Originally posted by ThomasJefferson
Nice pic. Keep your head down in Pakistan. Not exactly a friendly place right now.
I plan on driving to Yellowstone this summer and hope to see my share of bison, elk, bear etc. I really want to capture (take a picture of) a cougar in the wild. Telephoto of course. I was considering a return trip by way of Devils Tower, Black Hills and the Badlands in South Dakota.
All depends on finances.
Thanks, I noticed your photos right away actually and thought they were great. My favorite photos of myself are always the ones where I'm several days into a good wilderness trip, several days without a shower, but hey, that's when I'm happiest.
I hope you make it out to Yellowstone. I just took a 17-day trip there (and Teton) in September and it was incredible. Fall is a great time to go - minimal people, nice weather, no bugs, and the fall colors are beautiful. Yellowstone is an amazing place, especially if you stick to the backcountry and stay off the boardwalks. Going by way of the Black Hills, Badlands and Devil's Tower would be great, too. I spent a week in the Badlands/Black Hills in May. We had record low temps and snow, but it was a good time nontheless. It's a really cool place not many people ever check out.
My next venture will hopefully be a 3-week stint of climbing (non-technical) 14ers in Colorado this Sept. But of course finances and getting the time off work will be major obstacles.
By the way, my real location is actually Michigan... I put Karakoram because the handle I chose for myself, Nanda Devi, is a mountain located there.
Well, good chatting with a fellow outdoorsman. Best of luck on your future adventures!