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Looks like a fun track to ride! :thumbup:
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Gallats Lake (really not much more than a wide spot in the stream in a marsh any more), Sequoia NP
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Water and thermodynamics, nice :thumbup:
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we rode another spot yesterday and it turned out to be a long day for me. i spent 6 hours waiting for a friend of a friend to be released from the emergency room and then i drove his car & bike to his house...nothing serious thankfully, just a broken collar bone. one of my buddies decided to take his co-worker who's never ridden a mtb before outside of pavement with his brand new $6k carbon fiber santacruz on a downhill course with us, lol. the rest of the group had no idea he was a complete newbie, otherwise we wouldn't have let him go.
...pics: the gondolas - near the top there was a tree covered with bras
my cell phone camera was too slow to take the pic, sorry.
after 10 minutes of waiting for everyone in a fork on the trail and when the fattest guy (his big belly actually hides his pretty good skills) in the group wasn't last as usual everyone started getting worried.
one of the downhillers then informed us someone back there was seriously injured and splayed out on the trail.
emergency crew with the atv.
while we waited for the trail crew to release the injured rider to us to drive him to the emergency room, everyone were already checking out his bike and pondering low-ball offers for it it's a $6k bike, the lowest i heard mentioned was $2k right on the spot if he decided to quit riding right there and then. what a bunch of vultures, lol.
who was the supposedly good friend again that let you ride down a trail you had no business riding? this guy!
could've been so much worse...the bottom of that 'c' had a 1/2" deep puncture from a pointy rock. the visor flew off, surprised it didn't have any damage.
just a broken collar bone and minor cuts to the temple and nose bridge...lucky dude!
he was 2nd to the last guy all day - this should've raised red flags to me and kindly asked him to take the fire road down but i left that up to my friend/his officemate
i think what happened was that he finally saw an opportunity to save face a little (all downhill now, no more climbing) and tried to keep up until a dirt berm sent him up in the air - could've been really bad!
thanks!
...pics: the gondolas - near the top there was a tree covered with bras
my cell phone camera was too slow to take the pic, sorry.
after 10 minutes of waiting for everyone in a fork on the trail and when the fattest guy (his big belly actually hides his pretty good skills) in the group wasn't last as usual everyone started getting worried.
one of the downhillers then informed us someone back there was seriously injured and splayed out on the trail.
emergency crew with the atv.
while we waited for the trail crew to release the injured rider to us to drive him to the emergency room, everyone were already checking out his bike and pondering low-ball offers for it
it's a $6k bike, the lowest i heard mentioned was $2k right on the spot if he decided to quit riding right there and then. what a bunch of vultures, lol.
who was the supposedly good friend again that let you ride down a trail you had no business riding? this guy!
could've been so much worse...the bottom of that 'c' had a 1/2" deep puncture from a pointy rock. the visor flew off, surprised it didn't have any damage.
just a broken collar bone and minor cuts to the temple and nose bridge...lucky dude!
he was 2nd to the last guy all day - this should've raised red flags to me and kindly asked him to take the fire road down but i left that up to my friend/his officemate
i think what happened was that he finally saw an opportunity to save face a little (all downhill now, no more climbing) and tried to keep up until a dirt berm sent him up in the air - could've been really bad!thanks!
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Some pics from this past weekend's outing:
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Next time you're in CA! :thumbup:
P.S. You've got some awesome stuff in your backyard that I'm envious of!
P.S. You've got some awesome stuff in your backyard that I'm envious of!
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You guys are going strong! There are some nice pictures on this page. I had to postpone at least 3 fossilhunts because of exams and thesis deadlines, but oh well, I'll get out soon. I'm planning a trip with my girlfriend towards Berchtesgaden (Hitler's Eagle's Nest near Austria). I hope we can find some time this summer to do that trip. I'm guessing that would guarantee some nice pics. To be continued
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Nice! Hope you make it out there, looking forward to pics! :thumbup:
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Aaaand...the booking is confirmed ;-)
According to Wikipedia, I'm in for a treat:
According to Wikipedia, I'm in for a treat:
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Awesome!! Looking forward to your report!
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I got to get out for some fossil hunting today. Nothing major, except for my sunburn, except for this guy.
Sorry, forgot my camera so I don't have any pics of the site
2.82 inches, pretty big for the species (Cosmopolitodus hastalis, the direct ancestor of the extant Great White). Not many of these reach 3 inches. I do want one of those, however
Sorry, forgot my camera so I don't have any pics of the site
2.82 inches, pretty big for the species (Cosmopolitodus hastalis, the direct ancestor of the extant Great White). Not many of these reach 3 inches. I do want one of those, however
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I got to get out for some fossil hunting today. Nothing major, except for my sunburn, except for this guy.
Sorry, forgot my camera so I don't have any pics of the site
2.82 inches, pretty big for the species (Cosmopolitodus hastalis, the direct ancestor of the extant Great White). Not many of these reach 3 inches. I do want one of those, however
Wow! Is it fossilized?
Hello, just bought a used Nikon D50, my first camera, 4 months ago. I've been enjoying your pictures for awhile now so I'd like to share some with you guys. Tips and criticisms welcome, please.
From last weekend, top of Mt. San Jacinto (~10,800 ft.) looking NNE at I10. Went up via Marion Mt. Trail, it was freaking hot. There's currently a 23,000 acre wildfire near there as I write this (swear it wasn't me). This is a 2 image composite.
On the way back down, saw this boulder. Not sure how this hole happened, anyone got a clue?
Another day, sun's just coming up on the way to Mt. Baden-Powell (~9400 ft.), I was about a mile from the top. Always too slow to capture a sunrise from a mountain top, even though I started 2:30 am. Coming up via Vincent Gulch.
