Pajaro505
@pajaro505
Biologist, arid lands fan, MAGA despiser, airplane nut.
Two aircraft working the Deer Canyon wildfire south of Mountainair, NM. Yesterday smoke was visible from the Rio Grand valley. H60 is making bucket drops. Pilatius seems to be a popular aircraft for spotting, mapping and command.
More Gila, son now working on listing as protected a certain fire-fly found only there.
Son and stepson handle the Gila R. rapids like pros, camped out one or two nights. Near takeout rolled canoe on some big standing waves, lost my prized petromax lantern (not tied in...).
Earlier this week witnessed this striking sunset in the desert with a friend.
Flight tracker ADS-B exchange has a cloud layer you can turn on. It integrates weather radars for composite picture. In this image U is selected which are mil. flights only.
@coconinoite.bsky.social In case you were wondering what is happening at home...
Some old film prints from another cave in TX, Devils Sinkhole, gives the feel of on-rope. TX Parks and Wildlife filming for a show. The younger me. Sinkhole is 136 ft. free rappel.
This one was written up in a caving publication. Been through areas mentioned, very harrowing technical rope stuff with both legs! Otherworldly setting, immense size cavern in places.
Speliothems are stouter than you think, when situating for a pose beneath this (not me in pix) accidently hit with my helmet, rang like a bell. 18 hour round trip underground to reach.
Per KPLA news the firefighters decided Saturday (May 25) evening to remove the 15,000 gallons of of the methyl methacrylate compound in the large tank next to the leaking tank of 7000 gallons to reduce size of any potential explosion. Larger tank you see here. ktla.com/news/orange-...
Found this one in my yard. One museum declined donation as no provinence.
Google search provides this. Note the related companies for a branching search.
Not one, but two ARTEMIS aircraft departing El Paso. US Army's latest ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) jet.
Oooh, favorite mountain range in NM getting some moisture. May have to go see what is growing on the dead narrow-leaf cottonwood and aspen trees soon. Mycelia not yours!