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Has anyone been to Grand Teton National Park?
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Jan 2, 2019 01:33
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I was there briefly a few years ago. Crowded, but not as absurdly crowded as Yellowstone. I only spent a day there though. Would like to go back and explore further.
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Jan 2, 2019 01:41
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Yea looking at an early May trip during the week.
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Jan 2, 2019 01:45
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If you have enough time, Lewis and Clark Caverns state park is in that general vicinity (a tad northwest of Yellowstone) and it's a really nice cave. Lots of good lighting and cave formations inside.  
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Jan 2, 2019 01:50
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holocaust bloopers posted:Yea looking at an early May trip during the week. My wife and I spent a week in Moose, WY near Grand Teton NP in Spring 2017. We were there the last couple of days of April, first of May. Jackson Hole was in the off season and wasn't very crowded. Most of the trails were still snow covered. We did see a lot of wildlife, grizzly, moose, elk, etc. The park wasn't crowded and there was plenty to do.
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Jan 2, 2019 01:53
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Wanted to go there during the eclipse, but that poo poo was probably fully booked over a year out and absolute chaos
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Jan 2, 2019 01:55
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MonkeyWash posted:My wife and I spent a week in Moose, WY near Grand Teton NP in Spring 2017. We were there the last couple of days of April, first of May. Jackson Hole was in the off season and wasn't very crowded. Most of the trails were still snow covered. We did see a lot of wildlife, grizzly, moose, elk, etc. The park wasn't crowded and there was plenty to do. Thanks! That sounds perfect.
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Jan 2, 2019 01:56
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Salton Sea at dawn from just before Villager Peak. Hiking in snow in the desert is interesting.
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Jan 5, 2019 02:34
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In photography news, I just picked up a used RRS ball head and have a used Gitzo tripod coming. So those should be nice for the upcoming year. In gun news, I moved a smaller laser onto my suppressed .22 SBR, along with a vis/IR switchable scout light. 
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Jan 5, 2019 03:08
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The Rat posted:In photography news, I just picked up a used RRS ball head and have a used Gitzo tripod coming. So those should be nice for the upcoming year. I googled this Gitzo tripod because I've been looking for a lightweight travel tripod. 
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Jan 5, 2019 03:34
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The one I have coming is the G1127. Older, but the specs on it look decent, like a cougar tripod. Was used for $200 at BHPhoto. Much more reasonable than the RRS tripod I had previously been eyeing at $800ish 
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Jan 5, 2019 03:37
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DoktorLoken posted:I googled this Gitzo tripod because I've been looking for a lightweight travel tripod. I've got this one. It's sweet. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/926480-REG/benro_c2350q2t_2_series_carbon_travl_tripod.html Also booked two trips for the year - Rocky Mountains National Park and Grand Teton.
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Jan 5, 2019 04:07
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Nice, what are you gonna hit in Rocky Mountain?
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Jan 5, 2019 04:11
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The Rat posted:Nice, what are you gonna hit in Rocky Mountain? Great question. No idea. Trip isn't till July. Any suggestions?
