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Posted: 8/28/2016 10:44:20 AM EDT
While I did get to see many cool places (and some not so cool) during my time in the Marines, I feel that I've neglected to see to the beauty which was my own country!
 This was the perfect time to hit the road for a month and experience new places. I thought I would share some crappy iPotato pics with y'all.
1st stop Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. 
Ok... Done with Arkansas.  Apparently all you have are gay bath houses. Holy crap, I went to a Walmart there and it blew my little Georgia town out of the water 
Next stop, New Mexico. Almost gave up driving through the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma.
Unfortunately we arrived late and didn't have time to head into the backcountry to find a campsite, but it was nonetheless beautiful. Coming next, Colorado. |
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Posted: 8/28/2016 10:52:58 AM EDT
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We arrived in Colorado Springs the next day. That afternoon we headed up into the Pike National Forest.
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Posted: 8/28/2016 11:06:20 AM EDT
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Nice simple sleep set-up you got there with the wood platform. You run the AC in the truck if it's hot or is the weather cooperating?
Looks like a really cool trip. Things I still want to do...or have done...you might pick from my list.... Petrified forest...to do Zion Ntnl Park...to do Yellowstone...done did (need several days) Prairie dog hunting...want to go again but easy to do in WY (no license needed, just your hunter safety course) Glacier national park...to do dinosaur national monument...to do Como Bluff dinosaur dig....(it was closed when I went there) you can walk out to the old dig and still pick up pieces of fossil..I wanted some for my kids. Moab...todo arches.....to do Check the maps....there are ghost towns you can visit too I will be doing what you are doing one day. |
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Posted: 8/28/2016 11:08:36 AM EDT
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Nice!
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Posted: 8/28/2016 11:08:53 AM EDT
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Thanks for posting, I love road trips.
Come to WA/OR some time for a road trip. Surprisingly, I have met a lot of Georgians in this area. Almost gave up driving through the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Did you get that Dalhart Texas smell out of your nostrils yet
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Posted: 8/28/2016 11:59:11 AM EDT
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Drove to the top of Pike's Peak. Incredible drive!
White River National Forest 
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Posted: 8/28/2016 12:01:45 PM EDT
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Nice simple sleep set-up you got there with the wood platform. You run the AC in the truck if it's hot or is the weather cooperating? Looks like a really cool trip. Things I still want to do...or have done...you might pick from my list.... Petrified forest...to do Zion Ntnl Park...to do Yellowstone...done did (need several days) Prairie dog hunting...want to go again but easy to do in WY (no license needed, just your hunter safety course) Glacier national park...to do dinosaur national monument...to do Como Bluff dinosaur dig....(it was closed when I went there) you can walk out to the old dig and still pick up pieces of fossil..I wanted some for my kids. Moab...todo arches.....to do Check the maps....there are ghost towns you can visit too I will be doing what you are doing one day. We're planning on going to Zion, Petrified NF. Rocky Mt NP is next, followed by Wyoming. So this prairie dog hunting can be done on public lands correct? Damn. Should have brought my RECCE
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Posted: 8/28/2016 12:02:54 PM EDT
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Thanks for posting, I love road trips. Come to WA/OR some time for a road trip. Surprisingly, I have met a lot of Georgians in this area. Almost gave up driving through the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Did you get that Dalhart Texas smell out of your nostrils yet After Idaho, I'll be heading to Bend, Oregon  God, Texas was bad.
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Posted: 8/28/2016 12:06:52 PM EDT
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Great pics!
Please keep them coming! |
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Posted: 8/28/2016 12:14:48 PM EDT
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After Idaho, I'll be heading to Bend, Oregon God, Texas was bad.Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for posting, I love road trips. Come to WA/OR some time for a road trip. Surprisingly, I have met a lot of Georgians in this area. Almost gave up driving through the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Did you get that Dalhart Texas smell out of your nostrils yet After Idaho, I'll be heading to Bend, Oregon God, Texas was bad.A lot of the southern Idaho drive is painfully boring too. When we did our Yellowstone tip we decided to go north on the way back and take I-90 through Spokane and then back down to I-84, ended up only being like 15 more miles. |
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Posted: 8/28/2016 12:18:41 PM EDT
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Some random Colorado pics.
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Posted: 8/28/2016 12:29:04 PM EDT
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Any pics of your truck bed setup?
