The non-climbing photo thread, Vol. 2

Post by **dipsi** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:29 pm

Are those your babies, Wes?

And, honestly, your pics are way better than any I see in the papers!

Post by **Wes** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:57 pm

dmw wrote:the druid pack is strong though..... hopefully they don't stray out of park boundaries!

Or out of the "trophy" area of Wyoming. Like 14 killed since delisting a couple weeks ago, including a sorta famous member of the druids:

http://www.earthjustice.org/library/fea ... -wolf.html

It is a weird thing - I know that hundreds of dogs and cats are *put to sleep* every day, and that probably thousands of cattle/hogs/etc are turned into food every day, but the thought of killing wolves out of hate / spite, just seems different and so much worse.

Will be in the park in two weeks, and even though I am psyched, just wish there was more to do to change the attitudes, but I will just have to be content with the Aenema lyrics...

Post by **tomdarch** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:34 am

Wes wrote:It is a weird thing - I know that hundreds of dogs and cats are *put to sleep* every day, and that probably thousands of cattle/hogs/etc are turned into food every day, but the thought of killing wolves out of hate / spite, just seems different and so much worse.

It's actually over 10,000 dogs a day in the US. (So, yeah, anyone who isn't a serious show breeder and has a dog that isn't fixed needs to be slapped, hard. Your dog will not miss his balls!) It certainly sucks that so many dogs and cats are put down, but, I'm totally with you about how much worse it is that our fear of wolves makes us do something so weak as to lash out at them.

Post by **dmw** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:45 am

you can't convince the Wyoming locals that anything wrong is going on.... apparently if the Druid wolf was killed, he'd have to have been near Cody or Gardner, and in a locals mind, that is reason enough for him to be shot. It is bullshit, in my opinion, but what do I know, I am a flatlander moron!

Post by **Wes** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:18 am

dmw wrote:y. It is bullshit, in my opinion, but what do I know, I am a flatlander moron!

With a degree in wildlife biology! You should be working with the wolf team...

Post by **Wes** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:59 pm

Springtime!

Post by **pigsteak** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:10 pm

wes, we need our keeneland pics from you.....

Post by **Wes** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:48 pm

pigsteak wrote:wes, we need our keeneland pics from you.....

heh, I was headed that way today, but turned around after seeing all the cars and traffic - just too many people to try to shoot there, so went to the arboretum instead. I am going to try to get out to Keeneland one day next week, but not sure if it is going to happen or not.

Post by **Wes** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:48 pm

pigsteak wrote:wes, we need our keeneland pics from you.....

Nothing quite like a sunny day at the number one venue for the sport of kings, though shooting the actual races in bright sunshine sorta sucks.

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:12 pm

wow, you caught that dude falling off the mount.....nice job! was he OK?