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Jan 5, 2019 04:14
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I'm not at all familiar with the west side, so I can't comment there. But as far as the east side, the easy stuff would be driving up Old Fall River road to the alpine visitors center, and coming back down Trail Ridge road. Assuming it's open at that point. (Usually is by then.) Lots of places to stop and get pictures along both of those roads, though Trail Ridge is the more crowded of the two. You can get lots of shots along both roads if you have any kind of zoom lens. As far as hikes, the most famous and popular one is the one out to Emerald Lake. I don't bother in the summer due to the crowds. It's nice, but not head and shoulders over any other glacial lakes I've been to. It is however a pretty short hike, only 3.17 miles round trip. There's a side trail off of it that goes to Lake Haiyaha, which is also quite nice. If you have time for a longer hike, Black Lake is really nice(appx 10 miles RT.) If you want to really make it a long day, there are side trails going up to it that will take you to Shelf and Solitude Lakes, and then beyond it to Green and Frozen Lakes. Sky Pond is also really nice, but more popular (9 miles.) There's a side trail off of that to the Andrews glacier, which is a pretty rough mile. Both of those are off of the Glacier Gorge trailhead, and if you want to park there, you need to be there early, like 5:30AM. Otherwise you have to rely on the shuttle. The Lake Helene/Odessa Lake loop is also very nice and not as strenuous (9ish miles one way.) You start at the Bear Lake parking lot, have just a bit of uphill, and the rest is downhill. That is, unless you take any side trips (Tourmaline and Loomis lake.) You then take the shuttle back from the Cub Lake trailhead. Chasm Lake is also a gorgeous hike (9 miles RT), though the parking lot fills quickly as well. The Wild Basin area in the SE corner has some wonderful lakes too (Bluebird, Eagle, Isolation, Frigid) but it's also deceptively tough since the trailhead starts you off at a lower elevation. I did a long loop here last August and it really beat the poo poo out of me. Have to be prepared to land nav to some of the lakes/waterfalls in question too. Seemed much less crowded to me than the main park area. There's way more out there that I haven't done, so I can't comment on the peak hikes or things like that. I like glacial lakes, so that's what I tend to stick to.
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Jan 5, 2019 04:30
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Forgotten Weapons did a bit on the G11. Pretty interesting if you've never heard of the specifics behind the G11, or the developmental / contractual / political bullshit happening behind the scenes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGKcvM2Hh4g
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Jan 5, 2019 09:19
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Does any ammo still exist for that thing?
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Jan 5, 2019 15:25
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That gun is just....so..... German
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Jan 5, 2019 15:43
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 "If you have to detail strip it, you're totally screwed"
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Jan 5, 2019 15:47
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The Rat posted:I'm not at all familiar with the west side, so I can't comment there. I'm familiar with the West Side. There are some great trails there as well. Adams Falls is a short hike on the North Side of Grand Lake that is still in the park, The falls are nice and you can continue on the trail for 7 miles past more falls to a lake with consistent moose sightings. LuLu City is a trail leading to a ghost town but there aren't really any structures Tonahutu Creek Trail is a 13 mile trail that loops around forest and meadow, have seen quite a bit of wildlife on this trail holocaust bloopers posted:Great question. No idea. Trip isn't till July. Any suggestions? Are you camping?
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Jan 5, 2019 16:46
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First time I heard of that was the original Twilight 2000 RPG back in the mid 80s
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Jan 5, 2019 18:37
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would anyone be interested in a gip coordinated hike this summer? I'm thinking hike somewhere we can drop main backs and fish/day hike PookBear fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Jan 7, 2019 |
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Jan 7, 2019 19:33
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The Aardvark posted:Salton Sea at dawn from just before Villager Peak. Hiking in snow in the desert is interesting. I definitely want to make a trip out there at some point, interesting history for sure
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Jan 10, 2019 08:36
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45 ACP CURES NAZIS posted:would anyone be interested in a gip coordinated hike this summer? If you do pacific NW, I'd recommend Packwood lake and goat rocks wilderness. I think they restock the lake with fish every year, but it probably gets busy in the summer. I'd tag along if I could bring the baby and the wife was ok with it, but that seems like a bit much. Slim Pickens fucked around with this message at 00:47 on Jan 11, 2019 |
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Jan 11, 2019 00:33
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if it's PNW territory i'd be down. I sleep nude and since I don't have a body pillow that's travel side I will need a replacement...
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Jan 11, 2019 00:36
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Preview shot. Just finished mounting the scope the other day. Still need to zero and test fire. CZ455, .22LR, with a can. For use as a precision rifle trainer and trash panda neural inhibitor. (Because my previous Savage .22LR bolt gun just wasn't silly enough.)