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Posted: 8/28/2016 12:32:28 PM EDT
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We're planning on going to Zion, Petrified NF. Rocky Mt NP is next, followed by Wyoming. So this prairie dog hunting can be done on public lands correct? Damn. Should have brought my RECCE Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Nice simple sleep set-up you got there with the wood platform. You run the AC in the truck if it's hot or is the weather cooperating? Looks like a really cool trip. Things I still want to do...or have done...you might pick from my list.... Petrified forest...to do Zion Ntnl Park...to do Yellowstone...done did (need several days) Prairie dog hunting...want to go again but easy to do in WY (no license needed, just your hunter safety course) Glacier national park...to do dinosaur national monument...to do Como Bluff dinosaur dig....(it was closed when I went there) you can walk out to the old dig and still pick up pieces of fossil..I wanted some for my kids. Moab...todo arches.....to do Check the maps....there are ghost towns you can visit too I will be doing what you are doing one day. We're planning on going to Zion, Petrified NF. Rocky Mt NP is next, followed by Wyoming. So this prairie dog hunting can be done on public lands correct? Damn. Should have brought my RECCE Yes. Most of their habitat is BLM land. Sporting goods stores will probably have the BLM maps for the area or stop a local office. The maps will show you BLM land, state land and private property. Basically you can hunt "varmints" year round on public land so prairie dogs and coyotes are gtg... Go buy a scope and mount to throw on that pistol build. You can walk through PD country and have a ton of shot within 100 yards. They will pop up and start barking at you.. |
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Posted: 8/28/2016 6:20:04 PM EDT
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After Idaho, I'll be heading to Bend, Oregon God, Texas was bad.Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for posting, I love road trips. Come to WA/OR some time for a road trip. Surprisingly, I have met a lot of Georgians in this area. Almost gave up driving through the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Did you get that Dalhart Texas smell out of your nostrils yet After Idaho, I'll be heading to Bend, Oregon God, Texas was bad.If it is not too far out of the way, make it to the Southern Oregon coast, drive up the coast, continue into WA State, cross the Cascades going back East. If you headed to Idaho, take WA 20 through the Cascades if you get way North. ARF Cascade roadtrip recent thread |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:06:48 AM EDT
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Mt Ranier, Mt St Helens and the fish market in Seattle and take a whale watching boat.
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:17:26 AM EDT
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Looks like fun.
FYI: You blacked out your tag in some pics but not others. I've driven ATL to Aspen CO and back 8 times. Its a hoot.  I like the early snow this year. My nephew in Breck posted up some pics the other day about it.
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:19:46 AM EDT
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Looks like you had a great time.
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:23:49 AM EDT
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Any pics of your truck bed setup? 
I only had one afternoon to throw it together before the trip. It's just plywood and 10"x2" boards. I use two sleeping pads and a memory foam mat. Pretty comfortable! |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:28:25 AM EDT
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Great pics!
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:45:57 AM EDT
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After Idaho, I'll be heading to Bend, Oregon God, Texas was bad.Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for posting, I love road trips. Come to WA/OR some time for a road trip. Surprisingly, I have met a lot of Georgians in this area. Almost gave up driving through the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Did you get that Dalhart Texas smell out of your nostrils yet After Idaho, I'll be heading to Bend, Oregon God, Texas was bad.Bend, Oregon checking in. Ping me on the right day and a trip to COSSA (our amazing range) is on me. |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:46:49 AM EDT
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Tell me about the weather in Colorado, I'm going there next week! Going to/through Colorado Springs and on to Pike National Forest (Lost Creek Wilderness).
Will probably camp somewhere around 8,000-10,000 ft. elevation. Forecast says highs in mid 70's and lows in the 30's. I figured it would only get cold at night in the late hours but your wife is wearing a jacket during the day. Was that a morning pic? I was just going to bring a pullover/fleece and a few layers but now I'm thinking I better bring a jacket. Did you take Hwy. 24 west out of Colorado Springs? |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:49:13 AM EDT
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Looked like Capulin Volcano National Monument. We moved their entrance sign last fall
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Posted: 8/29/2016 2:02:04 PM EDT
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Bend, Oregon checking in. Ping me on the right day and a trip to COSSA (our amazing range) is on me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for posting, I love road trips. Come to WA/OR some time for a road trip. Surprisingly, I have met a lot of Georgians in this area. Almost gave up driving through the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Did you get that Dalhart Texas smell out of your nostrils yet After Idaho, I'll be heading to Bend, Oregon God, Texas was bad.Bend, Oregon checking in. Ping me on the right day and a trip to COSSA (our amazing range) is on me. Thanks! Will let you know. |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 2:06:14 PM EDT
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Tell me about the weather in Colorado, I'm going there next week! Going to/through Colorado Springs and on to Pike National Forest (Lost Creek Wilderness). Will probably camp somewhere around 8,000-10,000 ft. elevation. Forecast says highs in mid 70's and lows in the 30's. I figured it would only get cold at night in the late hours but your wife is wearing a jacket during the day. Was that a morning pic? I was just going to bring a pullover/fleece and a few layers but now I'm thinking I better bring a jacket. Did you take Hwy. 24 west out of Colorado Springs? That's almost exactly where I went. It stays in the mid 50's low 60s during the day, and seems to get upper 30's low 40's at night. I'm in shorts when I hike, pants and a long sleeve shirt around camp, and jacket w/ beanie during the evening. Colorado Springs was in the 70's. I'm good with a north face fleece and a German Gore-Tex jacket. |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 7:53:49 PM EDT
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Holy shiiit. Almost got moose-stomped in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was about to get 32 rounds of 147 grain HSTs.
