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At Yellowstone I saw people standing less than 2 feet from the elk lounging on the grass at Mammoth Hot Springs, for photo opportunities. Literally right next to their faces. The elk were blasé about it, but still I don't think these people understood the risk.
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At Yellowstone I saw people standing less than 2 feet from the elk lounging on the grass at Mammoth Hot Springs, for photo opportunities. Literally right next to their faces. The elk were blasé about it, but still I don't think these people understood the risk.
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How is the park, overall? The snow often clears the roads of traffic. Sometimes more animals (little easier to see against white background). Is anything besides Mammoth available for camping? Seen any flocks of Mountain Bluebirds? Has the Boiling River been closed yet for the high water?Quote
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But, its two days for me to get to Yosemite!
Yeah, that could be a big problem.
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How is the park, overall? The snow often clears the roads of traffic. Sometimes more animals (little easier to see against white background). Is anything besides Mammoth available for camping? Seen any flocks of Mountain Bluebirds? Has the Boiling River been closed yet for the high water?Quote
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But, its two days for me to get to Yosemite!
Yeah, that could be a big problem.
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That would probably be prohibited now. Isolated thermal features are protected and entry is prohibited. I think there may be also a feature that is within the stream bottom of the Firehole River that may be a spot to soak legally but that is a distance off the beaten path. There was a news report today of some park workers messing around Old Faithful and receiving fines or legal sanctions:Quote
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Many years ago my wife and I visited Yellowstone (tent camping) and one day found a bathtub size hot spring withing 4' of the river where you could almost completely immerse yourself in comfortably warm water.
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(btw... I loved the 'Who pooped in the woods' book for the kids!)
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(btw... I loved the 'Who pooped in the woods' book for the kids!)
I can't give a solidly formed reference, but I was told that it was the most popular book sold in Yellowstone (Second was "Death in Yellostone", about all the ways to be injured severely in that park). Viewed from a distance or with gloves, scat can be a delightful educational item. There is a book "Scats and Tracks" which is the "adult" version of "who pooped.....". Try to avoid incorporating any samples in the cookpot.
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Many field guides also have sections on scats and tracks... such as the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada...
(did I mention that that particular guide book is just spectacular?)
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Many field guides also have sections on scats and tracks... such as the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada...
(did I mention that that particular guide book is just spectacular?)
Yes, you did. I looked it up on google and got a sample of the pages. Did you see the "dog vomit" fungus? I want to see THAT one!
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The guide mentions early in the book (about page 6), that he would not comment on whether fungi are edible or not. .Apparently he didn't want to go out on a limb (?mycelium?) and commit to defining "safe" and "unsafe" fungi. Risk too great. The one objection I have concerns the illustrations. I have yet to see the actual book, but usually I find drawings to lack the realistic detail necessary for a good field guide.Quote
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Yes, you did. I looked it up on google and got a sample of the pages. Did you see the "dog vomit" fungus? I want to see THAT one!
Nice... The guide doesn't say if it is edible though...
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The guide mentions early in the book (about page 6), that he would not comment on whether fungi are edible or not. .Apparently he didn't want to go out on a limb (?mycelium?) and commit to defining "safe" and "unsafe" fungi. Risk too great. The one objection I have concerns the illustrations. I have yet to see the actual book, but usually I find drawings to lack the realistic detail necessary for a good field guide.Quote
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Yes, you did. I looked it up on google and got a sample of the pages. Did you see the "dog vomit" fungus? I want to see THAT one!
Nice... The guide doesn't say if it is edible though...
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It has alot of pictures and they are colorful. Isn't that the definition of a good book?
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Having spent WAY too much time in the Phoenix area during the last three months, one continuing source of amusement is to see the local dial-a-ride minibuses rolling around with the word SCAT on their sides (Sun Cities Area Transit).
[Beware: extreme mental senior goat area there.]
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