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Index Provides. Late summer, post climbing river swim. . Gotta love it. . . . #summerafternoon #riverside #afterclimbing #coldplunge #riverbath #mountaintown #indexprovides #everydayruralamerica (at Index, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnSjhqXh7uN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=50r99cfgqvfr
Wanted Dead or Alive. Just a little Bon Jovi for Dan's bachelor party. Mandatory. . . . #oldseattle #baranof #bachelorparty #karaoke (at The Baranof) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnIXa1-BDju/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wcqn7z3zrlh7
Experiencing the Views. Sometimes the only way to see a place is to put in the work to get there, making it all the more meaningful. . On Tuesday I revisited Boston Basin with @jess_kuzma. We climbed the East Ridge of Forbidden and downclimbed the West Ridge, traversing the peak. . It was a good day. . . . #sunrisetosunset #longdays #workforit #pnwwonderland #alpineclimbing #choss #northcascadesnationalpark #makeitmeaningful #🌈🦄🌈 (at North Cascades National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHUpP3htA0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13bctfv8tbzhd
Office Views. First morning back in Seattle after "working remotely" out in the Methow Valley. . Listening to the traffic and already missing the silence and views from this office. . . . #officeviews #windowoffice #remoteworking #rurallife #methowvalley #sunnysideofthestate #notraffic (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnEpgP-hwaF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nw5edyx9fkdm
Smoke Break. Yesterday we took a work break to explore Pipestone Canyon and enjoy a respite from the wildfire smoke. . It's impressive how a little wind and weather can push the smoke around the Methow valley, creating pockets of cleaner air. . Down south it hung like a thick LA smog. Elevation helped us: a light grey blanket lay across the valley floor. To the north, it rose off the ridges, almost looking like rain. . . . #crescentmountainfire #mcleodfire #methowvalley #wildfiresmoke #wildfireseason #weatherreport #workbreak (at Winthrop, Washington)
A Family Car. The tell-tale turds: a giveaway. The trap, licked clean without release: frustrating. But in the end, a good thing. . I'm glad I dug deeper (this time) because a momma-mouse had a nest and litter of three hidden next to the spare wheel. . Out she came, alive, and to the woodpile she went to face her natural world. . It was a good prompt to vacuum and wipe the interior of the car down. . . . #rurallife #familycar #residentrodent #wehaveguests #mouselife (at Twisp, Washington)
Second Date. A few years ago @jess_kuzma and I had an adventure-buddy-sort-of-date on Liberty Bell, with @messem as chaperone. . Apparently, it went well because today we came back. . Jess took the sharp end for our first summit, and I took the sharp end to revisit a route I *think* I did with Mark Westman and the late Joe Puryear. Good memories...and it went much better this time. . But between our two summits today, the wildfire smoke crept back up the valley. . A good day with a great gal and no chaperone this time. . . . #seconddate #inthemountains #alpineclimbing #wildfiresmoke #smokeapocalypse #🌈🦄🌈 #nochaperone (at Washington Pass)
Smokey McSmokeface. Sometimes there's an inside joke that starts the weekend off. . And it keeps going and it gets worse as the weekend continues. . Kind of like the wild fire smoke settling upon Squamish. . Today was a 7 out of 10. Tomorrow it's supposed to be a 10...and only getting worse. . Too bad it's not a joke. . . . #hangingwiththelocals #squamishclimbing #secretspots #wildfiresmoke #smokeapocalypse (at Squamish, British Columbia)
Earlier this summer, a weather front advertised itself with mares’ tails—those high, wispy cirrus clouds. . But we hadn’t read the forecast. . And I didn’t bring a tent. . And three hours later, a thunderstorm was trying to blow us off the mountain. . But our smart climbing partners brought a two-person tent. They generously shared. . And we lay in a sopping-wet dog pile of sleeping bags, rising with the sun. . It’s a great thing to look back on. . But the only thing to do in the middle of it is laugh. . . . #thanksforthegoodtimes #sharingiscaring #roomattheinn #tentlife #weatherforecast #alpinesunset #typetwofun
Yesterday, after climbing and before our riverside picnic dinner, we ate dessert. . It was berry good. . . . #indexprovides #blackberryseason #wildfoods #localfoods #dessertfirst (at Index, Washington)