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Posted: 8/29/2016 10:29:12 PM EDT
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In life, there are winners and losers...
OP is a giant freaking winner!
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Posted: 8/29/2016 10:49:15 PM EDT
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Great Pics and a nice adventure.
If I think if I went west I would never want to return. FYI OP you have blacked out your license plate in some pics but it is clearly visible in others. Yes, your house is being robbed as I post.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 10:33:38 AM EDT
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I see fish in that dinner pic. Did you catch that or bring it with you? I was wanting to do some fishing while I'm there and I'm not sure what tackle to bring.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 4:49:19 PM EDT
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Great Pics and a nice adventure. If I think if I went west I would never want to return. FYI OP you have blacked out your license plate in some pics but it is clearly visible in others. Yes, your house is being robbed as I post. It doesn't matter that much I guess. I'm homeless and unemployed for a month.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 4:59:04 PM EDT
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Hiked all the way up to the upper left mountains (Sky Pond) 
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Posted: 8/30/2016 5:10:03 PM EDT
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Nice pics and nice truck. You need some nicer floor mats.
https://www.huskyliners.com/WeatherBeater-Floor-Mats |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 5:10:11 PM EDT
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Nice
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Posted: 8/30/2016 8:52:45 PM EDT
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Nice pics and nice truck. You need some nicer floor mats.
https://www.huskyliners.com/WeatherBeater-Floor-Mats Thanks! I'm gonna destroy these 
In Cheyenne, Wyoming. Grand Tetons tomorrow! P.S- Cheyenne, you win "Meth Head Wal-Mart of USA Award."
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Posted: 8/30/2016 9:37:56 PM EDT
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Thanks! I'm gonna destroy these
In Cheyenne, Wyoming. Grand Tetons tomorrow! P.S- Cheyenne, you win "Meth Head Wal-Mart of USA Award." Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Nice pics and nice truck. You need some nicer floor mats.
https://www.huskyliners.com/WeatherBeater-Floor-Mats Thanks! I'm gonna destroy these
In Cheyenne, Wyoming. Grand Tetons tomorrow! P.S- Cheyenne, you win "Meth Head Wal-Mart of USA Award." Enjoy Cheyenne while it is still habitable. In the winter that place is brutal with all the wind and snow. |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 9:44:14 PM EDT
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Great pics. Looks like an awesome trip. Enjoy!!!
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Posted: 8/30/2016 9:51:56 PM EDT
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So what are your overall thought of Colorado and Wyoming?
If you go through a little town in Wyoming called Dubois, stop at the cafe and have a piece of homemade pie. Great little cowboy town in the Windriver range. AlsO, Rocky National Park is in my backyard and I'm a native of Wyoming.  pretty spoiled out in the front range.
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Posted: 8/30/2016 9:57:36 PM EDT
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What's up with everyone trying to leave Georgia and head west?
Nice setup, enjoy it man |
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Posted: 8/30/2016 10:01:26 PM EDT
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Tag. I'm hoping to do this when my kids just a little bit older. Looks like fun!
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Posted: 8/30/2016 10:56:04 PM EDT
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So what are your overall thought of Colorado and Wyoming? If you go through a little town in Wyoming called Dubois, stop at the cafe and have a piece of homemade pie. Great little cowboy town in the Windriver range. AlsO, Rocky National Park is in my backyard and I'm a native of Wyoming. pretty spoiled out in the front range.Colorado has been incredible. There are so many different types of scenery. I felt like I needed months to explore it all ( will be coming through again on the way back). My wife's family has a condo in Glenwood Springs, so I should be able to see Colorado with snow this winter. I don't really have an opinion of Wyoming yet. Looks like I'll be driving through Debois tomorrow on the way to the Tetons, I'll be sure to stop in if I can! On a different note... Grand Teton is Grizz territory right? I'll be getting some bear mace but are Winchester Super-X 1oz slugs enough around the campsite? |
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Posted: 8/31/2016 1:32:14 AM EDT
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Thanks! I'm gonna destroy these
In Cheyenne, Wyoming. Grand Tetons tomorrow! P.S- Cheyenne, you win "Meth Head Wal-Mart of USA Award." Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Nice pics and nice truck. You need some nicer floor mats.
https://www.huskyliners.com/WeatherBeater-Floor-Mats Thanks! I'm gonna destroy these
In Cheyenne, Wyoming. Grand Tetons tomorrow! P.S- Cheyenne, you win "Meth Head Wal-Mart of USA Award." Yeah they are handy. I've had them in all my trucks since i discovered them. Here's mine in my '16 1500 Ram. 
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Posted: 8/31/2016 6:58:51 PM EDT
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Yeah they are handy. I've had them in all my trucks since i discovered them. Here's mine in my '16 1500 Ram. http://i.imgur.com/v96hGCW.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Nice pics and nice truck. You need some nicer floor mats.
https://www.huskyliners.com/WeatherBeater-Floor-Mats Thanks! I'm gonna destroy these
In Cheyenne, Wyoming. Grand Tetons tomorrow! P.S- Cheyenne, you win "Meth Head Wal-Mart of USA Award." Yeah they are handy. I've had them in all my trucks since i discovered them. Here's mine in my '16 1500 Ram. http://i.imgur.com/v96hGCW.jpg Thanks! Will definitely invest in a set of these! |
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Posted: 8/31/2016 7:09:26 PM EDT
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Finally made it to the Grand Tetons this afternoon. Over 2,800 miles so far. My truck setup is working perfectly. It's really allowing us to get to places where you could only go if you had 4x4; which is the point.
I try to make camp before 5pm, so I have plenty of time to set up cooking stuff, plan hikes, and do whatever needs to be done around camp. I'll take plenty of pictures tomorrow around the national park. Taken with phone + filters from the same spot where Ansel Adams took his famous photo in 1942. 
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Posted: 8/31/2016 7:31:48 PM EDT
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Awesome. Looks like a good time.
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Posted: 8/31/2016 9:02:36 PM EDT
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What a great trip! OST for more pics!
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Posted: 8/31/2016 9:20:37 PM EDT
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Nice pics! Can anyone name that handguard system?
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Posted: 8/31/2016 10:18:33 PM EDT
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Nice pics! Can anyone name that handguard system? Quote HistoryQuoted:
Nice pics! Can anyone name that handguard system? It's an el-cheapo, but has been rock solid. Clicky |
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Posted: 9/2/2016 8:40:28 PM EDT
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Drove through Yellowstone today. It's a HUGE and very diverse national park, but I think my bar was set a little too high from Rocky Mountain NP, and Grand Tetons NP. I didn't take many pics because I was pissed off the whole time because of awful Asian drivers, and there's only so many bubbling-sulphur holes you can see before you get bored.
Finally saw a small grizz. Bears are basically Bigfoot to me, because I haven't seen one since Tennessee. Saw a ton of elk, bison, and mule deer. I would have loved to have seen a pack of wolves, but no luck. Old Faithful was meh to me  I think I'm a Debbie downer because there were so many damn people. I like my solitude...
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Posted: 9/3/2016 11:11:21 AM EDT
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Thanks again for keeping the thread up to date.
If you go home through Kansas there is a nice space and air museum in Hutchinson (if you like that kind of thing). |
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Posted: 9/4/2016 9:59:13 AM EDT
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Thanks again for keeping the thread up to date. If you go home through Kansas there is a nice space and air museum in Hutchinson (if you like that kind of thing). Awesome, took those exact same pics with my kids couple years ago. You missed the tourist who walked out into the geyser field a couple weeks ago. He fell through into a boiling couldron and was never recovered. FYI, you can backpack in Yellowstone, you need a back country permit. You can carry a handgun but no open fires. Bridger Teton national forest is cool too if you don't want to deal with NP rules. Access it from the south end, through Cora. Drive north, take the route that goes to Green River Lake. It beautiful. Camp, fish, try to nail a coyote or some of the big rats that are running around. |
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Posted: 9/4/2016 10:04:17 AM EDT
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Awesomeness all around!! Great pics
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Posted: 9/4/2016 10:08:43 AM EDT
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I am just amazed that your lady packed so light.
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