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Torres del Paine national park, Chile
The Guanacos there are not shy:
The Guanacos there are not shy:
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I live close to a different type of wilderness here in the Arizona high desert.
I wish I had a picture with someone standing beside those cacti. They're huge, easily 30' (10 m) tall! This next image isn't necessarily "in the wild" as it's someone's yard, but it's a rural area and these Cholla grow all over the place (tho you won't find them growing "in town", they're a menace!).
Those are Cholla cactuses, nicknamed "Jumping Cactus" because of the long, barbed spines that stick into your skin like porcupine quills. When you get stuck, whole chunks of the branch will break off and stick to you. The branches break off very easily even lightly brushing against it, and can make it seem like it jumped on you, hence the nickname. I've run afoul of them once and can confirm the quills are sharp, barbed, very difficult and painful to extract. I needed pliers for a few that were stuck in me! Those barbed spines are every bit as nasty as porcupine quills and very difficult to pull out! I was scarred for a couple of years!
I wish I had a picture with someone standing beside those cacti. They're huge, easily 30' (10 m) tall! This next image isn't necessarily "in the wild" as it's someone's yard, but it's a rural area and these Cholla grow all over the place (tho you won't find them growing "in town", they're a menace!).
Those are Cholla cactuses, nicknamed "Jumping Cactus" because of the long, barbed spines that stick into your skin like porcupine quills. When you get stuck, whole chunks of the branch will break off and stick to you. The branches break off very easily even lightly brushing against it, and can make it seem like it jumped on you, hence the nickname. I've run afoul of them once and can confirm the quills are sharp, barbed, very difficult and painful to extract. I needed pliers for a few that were stuck in me! Those barbed spines are every bit as nasty as porcupine quills and very difficult to pull out! I was scarred for a couple of years!
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Invasive wild species on my speakers 
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Gliding down the Ruhr to the Rhine entry:
Usually i make it a few hundred meter up the Rhine and then I'm out of steam, it's really fast. I almost always have a snack, this time french army rations, and some coffee:
Some rain in the distance:
And back home, up the Ruhr:
Such is life in the wilderness of Duisburg/Germany, one of the densest populated area in Europe
:Gliding down the Ruhr to the Rhine entry:
Usually i make it a few hundred meter up the Rhine and then I'm out of steam, it's really fast. I almost always have a snack, this time french army rations, and some coffee:
Some rain in the distance:
And back home, up the Ruhr:
Such is life in the wilderness of Duisburg/Germany, one of the densest populated area in Europe
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Nice day out, MSR titan kettle?
It's labeled Esbit, but i think the OEM is Toacs.
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Which part is that in?
If you haven't been, I highly recommend taking them time to go to Needles. It's one of our favorite parks we've been to!
I really want to do a week or so trip into The Maze, only part I haven't been to.
As I recall the location, both of my Canyonlands pictures were taken from Grandview Point Outlook on the White Rim on the north side of the Colorado River.
My wife and I were on a conducted tour and had less then I day to cover Dead Horse point State Park and Canyonlands National Park. Unfortunately we didn't get to the Noodles or the Maze; our closest approach being Grand View Point.
This picture was taken in Dead Horse Point SP and shows the Potash Evaporation Ponds on the upper right ...
That is a truly beautiful image.
Central Park in full bloom.
Sadly, this is as 'wild' as an urbanite can get, at least without upsetting the moderators...
Sadly, this is as 'wild' as an urbanite can get, at least without upsetting the moderators...
What trees are those?
Cherry blossoms. They bloom pink or white for just a few weeks each spring. Plenty of both colors all around the park makes running this time of year a little more enjoyable.
Edit: adding a photo of a canopy of pink cherry blossoms. Sadly the brilliance of the color is dulled by the picture for some reason.
Wowow. There must be a hot'n sunny summer there in NY/Manhattan for cherries. Delicious stuff!
'Red Rock Canyon Panorama' by drakkardarkblade
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Okay, this isn't a "wild place" per se, but these Palo Verde trees are indigenous to the sw desert and grow wild out here. They're in full bloom right now. I thought this section of street looked so pretty that I pulled off and snapped a few pics.
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