Thursday, September 25, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Six Bear, Day Two
Wow! Two days in a row we have tied my personal best. Six bear sightings in one day! We may have even seen the same mother with two cubs that was caught on film Monday. The family was again up a tree, and we again saw three others. We may have to rename the eight mile loop "the bear loop" (formerly known as "Jeremy's really cool loop, where you see lots of really cool stuff").
I was unable to get any good shots of the bear, so instead here's a picture of Dolly. Dolly is a Skyland local who I saw on the way in. Dolly is also a diva that loves to have her picture taken, but how could you not when you look that good?
I was unable to get any good shots of the bear, so instead here's a picture of Dolly. Dolly is a Skyland local who I saw on the way in. Dolly is also a diva that loves to have her picture taken, but how could you not when you look that good?
Monday, September 15, 2008
Six Bear, One Day
Some guys have all the luck! Today three Danish fellows got the full value Shenandoah experience. The weather was perfect, the views were incredible and we enjoyed FOUR separate bear sightings. The most crazy was the one were we stopped mid-step due to the noise above our heads. Looking straight up, we were alarmed to see three faces peering straight back. Simultaneously we back stepped and grabbed at cameras. The bear family scampered down mom first, with heads peeking from the trunk sides all the while.
Walking back from the lake yesterday with my father and brother I found three four-leaf clovers in the field. I guess some guys have all the luck.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Reasonable
This evening (9- 14 -08) the sunset over Old Rag mountain gave me one more stunning reason to show the place I'm from, to the people I meet.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Monday, September 01, 2008
Wild,Wild Life
Mountain Steward Weekend Aug 30 - 31 08
Two 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple butterflies on the summit of Old Rag, and I think they are in love.
These two poor ladies were offered shelter from the shower under this summit area boulder, little did they know what wild creatures lay in wait.
And here's why we don't carelessly leave our food on the summit. This food-attracted bear likes the hiker scraps, but may soon become dangerous and need to be relocated or worse. He needs to change his wicked ways ... or we do.
Two 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple butterflies on the summit of Old Rag, and I think they are in love.
These two poor ladies were offered shelter from the shower under this summit area boulder, little did they know what wild creatures lay in wait.
And here's why we don't carelessly leave our food on the summit. This food-attracted bear likes the hiker scraps, but may soon become dangerous and need to be relocated or worse. He needs to change his wicked ways ... or we do.
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