The NEW Post Your Campsite/gear/knife/hiking/anything Outdoorsy Pic Thread!

[lambertiana]

Kearsarge Lakes, Kings Canyon NP:

 

[baldtaco-II]

 

[baldtaco-II]

 

[Jose Wales]

 

[bwcaq]

A few from Canada and Alaska over the last several years.

 

[riddleofsteel]

Hillsborough River trip last week. We did nine miles on one the most wild and pristine cypress swamp rivers I have ever been on.
The water was crystal clear. We could see bowfin, gar and even dozens of wild plecostomus catfish over a foot long. There were bald eagles, every kind of bird you could think of and hundreds of alligators from babies to over nine foot long

If you ever get down Tampa way the good folks at Canoe Escapes will set you up.

 

[riddleofsteel]

 

[baldtaco-II]

 

[mykel m]

Here's a 4 min. video of my camp fire last weekend.I had my Bose sound dock with & thought I'd add a song to accompany the fire vid.
The song is the Nighthawks' Jump into my fire.
Just turn the volume down if you don't want to hear the music.
Click & enjoy the warm fire,then click the box in the lower right corner for full screen.

 

[riz_aaroni]

This doesn't come close to some of the above, but it was fun nonetheless. Would be a cool shelter to camp in.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizaaroni/4776361928/

 

[lambertiana]

Franklin Lake, Sequoia NP:

Sunset at Franklin Lake - this is completely unaltered (no software enhancement of the raw photo):

 

[HikingMano]

Waves, even little ones, are just fun to try and capture for some reason

Just some scenery:

 

[HikingMano]

A little beach and tidepool fun at night... : D



Tons of sea turtles sleeping, probably passed by at least 10 on this small stretch of sandy shore. Didn't want to disturb them and get close enough to provide something to scale, but these were some decent sized ones.

(gotta love the shells)

Humpback Cowries. Hawaiians used the best shells as octopus lures. Pretty ornamental shells as well, and you can find some pretty big ones.

Ha'uke'uke - Shingle urchins. The spines are actually flattened to form that armor plating, allowing the urchins to survive in the wave zone. If you find good sized ones, pry/knock them off the rock; the yellow eggs on the inside are edible.



If you prefer crab, there are lots of good sized 'A'ama crabs running around and feeding at night.

Horn-eyed ghost crabs also abound on the sand, and digging them out of their deep spiral holes or chasing them down provides hours of entertainment for young island kids. Hell, it's still fun now.... : )

 

[vortex]

Awesome shots!

Franklin Lake, Sequoia NP:
Sunset at Franklin Lake - this is completely unaltered (no software enhancement of the raw photo):

Just some scenery:

 

[HikingMano]

Thanks Vortex

 

[vortex]

We spent a few days in my archery club's annual 'training' camp and I tried the macro capabilities of my new Pana ZS3:

 

[kodeboswachter]

Hi, what castle is this if i may ask?

 

[falcon72]

Spectacular as usual Lambertiana!

Sunset at Franklin Lake - this is completely unaltered (no software enhancement of the raw photo):

 

[Jose Wales]

 

[HikingMano]

Wow, cool pic Jose :thumbup: