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'Just got back from a four day hiking trip yesterday. The season hasn't really gotten going, but I did find what appears to be an Aspen Bolete. This week's rain should kick things off. -Full TR coming soon.

We decided to go for something quick and easy last week. I'd only been up here in the winter before, and that's a whole 'nother thing. My expectations were actually somewhat low; too many people and not enough awesome country. In the end, there were definitely lots of people (and dogs- lots of...

Mad scientist indeed; is he a hoarder as well?

I also hit 75%. In general the AI images tend to look "too perfect," but it's clearly not easy to tell. And it's just going to get better. Reality is under assault in so many ways.

OK, I'll ask. What's that mess in your third picture?

Super cool; we'll check that out for sure. Thanks!

I just finished this: The Natural History of Puget Sound Country by Arthur Kruckeberg; UW Press 1991. This has been sitting on our bookshelf for years, and I never had the attention span to dive into it until recently. It actually wasn't as daunting a read as I expected. It's rather sad to...

Kfish is 100% solid; this setup is sure to be done right. Such a deal!

Go three-peat?

Just another data point: A few years ago I drove off with a Galvin T6 on the roof of my car, and luckily saw it bounce down the road into the bushes behind me. It survived with a few extra scrapes and a bent foot plate. I contacted Galvin and they sent me a free replacement right away. Come to...

On Monday I hiked in past a very popular I-90 lake to its upper companion. I took the older, steeper, now abandoned trail. Down in the woods, morning clouds were breaking up and gifted me this fine sight. I had rather low expectations for the upper lake, which were met. There were smaller...

Everything I've heard about the Enchantments lately makes me never want to go back.

I found this on my latest hike. Sure it looks a bit manky and stained, but I washed it, so it’s actually “clean.” The flag logo is attached with Velcro, so I suppose you could customize it. The real beauty is in the fabric content which both defies mathematical possibility, and gives you the...

I occasionally cross paths with people playing their (Bad) music on the trail, and usually make a negative comment.

I actually tired going in in here the first year I was in Seattle; mid 80s. A friend who I thought knew what he was doing planned the route, going up the W Fork and out this E Fork trail. We went with three other people who were OK trail hikers, but completely out of their element off trail. The...

I was last up this way 21 years ago... it seemed much easier then. That was before it became Instagram famous and we saw one other person the whole trip. Ah, the good ol' days. We got a late start and hiked the first section in the afternoon. You gain about 1200' to net 600' over 4.5 miles. We...

... Which doesn't tell me squat.

I'm trying to figure out how this SUP fishing thing works. -Not that I'm in the market, but curious. The way I see it you'd be standing up and so pushed whichever way the wind chooses, unless you're actively paddling. Doing that requires two hands on the paddle. How does that work with fishing...

Nice report so far. You should wipe the schmutz off your phone camera lens.