Month: May 2018
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20180527 West Rocky Prairie Unit, WADNR
Mike and Julie J. and I spent a sunny, birdsong-filled morning at the West Rocky Prairie, a unit of the WA DNR Scatter Creek Wildlife Area – 800 acres of prairie mounds, wildflowers, wetlands, white oak and sunshine. It was a great day for photography, and many wildflowers are blooming. Of particular interest to me…
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20180521 Coldwater Lake, MSHNVM
Mike and I took a dayhike up the first 2.3 miles of Lakes Trail #211 along Coldwater Lake, up to the lovely waterfall right next to the trail – I wish I knew the name of that creek. It was a warm, slightly breezy day, the air was full of sun and the spring scent…
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20180518 Eruption Day Hike to Harry’s Ridge, MSHNVM
Another anniversary of the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens, and once again, I took the day to be there. I can see this becoming an annual pilgrimage. This is the time of year that everything begins to wake up, and the highest reaches of the Monument are melting out. This is also the time of…