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I didn't. But here's a couple of shots of the band at Festival of the River: The guitar player on the right is Lynval Golding, formerly of The Specials ...now residing and producing records in Seattle. The guy with the left-handed white Phantom reproduction of a Vox teardrop guitar is Dave Wakeling, formerly co-frontman of The English Beat with Ranking Roger.

We're still planning on coming.

Flagging tape is aid.

Nice photography. What a dream day!

I'm planning to come with two boys ages 6 and 8.

Dark!

Hidden Lakes Peak

I answered my own question. Plenty of fish. Plenty small...

I look for that face every time I drive up the Cascade River Road. Just once before I die I need to do that climb.

Washington Park Campground out on the point past the San Juan Island Ferry west of Anacortes, or over the Deception Pass Bridge and take a right at the state park.

Good job.

I don't know man... It looks tilted.

Dave Wakeling of the English Beat and his band as well as Toad the Wet Sprocket are playing this weekend at the free Stillaguamish Festival of the River in Arlington. Info here

I was just in Japan in May. My first trip. I want to go back. Here's some photos: Mt. Fuji from the bullet train. Luncheon at a Buddhist retreat (vegetarian). Yours truly zenned out at a temple in Kyoto. Sippin temple water. I bought a knife, or hocho, from this vendor at the Tokyo Fish Market. Fishmonger preparing to cut giant tuna at Tokyo Fish Market.

Good eye.

Is rope up family friendy?

Any fish in PJ Lake? Or am I wasting my time?

Peg Leg Sam

Nice report.

The rangers may have been writing down the license #s of all the vehicles. It's a standard practice that saves having to drive all the way back up the road to check for the vehicle of overdue parties.

Oysters wrapped in bacon, rolled in bread crumbs, and browned in the oven.

Great photos. Nice TR!

Nilla wafer, slice of kiwi fruit, and a dollop of Nutella.

I'd like to answer MountaingirlBC's question about the difference between a National Park and a National Forest. Many people in our own country aren't clear about the difference, but it's a big difference. It has to do with management priorities. National Forest is managed for "multiple uses" such as recreation, logging, mining, etc. Some would characterize National Forest management as "multiple abuses," as National Forests often contain more roads, clearcuts, and other signs of heavy human impact. National Forest Rangers, however, have pretty cool uniforms. The National Forest is old school, at least compared to the National Park Service. Some of the most beautiful wild areas in the contiguous 48 states are on Forest Service land --most afforded a high level of protection as wilderness. National Parks include most of the most dramatically beautiful wild areas, such as Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rainier, the North Cascades. We won't get into the "cannon ball" parks back east, never mind about those... National Parks generally enjoy a higher level of protection --at least the wild parks of the western U.S. The management priority of National Parks is to preserve the resource while providing for the enjoyment of the parks by visitors. This is a tricky balancing act that seeks to allow recreation while minimizing impact. Hunting is allowed in National Forests, but not in National Parks. National Forests are part of the Federal Department of Agriculture. Think crops ...of trees. National Parks, on the other hand, are managed by the Department of the Interior. I know this is probably pretty confusing to Canadians. But it's mostly true.

I had my identity stolen from computer records at Central Washington University after I took a summer course there. Some guy on the faculty harvested a bunch of ids off the computer, married the males with the females, made up offspring, and applied for social security for the kids. I received a letter from a prosecutor in Seattle because the schmuck got caught. No financial impact on me, but it certainly took me by surprise! I now own a shredder, but one can only do so much to protect oneself.