tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post1105817172570725122..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: Oregon Trip Day 3: Hoodoos, a Snake, more Rhyolite, and Another BrewerySilver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-46539815606637357122011-11-16T15:18:17.951-08:002011-11-16T15:18:17.951-08:00I haven't been to the Red Dog Mine in Alaska -...I haven't been to the Red Dog Mine in Alaska - I'm maybe thinking of some Red Dog - or maybe it was something else.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-5223192419667939542011-11-15T20:00:43.324-08:002011-11-15T20:00:43.324-08:00Just stumbled in from another link. Have you been...Just stumbled in from another link. Have you been to the Red Dog Mine? Might have been the other Re Dog you were reaching for. No beer there, so it doesnt quite count...Utemikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578504472525149131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-59426847584385108312010-08-08T20:44:28.773-07:002010-08-08T20:44:28.773-07:00hoe, glad you like the photos!hoe, glad you like the photos!Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-24092320840039131352010-08-08T20:43:10.468-07:002010-08-08T20:43:10.468-07:00Tony, thanks for the info on the marmots - I'v...Tony, thanks for the info on the marmots - I've seen them in the Desolation Wilderness above Lake Tahoe (assume, but don't know if the same species), so they must have quite a range.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-55268384949229599082010-08-08T19:27:28.674-07:002010-08-08T19:27:28.674-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255140214284751769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-23915676191195864702010-08-08T09:53:17.332-07:002010-08-08T09:53:17.332-07:00Enjoying the ride with you. The hoodoos are strik...Enjoying the ride with you. The hoodoos are striking. Having never seen one, I appreciated the picture of the marmot. Yellow-bellied marmots may be enjoying the climate change. An interesting study in the Colorado Rockies associates warmer temps with shorter hibernation, increased body weight, and a population boom. Long term prospects may not be so good. Here's a link to a New York Times piece on the research: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/science/27obmarmot.htmlTony Edgerhttp://www.fossilsandotherlivingthings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-30088636332522426822010-08-07T07:54:16.229-07:002010-08-07T07:54:16.229-07:00I imagine there are hoodoos somewhere in the volca...I imagine there are hoodoos somewhere in the volcanic rocks of Oregon - these, however, are in Nevada on the leg of the trip from Jarbidge, Nevada to Baker City, Oregon.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-59905699892526063962010-08-06T11:25:56.798-07:002010-08-06T11:25:56.798-07:00I didn't realize there are hoodoos in Oregon. ...I didn't realize there are hoodoos in Oregon. Really enjoying this road trip. Even if I don't have any of the brew.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.com