On the way down, "Wally Waldron" limber pine. There's a sign next to it that says they think it's 1500 years old. My camera only has a 6 MP sensor, so I made this as a 5-6 image composite to be able to zoom into it and see better detail.
One thing I like about this trail, while on the ridge you can see far into the desert. Except not so much in this picture.
Another day, first day out with the camera, top of Mt. "Baldy" San Antonio (~10,000 ft.), looking E. Came up via Bear Creek. Below was some marine layer, but on top the wind was insane. My fingers were numb within 10 minutes and all I had a was a poncho. It took forever trying to put it on in the wind.
Saw this from the ridge after the first set of switchbacks. I think it is a spur off Thunder Mt., not sure.
This is the ridge after the last steep section of trail and the first time you get to see Baldy. This is a 2 image composite.
Uh, it's taken me 2 hours to get to this point in my post. I'll stop now. Thanks for reading.
From last weekend, top of Mt. San Jacinto (~10,800 ft.) looking NNE at I10. Went up via Marion Mt. Trail, it was freaking hot. There's currently a 23,000 acre wildfire near there as I write this (swear it wasn't me). This is a 2 image composite.
On the way back down, saw this boulder. Not sure how this hole happened, anyone got a clue?
Another day, sun's just coming up on the way to Mt. Baden-Powell (~9400 ft.), I was about a mile from the top. Always too slow to capture a sunrise from a mountain top, even though I started 2:30 am. Coming up via Vincent Gulch.
On the way down, "Wally Waldron" limber pine. There's a sign next to it that says they think it's 1500 years old. My camera only has a 6 MP sensor, so I made this as a 5-6 image composite to be able to zoom into it and see better detail.
One thing I like about this trail, while on the ridge you can see far into the desert. Except not so much in this picture.
Another day, first day out with the camera, top of Mt. "Baldy" San Antonio (~10,000 ft.), looking E. Came up via Bear Creek. Below was some marine layer, but on top the wind was insane. My fingers were numb within 10 minutes and all I had a was a poncho. It took forever trying to put it on in the wind.
Saw this from the ridge after the first set of switchbacks. I think it is a spur off Thunder Mt., not sure.
This is the ridge after the last steep section of trail and the first time you get to see Baldy. This is a 2 image composite.
Uh, it's taken me 2 hours to get to this point in my post. I'll stop now. Thanks for reading.
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Nice tooth, Jerry! I still want to go to Shark Tooth Hill...in the winter when it is wet and the dust is knocked down.
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Of course, it was a fossil hunt
. It originates from the Oorderen sands, a Pliocene (more specific Piacenzian) member of the Lillo formation, dated on approximately 2.74 million years old -which is quite young in geological terms-. As I said, it's the direct ancestor to Carcharodon carcharias (the Great White, of which we also find fossilized teeth in the same stratigraphic sequence). It probably looked somewhat the same on the outside, but the teeth lack serrations and are not as wide as in true Great Whites.If you want to read up on the relationship between both species, I can recommend the following literature:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01201.x/abstract
Or written towards a more broad audience:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/great-white-shark-ancestry-swims-into-focus/
Thanks, it's my largest of this species to date. It's really nice we can see practically the whole evolution of hastalis towards the great white in our stratigraphic sequences in Belgium and The Netherlands. The always get bigger and bigger. In shark tooth hill, there have been some monstreous sized teeth of C. hastalis as well, if I'm not mistaken.
Right before they disappear, the tend to get the biggest teeth. Same thing with megalodon...
Plan that trip man, you won't regret it!
@eujaee: WOW! those are some spectacular views. Especially the ones with the clouds, those pics are mesmerizing. Thanks for the nice report, great pics!
Hello, just bought a used Nikon D50, my first camera, 4 months ago. I've been enjoying your pictures for awhile now so I'd like to share some with you guys. Tips and criticisms welcome, please.
From last weekend, top of Mt. San Jacinto (~10,800 ft.) looking NNE at I10. Went up via Marion Mt. Trail, it was freaking hot. There's currently a 23,000 acre wildfire near there as I write this (swear it wasn't me). This is a 2 image composite.
On the way back down, saw this boulder. Not sure how this hole happened, anyone got a clue?
Another day, sun's just coming up on the way to Mt. Baden-Powell (~9400 ft.), I was about a mile from the top. Always too slow to capture a sunrise from a mountain top, even though I started 2:30 am. Coming up via Vincent Gulch.
On the way down, "Wally Waldron" limber pine. There's a sign next to it that says they think it's 1500 years old. My camera only has a 6 MP sensor, so I made this as a 5-6 image composite to be able to zoom into it and see better detail.
One thing I like about this trail, while on the ridge you can see far into the desert. Except not so much in this picture.
Another day, first day out with the camera, top of Mt. "Baldy" San Antonio (~10,000 ft.), looking E. Came up via Bear Creek. Below was some marine layer, but on top the wind was insane. My fingers were numb within 10 minutes and all I had a was a poncho. It took forever trying to put it on in the wind.
Saw this from the ridge after the first set of switchbacks. I think it is a spur off Thunder Mt., not sure.
This is the ridge after the last steep section of trail and the first time you get to see Baldy. This is a 2 image composite.
Uh, it's taken me 2 hours to get to this point in my post. I'll stop now. Thanks for reading.
SAVAGE Photos my friend.
Hard to believe it's your first Camera, you use it well, and have a good "eye" for interpreting the three dimensional world into valid two dimensional works of art.
The hole in the stone is the result of erosion. Quite possibly a glacial pot hole later moved and left as an erratic bolder.
Big Mike