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Jan 11, 2019 14:49
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I heard those cz455s are real slick, I kinda want one as my next squirrel gun
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Jan 11, 2019 16:33
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I'm really looking forward to trying it. Especially since with the Arca Swiss plate on the bottom of the stock, I can try mounting it to the photography tripod I have coming. HOBBY SYNERGY
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Jan 11, 2019 17:11
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The tactilol thread wasn't intended for user-created content, but fair enough looks fun, I wish I had a can for 22 so I could pop squirrels and grouse while deer hunting. Hoping a threaded buckmark pops up for $200 sometime soon.
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Jan 11, 2019 17:25
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Slim Pickens posted:The tactilol thread wasn't intended for user-created content, but fair enough I always carry a mkiii and instead of a silencer, I just don't use it until I've totally given up on the deer lol
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Jan 11, 2019 17:36
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the rat does your gf shoot?
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Jan 11, 2019 18:57
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A little. She was fairly anti gun when we met, but I've since tried to demonstrate a responsible gun other and stay open to her trying it out. She did and enjoyed it, and has since gone to several of the monthly IDPA matches with me. Still shooting my semi MP5K rather than a pistol, but she does reasonably well with it. Have been trying to generally go with her pace and level of interest when it comes to shooting, since I want it to keep being a good experience for her. That and most of the time we'd rather be hiking anyways.
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Jan 11, 2019 19:10
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Nice and hot piss posted:if it's PNW territory i'd be down. Slim Pickens posted:If you do pacific NW, I'd recommend Packwood lake and goat rocks wilderness. I think they restock the lake with fish every year, but it probably gets busy in the summer. I'd tag along if I could bring the baby and the wife was ok with it, but that seems like a bit much. Yeah I'd like to do it in PNW since its pretty and allows weed. And I don't see any problem with bringing wives or babies since my rough plan would be hike in on the first day and setup tents in a location that would allow people to hike to a lake/stream to fish, day hike along the trails there, walk around taking photos and in general just chill there for the next two days and hiking out on the fourth.
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Jan 11, 2019 19:23
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We'll see, I ran the idea of camping by her and she wouldn't wanna be more than a couple miles from a road in case the baby gets sick etc. The cool thing about packwood is you can do a 4 mile hike in or you can scoot up to the lake on an orv along a different path, something I'd consider for supplies and stuff. Slim Pickens fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Jan 11, 2019 |
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Jan 11, 2019 20:18
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Going a short ways along the Pacific Crest Trail might satisfy a lot of those requirements
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Jan 11, 2019 20:26
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If it’s in the PNW I’d join up. Prolly chase some tail. Trout tail.
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Jan 11, 2019 20:49
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LingcodKilla posted:If it’s in the PNW I’d join up. Prolly chase some tail. I'm all for some fishing, however it seems like Oregon fish and wildlife did some weird things this year due to numbers and whatnot, and they banned fishing in a few areas during the season. Granted we're talking something later in the year but if fishing is a big part of the trip it might dictate where the actual hiking/camping takes place.
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Jan 11, 2019 20:53
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Nice and hot piss posted:I'm all for some fishing, however it seems like Oregon fish and wildlife did some weird things this year due to numbers and whatnot, and they banned fishing in a few areas during the season. Granted we're talking something later in the year but if fishing is a big part of the trip it might dictate where the actual hiking/camping takes place. Meh. I’m all for just meeting people and chilling. Can’t smoke the devils lettuce but I don’t really care if others do as long you dont try to rope me into a discussion about the curvature of your hands man. Like wow.
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Jan 11, 2019 21:14
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LingcodKilla posted:Meh. I’m all for just meeting people and chilling. Can’t smoke the devils lettuce but I don’t really care if others do as long you dont try to rope me into a discussion about the curvature of your hands man. Like wow. we can be the sober crew and talk about things like ducks and look for bigfoot
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Jan 11, 2019 23:55
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Y'all like ducks? 
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