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Cole_Robbie · September 11, 2016

So that's where GMC got the SUV name. Nice pic.

Worth1 · September 11, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

So that's where GMC got the SUV name. Nice pic.

AKA Mount McKinley after the president that was assassinated.
I prefer the Native name myself and what it is called since 2015 officially.

Some times the pilots would circle the mountain real close when we were flying back and forth to the North Slope.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...YWNIxl0gMNbVBQ

Salsacharley · September 11, 2016

Now that'll grab your attention! 20,310 ft. The foreground is probably a mere 12,000 ft. or so. Looks like the timberline is just being exceeded in the foreground.

Salsacharley · September 11, 2016

By the way Mark, are you growing any tomatoes up there?

AKmark · September 11, 2016

Charley LOL, its alittle harsh up there. We used to fly into a tiny lake there at 3000ft to kayak a stream 25 miles back to the highway, I finally went in to spend some time with my son and nephew hunting. The mountains there are from 5000-8000ft, it is already frosting heavily up there and the snow is there into June, a very short harsh season. We saw bear, brown and black, wolves, caribou, moose, and epic northern lights. We got rained in and the super cub pilot was a couple of days late, so I had some 40 hours in my tent to think about a few things. LOL

Cole_Robbie · September 16, 2016

"The most convincing Loch Ness Monster pic to date."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...ion=weird-news

Hellmanns · September 16, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

"The most convincing Loch Ness Monster pic to date."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...ion=weird-news

Looks like 3 seals hunting to me. I never believed in the boogy man, though.

Cole_Robbie · September 17, 2016

The loch is full of eels. I am thinking Nessie might me an undiscovered species that is a large eel.

Worth1 · September 17, 2016

That could be it.
They discover new species of vultures in Washington DC all the time.

Nematode · September 17, 2016

Vultures perform a valuable service.
Parasites on the other hand......

dmforcier · September 17, 2016

Now now. Parasites get a bad rap. There was a RadioLab about parasites broadcast here a couple weeks ago. Apparently hookworm can practically cure - or at least remit - allergies, asthma, Crohn's disease, MS, just about any disease that involves a misbehaving auto-immune system.

This is fascinating hour, though a little gross. Highly recommended:

http://www.radiolab.org/story/91689-parasites/

So what is an appropriate term for politicians?

Worth1 · September 17, 2016

My kind of gun shop, Prague Czech Republic.

Worth

Cole_Robbie · September 17, 2016

It looks like they re-fitted a gumball machine with ear plugs.

I was reading about bear attacks last week, and long articles about which guns would be best to protect one's self from a bear. As it turns out, it is almost impossible to use a gun against a charging bear effectively, in that even if the bear dies, the bear will still mortally injure the person before bleeding out. By contrast, canisters of pepper spray, according to a recent study, have a 98% effectiveness rate. And the 2% of the time that the spray failed, the person was injured, but not killed. I guess the pain from the pepper spray is more immediate than the pain from bullets.

Worth1 · September 17, 2016

Those really are ear plug dispensers I used tons of them, just like a gumball dispenser.
I feel sorry for the next bunch that tries to take over the Czech Republic.
Bears respond to big heavy bullets but for the most part the person has let it go too far or has done something wrong to be outright attacked and charged by one.
DON'T FEED THE BEARS.

Worth

Cole_Robbie · September 17, 2016

I used to think that, too, along with the idea that black bears, which I have in the woods next to me, don't attack people. Then I started reading the wiki page below. Some of the people who got eaten were messing with the bears, but most of them were not. There are stories of bears crashing through windows and breaking down doors to eat people. One guy was walking down main street with his girlfriend when a bear dragged him away.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._North_America

I'm sure as heck never sleeping in a tent out in the woods again.

September 17, 2016	#2096
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	Now now. Parasites get a bad rap. There was a RadioLab about parasites broadcast here a couple weeks ago. Apparently hookworm can practically cure - or at least remit - allergies, asthma, Crohn's disease, MS, just about any disease that involves a misbehaving auto-immune system. This is fascinating hour, though a little gross. Highly recommended: http://www.radiolab.org/story/91689-parasites/ So what is an appropriate term for politicians? __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

September 11, 2016	#2086
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	So that's where GMC got the SUV name. Nice pic.

September 11, 2016	#2088
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Now that'll grab your attention! 20,310 ft. The foreground is probably a mere 12,000 ft. or so. Looks like the timberline is just being exceeded in the foreground.

September 11, 2016	#2089
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	By the way Mark, are you growing any tomatoes up there?

September 11, 2016	#2090
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Charley LOL, its alittle harsh up there. We used to fly into a tiny lake there at 3000ft to kayak a stream 25 miles back to the highway, I finally went in to spend some time with my son and nephew hunting. The mountains there are from 5000-8000ft, it is already frosting heavily up there and the snow is there into June, a very short harsh season. We saw bear, brown and black, wolves, caribou, moose, and epic northern lights. We got rained in and the super cub pilot was a couple of days late, so I had some 40 hours in my tent to think about a few things. LOL

September 16, 2016	#2091
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	"The most convincing Loch Ness Monster pic to date." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...ion=weird-news

September 17, 2016	#2093
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	The loch is full of eels. I am thinking Nessie might me an undiscovered species that is a large eel.

September 17, 2016	#2094
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	That could be it. They discover new species of vultures in Washington DC all the time.

September 17, 2016	#2095
Nematode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,710	Vultures perform a valuable service. Parasites on the other hand......

September 17, 2016	#2097
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	My kind of gun shop, Prague Czech Republic. Worth

September 17, 2016	#2098
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	It looks like they re-fitted a gumball machine with ear plugs. I was reading about bear attacks last week, and long articles about which guns would be best to protect one's self from a bear. As it turns out, it is almost impossible to use a gun against a charging bear effectively, in that even if the bear dies, the bear will still mortally injure the person before bleeding out. By contrast, canisters of pepper spray, according to a recent study, have a 98% effectiveness rate. And the 2% of the time that the spray failed, the person was injured, but not killed. I guess the pain from the pepper spray is more immediate than the pain from bullets.

September 17, 2016	#2099
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Those really are ear plug dispensers I used tons of them, just like a gumball dispenser. I feel sorry for the next bunch that tries to take over the Czech Republic. Bears respond to big heavy bullets but for the most part the person has let it go too far or has done something wrong to be outright attacked and charged by one. DON'T FEED THE BEARS. Worth

September 17, 2016	#2100
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I used to think that, too, along with the idea that black bears, which I have in the woods next to me, don't attack people. Then I started reading the wiki page below. Some of the people who got eaten were messing with the bears, but most of them were not. There are stories of bears crashing through windows and breaking down doors to eat people. One guy was walking down main street with his girlfriend when a bear dragged him away. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._North_America I'm sure as heck never sleeping in a tent out in the woods again.