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woah, they have a name! by R343L (2.00 / 0) #1 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 12:28:11 AM EST

Going to high school in Arizona, I saw a lot of "texas gates" as you call them -- for some reason there is a lot of ranching on public land in Arizona. But I never knew they had any other name than "cattle guards".

My ex and I drove back through Yellowstone after visiting his grandparents about two years ago. At one point we entered this valley (high up of course) and ... just tons of bison. There was no way you could maintain a 300 meter distance ... they were often within 50 meters of the road. I guess one could just not stop to take pictures, but that would be no fun. :) Rangers were even stopped -- and not making everyone move along thankfully.

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that's the interpersonal distance. by misslake (2.00 / 0) #2 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 12:33:55 AM EST

it's fine in a car, but they advise people out hiking to stay 300 metres away from large, potentially stampeedy, and much faster than you bison.

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300 meters is a pretty reasonable by MohammedNiyalSayeed (2.00 / 0) #10 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 10:09:26 AM EST

"Interpersonal distance", I must say. Down here, I'm lucky to get friggin' five feet. Hrmm, Canada, I'm eyeing you now...

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we've got a lot of space. by misslake (4.00 / 1) #12 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 02:48:19 PM EST

as the song goes, canada is really large.

especially out here. this isn't even saskatchewan, and i am regualrly horrified by how much space i can see everywhere, and how much space things take up. it's all great sprawing fields and houses.

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: +1, Worms by MostlyHarmless (2.00 / 0) #28 Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 12:02:06 AM EST

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In UKia, they are known as cattle grids. by Herring (4.00 / 3) #5 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 04:13:50 AM EST

Which is a boring name, but there you go.

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And also... by Vulch (4.00 / 3) #6 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 05:20:07 AM EST

They have escape ramps for hedgehogs.

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i need more fours to give you. by misslake (4.00 / 2) #13 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 02:50:26 PM EST

this is very important hedgehog related info.
i must get back across the pond to ukia again. i have yet to see hedgehogs.

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: Speaking of hedgehogs, by komet (2.00 / 0) #16 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 03:17:02 PM EST

Link. I was shocked.

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: When it gets warmer by Vulch (2.00 / 0) #21 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 03:46:47 PM EST

No signs of the hedgehogs round here having come out of hibernation, although I suspect they have by now, but I'll lurk with camera when it starts being warm enough to sit outside in the evenings.

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Please for me to be included... by littlestar (4.00 / 1) #27 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 11:34:15 PM EST

I need to know about the hedgehogs. They are my friends. I want to see the hedgehogs on the hedgehog ramps!!
*twinkle*twinkle*

*littlestar.
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Also in Colorado by ana (4.00 / 1) #7 Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 07:17:26 AM EST

for as long as I can remember, so at least from the early 60s. We also called them cattle guards.

There's a variation on the theme: stripes painted across the road, to look like the contraption with pipes. I dunno if their success depends on having cows who've seen the real thing or not.

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