I wish I'd been closer—or that this capture had a high-enough resolution that I could zoom in further without noticeably reducing the quality of the image—but even though not ideal, I love what I caught 🐶💗
She looks so happy, and that front paw hovering over the trail is so flippin' cute! Adorable 😍
If they were hoarding anything but wealth we'd recognize how pathological it is but NO we put them on the covers of magazines & kiss their asses
🤦🏻♀️ #smfh
Heaviest May rainfall in 82 years recorded in WA town
"Parched areas of southwest WA have finally seen some rain this week, with Wandering recording its highest May rainfall in more than 82 years and the most rainfall the town has seen in 13 months."
In my experience, these purple-pink phenotypes are much less common than white trillium in these parts (the forests of western Washington); I was very surprised, then, to find that almost half—by my very rough estimate—of all the trillium I saw on the Mima Falls Trail were this purple-pink color. When I got onto the McKenny Trail, the majority went clearly back to white. I wonder what it is about the Mima Falls Trail... 🤔
HBC BRIGADES JOURNAL, 1828:
"Weather as yesterday till towards evening when excessively heavy rain came on. Busy at the furs but we were stopped by the rain. Some of the New Caledonia packs are not yet opened.
"Wednesday. Overcast, some showers. The unfavourableness of the weather prevented us from doing anything with the furs today.
A week later: "Wednesday. This morning the inland brigade left Fort #Vancouver#WA and encamped in the evening a little.... #HistoricJourney#AmWritingHistory
A view of dried-up rivers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, December 2, 2013. The Pilbara region, which is the size of Spain, has the world's largest known deposits of iron ore and supplies nearly 45 percent of global trade in the mineral. REUTERS/David Gray
I love the way this tree's roots look as they stretch their way over the mossy rocks and down toward the creek. Gives me a real jungle-y feel, and I really dig that 😁💚
This little spot on Olney Creek was magical in the afternoon light. I was sorely tempted to splash about in the water, but our days are still not warm enough and the water was icy cold 🥶
NO on I‑2117 launches new website and video urging Washingtonians to defend the Climate Commitment Act
"If I-2117 passes, it would allow more pollution and shift the burden of paying for the impacts of pollution onto communities, workers, and families — while cutting investments in clean air and water, transportation, wildfire prevention, and a lot more," the coalition says.
There's so much to love about the little streams and falls that cross so many PNW trails—from the impressive roar of cascading water to the refreshing aromas stirred up in the churn—but I think my favorite thing is the noticeable dip in temperature as I approach the stream. It always feels like the air on the trail is at least a degree or two cooler at the water, and that's a welcome shift on a strenuous hike or trail run.