"• The Full Buck Moon July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month's Moon was the Full Hay Moon," (Farmers Almanac, located Sunday July 13, 2003 at: http://www.farmersalmanac.com/astronomy/fullmoons.html
I know where I'll be tonight, sitting on my back porch enjoying the view of the moon
Nighthiker wrote:Lets amend the Farmers Almanac for a Southwest Edition, This is the month the cicada's sing.
Just got back from hiking in Sedona. Hiked Boynton and saw tons of Cicada shells clamped to the trees in the canyon.
Reminds me of Illinois during the 7 year locust thing. Thousands and thousands of shells everywhere you looked. Man those things can produce a shrill sound for such a small insect. Unbelievable.
I've been hearing them every evening now for a week or so in Gilbert.
Think I might do a short hike in the moonlight tonight too.
Cicada's are the 13 & 17 year locust
only one month of their life is spent in the open
when they fly it's like Patrick Swazy in the copit over Prescott (the offical flyer for Bacardi)
I was hit 4 times on that hike by those monsters
Very rarely do you ever see them out of the shell. Those shells look pretty eerie too. I remember finding one half-way out of the shell when I was a little bugger. Once.
Cicada's are the 13 & 17 year locust
only one month of their life is spent in the open
when they fly it's like Patrick Swazy in the copit over Prescott (the offical flyer for Bacardi)
I was hit 4 times on that hike by those monsters
Yeah, that's right. It's the 13/17 year locust I remember. Shells everywhere. It was a kid scientist wannabe's dream at the time.
I was in the Sierras last week for 5 days and saw several young buck deer with antlers. All were in velvet but all clearly had antlers. Ya think maybe the moon is late?
Yup, I know what they do, I use to go hunting in Bighorn Wyo. and Colorado with my Dad as a young girl. We hunted for what we needed, nothing more. Still to this day, I can't figure out why my Dad took me hunting and fishing, and not my older brother. I had a different childhood than some, I'm sure. I lived in cabins heated by a single coal stove, sometimes trailers. During my freshman year of high school I remember the cabin we had in Freedom, Wyo (population 100 at the time), Dad had build everything in the cabin, carved it with his own two hands, beds, tables, chairs, bookshelfs; everything but the coach was handmade by Dad, and I might add, quite beautiful
And the light of the night sky is also very enjoyable, seeing the milky way in the am, the constellations march across the night with perhaps the planets giving chase.
We were camped near Knoll lake last weekend. A cell passed by Saturday afternoon and sprinkled a few fat drops. Towards evening the clouds gave way and the moon rose through the pines. It was beautiful. Sorry you missed the moon, here's what it looked like from the rim. http://hikearizona.com/dex2/album_page.php?pic_id=137
Billy, I'm happy to share the view. Knoll lake was constructed to be a fishing resource. It's stocked with trout but it's far enough from paved roads to discourage a lot of visitation. I've easily found campsites on holiday weekends. Non-holiday is even better though. It would be a great place to take your kids, especially if you have a canoe or kayak. Here's a few views around the lake last weekend. http://hikearizona.com/dex2/album_page.php?pic_id=138 http://hikearizona.com/dex2/album_page.php?pic_id=139
There's a burn area at the turnoff for the lake. We found ripe wild raspberries there. Yummy!
There's also a golden eaqles nest in the top of a dead tree near the edge of the lake. Three juvenile eagles were hanging around the nest and taking trips around the lake. They were a bit camera shy though and the pictures look more like dots in a clear sky. I wish I had a telephoto lens on my digital camera.
Billy, I'm happy to share the view. Knoll lake was constructed to be a fishing resource. It's stocked with trout but it's far enough from paved roads to discourage a lot of visitation. I've easily found campsites on holiday weekends. Non-holiday is even better though. It would be a great place to take your kids, especially if you have a canoe or kayak. Here's a few views around the lake last weekend. http://hikearizona.com/dex2/album_page.php?pic_id=138 http://hikearizona.com/dex2/album_page.php?pic_id=139
There's a burn area at the turnoff for the lake. We found ripe wild raspberries there. Yummy!
There's also a golden eaqles nest in the top of a dead tree near the edge of the lake. Three juvenile eagles were hanging around the nest and taking trips around the lake. They were a bit camera shy though and the pictures look more like dots in a clear sky. I wish I had a telephoto lens on my digital camera.
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