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Haha, gotcha, yearly thing :thumbup: I got your location mixed up
Glad you got to get out on the Cumberland trail again Mist, even if a different part of it :thumbup:
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Haha, gotcha, yearly thing :thumbup: I got your location mixed up
Glad you got to get out on the Cumberland trail again Mist, even if a different part of it :thumbup:
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rksoon, nice kaena pt pics...i lived in nanakuli for a long time cruised the point alot...
another great place....zion ntnl park...i only had time to do a dayhike so i did angels landing...there was still a ton of ice on the ridge and it was a bit hairy...i made it to the top...beautiful views....
another great place....zion ntnl park...i only had time to do a dayhike so i did angels landing...there was still a ton of ice on the ridge and it was a bit hairy...i made it to the top...beautiful views....
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Hey! Small world
My youth was divided between Nanakuli/Waianae/Makaha and town. Yoks, Makua, Ka'ena...all favorites, spent a lot of time on the beaches towards the end of the island - Joined
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Great shots of great fields and blades. Always love to see and read these stuff.
Let me share some of mine.
Wild swans (Cygnus columbianus) wintering in Biwa lake north east coast.
It was a great view landing and taking flight of wild swans.
Landing on the lake. It's shallow around on this spot that they take roost here.
Taking flight to the strong wind in the morning, gains magnificent speed quickly.
Landing on the rice field to feed in flock.
Some wild fruit harvested around my former house.
Let me share some of mine.
Wild swans (Cygnus columbianus) wintering in Biwa lake north east coast.
It was a great view landing and taking flight of wild swans.
Landing on the lake. It's shallow around on this spot that they take roost here.
Taking flight to the strong wind in the morning, gains magnificent speed quickly.
Landing on the rice field to feed in flock.
Some wild fruit harvested around my former house.
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Dude, I am totally jealous of your beard!!!!:thumbup:
Everytime I even get close to that, my wife makes me trim it.
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Fujita - What knife is that with the fruit? Maker, steel, handle?
This is a tough one, I have been to a lot of really nice places. Here are a few that rank high for me:
Big Wet Meadow, Cloud Canyon, Kings Canyon NP (hope to make a loop through it again next year or 2011)
Franklin Lake, Sequoia NP (with any luck I will spend a night there next month; I usually sleep on the shelf on the left with the trees)
Bullfrog Lake, Kings Canyon NP (don't know when I will be there again, I'm working on it)
Wanda Lake, Kings Canyon NP (not the most specatacular scenery, but when I was there the light was just right and the water was an amazing cobalt blue, which the camera did not even come close to capturing)
Upper Basin, Kings Canyon NP
Tehipite Valley, Kings Canyon NP. Just like Yosemite Valley in size and splendor, but with no people. I did not see anyone else for three days when I went up this canyon.
Giant Forest, Sequoia NP. I go here regularly, but winter is the best time.
This is a tough one, I have been to a lot of really nice places. Here are a few that rank high for me:
Big Wet Meadow, Cloud Canyon, Kings Canyon NP (hope to make a loop through it again next year or 2011)
Franklin Lake, Sequoia NP (with any luck I will spend a night there next month; I usually sleep on the shelf on the left with the trees)
Bullfrog Lake, Kings Canyon NP (don't know when I will be there again, I'm working on it)
Wanda Lake, Kings Canyon NP (not the most specatacular scenery, but when I was there the light was just right and the water was an amazing cobalt blue, which the camera did not even come close to capturing)
Upper Basin, Kings Canyon NP
Tehipite Valley, Kings Canyon NP. Just like Yosemite Valley in size and splendor, but with no people. I did not see anyone else for three days when I went up this canyon.
Giant Forest, Sequoia NP. I go here regularly, but winter is the best time.
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I was hoping you'd chime in with some of the amazing places you've visited, lambertiana :thumbup:. And Fujita will give you full info, but I believe that is one of the knives he's made .
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And we can't forget a spot we will most likely visit again next Christmas - Hundred Islands National Park, Pangasinan, Philippines
And for a lesson in what should be on my list but isn't, Rae Lakes, Kings Canyon NP. Beautiful location, but too many people for my taste (on the John Muir Trail, plus part of the very popular Rae Lakes Loop). I want to feel solitude in the mountains, and I didn't feel it here.
And for a lesson in what should be on my list but isn't, Rae Lakes, Kings Canyon NP. Beautiful location, but too many people for my taste (on the John Muir Trail, plus part of the very popular Rae Lakes Loop). I want to feel solitude in the mountains, and I didn't feel it here.
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ohhhh DOPE pics of the PI!!! also night of kings canyon!!! i have some unfinished business there!
its the sort of place you take a breather and think "its good to be alive!"
rksoon: i lived on helelua st.
great pics guys!
its the sort of place you take a breather and think "its good to be alive!"
rksoon: i lived on helelua st.
great pics guys!
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Haha, spent lot of weekends and summers on Haleakala Ave. with family. If you were around while I was growing up, I'm sure we've passed each other on the beach or in SacknSave or Tamura's or somethin....
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great thread Russell...:thumbup:
wow.. these are some amazing pics.. definitely keep them coming...
i'll add a few...
riding some singletrack in the high country.. Mammoth Lakes Ca..
Henry Cowell state park, which is across the street from my house...
Tuolumne Meadows Ca.
Lake George, Mammoth Lakes Ca.
i'll try and put some more up later...
wow.. these are some amazing pics.. definitely keep them coming...
i'll add a few...
riding some singletrack in the high country.. Mammoth Lakes Ca..
Henry Cowell state park, which is across the street from my house...
Tuolumne Meadows Ca.
Lake George, Mammoth Lakes Ca.
i'll try and put some more up later...
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Right on Mike :thumbup: One of these days I'm going to have to tag along with you to Mammoth Lakes.
:thumbup: One of these days I'm going to have to tag along with you to Mammoth Lakes.
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death valley
looking across the way at telescop pk in death valley
general sherman under 10ft of snow!!!!
arches NP
a few from carlsbad caverns
some manatees in florida! a mama and her baby to be exact.
looking across the way at telescop pk in death valley
general sherman under 10ft of snow!!!!
arches NP
a few from carlsbad caverns
some manatees in florida! a mama and her baby to be exact.
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Thanks, lambertiana.
That knife was made by myself about fifteen years ago as rksoon said.
OAL 200mm, Blade 90mm long, 3mm thick.
Steel is M2, bolster in stainless but the bolt is nickel silver
The fruit is Akebia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akebia
Very sweet fruit found in the bush in autumn.
There's an interesting way to find this fruit.
Birds called Japanese white-eye loves this fruit so much. They are very cute small birds but are very aggressive and give great alarm call if we make an approach to this fruit while they are feeding
We can tell the location of the fruit by this call 
Your shots are really amazing! especially the Giant forest in snow :thumbup:
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This thread really is terrific.
Here are a few additional photos of my favourite spot:
Incoming weather:
Canoe on the eastern shore:
View of the Murtle Plateau, from partway up Central Mountain:
View of the distant Rockies, from Central Mountain:
View to the north, from the northern tip of the lake:
And we'll close with the obligatory sunset shot:
All the best,
- Mike
Here are a few additional photos of my favourite spot:
Incoming weather:
Canoe on the eastern shore:
View of the Murtle Plateau, from partway up Central Mountain:
View of the distant Rockies, from Central Mountain:
View to the north, from the northern tip of the lake:
And we'll close with the obligatory sunset shot:
All the best,
- Mike
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I love this thread...it's like candy for the eyes!
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+1 for mistwalker :thumbup:
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