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Nov 25, 2018 15:04:59   #
Reddog Loc: Southern Calif
 
gunflint wrote:
For those of you not watching football yet I will post a few photos from a trip my wife and I took in September to remote western Mongolia. We spent two weeks living with Kazakh eagle hunter nomads, either in tents or their Gers (same as Yurt). They are amazing people and it was so desolate yet beautiful region. We were also high into the Altai Mountains near the Russian border. No plumbing or toilets for 10 days! This trip is not for most people but I think the centuries old custom of capturing, training, and hunting with golden eagles will gradually be lost as each younger generation changes and leave the nomadic life style. The last 2 days we were at a wonderful "Eagle Festival" where there were many competitions.

I will post a few more another time...
For those of you not watching football yet I will ... (show quote)


WOW,What an awesome experience! Thanks for sharing.

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Nov 25, 2018 15:08:13   #
gunflint Loc: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado
 
Reddog wrote:
WOW,What an awesome experience! Thanks for sharing.


Thank you

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Nov 25, 2018 15:42:44   #
Bob Locher Loc: Southwest Oregon
 
Great stuff! And I like it much better than national geographic - your pictures and people are real...

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Nov 25, 2018 15:45:22   #
gunflint Loc: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado
 
Bob Locher wrote:
Great stuff! And I like it much better than national geographic - your pictures and people are real...


Thank you! It felt "real" at the time, brought home 6,000 photos! Still culling them out.

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Nov 25, 2018 15:45:34   #
Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England
 
Great set..well done.

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Nov 25, 2018 15:47:43   #
gunflint Loc: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado
 
Doddy wrote:
Great set..well done.


Thanks

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Nov 25, 2018 16:34:04   #
DaveC1 Loc: South East US
 
Thank you for posting and for the excellent information as well.

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Nov 25, 2018 17:07:22   #
tbell7D Loc: Houston
 
Fascinating set of images. Looks like a fun place to visit, if one is able to "rough it" for a while.

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Nov 25, 2018 18:23:55   #
gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand
 
gunflint wrote:
I hit send, sorry, here are the photos

Dave


Great series, Dave

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Nov 25, 2018 19:19:35   #
chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California
 
WOW Dave, great shots of a great adventure! chase

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Nov 25, 2018 19:27:55   #
gunflint Loc: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado
 
gregoryd45 wrote:
Great series, Dave


Thanks

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Nov 25, 2018 19:28:19   #
gunflint Loc: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado
 
chase4 wrote:
WOW Dave, great shots of a great adventure! chase


Thanks

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Nov 25, 2018 20:51:40   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
What a unique and wonderful set. You are fortunate to be able to do such a thing and photograph it! Outstanding.

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Nov 25, 2018 20:57:43   #
SkyKing Loc: Thompson Ridge, NY
 
gunflint wrote:
I hit send, sorry, here are the photos

Dave


...I love #4, 5, & 6...

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Nov 25, 2018 21:18:43   #
gunflint Loc: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado
 
kpmac wrote:
What a unique and wonderful set. You are fortunate to be able to do such a thing and photograph it! Outstanding.


Thanks, the man in 4 and 5 is the oldest eagle hunter, 84 yrs old! We made a point of going to his house and he was so honored. There is a statue of him in the town of Bayan Olgii in western Mongolia.

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