Rural Explorations...The Saga continues ! (brought back to life by everyone)

Spring time = nesting season here in North America ... found a decent sunset going on at a Bald Eagle nest in central Minnesota



And in Wisconsin, there were tons of White-tailed deer in one spot, so I snapped a pic

Awesome sunset, thanks for the bump Buddy

I've got new pics to post as soon as I get un-lazy

I'll catch up later for over the doldrums (spring) time

But, just the other day I found these Bison 5 miles! from my home







(I'm out of hibernation and exploring again)

OH,

and if you noticed those are REAL Texas longhorns too

Well I went "Drive About" yesterday and this is the result

I was looking for some caves that I visited in about '71. The Inskip Caves was my goal (I didn't find them this trip) it's amazing how shit changes over
30 odd years
I got to the top of the hill and just started clicking because the view was so awesome

This first one looks toward my home 40 miles or so away:



It's in that little yellow strip to the right of those two buttes just below the mountains

A couple of Mt Shasta pics from the same spot,

Months ago I posted a pic of this valley for fall colors (the green spot there)

At the top of Inskip is a fire lookout station.

Some views from there.
Looking N.E.

Looking E.


See that red area to the right? It's a volcanic cinder mine. they use it like salt on the roads here.

Closer, from the same spot.
Lookking S.S.E.

Last one looking due north Mt. Shasta again...

On the way back down the road I took a few pics of flowers and bumbles, sadly this is the only one that turned out good

( I bumped a setting on my camera)

Explorations are in full swing now,but, I feel like I'm beating a dead horse here
I hope someone will add their photos besides me !

Last year in September I posted this one,

And last saturday I went back up there to visit a festival and stopped at the creek.

This was a sort-of hippie fest and they did some rock art in this beautiful creek(I approve! )

This is almost the same spot as above,I was standing on the rock in the center, the water is higher.



Rock Art:

More,





Please add your own

Well I've been exploring like crazy lately, but, I'm extremely lazy about saving and sharing I hope to post more soon!

I wish others would too!!!

Anyway the other day I went to my brothers new place and on the way I found this giant olive, it reminded me of when FeFe posted the Orange

shack months ago

If you eat olives they were probably processed in Corning, Ca. @ Bell Carter(even if the label says some other name) if not the worlds largest

consumer processor they are close ! This is at one of the local orchards.....







Please, add your photos

Cool pics Notech ... I wish I had mountains for background. That Mt. Shasta always looks pretty sweet. I've never understood the rock art. I've seen it a bunch of times hiking, but never see anyone in the process, so I can ask them why in the hell. To each his own I guess.

I haven't been out much, but here are a few from back in early June

Central MN - Sherburne NWR - driving along the refuge road and came across this



Something ate a fawn and left the head. Bobcat? Coyote? Black Bear? Couldn't tell you.

Also, another creature was at an overlook enjoying the view



And here is a wildflower from a couple weeks ago, same place, Central MN. It's a Turks Cap Lily (according to the wife)

OK OK I have to cheat because I'm too lazy to find and scan my slides I took in the 1960's

I found these shots on the web. This is Providence Canyon State Park located near Lumpkin, GA.

It is also known as Georgia's Little Grand Canyon. I was there back in the olden days.