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Slydell said:
We had a moma moose and baby come through our campsite in the Tetons. I kept my distance because that's a lot of meat on the hoof. Bison are usually calm but they can get startled and go from 0-35 mph in a heartbeat. I haven't come across any grizzlies yet and really don't want to.
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You really don't want to. I would rather encounter a well fed grizzly than a moose any day. I was fishing in the minnesota/canada boundary waters and a moose with a rack of antlers the size of me swam up to our canoe. We paddled rather quickly to get away...
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UTvol1fn said:
That's cool...if I'm not hiking leconte then ill hit up cosby and big creek. Not as crowded as the trails entering the park at gatlinburg. Plus the camping is great there....
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we stayed at...oh my gosh...it was the campground closest to Cherokee about 6 months ago and really enjoyed it. Can't remember the name. Didn't get to hike much bc I twisted my ankle the 2nd day there...they really should mark those fire pits with flags... :)
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Here's a decent shot of Ogden. I'm about an inch outside the bottom right corner of the pic. This is from the internet.
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VolGal423 said:
I must tell you I am quite jealous of your experience. I would have been so excited to see a grizz!! I get so happy whenever I see a black bear I just want to sit (from a safe distance) and watch it
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I would have been scared of a moose too...those things are crazy aggressive and big!
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I am the same way....at the top of leconte I saw a momma black bear and her 2 cubs. Well, me being curious as heck, I decided to step off the trail to get a better shot with my camera. My rents weren't happy and yelled for me to get back on the trail. I tried to tell them I just wanted a better shot...
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VolGal423 said:
we stayed at...oh my gosh...it was the campground closest to Cherokee about 6 months ago and really enjoyed it. Can't remember the name. Didn't get to hike much bc I twisted my ankle the 2nd day there...they really should mark those fire pits with flags... :)
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No bueno...:)
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VolGal423 said:
Whoa...whoa wait. You mean you live here? You're kidding me right?
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Home Sweet Home. Ya see any hiking possibilities? Those peaks are around 10,000' +/-2000' depending on which one it is. I can be at the foothills in about 15 minutes or so. Trails everywhere.
 
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Slydell said:
Home Sweet Home. Ya see any hiking possibilities? Those peaks are around 10,000' +/-2000' depending on which one it is. I can be at the foothills in about 15 minutes or so. Trails everywhere.
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Envy....what do you do?
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UTvol1fn said:
I am the same way....at the top of leconte I saw a momma black bear and her 2 cubs. Well, me being curious as heck, I decided to step off the trail to get a better shot with my camera. My rents weren't happy and yelled for me to get back on the trail. I tried to tell them I just wanted a better shot...
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Oh so you're THAT guy? Haha no no it's easy to get caught up in the moment like that! Especially when you're in awe! I have yet to get "the shot" but I'm hoping that this fall it'll happen. I usually get up around 5 and hit the Loop for good shots and this time ill be prepared with my new camera!!!
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Slydell said:
Home Sweet Home. Ya see any hiking possibilities? Those peaks are around 10,000' +/-2000' depending on which one it is. I can be at the foothills in about 15 minutes or so. Trails everywhere.
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I. Hate. You. (In a loving way of course).
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Slydell said:
Home Sweet Home. Ya see any hiking possibilities? Those peaks are around 10,000' +/-2000' depending on which one it is. I can be at the foothills in about 15 minutes or so. Trails everywhere.
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That's awesome Sly!
 
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VolGal423 said:
Oh so you're THAT guy? Haha no no it's easy to get caught up in the moment like that! Especially when you're in awe! I have yet to get "the shot" but I'm hoping that this fall it'll happen. I usually get up around 5 and hit the Loop for good shots and this time ill be prepared with my new camera!!!
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I was like 12 then....but I was still 50 yds away. I just couldn't get a good shot through the trees without stepping off the trail. My parents, who I guess didn't want to see there son get mauled, were just not seeing it from my perspective.
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VolGal423 said:
I. Hate. You. (In a loving way of course).
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Now, you know for sure that you and the family need to include Utah in your cross country trip. And, that's just what's up here. Lots of stuff down south of Salt Lake City. About a 100 miles or so south of SLC it starts to take on a Monument Valley sort of look. From North to South, about every kind of critter you'd want to see except shark. Antelope Island, about 10-12 miles away is the biggest nesting area anywhere for eagles during their migration.
 
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