Wildlife encounters

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  1. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Ahh, I see...

    Mountainbikerous Extremata, very fast, very talented, very dangerous! :eek:
     
  2. ndocpjf

    ndocpjf Member

    Location:
    Agoura
    Name:
    Nick
    Current Bike:
    Giant Trance X
    Saw this little guy crawling across the trail this morning...Don't think it cared about me at all

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  3. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    :eek:Man, that is a set of rattles!
     
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  4. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    You're not supposed to sneak a peek...
     
  5. no1cr500racer

    no1cr500racer Newbie with Hope!

    Location:
    Corona
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Focus Sam 3.0 Santa Cruz tall
    I talked to 2 firemen that were up there on "lookout" for any hot spots, neither of them said anything to me about not being able to be where I was.
     
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  6. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    The firemen don't know anything.

    Basically everything from Beeks to Ortega Hwy is closed. There is a CNF closure notice at the Beeks' gate.
     
  7. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Not while riding, but worth a look at.

    Mr. Desert Spiny lizard:

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  8. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    So this kind of crossed into a couple of my other posts today. Coming down Monrovia Canyon, right at the dam, was a good sized bear! Looked at me, kept chomping on some bushes, and eventually went down over the side. I came around the next bend and there he was again. 15 more minutes of slowly following him down the hill and he dispersed into the canyon by the bridge near the park. Looked very well fed.

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  9. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Kinda sketchy how unafraid that big guy is!
     
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  10. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    That's because he was thinking to himself, "Don't eat the human or else the easy meals will disappear". :whistling:
     
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  11. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Haha, yikes! I’ve come pretty close to black bears, but both times they took off, charging through the bushes.
     
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  12. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Those times, they were thinking, "Don't eat Awesome Sara or else many of the guys at imtbtrails.com will never get to know her." :rolleyes:
     
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  13. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    I’ve always liked bears:inlove:
     
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  14. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    They're a little greasy...
     
  15. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Not the paws.
     
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  16. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Put a little glaze on those paws and you’ll never get enough :Roflmao:gag:
     
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  17. kingaucho

    kingaucho Well-Known Member

    Location:
    South OC
    Name:
    Lubo
    Current Bike:
    Giant Anthem 29er
    I live in South OC, so there is still some open land around here and we get some cool sightings from time to time. Aside from the countless deer and coyote sightings, I’ve been fortunate enough to see a few bobcats and saw a Mtn lion twice right off Antonio Parkway behind Ladera Ranch. Pretty sure it was the same cat as it was practically in the same spot both times. Saw a bear cub while riding up in Bass Lake. Today on my ride through Caspers, saw the biggest tarantula I’ve ever seen. Pretty cool!

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  18. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Ohh cool! I don’t like spiders at all, but tarantulas are cool when seen in the wild!
     
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  19. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Tarantulas own Black Star Canyon at certain times.
     
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  20. mountaingirl sara

    mountaingirl sara iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    So Cal
    Name:
    Sara
    Current Bike:
    Ibis Ripley
    Really!! That’s kind of awesome! I only see one every few yrs or so in my mtns.
     
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  21. Grego

    Grego iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Fullerton
    Name:
    joe
    Current Bike:
    WFO9
    When you hear a crunch... :oops:
     
  22. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    I've never seen a tarantula, maybe they all live in the OC.
     
  23. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    Go to Chino Hills in the late afternoon....it is hard to miss them.
     
  24. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    Do they come out in winter? I've learned the hard way, That's the only time I'd be caught in chino hills after 10 a.m.
     
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  25. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    Not necessarily. About this time of year is the time of season for them. I’ve been down Brush Canyon right around dark when you wold see one every couple feet.
     
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  26. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    Dinner
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  27. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    Wow, cool pic.
     
  28. Torrent77

    Torrent77 Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Dave
    This guy was on aliso finishing a meal.



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  29. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    We have them here. They are only active for short periods though. This is the time of the year when you are most likely to see one battling with a Tarantula Hawk wasp. The wasp wins 99.999999999999% of the time. I seen it happening a few times and Ive also seen a wasp dragging its catch off to its den.
     
  30. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    My bud in Tucson did two big rides this weekend and saw a Gila Monster on each ride.
     


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