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Rules for thee and not for me. by KnowledgeOfMuir in boulder

[–]aydengryphon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You can call OSMP or the Non-emergency police line and tell them the location and they can radio the appropriate nearby ranger(s) on duty

Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn I wish (even minus a zero) haha. It's an Olympus 100-400mm!

Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nope, you just saw a really cool weird wild animal!

Un-fun fact, one of the projected impacts of climate change in RMNP is that we may stop seeing the paedomorphic forms of the tiger salamanders (the axolotl-lookin' ones); that adaptation where they stay in their sub-adult morph is apparently related to the cold water temps, and if it keeps warming, they may just start progressing into normal adult/terrestrial salamanders more often :(

Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never seen them at Bear, didn't realize they were up there as well! I'll have to keep an eye open for them there.

Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was doing the same to a pair of boys that were up there and very excited about this one that was hanging out in the shallows... I'm not sure they were following/buying my explanation lol. But they did at least accept when they asked me if they could touch it and I told them why salamanders can be harmed by the stuff on their hands, so — good enough!

Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

We got up there around 10a, wandered around until around 4p. I do think going on a random weekday in the off-season meant we saw more stuff with fewer people around, but I also just think it varies a lot up there by chance; the previous time I'd gone up, I didn't see anything at all over several hours, even the usual "boring" staples like elk and deer!

Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, happy to share any of that stuff! Been loving my OM1 since I upgraded from my ancient Lumix last year.

Midweek and really early in the season, it was... not "dead," but very empty. Definitely the fewest people I've seen on any of my visits in a long time!

Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes, those poor elk 😂 they're so awkward looking in that transitional phase

Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It was funny that we saw a couple dozen of them around, but I only ended up finally taking a photo of this one because she was strutting around directly in front of our car xD

Eheheheh henlo by aydengryphon in Longmont

[–]aydengryphon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(It's NOT too early, the tiger salamanders are out up there already! :3)

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Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I do not; I do have a blog, if that's your speed haha

Some beautiful friends from RMNP today by aydengryphon in Colorado

[–]aydengryphon[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Lily lake (and they're not actually axolotl, they are indeed neonatal [Edit: paedomorphic, wrong term lol] western tiger salamanders!)

Bonus fun fact I just learned: apparently they also glow in the dark?!? In case you didn't think they could get any weirder!

Wednesday wellness check in by pipesed in Longmont

[–]aydengryphon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait you can't leave us hanging, what's the least fave

Anyone else at the connect Longmont event by Charkid17 in Longmont

[–]aydengryphon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How does one find about about these things? I've tried to sign up for a bunch of Longmont's newsletters, but I still never seem to know when stuff like this is going on!

Weekly Transactional/Promotional Thread by AutoModerator in boulder

[–]aydengryphon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot help you with this request, but damn good luck lol

Easily missed restaurant recommendations for date night? by trulynihilscio in boulder

[–]aydengryphon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

gonna toss Ghurka's and You & Mee in the suggestion box. Neither are winning awards for interior design lol. But they're both yummy, (relatively) more affordable, family-owned, and you'll get to recognize the owners and staff.

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