Weekender Thread 16-20 August 2018
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Colorado
Posts: 3,474
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In this part of Colorado, the San Juan Range is called 'Little Switzerland'. The Peaks are much younger than the Rocky Mountains over around Boulder. Indeed, in the old Mining Town of Ouray ['ur ray'], ya run into Swiss and German Folks who've been going there for Decades because it reminds them of The Old Country. Having been in/around the Alps several times, I can see the similarities. In the foreground of the Webcam Image below, the blue is the Natural Hot Springs Pools we hit occasionally. On tap this Fall for MesaMate's Birthday just celebrated is a 1/2 Day Jeep Ride up some 4WD Trails where I'll let a Pro do the driving so I can look around for once.
Not far from there, the San Juans can be seen in the original True Grit, and in Tarantino's The H8ful Eight.
- Ouray Colorado Webcam -
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In this part of Colorado, the San Juan Range is called 'Little Switzerland'. The Peaks are much younger than the Rocky Mountains over around Boulder. Indeed, in the old Mining Town of Ouray ['ur ray'], ya run into Swiss and German Folks who've been going there for Decades because it reminds them of The Old Country. Having been in/around the Alps several times, I can see the similarities. In the foreground of the Webcam Image below, the blue is the Natural Hot Springs Pools we hit occasionally. On tap this Fall for MesaMate's Birthday just celebrated is a 1/2 Day Jeep Ride up some 4WD Trails where I'll let a Pro do the driving so I can look around for once.
Not far from there, the San Juans can be seen in the original True Grit, and in Tarantino's The H8ful Eight.
- Ouray Colorado Webcam -
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saoutchik
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: London
Posts: 16,202
Wonderful pics VMan, I'm impressed that you have climbed it. It is a beautiful part of the world.
I had not heard of Tarsiers before so thank you BP2 and good luck to them.
That settlement is very impressive Mesa, it does look like a film set.
Busy day for me but I have Friday off in lieu of last Saturday so a 4 day weekend coming up. In the past that would have meant drunkenness, hangovers and maybe worse but from that low base I participate in the real world a bit these days.
I had not heard of Tarsiers before so thank you BP2 and good luck to them.
That settlement is very impressive Mesa, it does look like a film set.
Busy day for me but I have Friday off in lieu of last Saturday so a 4 day weekend coming up. In the past that would have meant drunkenness, hangovers and maybe worse but from that low base I participate in the real world a bit these days.
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Join Date: Jul 2018
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Seeing those mountain photos makes me miss the yearly family gatherings we used to have in the Alpes with the Swiss part of my family. Now some of them are too old or have kids so we no longer meet in chalets far up but go to places somewhere where there are more pram friendly walking routes.
I love tarsiers, they're such cute life forms! Those massive eyes and their fur looks so soft and dense...
I love tarsiers, they're such cute life forms! Those massive eyes and their fur looks so soft and dense...
Sober-T- Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Manitoba
Posts: 8,760
Originally Posted by BP2 
I haven't posted a creature for a while so here's a piece about the wonderful Tarsier.
Sadly all species of Tarsier are now vulnerable to extinction when once they could be found all over the world.
From the article:
They are some of the oldest primates on the planet, dating back about 40 million years with fossil records showing them once at home all over the world including North America and Europe.
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/an...weird-primates
Sadly all species of Tarsier are now vulnerable to extinction when once they could be found all over the world.
From the article:
They are some of the oldest primates on the planet, dating back about 40 million years with fossil records showing them once at home all over the world including North America and Europe.
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/an...weird-primates
Sober-T- Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Manitoba
Posts: 8,760
Originally Posted by theVman31
Dragon me too put on a few kilos over the last few months. How about we give ourselves a challenge. Lose a kilo over the next 2 weeks. ? 
Mr
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: FRANCE
Posts: 5,230
Morning all...
Ice cream don't talk to me about it..
Enjoy your mega weekend Sao.
BP2 I was thinking I might have a creature for you too, the sea horse, Hippocampus.
Did you know it's the male sea horse who gets pregnant and has the little ones...?
That's a first for me
Ice cream don't talk to me about it..
Enjoy your mega weekend Sao.
BP2 I was thinking I might have a creature for you too, the sea horse, Hippocampus.
Did you know it's the male sea horse who gets pregnant and has the little ones...?
That's a first for me
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: UK
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Morning everyone,
Thanks for the sea horse VMan! I recall reading that before, very interesting. They're very strange creatures, as are many others that live beneath the seas but like you Gilmer, I love them all.
J
Thanks for the sea horse VMan! I recall reading that before, very interesting. They're very strange creatures, as are many others that live beneath the seas but like you Gilmer, I love them all.
J
ours de petit cerveau
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: London, UK
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morning weekenders. Happy Wednesday!
I'm not a great one for sweet things, but I did have some very nice salted caramel & honeycomb ice cream recently. I'm counting is as savoury though because of the "salted" bit.
(sorry Vinny
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I'm not a great one for sweet things, but I did have some very nice salted caramel & honeycomb ice cream recently. I'm counting is as savoury though because of the "salted" bit.
(sorry Vinny
)
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Originally Posted by PhoenixJ
Interesting that...hippocampus.. Part of the human brain and also seahorses who have gender issues..
Glad you are enjoying your hol. Gilly.
Glad you are enjoying your hol. Gilly.
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