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      09-06-2011, 07:10 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by vachss View Post
I'm totally envious. Marmot/Pika viewing for me in the Sierras has always required at least a 3-5 mile hike in from the trailhead and usually a 1000-2000 foot climb. In other words I'm too much of a wimpy old man to drag my 500 up into their habitat, and have had to make do with the 300/4 + 1.4x. Heck, my hiking friends think I'm nuts just for carrying 7D, 300/4, 1.4x, 10-22, 65MPE and macro flash (12 pound kit) - and they're probably right. Beautiful mountain critters right out the window seems mighty fine to me.
I've got at least two places within 2-hours of my house where I can drive up above 12,000-ft, one is 14,000. Within the same drive I can shoot elk, moose, pika, marmot, big horn sheep, dahl sheep, mountain goats, bear (with extreme luck) and all the usual little critters, right from the road. I often do get out of the car and lug the 500mm and the 70-200mm through the woods on two bodies, but usually only an hour or two at a time.

BTW, I got an invite from Getty Images today and signed up to try them out.

Dave
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