I must be a bad dad? What were they thinking?

Big Tim · May 30, 2015, 02:35:52 AM

My son Johnny left, and my 2 knucklehead surrogate kids Dustin (middle) & (Curtis) right went fishing last weekend: This was supposed to be a trip to Hell Hole ... Not the freaking Ansel Adams trail in May

They didn't catch any fish at all, but the learned that 9000+' elevation in the Sierras in May is not where you want to be

They all are home safe and had a great time, but froze their butts off trying to get off the mountain...Love thes guys guys & great pics:

MarkT · May 30, 2015, 02:46:35 AM

You know what they were thinking! I didn't know there was any snow left.

Big Tim · May 30, 2015, 03:02:48 AM

Quote from: MarkT on May 30, 2015, 02:46:35 AM
You know what they were thinking! I didn't know there was any snow left.

California drought hahahahahahah..yes but not there and not then...Foolish men, but at 31 I still say kids...They are amazing

Alto Mare · May 30, 2015, 03:08:18 AM

Tim, that second pic looks amazing, to me looks like someone is trying to push himself into that trunk...or maybe I just had too much wine with dinner $:-\$ .

Big Tim · May 30, 2015, 03:11:05 AM

Quote from: MarkT on May 30, 2015, 02:46:35 AM
You know what they were thinking! I didn't know there was any snow left.

I agree

Crap, too much whiskey

FatTuna · May 30, 2015, 05:57:21 AM

Is that a bristlecone pine tree?

Dominick · May 30, 2015, 07:40:43 PM

Quote from: Alto Mare on May 30, 2015, 03:08:18 AM
Tim, that second pic looks amazing, to me looks like someone is trying to push himself into that trunk...or maybe I just had too much wine with dinner $:-\$ .

I agree with Sal. I put down the bottle of zin to get a better look. That tree swallowed a kid. You can see his legs hanging of the monsters mouth. Dominick

Fisherman Paul · May 30, 2015, 08:40:55 PM

Stunning pics, you are so lucky guys, enjoy it every minute you can

Reel 224 · May 30, 2015, 09:00:59 PM

Yes gentleman I agree loo s exactly like someone being swallowed by that tree, and I haven't had a drop to drink today.......YET!
oops forgot the"k"

broadway · June 01, 2015, 01:33:45 AM

I'm staying off that mountain... the trees eat people up there. LOL! You're right, it does look like a man eating tree.
Nice photos, Ansel

Glad to see you had some time to enjoy with your "kids".
Dom

foakes · June 01, 2015, 02:12:45 AM

Yes,

That tree is a Bristlecone Pine -- Oldest organism on the planet -- many are 3000 to 5000 years old.

Generally grow around granite at an elevation of 8000' to 11,000' -- Western states only.

They are older than the Giant Sequoias, that could be 2,000 to 3,000 years old.

These gnarly old guys are tough, not too big, but impressive. No 2 alike.

We have these about 35 miles away, and a grove of Sequoia Gigantea about 21 miles away by air.

Tim -- that country looks like the Western slope on the North fork of the San Joaquin River -- up towards Ritter and Banner -- out of Clover Meadow. Maybe Cora, Edna, Burro, Sadler, Ediza, or Island Lake? Up around Hemlock Crossing, maybe?

Best,

Fred