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Giant spruce drift log, truly immense, from a February trip to La Push, for #ThickTrunkTuesday. #GetOutside #QuileuteTribe #WashingtonCoast #AltText

Surf swirls white around the massive root wad of a gargantuan Sitka spruce drift log lodged on the shore of First Beach on the reservation of the Quileute Tribe. The root wad is about 12 feet high, the log lying in its side. In the background is a small offshore island, forested atop.

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1/ As #winter in the #mountains winds down, I am concluding my fifth year of #snowshoeing in the mountains. So many great memories, so much to reflect. I began doing serious snowshoeing in the mountains around the peak of the pandemic (winter 2020/2021) when I needed to get outside. (CONT) #MountainMonday #PhotoMonday

#hiking #backpacking #nature #NaturePhotography #landscape #photography #LandscapePhotography #GetOutside

Photo of me standing on mountain summit holding a pair of snowshoes. A distant mountain peak is behind me with snow-covered trail leading to it along the ridge. Gray overcast skies.

This photo was taken by a passing hiker at the summit of Little Haystack Mountain, White Mountains, New Hampshire. The neighboring mountain is Mt. Lincoln. February 25, 2025.

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#SilentSunday

#Washington #PNW #Morning #Mist #Fall #Autumn #Photo #Nature #NatureLover #Outdoors #GetOutside #Hiking #Serene #Calm #Roadtrip

Golden autumn meadow veiled in low morning mist, with orange and evergreen trees beneath a hazy mountain ridge in Washington state ; the landscape feels quiet and serene.

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I've been busy--another hiking thread with plants. This time we're going into the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Glacier Peak is Washington State's 4th highest mountain-- and also a stratovolcano--but few people see it because it's really inaccessible, surrounded by roadless wilderness in the vast Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. One trailhead into that wilderness is via Lost Creek Ridge, about 2-1/2 hours drive from Seattle. A short thread #hiking #backpacking #PNW #nativeplants #getoutside

A sign kiosk in the forest. Its frame is made of logs. A large wooden plaque at its top says Lost Creek Ridge #646 beneath it are maps and information related to bears, required permits, and wildfire warnings

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#Today 21

Good day!

We’ve returned to the sunny part of our repeating cycle, having just left the cloudy portion, which will return.

The days are mild with sun, cool with clouds, the nights comfortable regardless. It’s the perfect time of year here, actually.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MountainMonday

From atop a ridge of honey colored grass, the view looks over heavy clouds filling a canyon at a silhouetted mountain, small puffs of clouds drifting past it. The sky is cloudy and backlit, giving it a volatile appearance.

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#Today 22

Good day!

This is my favorite time of year to focus on the forest floor, rather than in the trees.

That’s where stuff is happening, including color changes.

Not that I’m an expert. More like the opposite. Oh, but curiosity…

Be everwell.

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A mushroom that’s ivory in color and thick grows amidst pine cones and pine needles. It’s extremely bulbous and was bigger than my splayed hand.

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#Today 23

Good day!

At last, autumn has arrived, but not just any autumn.

Be safe out there.

I wish it was different. I wish none of this was happening. I wish a lot of things.

Wishing doesn’t accomplish anything. It never has. Autumn is here and it’s almost time to vote.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

A view through a pine forest where the undergrowth is a muted yellow to contrast with the green trees and brown bark. The sky is gray.

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#Today 24

Good day!

There’s nothing like seeing the end of the world at your feet and hope in the distance simultaneously.

Except, reaching hope requires new standards.

Leave the lying and the greed behind? Leave the tolerance for both? Yeah, I’ll step through that portal.

Be everwell.

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A wide trail on a grassy ridge seemingly comes to an abrupt end where it meets the clouds, but there’s a small gap that allows seeing a distant summit and blue sky.

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#Today 25

Good day!

Autumn colors in the forest atop Pengelly Ridge, this image taken about one minute before I emerged from the trees and discovered clouds pouring down the canyon.

This was also immediately following the steepest part of the hike.

Big effort, big reward. 😃

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

A trail passes straight through the forest where the undergrowth is shades of red, orange, and yellow. The pines largely block the gray sky above and ahead.

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#ScenicStreets #DayTrip #OceanView #StreetView #ArchitectureLovers #VacationMode #TravelPhotography #RelaxAndUnwind #HistoricCharm #SmallTownLife #IslandVibes #IslandLife #PalmTrees #Wanderlust #SeasideViews #SummerGetaway #ExploreMore #OceanBreeze #ColorfulArchitecture #BlueSkies #StreetPhotography #SunnyDays #GetOutside #CoastalTown #TropicalVibes #BeachTown #BalconyViews #CoastalLiving #SunlitScenes #TravelGram

Lantern-style streetlight in the upper left foreground above a sloping street lined with palm trees, utility wires overhead, and a yellow multi-story building with wraparound balconies on the right; parked pickup trucks and small golf carts along the curb, with the ocean visible in the distance.

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#Today 26

Good day!

I call this, The Lower Saddle.

Behind me is the trail to Mt. Sentinel and Pengelly Ridge.

On the left, beside the broken sign, is the trail down to Hellgate Canyon.

Back left is the trail up to University Peak. Back right descends to Pattee Canyon.

Be everwell.

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A small clearing of dirt and pine cones is surrounded by pines, and joined by several trails. The sky is cloudy.

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#Today 27 #SilentSunday

Yeah, it was like that…

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

From atop a grassy perch of honey-colored grass, a pine tree to the right, the view looks over the clouds at a distant mountain range where there is blue sky, yet from atop the perch, there are clouds overhead.

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#Today 28

Good day!

I guess that in the life equation, when output exceeds input, you have a night like I did last night, where you climb into bed and don’t move until the next morning.

I slept like the dead sleep after a long day spent chasing the living. 😱🙀

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography #MountainMonday