Just joined!
I moved to Oregon from Vegas in January 2019, so I'm still learning. Y'all have bears here! And I admit I jumped the first time a nutria showed me its teeth.
But all in all, I am loving being here with all of the green. People seem a little surprised when I admit I moved here for the weather, and not in spite of it. Does make the astronomy hobby a bit more difficult, but I'm fairly new to that as well.
Looking forward to some gorgeous hikes the Albany area,
- DennyB
Oh, and obligatory photo I took of Spencer Butte this past spring:
Hi, All!
- adamschneider
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Technically, yes, but if you ever see one it'll probably be running away from you.
Nutria teeth are MUCH scarier than Oregon bears.DennyB wrote:And I admit I jumped the first time a nutria showed me its teeth.
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Welcome! I hope you'll post about your hikes here.
Yes we have bears but it's VERY rare to see them. For all the years I've hiked in Oregon I've never seen a bear while hiking. You're far more likely to be accosted by the cute and persistent gray jays and ground squirrels.
Yes we have bears but it's VERY rare to see them. For all the years I've hiked in Oregon I've never seen a bear while hiking. You're far more likely to be accosted by the cute and persistent gray jays and ground squirrels.
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Mountain Lions - that's what you should be afraid of
(not really, you occasionally see bears running away, mountain lions are more wary so you never see them, but they're watching you )
welcome
(not really, you occasionally see bears running away, mountain lions are more wary so you never see them, but they're watching you )
welcome