AK hiker Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) There are brown bears to watch out for. As requested some scenery pictures from a previous trips in the Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska, USA . As I get more versed in the strata and fossil nomenclature will include with the posts and finds. Notice the snow still present in June of last year and I am ready to get out again weather permitting which was a no go this weekend so sat and read numerous post on TFF for my education. Love the site and will figure out the decorum and how to interact as this is new to me. Edited June 9, 2020 by AK hiker correct spelling in title 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Thanks for the pictures! As far as how to interact here - well, this is pretty much how you do it! Looking forward to more of your contributions. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Great post! Keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phevo Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Beautiful scenery thanks for sharing I like your companion and his rock climbing shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_mnemonic Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 That is one of the goodest fossil buddies I have seen and probably a excellent bear alarm too huh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 8 hours ago, AK hiker said: As requested some scenery pictures from a previous trips in the Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska, USA . As I get more versed in the strata and fossil nomenclature will include with the posts and finds. Notice the snow still present in June of last year and I am ready to get out again weather permitting which was a no go this weekend so sat and read numerous post on TFF for my education. Love the site and will figure out the decorum and how to interact as this is new to me. Thanks for the scenery Do you fly or trek in or both? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 What a gorgeous place to fossil hunt!!! Can't wait to see more photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Some cool pictures. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Beautiful scenery, good company, and great fossils. What more could you ask for?! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Ahhhh...Beautiful. Makes me want to go there. Thanks for the pix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 lovely fossil friend you have there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Lovely scenery and wonderful finds,thanks for the photo journey Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Your dog looks very proud of its ammonite finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I'm about as far away as I can be (maybe it is further to Honolulu), and unless corrected , TFF has not recently had an active poster of Alaska scenery and fossils, about which I start out knowing nothing. I will enjoy your posts. Keep them coming!!! The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Fantastic scenery and ammonites! Also I love the dog! Looks like you have to be in pretty excellent shape to get to those ammonites, and even better to get them back home. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nautiloid Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Wow! That scenery is absolutely stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK hiker Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 4 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: Fantastic scenery and ammonites! Also I love the dog! Looks like you have to be in pretty excellent shape to get to those ammonites, and even better to get them back home. Don The collecting started out from my interest in fossils, looking for and picking one up from my numerous back country trips hunting, fishing or just exploring all over the world. More recently have been pointedly using looking for fossils to get out and explore mainly Alaska and some in the western states with exercise as one of the main goals. To give an idea most trips in the Talkeetna Mountains are daylong with 8 to 12 miles hiking and 2,000 to 2,500 feet elevation gain and return to the plane with loaded pack of 40 to 50 pounds of "cool fossils", sometimes this is just one medium sized one. The pictures maybe deceiving as the ammonites are eroding out at the angle of repose of the silt/mudstone and at the limit of walking on which is why I use the ice ax for self arrest in case I slip, even Kobuk gets a little stressed out on the slopes so need to be very mindful of how he is loaded. Glad you are all enjoying the pictures as much as I do and will post a few more from the last two summers. Weather permitting will get out next weekend, make some boot tracks and take some picture to share. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK hiker Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Female ptarmiganDall sheep, all rams These are from a late May trip landing lower and hiking up due to snow still at higher elevations. The cow moose was in the high country to avoid the brown bears with her twins which worked for only one of them. I have watched a few videos on splitting concretions and would need a Paul Bunyan sized sledge to crack these. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK hiker Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Dall sheep in fossil bearing area. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK hiker Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Dall sheep in fossil bearing area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK hiker Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 A trip down the west side of the Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Gorgeous! (scenery, fossils, doggo - take your pick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 AMAZING location, and lovely fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I always enjoy posts that include scenery of areas I have never been to. So in addition to your wonderful fossils, thanks for showing us a piece of Alaska. Being a veterinarian, I couldn't help but notice a red bandage in the one frame. Did you have to apply first aide to your dog's paw??? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy B Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 That looks like a nice place to lay down and take a nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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