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Had a great life living here, always felt blessed.
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No doubt about it, Jim ..... you are definitely living in an incredible place, surrounded, so it seems by coastal wilderness and all the wildlife that comes with it!
Why heck, it's even almost as good as where I live .... ;c)
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Nice place Jim, I have always wanted to visit Australia... But y'all got some scary crap going on there from time to time, I have seen your "humor from around the world" (Australia) thread.😯🤕💀
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You have a nice vista Daniel from your pics mate, Bruce......if you ever do!!!! You know you're welcome at our place mate!
And hey.....I've seen a bear in Gil's backyard....now THAT'S something that would scare the #%#% out of me!!!!
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You have a nice vista Daniel from your pics mate, Bruce......if you ever do!!!! You know you're welcome at our place mate!
And hey.....I've seen a bear in Gil's backyard....now THAT'S something that would scare the #%#% out of me!!!!
Our biteys are SMALL and nasty....your biteys are BIG and Toothy!!!!
Well Dang Jim ...... I had an excellently detailed reply all typed out and nearly ready to submit, until I hit a wrong button somewhere about one sentence from completion, and it all evaporated.
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You have a nice vista Daniel from your pics mate, Bruce......if you ever do!!!! You know you're welcome at our place mate!
And hey.....I've seen a bear in Gil's backyard....now THAT'S something that would scare the #%#% out of me!!!!
Our biteys are SMALL and nasty....your biteys are BIG and Toothy!!!!
Well Dang Jim ...... I had an excellently detailed reply all typed out and nearly ready to submit, until I hit a wrong button somewhere about one sentence from completion, and it all evaporated.
Perhaps I'll try again tomorrow!?!?
That's a right proper bastard when they happens isn't it
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"Our biteys are SMALL and nasty....your biteys are BIG and Toothy!!!!You have a nice vista Daniel from your pics mate, Bruce......if you ever do!!!! You know you're welcome at our place mate!
And hey.....I've seen a bear in Gil's backyard....now THAT'S something that would scare the #%#% out of me!!!!
Our biteys are SMALL and nasty....your biteys are BIG and Toothy!!!!
Well Dang Jim ...... I had an excellently detailed reply all typed out and nearly ready to submit, until I hit a wrong button somewhere about one sentence from completion, and it all evaporated.
Perhaps I'll try again tomorrow!?!?
...lol, now that's funny
we don't have any 'grizz" in Indiana, not really any poisonous snakes here either. we get the occasional tornadoes though.
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You have a nice vista Daniel from your pics mate, Bruce......if you ever do!!!! You know you're welcome at our place mate!
And hey.....I've seen a bear in Gil's backyard....now THAT'S something that would scare the #%#% out of me!!!!
Our biteys are SMALL and nasty....your biteys are BIG and Toothy!!!!
Well Dang Jim ...... I had an excellently detailed reply all typed out and nearly ready to submit, until I hit a wrong button somewhere about one sentence from completion, and it all evaporated.
Perhaps I'll try again tomorrow!?!?
That's a right proper bastard when they happens isn't it
Okay now Jim, rather than type three paragraphs of descriptions, which is what disappeared on me yesterday, I'll try to do a briefer synopsis of what I wanted to relate.
Where I live here is far, far more than just a "Vista" but rather a true wonderland of mountains and desert. World class climbing, fishing, hiking, skiing and a whole lot else exist here in spade, what with the entire High Sierra Mtn. range and John Muir Wilderness less than five miles out my back door, with nothing but open country in between! I live in a County (Inyo) that is as big, or bigger than eight states, but only has about 18,000 people in its over 10,000 square miles. Population density gets even less as you head further east from here for the next one thousand miles, clear to the Rocky Mtns. Highest point in the continental US outside of Alaska (Mt. Whitney) is less than fifty miles to the south, with literally hundreds of only slightly lesser peaks in between and beyond in all direction, many of which I have climbed, including those you've so often seen as "my Vista"! Then there is the incredible wonders of Yosemite and its unbelievable scenery, hiking, climbing and etc. that is only about fifty miles to the north of me here. Death Valley is less than 100 miles to the Southeast with the lowest elevation in North America of -286 below sea level, and also the hottest official temperature recorded at 134 degrees Fahrenheit. Being a Geologist, the many huge escarpments all around here offer breathtaking views into the earth and its mechanisms and revealed a great wealth of mineral deposits and fossil exposures for study. The Ancient Bristlecone Pines, the world's oldest living things, live on top of the White Mtns just on the other side of the Owens (Deepest) Valley from me, and that range rises up to 14,246 at White Mtn. Peak (Where I worked for U of C for many years), but also runs for some 40 miles rarely getting below 12k and averaging about 13K. Giant Sequoia trees (World's largest living thing) thrive just on the other side of the Sierra Crest from me, and in fact I have two 50 year old youngsters growing in my front yard, that promise some serious trouble as time goes by!?!?
I could go on and on with this, but I think you get the drift that what I have here may be just a bit more than a "Vista"!!!
Oh yeah, then there is the other part .... the bitey things.
