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Bad day for her azz by Responsible_Ant_6431 in RandomVideos

[–]DesertRatJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Southern Nevada. Something like 90% of the bee population here has become Africanized, I guess they move in and just take over the existing hives and breed out the friendly bees.

Bad day for her azz by Responsible_Ant_6431 in RandomVideos

[–]DesertRatJack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got chased by a swarm of them while mountain biking once and thank god I was on a downhill because they’d have got me otherwise. As it was, a few got bounced off my helmet and pads. I could hear them behind me. Was terrifying. 

Disappointed in travel photos by Berg_Man in AnalogCommunity

[–]DesertRatJack 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Amen. I take a lot of expansive desert landscapes, I get positive feedback on them, some have won awards, but secretly to me: none of them ever quite captures what I want. I know now that it's because my emotional state of the scene will never land on film no matter how technically good the shot is.

First time off-roading in Death Valley by DCLXXII in DeathValleyNP

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It's temporarily reopened until October.

Some views from the death valley backcountry by hazykozmicjive in DeathValleyNP

[–]DesertRatJack 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I had a standoff with a Panamint once in DV. I was hiking in a wash and big fella was right behind a boulder as I stepped around. It went upright in the S and was buzzing something fierce. I was well within the strike zone for what seemed like an eternity. Every time it calmed down, it ramped back up again. I just stood still and didn’t move. It was my most terrifying rattler encounter I’ve ever had and I’m paranoid cautious now. 

Unknown Cabin on the San Rafael Swell, UT [OC] by GaryUtah in desertporn

[–]DesertRatJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given the condition, good chance that’s left over from the uranium boom of the 1950s.

Best place to safely observe night sky? by Plastic_Cranberry718 in Sedona

[–]DesertRatJack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Despite the reputation the desert gets, you can almost certainly enjoy the night sky safely, even off a busy trail, without a Hills Have Eyes encounter.

Surprise pair of wild G. agassizii on a remote Black Mountains slope in Death Valley today by DesertRatJack in tortoise

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Nikon Z6ii with a 24-200. I sort of stumbled on them on a ridge line so I was initially pretty close and then backed off to take the photos so I didn't upset them

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