Overland Hadley
on a journey
I got the shivers just looking at that photo.
Wild Thing~ Road/Trail blockage.....lets see what wild thing has blocked your path!
I got the shivers just looking at that photo.
stolenheron
Explorer
I guess I could've still drove around him, but felt compelled to stop and move it off the road.
Not bad for an iPhone pic
good looking snapping turtle! i caught at least 3 of them this summer crossing the road by my place in south florida. 2 of them were pretty good size and were probably pushing 40+ years old. that one there is at least twice my age.
i pull at least 2-3 turtles out of the road/traffic during the wet season lol. poor guys never stand a chance, and i always feel for them.
Mamontof
Explorer
I guess I could've still drove around him, but felt compelled to stop and move it off the road.
Not bad for an iPhone pic
Have no idea your Phone so Hi Tech or your skills :Wow1:
Great shut !
Mamontof
Explorer
Well that art of hi acknowledge drive 4x4 :wings:
partsflyin
Adventurer
Had several critters block the road on me at Yellowstone.
This guy was running right down the center line. Took me a second or two to get over it and find my camera.
This guy OWNED the road! Love how he dwarfs the mustang.
Pronghorn
A nice herd early morning in Lamar valley.
This guy was running right down the center line. Took me a second or two to get over it and find my camera.
This guy OWNED the road! Love how he dwarfs the mustang.
Pronghorn
A nice herd early morning in Lamar valley.
stolenheron
Explorer
most recent blockages.
yellow ratsnake
cotton tail
crested cara cara taking off. imo, the most beautiful and unique bird of prey that you can find in FL, TX, or Mexico.
terrible picture, it was hard to whip teh camera out, but it is a bobcat that ran across the road.
white tail doe.
plenty of alligators too, where the road flooded over. lots of hatchlings and one 7ft female.
the back of the alligator is dead center of the picture on the right side of the "road"
yellow ratsnake
cotton tail
crested cara cara taking off. imo, the most beautiful and unique bird of prey that you can find in FL, TX, or Mexico.
terrible picture, it was hard to whip teh camera out, but it is a bobcat that ran across the road.
white tail doe.
plenty of alligators too, where the road flooded over. lots of hatchlings and one 7ft female.
the back of the alligator is dead center of the picture on the right side of the "road"
Safado
Adventurer
Great pics as usual Pat.
For those that don't know, that's someones pet they turned loose at some point. It's an African Spur Thigh Tortoise, obviously not native to Utah. They're either the 2nd or 3rd largest in the world, and it's probably pretty rare to see one in the "wild" like that. Who knows what it's doing to the vegetation; I'd LOVE to see it's burrow too! We actually have a pair here at the house for the kids. Hard to imagine they'll get that big :Wow1: and what we'll do with them once they do. I'll have to post a pic later, but they were both the same size a year ago, and one is now triple the other. They can grow fast.
thanks for sharing.
For those that don't know, that's someones pet they turned loose at some point. It's an African Spur Thigh Tortoise, obviously not native to Utah. They're either the 2nd or 3rd largest in the world, and it's probably pretty rare to see one in the "wild" like that. Who knows what it's doing to the vegetation; I'd LOVE to see it's burrow too! We actually have a pair here at the house for the kids. Hard to imagine they'll get that big :Wow1: and what we'll do with them once they do. I'll have to post a pic later, but they were both the same size a year ago, and one is now triple the other. They can grow fast.
thanks for sharing.
Speaking of Tortoises, we met this guy while a group of us were riding the Dual Sport Utah 500 through Canyonlands National Park
Sexy6Chick
Adventurer
We came to a skidding halt for this guy - thought he was dead he was so still. But then he started moving and we stepped back haha.
Hill Bill E.
Oath Keeper
Great thread, and great pics!
I've been stopped by bears, moose, deer, sheep, etc.
But the worst, that was a box tortoise in the Mohave.
Ft. Irwin has trails everywhere, but a few are very narrow, becuase of the box tortoise.
We had one hold up our convoy for more than 12 hours:Wow1:
We weren't allowed to move it, or even approach it. Had to stay over 100 feet from it.:snorkel:
We were towards the back, and since we couldn't move it, go around it, or turn around (becuase of the trail restraint in that area) we just pulled out the stove, and made coffee, then took a nap:coffeedrink:
I've been stopped by bears, moose, deer, sheep, etc.
But the worst, that was a box tortoise in the Mohave.
Ft. Irwin has trails everywhere, but a few are very narrow, becuase of the box tortoise.
We had one hold up our convoy for more than 12 hours:Wow1:
We weren't allowed to move it, or even approach it. Had to stay over 100 feet from it.:snorkel:
We were towards the back, and since we couldn't move it, go around it, or turn around (becuase of the trail restraint in that area) we just pulled out the stove, and made coffee, then took a nap:coffeedrink:
Tucson T4R
Expedition Leader
We came to a skidding halt for this guy - thought he was dead he was so still. But then he started moving and we stepped back haha.
Is it my monitor or does this guy have greenish tinge to it? If so it may have been the rude Mojave rattler. Good to stay away from those nasty boys.:Wow1: Cool catch.
JackW
Explorer
A group of Land Rovers were up at Tellico back in 2006 and we went up this dead end Forest Service road to the top of a mountain. On the way back out we came around a corner to fnd this tree had fallen over, completely blocking the trail. When asked if anyone had a chain saw Denny said "yeah , I've got one .... back in my tent about six miles from here".
So we had to do this...
And shortly before that happened we had to deal with this...
So we had to do this...
And shortly before that happened we had to deal with this...
Sexy6Chick
Adventurer
Not your monitor..he was definitely greenish.
DrMoab
Explorer
I almost ran over this guy yesterday crossing the road out in the West Desert of Utah. I thought it was a lizard at first but realized it was moving much too slow for a lizard and it just didn't look...right.
I yelled at the guy behind me that I thought there was a big spider crossing the road and I was right. I turned around and we all had some fun shooting photos as he lumbered along looking for a mate.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/docmoab/5069949515/
I yelled at the guy behind me that I thought there was a big spider crossing the road and I was right. I turned around and we all had some fun shooting photos as he lumbered along looking for a mate.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/docmoab/5069949515/