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  1. RE cougar sightings: I think a huge part of this is the popularity of game cams. They've been wandering through our yards all this time, we're just now really watching for them with cheap technology.

     

    A buddy was the holder of the Boone and Crocket cougar record for washington (is?was?). It was a harvest from the Entiat valley.

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  2. BTW, access from the other side (coming in Hampton/Sierra Pacific land from much farther south on Mosquito Lake Rd) is getting attention as a more legitimate access point under the auspice of visiting the DNR Daley Prairie Nature Area Preserve. Its 3-4 times longer but all bike-able.

    https://www.dnr.wa.gov/dailey-prairie-natural-area-preserve

    https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=12.1/-122.0436/48.7031&pubLink=HvWt3tXDN4hxcctmlr5OsnYq&trackId=52e0a40a-30fe-4eb5-8baa-692cb581c84c

  3. On 4/12/2024 at 2:20 PM, JasonG said:

    ... but the public definitely ruined that privilege long ago, unfortunately.

    Not being smarmy: what did the public do to ruin that privilege? I don't see that area getting trashed or abused...

    But I also 100% respect Hampton's right/interest in closing the place. Fires are real and cost $$$.

     

  4. Not answering your question, but...

     

    ... a buddy and I did a version of the Isolation and ended up at the south end. It took us a total of about 5 minutes to secure a ride (i.e. "hitchhike") to the north end at Colonial Creek. I bet this time of year you'll easily find someone to give you a ride. 

     

    BTW it took us two legs: one to Marblemount (first ride was west bound) and then another eastbound along HWY20 to Colonial Creek. 

     

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    GONE!
     
    Free for pickup in Bellingham: John Scurlock photo, won at a Banff screening several years ago. About 32x24 in nice frame and matte.
    Bellingham pickup only. TEXT ME AT (360) THREE ONE NINE 3 ZERO 5 ZERO (sorry about the caps but I'm not rewriting that)
    May be art
     
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  6. On 11/13/2020 at 7:53 PM, JayB said:

    The way the market is going for print media I think it's only a matter of time before all outdoor publications coalesce into a single publishing syndicate. 

    Isn't there a anti-monopoly law (old school, some of the original anti-trust stuff) that forbids single owner dominance of media?

     

  7. 7 hours ago, JasonG said:

    Good point!  Also, the Downy Creek trail has been burned over and is still smoking.  Will be spicy/filthy for some time, likely years.  Those burns can be spooky, esp. in wind.

    Not to mention... "closed". :) I'd bet it stays officially closed through the winter.

    Agencies are ratcheting up their closures "for public safety". 

     

    But the ninja does not care. the ninja is only concerned with the flow. 

  8. Just did a trip with similar attributes: relatively high ridge running (wind); camping at high lakes; north cascades. Didn't really mind the bugs most of the time, but glad I had a meshed tent to chill in the evening. Could you get by without? sure. Is it worth the weight drop? I doubt it.

    You might consider how much of the night you anticipate being "out" of your sleeping bag... i was pretty warm at night even at 6800.

     

     

  9. 28 minutes ago, genepires said:

    Very envious of skiers on the way back to the airstrip, though.

    THAT is real pain...

    When talking about extended time at sub zero F, we shouldn't even be talking about "tight" boots. It should be "Are those boots even snug."

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