deejaydana Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 There are a couple for me that stand out: • Driving deep in Baja Mexico and coming around a bend on a dirt road & suddenly staring face to face with a Brahma bull that likely outweighed my vehicle. He didn't give a damn about me and I had to wait for him to waltz off the road. • Fishing at Lake Mary just south of Mammoth Mtn (California Sierras) and turning around on the shoreline to find I'm right next to a Black Bear. He proceeded to sniff and forage thru all my gear till he was satisfied there was nothing he wanted (yeah, I can't fish for anything). • Seeing the surf go from lake flat to 25 feet on the island of Kauai in the span of about 24 hours •Surfing giant waves @ Hanalei Bay (Kauai, HI) and losing my board a half mile from shore. Humbling in every sense & the only time surfing that I thought I very likely would die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stevenaa Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Softball sized hail decimate a new car lot in May 95. Punched holes through all of the windshields and through the composite fenders. I stood under a metal awning at the end of our service drive and watched cause get smashed. Like being hit hundreds of times with a baseball bat. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGoonie55 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 A bald eagle stole the first salmon I ever caught in Alaska. I didn't notice him, my partner tells me "get the stringer out of your fish and walk away". He pointed to it as I watched it spring up from the island and come over, snatch my catch, and disappear into the twilight. Pretty cool. Also, the northern lights. I was in Fairbanks from January to June in 06. We had purple lights, which I'm told is pretty rare. If you have extra money, it is worth every penny. Sometimes you feel like you can reach up and touch them. Plus all the stars....truly amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 10 day walking safari in the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. Breataking views and wildlife. I'd say scuba diving off Mafia Island was also amazing. I encourage everyone to scuba dive once before they die. A whole new world. Plus extremely tranquil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Probably that drencho thing back in June or when we got like 45 inches of snow in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I have seen a lot all over the world but I think the two most impressive sites for me were Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. Yellowstone is just a magical, magical place. Beyond words ---------- Post added December-26th-2012 at 01:30 PM ---------- The waterfalls in Hawaii from a helicopter view and the sunsets in Maui.The mountains at Machu Pichu. The views from the Swiss alps. I really want to see machu pichu. Pictures look incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan07 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Space....All ya gotta do is look up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I really want to see machu pichu. Pictures look incredible I went there 4 years ago. My wife is from Peru. I'm not sure what words describe it. Even though this thread is about mother nature and Machu Pichu was a man made settlement, the surrounding are is incredible. Just incredible how they could live up there and live off the land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 There are a lot of things I've seen that I've been in awe of... - Victoria Falls on the Zambian side. - Pride of lions just chillin and feasting on a water buffalo in Botswana. - Rainbow Bridge at Lake Powell - Grand Canyon - Double Rainbow over my village in Madagascar after a major storm that caused several mud slides It's pretty lame but I work offshore occasionally and saw a shole of sea bass so numerous you felt like you could walk across them was pretty impressive. Did they have lasers on their heads?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Oh, forgot, when I spent a few days in Seattle as a kid, I got to ride on one of those ferries on Puget Sound, and saw a volcano up close (from the freeway) in Mt Rainier. Looked like something out of a poster. That was also around the time that I discovered that mountains could have snow, which was pretty cool as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracelander Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Whale watching in Santa Barbara and having a huge blue whale maybe 100' from us out in the ocean. Such an amazing experience . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'll add this one: surfing waves alongside dolphins. It's happened more than once to me while surfing and seeing their sheer speed, coupled with an amazing gracefulness, is something I'll always keep with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I saw the Aurora Borealis from the middle of the North Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 In addition to my previous post: meteor showers. Holy ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Does the birth of my baby girl count? The wife had natural child birth (not intentially :/) but it was a beautiful thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 When I went hiking to the top of Sentinel Dome in Yosemite at dusk, and stayed up there until after dark with my cousin, brother, and dad. Sure we were creeped out the whole way back that we were going to run into a bear or mountain lion with only some knives to protect us, but up there, at 8,000 feet, and without any lights around you can let your eyes adjust to the darkness, lay down, look up at the sky and see so many stars it's impossible to not marvel at their beauty. You can see the thicker cluster of the galaxy around you, and you can easily track satellites floating around in orbit. It's one of the things that reminds you that you're just this small human wandering around on one of countless planets in the mysterious void of the universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'm a pretty big fan of the sun, Yosemite's mountains and trees are also amazing, the drive south from San Francisco along the pacific coast is ridiculously awesome. Big Sur, and the big happy cows just chilling near side cliffs just munching on grass as the sun sets... could watch that all day long. Recently saw Jupiter and some of its moons through a telescope. Humming birds are also pretty amazing. All in all, I can't name one, but those have come to my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPlainsDrifter Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Last year while fishing, I was watching an osprey doing the same. The osprey dove and caught a fish and labored to get into the air. After shaking excess water from its wings in mid-flight, it turned to head for its nest only to run into a red tailed hawk that immediately started harassing the osprey for its catch. Both raptors had talons on the fish and furiously fought in mid air. It was a pretty even battle and the outcome was definitely in doubt when out of nowhere, a bald eagle came in and simply plucked the fish from the both of them. The eagle never even broke stride or slowed in the slightest. I could almost hear it say "tax time fellas" as it soared away with the no longer contested catch, It was pretty amazing to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 On my list ... The Grand Canyon - both from the air and hiking to the river Greenland glaciers from the air The Milky Way from a really dark location, and the craters on the Moon with a telescope But seeing the rings of Saturn through a good telescope is genuinely awesome. It's a sight that sometimes brings people to tears when they first experience it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I guess scuba diving the great barrier reef for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
757SeanTaylor21 Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Do any of y'all have pics of what y'all have seen? Would love to see them. It's always nice to see something like you're there at the right place at the right time to witness it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportjunkie07 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 En route to south pacific islands. No land for 1000s of miles. Clear night with innumerable stars, shooting stars every few seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Wow, a lot of ESer's have seen some really cool stuff. I agree with posting pics...or do we have another thread for that? I forget. But I'd LOVE to see some of the cool things you all are talking about. I'll try to locate the pics of mine and post them I guess scuba diving the great barrier reef for me Ooooohhh, that's on my bucket list! I'm so jealous! Do you have any pics? I also want to swim with Great White sharks in South Africa. A girlfriend and her husband did that about a month ago and posted their videos on facebook...so awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aszumilo Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 When I was in the Navy, we out to sea and using our active sonar. It attracts dolphins, it seems, as the were thousands of them swimming with our ship. As far as you can see in every direction. I have never seen anything like that before or since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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