Pictures of the great outdoors thread.

[Max Volume]

Morengo cave in southern IN. Is a cave considered outdoors?

 

[DadSmith]

Nebraska Scott's Bluff area.

 

[Shifty_85]

sun rise at our new house in Versailles

 

[tmschuller]

Outside our old barn feeding the horses

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

Sunset in Shelbyville Thanksgiving day

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

Morengo cave in southern IN. Is a cave considered outdoors?

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I'm surprised they let you get that close to the stalactites/stalagmites. Allegedly if you touch them, the oils can cause the formation to disfigure in the future (though it's unlikely we'll see it our lifetimes). There's also the issue of breaking off pieces as souvenirs and such. Definitely a neat sight as most caves do not have stalactites/stalagmites.

 

[Max Volume]

I'm surprised they let you get that close to the stalactites/stalagmites. Allegedly if you touch them, the oils can cause the formation to disfigure in the future (though it's unlikely we'll see it our lifetimes). There's also the issue of breaking off pieces as souvenirs and such. Definitely a neat sight as most caves do not have stalactites/stalagmites.

They made mention of the fact the oil from hands can ruin them but several of the stalactites/stalagmites in a few areas were
already broken near the walkway. Most of the other ones were out of reach. It was a rather cool cave especially for Indiana.
I've been to Wind and Jewel caves in South Dakota and Cave of the Winds in Colorado. Caves are cool.

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

They made mention of the fact the oil from hands can ruin them but several of the stalactites/stalagmites in a few areas were
already broken near the walkway. Most of the other ones were out of reach. It was a rather cool cave especially for Indiana.
I've been to Wind and Jewel caves in South Dakota and Cave of the Winds in Colorado. Caves are cool.

Last cave I went to was Mammoth, which they are still discovering caves. I like caves, but could never be a spelunker. Very claustrophobic. Those photos of people crawling through foot wide crevices and tunnels freak me out.

 

[indyblue]

Ohio river on thanksgiving from my GF’s sisters house

 

[DadSmith]

Field south of the house.

 

[DadSmith]

Moonrise

 

[Bill2905]

Half Moon Bay, California near the Pacific Coast Highway

 

[Dirty Steve]

On Coco Plum Island, 10 miles off the coast of Belize on the barrier reef. Cannot wait to go back and dive again next summer.

Dirty Steve

 

[hooky]

A few from Point Lobos SNR in Monterey County

 

[bcannon]

Hubbard Glacier, Alaska

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Not exactly the 'great outdoors' but sunset in seat 35f on a 737 flying into the ATL.

 

[L C H]

Mogollon Rim, Arizona. Looking for elk there right now.

 

[Rollerman]

Kitch iti kipi spring near Manistique, MI

 

[BehindBlueI's]

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Eagles go on vacation, too...