WhiskeyZero
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Post by WhiskeyZero on Dec 7, 2017 11:28:43 GMT -5
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WhiskeyZero
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Post by WhiskeyZero on Dec 7, 2017 11:32:43 GMT -5
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Post by MsAli on Dec 7, 2017 11:34:05 GMT -5
Beautiful country! Is photography another hobby??
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 7, 2017 11:40:18 GMT -5
Those are really cool pictures. I'm a Jeep guy myself, but I like those Toyotas.
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Post by roy on Dec 7, 2017 12:09:28 GMT -5
awesome love the yota
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fishnpinball
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Post by fishnpinball on Dec 7, 2017 13:17:44 GMT -5
Nice ride.
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Post by Tommy on Dec 7, 2017 15:48:32 GMT -5
Fantastic! Welcome and thanks for the spectacular views.
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Post by Pat on Dec 7, 2017 15:52:45 GMT -5
.... but show us the rocks you found on your trips!!
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WhiskeyZero
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Post by WhiskeyZero on Dec 7, 2017 19:26:05 GMT -5
Beautiful country! Is photography another hobby?? Yes it is. My plan has been to retire from my desk job in my 50's and become a full time nature photographer. |
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WhiskeyZero
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Post by WhiskeyZero on Dec 7, 2017 19:35:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2017 20:19:49 GMT -5
Cool pics! Thanks. This mountain looks angry!  |
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 7, 2017 20:48:59 GMT -5
Keep these pictures coming! What state are you in? What the heck is up with the ice picture? Did the road melt out naturally?
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Post by MsAli on Dec 7, 2017 21:47:38 GMT -5
Beautiful country! Is photography another hobby?? Yes it is. My plan has been to retire from my desk job in my 50's and become a full time nature photographer. Your off to a great start! Beautiful pics! |
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WhiskeyZero
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Post by WhiskeyZero on Dec 8, 2017 8:22:45 GMT -5
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WhiskeyZero
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Post by WhiskeyZero on Dec 8, 2017 8:41:29 GMT -5
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 8, 2017 8:48:32 GMT -5
I've only been to the rockies once, in a minivan. We wouldn't all fit in the Jeep for two weeks. I got nervous driving in the mountains on a paved road, I don't know how I'd do on gravel. I'd be going very slow, that's for sure. The worst I get around here is some snow and mud.
Your pictures make me want to go to Colorado. The mountains are beautiful. Don't you have any maples there? That's where the great fall colors are. I do like the fall colors with the snow though, we don't get that here very often.
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WhiskeyZero
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Post by WhiskeyZero on Dec 8, 2017 8:55:19 GMT -5
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Post by WhiskeyZero on Dec 8, 2017 9:04:32 GMT -5
I've only been to the rockies once, in a minivan. We wouldn't all fit in the Jeep for two weeks. I got nervous driving in the mountains on a paved road, I don't know how I'd do on gravel. I'd be going very slow, that's for sure. The worst I get around here is some snow and mud. Your pictures make me want to go to Colorado. The mountains are beautiful. Don't you have any maples there? That's where the great fall colors are. I do like the fall colors with the snow though, we don't get that here very often. Unfortunately the mountains are pine, spruce, douglas fir, and aspen. The elevation is too high for anything else. I was born and raised in Baltimore and I really miss the hardwood forests back east. Each year I used to lead a group of friends on a drive along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah NP to see the fall color.  Incredible Fall Color by Dave, on Flickr  Mary's Rock Tunnel by Dave, on Flickr  Bald Eagle by Dave, on Flickr As for the shelf roads, they can get a little hairy at times. My wife gets out and walks when we get to them. She hates feeling trapped in a vehicle that is close to an edge like that. They are a lot of fun when the road is very narrow and uneven so you are leaning at a 30 or 40 degree angle toward the edge. Black Bear Pass in Colorado is the state's most notorious trail because of the tight switchbacks. It was made for miners and mules to go from Telluride to some of the mines in the mountains and then on to Ouray. My FJ was almost too wide for some spots. There are very tight, narrow switchbacks that require more than a 3 point turn to get around. There is a part called the steps that is steep rock steps with loose shale on top that drops down and around a curve with nothing in front to stop you from going off the edge and landing 2000' below. Each year people go off the edge and a lot of people have died on the Black Bear. Each year the sheriff wants to close the road and we all have to start up campaigns to keep it open. I'll add some Black Bear Pass photos to this thread. |
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Post by captbob on Dec 8, 2017 9:07:15 GMT -5
OUTSTANDING photos. Stunning country. .... but show us the rocks you found on your trips!! Right Pat! Drive 20 feet and get out to look for rocks. Drive 20 feet and get out ... repeat okay, maybe a quarter mile at a time and search a larger area. Either way, it's gonna take a LONG time to get there! |
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Post by captbob on Dec 8, 2017 9:08:23 GMT -5
Bonus points for the NRA Life Member sticker
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