Yes, we do have some of those Ursa type critters that wander the neighborhood here mostly in the spring and fall but are not far off the rest of the year either though as they mostly hole-up and sleep through the winter. Black bears are really not much of a threat if you don't mess with them or especially their cubs! Mostly they just tip over trash cans and break down fences, and if you are at all smart, even that can easily be prevented. We also have Mountain Lion, and Lynx which account for some missing pets from time to time, and those Cougars do manage to pick off the occasional unwary jogger here in Kaliphoney most every year, but we've had no such deaths locally. We do have a plethora of Buzz Worms (Rattle Snakes) including the occasional Mojave Green varietal that has developed a powerful nerve toxin that is seriously lethal, to go along with its rather deadly (though not always) blood toxins. Other than scorpions, which are generally not deadly, but can really mess you up, we do have Brown Recluse and Black Widow Spiders that can give you a lethal dose if you are especially sensitive or don't get proper treatment.
Still, our bitey critters don't hold a candle to what you folks live with down under!
All the foregoing is .... just so you know!!!
Hummmmm, not nearly as good as my former attempt, and may not be as much briefer as I had in mind .... ;cea -
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Daniel there's a lot to be said about living near National Parks that's for sure.
We live in one, and are surrounded by National Parks.....to the West of us there isn't much but wild emptiness and to the East of us.....well New Zealand!
Land biters and land slitherers, as an Aussie you get used to all the spiders, snakes, leeches, ticks etc (hate ticks, our paralysis ticks are have a toxin and kill thousands of dogs and cats a year and ain't to good for adults and very bad news for children. They are carried by all our native animals that are immune to the toxin)....but what I really don't like is the marine stingers that we have a bountiful supply of in many shapes and sizes and levels of danger. And sharks, I lived to surf when I was younger and had some hairy moments with BIG sharks. SCUBA diving and sharks....not so much of a worry, but sitting on a board waiting for the next set of waves and having your legs dangling...everyone thinks of sharks down here!!!
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The seafood is so bountiful here, we can catch fish, get oysters, mussels, prawns (we got 20lbs of prawns Christmas Eve for Christmas lunch) from the front and Crayfish (lobsters), abalone outside (1 klm up the estuary and out the entrance into the big blue).
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Very nice photos of family & friends.
I find Jim & Daniels stories extremely interesting. And the wonderful area's to visit and explore very close by...or right in your back yard. I suppose the only interesting thing near me is the Indianapolis motor speedway (Indy 500 & Brick yard 400) 45 miles away. The Duesenberg, Auburn,Cord museum. In Auburn In. The one thing in my little town of St.Paul is the old limestone quarry pits that have been turned into summer swimming & camping destinations for those wanting a short road trip from either Cincinnati or Indianapolis (about 40 mi. Either way) they are rather high diving pits down to the water, combine that with alcohol and we usually get a drowning or two every year.😳 -
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What a great location and a great way to enjoy time with your family!
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Very nice photos of family & friends.
I find Jim & Daniels stories extremely interesting. And the wonderful area's to visit and explore very close by...or right in your back yard. I suppose the only interesting thing near me is the Indianapolis motor speedway (Indy 500 & Brick yard 400) 45 miles away. The Duesenberg, Auburn,Cord museum. In Auburn In. The one thing in my little town of St.Paul is the old limestone quarry pits that have been turned into summer swimming & camping destinations for those wanting a short road trip from either Cincinnati or Indianapolis (about 40 mi. Either way) they are rather high diving pits down to the water, combine that with alcohol and we usually get a drowning or two every year.😳
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I want to visit!
Curious, you wrote crayfish (lobster)… What size are we talking? The crayfish we catch and eat from the local creeks are like 2-3 inches long and the more you eat the hungrier you get because there isn’t much in them! I know others call them crawdads. Lobsters are what we go to the restaurant for and cost $20-40/tail.
I love shrimp, which I believe is very similar to your prawn. Red Lobster (restaurant here) has “Endless Shrimp” for under $20 and we go there quite often, I think my record is 210 shrimp 😂 -
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I want to visit!
Curious, you wrote crayfish (lobster)… What size are we talking? The crayfish we catch and eat from the local creeks are like 2-3 inches long and the more you eat the hungrier you get because there isn’t much in them! I know others call them crawdads. Lobsters are what we go to the restaurant for and cost $20-40/tail.
I love shrimp, which I believe is very similar to your prawn. Red Lobster (restaurant here) has “Endless Shrimp” for under $20 and we go there quite often, I think my record is 210 shrimp 😂
210 shrimp!!! Good effort, do you have to peel then Nick or are they already peeled?
Our marine crayfish (what you guys call lobsters, our don't have claws) can grow massive and are uber expensive in restaurants. There are daily limits to what you can catch -
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Our native freshwater yabbies (what you guys call crayfish and they DO have claws ) can be found in freshwater rivers and farm dams, kids jobs are to catch them in there hundreds for yabbie boil ups -
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We have a fair few species of prawns, these are called King Prawns (these are great green and cooked on the BBQ -
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