Be the cryptid you wish to see in the woods
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20190526 Silver-Skate Area, GPNF
Memorial Day Weekend means another summer season begins. I took an extra day from work for a five-day holiday, and spent much of it up in the NW corner of the GPNF, in the area between Longmire and Randle. I was packed for a backpacking adventure, but the lingering snows above ~4000 meant the high…
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20190520 Scatter Creek Prairie, WDFW
Mike and I spent an afternoon wandering about the Scatter Creek Prairie to check out the wildflowers.
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20190510 Muddy Fork Cowlitz Canyon Trail, Tatoosh Wilderness, GPNF
Wandered about the mouth of the Muddy Fork Cowlitz canyon on a gorgeous spring day.
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20190427 Green River Trail, MSHNVM
Spring is always so difficult. The lowlands are warming, the mountain ridges are melting out, the sun is strengthening, and everybody is waking up from winter. The legs long for a stretch, the soul for a wander. This early in the year, options are limited. I’ve been scouting the South Cascades the entire winter, and…
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20190316 Death Valley Road Trip
I took a birthday road trip down to Death Valley – where it rained on me, of course.
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20190122 Swale Canyon, Klickitat Trail
For my first adventure of the year, I returned to an area that has held my fascination for some years – the Klickitat River. This time, I drove down to Lyle with the intention of boon-docking for the night at the Icehouse Campground – this is where natural, carbonated spring water bubbles out of the…
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20181225 Xmasday Hike on Hall Ridge, USFS Rd 48, GPNF
Not many photos to share from this Christmas day hike (and snowshoe) up the USFS 48 Rd to Lily Basin Trail Head, GPNF. I ventured further than the most adventurous off-roader, but turned back when the roadway was getting choked by snow-covered vegetation. This was a quiet day, with no views.
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20181202 From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
Short days and low energy make for lazier adventures. On this day, Mike and I drove to Hoquiam to see some of the old broken-down waterfront along the Wishkah River – as well as the Kurt Cobain Memorial Park, on the muddy banks of the Wishkah River. Nirvana was a big thing here, and the…
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20181125 Hoffman Hill & Edmond Marsh, Dupont, WA
Mike and I stayed rather local this day, venturing no further than Dupont, WA, to explore the Hoffman Hill trail above the Nisqually River. There wasn’t a lot to see, but I found my eye drawn to the smaller perspectives. We finished the Hoffman Hill trail, then continued with an exploration of the Edmond Marsh…
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20181118 Packwood Lake via Pipeline Trail, GPNF
Took a little day hike up the Pipeline Trail to Packwood Lake.