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Backcountry Adventures Hunting for Antlers | Northern Nevada Backcountry, NV United States | 06/20/08, by snowNinjas

Feeling fat and restless in the big city, Ken and I decided to get the heck out of town and really bask in some spring rain showers out in the wilderness somewhere.



Since spring is a tricky time to get out in the hills, we decided to head south and leave the skis behind. A long drive through the desert found us in northern Nevada, where we decided to climb a peak and hunt around for antlers on the way up.






We didn't find too many antlers, but the hiking was great, and we got to play in the snow at ten thousand feet, wear t-shirts when the sun was shining, and leave the expedition-weight underwear at home.


The wildlife was scarce - we saw birds and a few "timber tigers" (most folks call 'em chipmunks, but we know their real natures!), but no big animals until we were on the road home, at which point we had a memorable encounter with a really pissed-off baby badger and his mom (See previous post)- luckily, we had the video camera handy. All in all, it was a pretty fun 'spring break' - maybe next weekend, we'll tackle some of the desert rivers that we scouted.....more to come!