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• Post #4389804

  Smoke-tinged sunrise on the morning ramble, critters didn't seem to mind. Didn't bother me, I think so far the smoke here is mostly aloft. Believe it's from the Little Giant wildfire across the Cascade Range, currently 60,000-some acres. #Hiking #AltText

• Post #4366503

  Howling at Tahoma while facing the icy mountain from the top of Third Burroughs, for #MountainMonday. #Hiking #MountRainier #AltText

• Post #4321614

  If you’re in Ohio, you have four days to boot the violent asshole Max Miller out of Congress. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/01/max-miller-abuse-divorce-gop-01021028

• Post #4263196

  Big fir along the Icicle Gorge Trail, a few years ago. We weren't looking but ended up finding about a dozen fat morels, mostly in spots where folks had picnicked along the river. #ThickTrunkTuesday #Hiking #AltText

• Post #4244347

  The Washington Coast is precious and priceless, if you live in the state, I recommend you read this post by the Department of Ecology on 50 years of coastal zone management. If you know it, you will want to protect it. (Photo is mine). https://ecology.wa.gov/blog/january-2026/caring-for-the-washington-coast

• Post #4211183

  Watched this little beaver emerge from the shoreline reeds and struggle its way through thick lily pads, headed for the lodge. Usually there are paths in the water through the lily pads but this little beast plowed its way through. #Hiking #AltText

• Post #4113144

  #SilentSunday #Hiking #AltText

• Post #4021172

  Found a strong beaver working on its log cabin this morning, hauling serious lumber down the creek to the lodge. Amazing! #Hiking #AltText

• Post #3998857

  The late great Lake Quinault giant red cedar, here perhaps 1000 years old, for #ThickTrunkTuesday. #Hiking #AltText

• Post #3966939

  Blue Lake in the North Cascades in October, for #MountainMonday. #Hiking #AltText

• Post #3939126

  #SilentSunday #AltText

• Post #3888824

  Spotted a bobcat far off on the morning hike, got a few shots with my 400mm lens but they're not sharp owing to the distance. Slowly working my way closer when a bicyclist whizzed by, scared it off. However, always a thrill to see. #Hiking #AltText

• Post #3881605

  Tahoma from the northwest I think. I did not document this shot well, but it’s from 2008, marked Meadowland. UPDATE: OK I think this is the Emmons Vista Trail, which we used returning to the Sunrise area after hiking to Third Burroughs Mountain, making the hike a loop. #MountainMonday #Hiking #AltText

• Post #3837857

  Saw Big Blue the axanthic bullfrog again today on the morning ramble, and as usual the beavers being busy, "beavering" as we say. #Hiking @alttext@mastodon.social

• Post #3804562

  Don't wish ill on anyone, but not too sad to see the immoral drama queen leave this place. https://apnews.com/article/lindsey-graham-dies-south-carolina-bfa556e170f2df22ce9ffc7165da3dfa?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

• Post #3804561

  #SilentSunday #AltText

• Post #3788983

  Spotted the trippy turquoise bullfrog again! First saw Big Blue, as I call him, a few times last July, and we’ve been looking carefully for it this summer. Today success! It has a rare pigmentation deficiency known as axanthism, which affects amphibians. #Hiking #AltText

• Post #3699830

  Creature report! Snapped these this morning and Tuesday while hiking at our local wetlands park. They illustrate why protecting habitat is critical for wildlife, vote yes for parks!

• Post #3537915

  Hiking the Washington Coast is not always a walk on the beach. Depending on tides, you have to climb over lots of sketchy terrain, like this big boulder patch near Cape Alava in 2006, for #ThrowbackThursday. #Hiking #AltText

• Post #2465906

  Got no Saturday cats to share, but sure got whiskers, from yesterday's morning ramble. #Hiking #Beavers #AltText

• Post #2465553

  Bunch of oregano I’m going to dry, we never dry enough and run out by early spring, it’s so essential. This year it’s going nuts in the garden early, so we’re doubling down. #Gardening #AltText

• Post #2371532

  #SilentSunday #Hiking #AltText

• Post #2363822

  "I went down to the crossroads..." The king of the delta blues was born on this day in 1911. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson

• Post #2278276

  As I crawled out to sleep in the tent, saw crazy clouds after the sun dipped over the Cascades. #AltText

• Post #1898632

  Crow hates eagle. #Hiking #Birding #AltText

• Post #1898631

  Saw lots of migrating whimbrels over a couple days of beach hiking earlier this week, the best looks I've had of these cartoonish but elegant birds. I like 'em! #Hiking #Birding #AltText

• Post #1827164

  Good morning from Marrowstone Island. #MeerMittwoch #AltText

• Post #1827163

  Hiked a remote beach on the Salish Sea during the morning minus tide and found a few agates, and maybe Capt. Vancouver's lost anchor chain? #Hiking #AltText

• Post #1772736

  This real-time data will probably save lives, and not just those of tribal fishermen. Before, this info was available just as a NWS forecast. So important for fishermen on the Washington Coast. https://nwtreatytribes.org/real-time-data-buoys-make-ocean-fishing-safer/

• Post #1770935

  Cute faces on this morning’s ramble, my fav rodent and fav woodpecker, that’s time well spent I’d say. #Hiking #AltText