really would have stopped me but I let it cross safely:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e302/Zam15/DSC00498.jpg

[Hill, Bill E.]

Mosquito Pass

Great pic! Mosquito Pass was the first 'real' pass I ran during my CO trip last Sept. Glad we had better weather than that! We get enough snow at home!:elkgrin:

[AxeAngel]

And shortly before that happened we had to deal with this...

http://solaros1.smugmug.com/Land-Rover-Events/Tellico-April-2006/IMG3154/979551288_MSMQJ-L.jpg (http://solaros1.smugmug.com/Land-Rover-Events/Tellico-April-2006/13455225_HUAVj#979551288_MSMQJ-A-LB)

Poor line?

-Sam

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Poor line?

-Sam

No such thing as a "Poor Line" in Total Mud Slick!

Anything can happen, at Any time...to Anyone!






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[AlekG]

AlekG....

You win the Prize for the Best Ever Road/Trail Blockage!

If you ever make it to Scram Diego....the Fish Tacos and Beers are on me!


Carry On!:costumed-smiley-007



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Thanks for the invite!

Actually, TheRoadie is in San Diego. We actually met halfway a year ago in MO at an event. He can be my proxy :smiley_drive:

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Time for an update!

We know you have some good shots!

Post Up!


...:cow:



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[Every Miles A Memory]

Not what you want to see pop up behind a big log while hiking in Yellowstone

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Yellowstone-National-Park/Yellowstone-National-Park-3/Peek-A-Boo-Grizzly-Grizzly-at/591757912_TnUAs-L-2.jpg

[Mamontof]

Not what you want to see pop up behind a big log while hiking in Yellowstone[/IMG]

Should we start New ...why block a trail when hiking :wings:

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/745/74590353cedba47cf5294a6952aa82b0_76f.jpg

By the way very nasty moody unfriendly Elk ( the same park Monmouth geysers )

[Every Miles A Memory]

On our way home from Bodie Ghost Town (http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Ghost-Towns/Bodie-Ghost-Town-California/5556356_iYutB#340416479_4cdJV) in California, we had to stop and wait while this herd of sheep crossed the road.

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Ghost-Towns/Bodie-Ghost-Town-California/Herds-of-Sheep-on-the-Road-to/340416479_4cdJV-L-3.jpg

My pit bull was going insane in the back seat of the truck while he sat drooling all over the place watching all these things. He wanted to get out so bad and chase them...LOL

[Every Miles A Memory]

We waited for this thing to get out of the road so we'd know which way it was going...swamps on both sides of the dirt road...then my wife gets out and starts fooling around.

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Travel/Avery-Island-Louisiana/Gator-Stalker-Jungle-Gardens/337076038_bHAtx-L-3.jpg

I was just waiting for it to turn around and start chasing her...LOL I was laughing so hard I almost couldnt take this photo

It did turn around and give us good hiss to let us know we should back off

http://everymilesamemory.smugmug.com/Travel/Avery-Island-Louisiana/Rearing-up-ready-to-Strike/337080401_V6X5o-L-3.jpg

[Mamontof]

We waited for this thing to get out of the road so we'd know which way it was going...swamps on both sides of the dirt road...then my wife gets out and starts fooling around.

I was just waiting for it to turn around and start chasing her...[/IMG]

So in the end we do not have a proper photo , and your wife lost a dinner ...:Wow1:

Nothing better as fresh alligator meat , taste like a chicken as soon cut a tail :chef:

Great action photo :wings:

I try chase my dinner but he way to fast http://www.fotothing.com/photos/622/62279b03b0f26eeb6ca997ce38d323f8_856.jpg

[Rubicon_Fan]

Interesting thread..
Big horn sheep in Osoyoos, BC http://184.72.239.143/mu/18528ae9-4dff-acb4.jpg
These grouse where in my way, then they were in my bowl :)
http://184.72.239.143/mu/18528ae9-4e63-f804.jpg
Didn't wanna leave for good 20 Minutes. Near Princeton, BC
http://184.72.239.143/mu/18528ae9-4ebc-6a98.jpg


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[Every Miles A Memory]

That black bear doesnt look like its missed too many meals!!!

[Zam15]

Nice pics everyone!

[LACamper]

This not only blocked my way:

It actually crunched my Trailblazer:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/AlekG/Truck.jpg

I was NOT a happy overlander.


You can read more about it on my X88 expeditions (http://88xpeditions.blogspot.com/search/label/_TAccident?updated-max=2007-05-15T21%3A14%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=1#PageNo=3) blog.

OUCH! I'm an insurance agent and I just cringed. I can only imagine the phone call you had to make to your insurance company monday morning...

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Thank You All!

Who have contributed to this thread since 2005!

Awesome Pics and Adventures!




....Keep Going!....:sombrero::costumed-smiley-007:ylsmoke:




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[Scenic WonderRunner]

Nice pics everyone!

What happened to your Pics?


They were Awesome!

Please post them back up.

It's OK!....:sombrero::costumed-smiley-007:ylsmoke:



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[Tucson T4R]

What happened to your Pics?


They were Awesome!

Please post them back up.

It's OK!....:sombrero::costumed-smiley-007:ylsmoke:



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I agree. Nothing cooler that desert tortoises. :wings:

[john101477]

Some great Images guys. Seems like the only thing that has been blocking my path lately is gates and water. Been purposely finding gators and birds to photograph here in sunny Florida

[Zoltar]

mmmmoooooOOOOOOOOoooooooovvvve!

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