Contributions. The newest guidebook for rock climbing in the Snoqualmie Valley is out from @kurthicksguide and I just received a signed copy in the mail! . Guidebooks are a painstaking labor of love and can be hit or miss in quality and ease of use, but this book looks great and I think it will become a standard. . Even as user-generated content and mobile apps grow more common at the crag, I think a durable, well thought-out guidebook is essential. . Thanks for your work, Kurt, and to all the people--many of them friends--who've contributed time, labor, and vision to creating these climbing routes! . Added bonus: even though I don't really pursue climbing photography anymore, it's cool to contribute another image to the library of Cascade climbing guidebooks. . Can you find the page and name the climber-of-perpetual-stoke? . . . #guidebook #contribution #perpetualstoke #rockclimbing #snoqualmievalley #cascades #laboroflove (at Seattle, Washington)
Catching up with an old friend. Lots of questions, lots of stories, and somewhere in there @petebrook got to talking about his new @pulitzercenter grant to work with the #prisonuniversityproject in San Quentin State Prison, California. . Congrats on the grant, Pete! . Looking forward to the stories your students will write. (And thanks again @bermanphotos for the use of your photo studio!) . . . #prisonphotography #deepthoughts #criminaljusticereform #educationasahumanright #oldfriends #chuffed (at Seattle, Washington)
We went climbing. And it was fun. We met new friends. We saw an area new to us, up in the mountains, with some pretty serious 4X4 driving for our little SUVs (which were not harmed...though someone else lost a muffler!) But the cold river plunge at the end was something special in that afternoon heat. . . . #coldplunge #rivertime #reward #squamishclimbing #4x4fail #hotsummerday #climbingbuttshotsofinstagram (at Squamish, British Columbia)
Smokey skies over Squamish. It's almost August and the fires have begun. . . . #squamish #bclife #summerfires #climbingmecca #glacialvalley #eveninglight #summersunsets (at Squamish, British Columbia)
Night Stalkers. I've always had a thing for helicopters. . Tonight it was an MH-47G from the 160th SOAR(A), just south of Seattle at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. . I think of tonight's training flight, the skills they're practicing, and how it will serve them downrange in our forever-war. . As Special Forces, the 160th is part of the tip of America's spear, doing things across the globe, in the dark of the night, that most of us will never know about: infiltration, exfiltration, and close air support for Special Operations ground forces. . As kids, Mike and I used to dream of flying as we watched Vietnam-era UH-1 "Hueys" fly over our hometown. . He did become a pilot. One of the best. And he was flying the MH-47G for 3rd Bn in Afghanistan when he crashed and died. . I love helicopters, but maybe it's because of Mike that I have to look up whenever the MH-47G flies by. . He'd probably be retired by now, but it would be nice to hear his stories and laugh over dinner with his family. . . . #nightstalkers #nightstalkersdontquit #nsdq #160soar #jblm #mh47g #goldstar #foreverwars #childhooddreams #ultimatesacrifice #rememberwhen (at Seattle, Washington)
Back on the Hardtail. In our way back to Seattle we squeezed in a ride to Cutthroat Pass and the junction with the Pacific Crest Trail. . After two days on modern, full suspension rides from @methow_cycle_sport, it was a wake-up to have a rigid frame an old-school geometry. But no less fun! . The views were incredible, the bugs were bad, and we wished we were heading back to the crisp sheets and comfortable beds of our #adventurepad at @springcreeker in Winthrop. . But back to the city we must. . . . 📸by @jess_kuzma. #mtb #mountainbike #northcascades #goldenhour #hardtailmtb #methowlife (at Pacific Crest Trail-Cutthroat Pass)
Fire Risk. With it's beauty comes an extreme fire risk in the Methow. . Summers are hot, the brush bone-dry, winds will gust, and forests are thick with fuel. . And then there's the human factor: on this day, a teen rode his ATV through waist-high dry grass. . The family was from the wet, west side of Washington state. They had just bought the riverside land and probably didn't know his ATV could start a fire. It did. . Crews from three agencies responded quickly, stopping the blaze before it could spread. . This was the second wildland fire response we saw in five days. . . . #wildlandfire #firefighters #firerisk #methowlife #thehumanfactor #mistakes (at Twisp, Washington)