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  1. Phil K

    Puget Sound

    You'd better not! There is about 10-15' of relatively solid bottom, then nothing but boot sucking mud. I once watched a mother and juvenile river otter run across the mudflat and every thirty feet or so the mother did a toboggan slide just for the fun of it.
  2. Phil K

    Puget Sound

    This is from my friend's property on Oyster Bay, about 0.75 miles from Kennedy Creek. It's really quite a spectacular location. After the tide came in we went out in the canoe. I saw a few Cutts jump, and there were lots of Chum around; none of which were in a bitey mood. Is there any...
  3. Phil K

    NFR Got any mammal pictures

    I have a friend who lives on a gorgeous spot on Oyster Bay, and was down there working this week. Sitting on the couch with our morning coffee we watched this guy trot across the yard, freeze, pounce, and come up with a rodent meal. Once it noticed us it took off.
  4. Phil K

    Very sad day…..

    That's rough. Take care of yourself!
  5. Phil K

    YETI 18 oz PRO!!! Water Bottle

    I actually found this thing floating in the Yak a few years ago, cleaned it up, and never used it. As you can see, this is the PRO!!! Version. If you lost it, LMK, otherwise, free to a good home.
  6. Phil K

    Click pawl reels are the Harley Davidson of the river

    Gentle river sound, water, rocks; peaceful song. Awful click breaks spell.
  7. Phil K

    Baseball 2025

    Wow. I watch one baseball game all year, and this is it.
  8. Phil K

    Jerry Daschofsky Needs Our Help.

    Yes. I understand your concern, but this seems fully legit and (I assume) secure.
  9. Phil K

    Discover Pass $ increase. Veterans Pass has new/increased access.

    Washington has the second most regressive taxes in the nation. Households who earn less than $25k a year pay over 15% of their income in taxes while those over $500k pay about 2%. User fees like this contribute to that fact. We could implement a less regressive tax structure and support parks...
  10. Phil K

    The Crown Jewels

    .... I’ve found dozens of these blasted things over the years. We had beautiful evening views including this area that I visited a week or so prior, and “Hazardous Enigma” peak. All good things come to an end, in this case with a fairly long hike out. Faint smoke was visible to the...
  11. Phil K

    The Crown Jewels

    First, let me say that I really do like catching fish, but here we go with another fishless trip report. This one was especially satisfying, because my wife and I got out with my old climbing partner and first true Seattle buddy, RZ. Somehow, with him moving to Oly-town and having kids, a...
  12. Phil K

    Mushroom and other wild edible foraging

    '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.
  13. Phil K

    Local Hotspot

    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...
  14. Phil K

    2025 Tuna and Exotics

    Mad scientist indeed; is he a hoarder as well?
  15. Phil K

    Can you spot AI photos?

    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.
  16. Phil K

    2025 Tuna and Exotics

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

    What are you reading

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

    What are you reading

    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...
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