Hi everyone, I'm a lifelong Alaskan who travels around the US doing really cool stuff that I can't really talk about. But I can talk about a lot of other stuff so stay tuned. I like to explore wild places, meet interesting people who share the same interests. My profession is electronics engineering so I get to work on a lot of very complex systems. I'll share what I can because we really need people who are skilled in that field. I also garden and have learned a lot over the last few years regarding composting, growing giant vegetables, lots of fruit, outdoor storage in cold climates. Message me or comment on one of my videos to let me know if there is anything in particular you'd like to know more about.
Also, the fluffy woodchip compost really helps as it is still breaking down, although slowly. It produces a bit of heat as well. It's fluffy so it stays aerobic- as long as it doesn't get waterlogged, which is another reason it is important to have drainage, mounding and covering.
Douglas Aircrat Company! We built the strongest aircraft! Not the best for milage but 30% more fastners doubler plates and titanium fastners at the major joins where the fuselage barrels come together. Was just a structures mech with 13 years at Long Beach. Fly DC jets!
That is good to know. I miss having Douglas around, they made some good planes back in the day. I heard that there are a couple of DC-8's still flying. At least one of these are in Palmdale. Do you know anything about this? They are playing around with celestial navigation, which today they could use digital cameras and computers (AKA AI) to navigate very precisely at night up high where there are no clouds. I bet all the spacecraft today use this. Cool stuff!
That looks like an Australian Cattle Dog aka… Blue Heeler… it’s just doing what comes naturally, I don’t think there’s anyway that a Golden Retriever or other non-herding dog would do this.
That was my breed diagnosis too. And since one (-if not both,) of my dogs is likely Heeler-mixed, this at least answered a thought I HAVE HAD about 'what if' this exact situation happened with them. Luckily, I don't have to risk the fines, medical injuries, or them running off in pursuit, to find out, now!
Right the dog might sink his teeth into their leg but that elk (only brave one) was going for the “trample you into itty bitty pieces” mode. Dogs should not be off leash at large in public, cats neither. They can hurt people, or cats decimated ground nesting bird populations in many states. A pet should be held responsibly either in a fenced yard or on the end of a leash unless their secured in your home. Don’t leave your pet unsupervised in public. Your responsible for any harm they cause to people or other innocent pets.
wolf is a dog...when a wolf kills a ranchers sheep or cow who pays the rancher...hunters via license fees correct? And when the wolves have killed lots of Elk (Montana) then these moneis used for all animals disappear...as will some animals we are trying to help. Takes money...takes Elk...Takes Hunters...Wolves Kill it all
Hello Robert- Great to hear from you. Please see the video I just posted today on my biggest tater. Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uq1lIog2qz8.html
Purple fire retardant for high-vis effect. I'm thinking the jet's drop target located just uphill of the upper blaze was to help protect the yet-unburned vegetation above the fire and not so much to extinguish the fire itself. Amazing shot at the right time in the right place! Thank-you for sharing!
Try to use streetview to get the name of the business there. It's a nursery I think. Then if you get their website, it may give you a better image. Great question!
Very cool video, Charlie. That fire bomb drop was really something. I wonder how effective is that in the high wind that you have there? Is that stuff heavy enough to drop on to target or does it get dissipated somewhat by the wind? Either way, that's very interesting.
Holy crap! Yeah we don't have to put up a lot in Alaska do we? Although being in Arizona now for 15 years, that comes with its own set of problems. Snakes included! I'm very glad you were able to avoid injury in this encounter.
I'm not sure, normally they will just taxi out under their own power. Maybe next time I'm there I'll ask them.... They might even want to be on RU-vid!
@@rpellessier So I looked at starship and also at the Piaggio, but this is apparently neither. The canard is up high and very large. I'll have to get you that video!
We'll just have to make another video on a day where I have a couple of free hours after work. This cross was erected to help people traveling by land/sea find the mission nearby. There wasn't much around back in those days. The cross was named after Junipero Serra, who was one of the main people involved in the missions from Spain to the Californian coast with the intent to convert the indigenous people to Catholicism. Much controversy surrounds this landmark, I just wanted to go for a good hike with a purpose.
I guess when it coms to elk, the bulls dont care about protecting the herd. All they care about is breeding the cows. Leave it to the cows to fight back against the dog or other prey animals.
It might be that the bulls don't consider the dog to be a valid threat. I've seen other videos where the bulls are going after larger predators such as bears or mountain lions. This reminds me of the video of the lionesses waiting for the *** perfect*** wildebeest when the lion gets impatient and just grabs one. In this herd, it seems like there were very few bulls, most likely from hunting pressure in other places where hunting is allowed.
