As this giant rock hurtles by our planet, lets take this time to reflect upon living life to its fullest, and to have no regrets if our existence were to come to a sudden fiery end.
Category Archives: Nature Encounters
Identify These Mushrooms
They look lovely but are probably deadly. Check Roger’s Mushroom Guide
Good Morning Deers
This pack was very friendly
What Kind Of Terrifying Spider Is This?
I have arachnophobia, and was not happy when this horrific man-eater (?) was crawling around my home office desk, waiting, and likely plotting to sink its vicious fangs into me sealing my doom.
Boulder Creek Flooding – July 7th 2011
Shot this at the creek today. Hey, I can edit video! Who knew?
Copper Canyon Mexico: “Refuge from Time” By Evan Ravitz
My friend Evan Ravitz shot and edited this video of his favorite canyon in Mexico Copper Canyon AKA Barranca del Cobre, where he spends much of his winters:
Evan can guide you there! Check out Gates of Paradise Backpack Trips.
The Cuttlefish’s Chromatophores Enable The Most Amazing Camoflauge
Cuttlefish are amazing creatures, NOVA “Kings Of Camoflauge”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x-8v1mxpR0
The real treat is in the next video…
Continue reading The Cuttlefish’s Chromatophores Enable The Most Amazing Camoflauge
Mary’s lake, Prospect Mountain
Have my eyes on this one. Hi res panos to come.
A Giant Eagle Killed Our Local Prairie Dog
We loved our local Prairie Dog, he was our neighbor, and we would often leave veggies outside his burrow. He was the Puxatony Phil of our little community. Maybe we fattened him up too much, maybe he got lazy, because today he got killed by an Eagle. We will be sad to see him go. This Eagle took him and was in the process of eating him while a magpie tried to get in on the meal:
Unfortunately the birds flew off before I could get any closer. Only these two pictures (cropped at maximum zoom) came out. Continue reading A Giant Eagle Killed Our Local Prairie Dog