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[DirtyDog]

Wow that's crazy Mark! I've been pretty luckily with rattlers out here. It's been 10 years since I have seen one.

[davinski]

Man, that seems like a really cool area to explore. Love the vistas....Could see myself finding a nice place to take in the views by day, then watch the stars at night. Almost a shame to sleep in the camper with views like that.

Nice photos. If you have more, would love to see them. Keep it up!

Dave in Seattle....where the clouds don't seem to want to end.....

[Dughlas Stiubhart]

More exciting to me, though was the taking of the photos. I pulled over to the edge of US 395 and walked across to the fence with my camera. As I approached the fence I heard a familiar noise and saw a familiar sight -- a coiled rattlesnake giving me its traditional greeting! Here are a couple of pictures of the cutie. I think snakes are cool -- even rattlesnakes.

Great photos of the buzz worm, Mark!

[ski3pin]

Great photos of the buzz worm, Mark!

Mark, thanks for the report and photos, really enjoying them! We do love the buzz worms too.

[home skillet]

This is a really cool looking spot, and its soo close to home. I must have been by that area a dozen times, but have never thought to head back in there. The photos really paint a picture.
Nice shots of the snake too. Peraonally, I think they are a little creepy and I am a little paranoid for my pups. Might have to leave them home when I go.
Thanks for sharing the great pics.

[MarkBC]

This is a really cool looking spot, and its soo close to home. I must have been by that area a dozen times, but have never thought to head back in there. The photos really paint a picture.
Nice shots of the snake too. Peraonally, I think they are a little creepy and I am a little paranoid for my pups. Might have to leave them home when I go.
Thanks for sharing the great pics.

Thanks.
RE Rattlers: I don't see them very often, and I doubt that there are more in the Abert Rim area than there are in lots of other places in the West. Much of the year it's too cold for them to be active anyway.

I see you're a fellow Bendite (or is it Bender?).

By the way:
Are people familiar with Don Bain's Virtual Guidebooks? He's done a really incredible effort creating VR panoramas all over the West (and beyond) -- over 7000 of them!!. Including along the base of Abert Rim /Abert Lake.

[SunMan]

By the way:
Are people familiar with Don Bain's Virtual Guidebooks? He's done a really incredible effort creating VR panoramas all over the West (and beyond) -- over 7000 of them!!. Including along the base of Abert Rim /Abert Lake.

Wow, that's impressive!

[kcowyo]

More Oregon goodness, love it!


Very nice images -
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[Silvertip47]

Great trip report and photos!!! Little disappointed you couldn't get a close up of that snake!!!!

[MarkBC]

Great trip report and photos!!! Little disappointed you couldn't get a close up of that snake!!!!

Thanks, Silvertip.
I'm pleased with how the snake photos turned out. I credit my new VR (vibration reduction) Nikon lens which let me get a pretty-sharp photo even though it was hand-held at telephoto length (~ 128mm equivalent).
I didn't have time to get to know the snake well enough that he'd let me use a macro lens...