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[monoflo]

[p911dad]

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Florida 2011, pt 2

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Shi Shi beach out on the Washington Peninsula 2011.

Son and I did two nights out there, mini high school graduation get away.

No direct road access, walk, boat or balloon in.
A balloon's probably a poor choice at the moment.

Walking back to our campsite after sunset from Point of the Arches we saw a couple of Otter scramble up the beach and into the drift logs for a good night's sleep.
First ones I'd ever seen in the wild, lots more since then, the population is recovering

[lindbhr]

[p911dad]

Lake George, NY, beauty enough to almost lure us back to NY State (No way..)

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Shi Shi, pt 2

Number of evenings that you can be comfortable on this particular chunk-O-planet in just a t-shirt and shorts during the year are very few!
We hit this one just right!

Full moon, ground fog early until the sun burns it off... man I gotta go back again

[72doug2,2S]

Move to FLA, everybody else is

[72doug2,2S]

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Another great photo of Mrs. Doug!

Florida is a great place to visit and beautiful in it's own ways.

Move there?

I don't see how I could live anywhere else, I'm way too addicted to the beauty of the PNW, there's everything from desert to high alpine wilderness, lakes, rivers and beautiful beach lines within 5 hours overland travel. Much more my speed and dovetails well with the sense of adventure my poppa gave me.

[Jolly Amaranto]

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Skip Newsom

Move there?

I don't see how I could live anywhere else, I'm way too addicted to the beauty of the PNW, there's everything from desert to high alpine wilderness, lakes, rivers and beautiful beach lines within 5 hours overland travel.

Could not agree more. I hope to spent many summers in the PNW.

One of your photos freaked me out a little bit. The one below. I was doing a quick scroll and settled on this:



For a second it looked like your son was overlooking fields from his perch 1000ft up...I got vertigo and rudder shakers immediately

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That one is a favorite shots from that trip, filtering water just after sunrise.

It's the only time he and I got up there together- 2 days of backpacking, about 15 miles and 5K' of elevation ups and downs culminating in a couple miles off trail over boulder fields with an insanely beautiful payoff.
Not another soul in sight for 4 full days until we were miles back down to the end of the official trail.
There's lots of crystal clean clean lakes along the way, we passed 6 to get to this one (we do filter just in case, Giardia lamblia would be less than ideal that far back in the hills).









First view of "The worlds best camping spot" from atop a minor peak one must meander over to get to it.


My son is wearing my old "Sunbuster" wool shirt from REI that I'd worn up there 25 years prior. It, ummm fit's him better now




Remains of an old raft some one used to access backpackable areas, son and I went over to it and pushed it free to float to where ever it wished. Most peeps that travel these lakes are pretty creative- lot's of the topography is rather flipping steep. Ones that access the outlet of this lake from below find there is no other way except back the way you came or... use a bunch of line and see how far you can go afloat.

That's the exact process my Big Brother and his buddy took their first time up... they found a scramble route out. Same as what we used in and out this trip.

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Some of my first trips up to the same lake with Brother Scott... 45 years ago

DAMN how time flies!







This trip was just Scott and I and the only one where our rain gear doubled as shelter... we learned.


My 9 year old nephew's first trip in and Scott's buddy Bruce Holiday (Yep, those Holiday's)
I was very impressed at how my nephew did, never complained and was super upbeat and appreciative of the adventure... I had misgivings about him doing that kind of distance and rock clammering- he proved me very wrong.
His nickname became "Young Rock Rabbit"


Big brother with his and a good chunk of his son's stuff for a week long alpine vacation- as I recall his pack tipped the scales at 72 lbs. mine was 65.
Gear is sooooo much better now- I can do a comfortable overnighter including tent, comfortable air mattress and food with a 25 lb pack.

[Crowbob]

Joseph S Fay Shipwreck, October 19, 1905. Rogers City, MI. One of 12 that went down that stormy night…

[porsche tech]

Super new moon…lowest tide I think I’ve ever seen. Supposed to be a good fishing day tomorrow.




My buddy’s “hockey stick” fishing net…

[porsche tech]

Saw this yesterday. Looks like the guy rented a Home Depot truck to pick something up at Lowe’s.

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[john70t]

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Nice John!!^

Crop till ya drop