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Skokomish River, Flap Jack Lakes, and 6 Morons Hanging Out in Seattle; July 2006
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WanDilson > The journey begins. I flew into Seattle Sunday morning around noon after getting exactly zero hours of sleep Saturday night, so I was a little out of it. But Nate and I went to lunch with Coach before his flight left, then we were on our way to the Olympic Range. Here's a view of the Skokomish river from an area that was cleared out a bit by a fire back in 1985, hence the bare trees in the foreground.
WanDilson > It was hot as hell, so we decided to take a dip in the river during one of our breaks. The water was refreshing. I'm not sure exactly what the temperature was, but I know it literally made your bones ache. Note the expression of joy on Nate's face.
WanDilson > The pool was fairly deep, so I decided to work on my cannonballs.
WanDilson > As did Nate.
WanDilson > I'm attempting to improve my photography skills, so I took a few artsy photos this trip. Here's one that actually turned out decent, I think. This was taken from our first campsite.
WanDilson > The weather was really nice and there was no rain in the forecast, so we decided to skip the tent and just sleep under the stars. If you've never slept next to a flowing mountain river, you really are missing out on one of the great pleasures in life...
WanDilson > Building the fire is usually my job. Sometimes I can actually get one lit.
WanDilson > The plan for the following day was to hike to this place called Home Sweet Home, then set up camp and summit Mt. Steel. It was about 6 miles to Home Sweet Home, which we didn't think would be that bad, but it turned out to be quite an ass-kicker (partially due to both of us being ridiculously out of shape, but it was also quite a climb). This is Nate on the way up to Home Sweet Home.
WanDilson > Somewhere between 3500 to 4000 feet we began to encounter some snow, which gradually became a significant amount of snow. Eventually we realized there was no way we were also going to summit Mt. Steel this day, so we bagged that idea and tried to look for a campsite.
The journey begins. I flew into Seattle Sunday morning around noon after getting exactly zero hours of sleep Saturday night, so I was a little out of it. But Nate and I went to lunch with Coach before his flight left, then we were on our way to the Olympic Range. Here's a view of the Skokomish river from an area that was cleared out a bit by a fire back in 1985, hence the bare trees in the foreground.
 > The journey begins. I flew into Seattle Sunday morning around noon after getting exactly zero hours of sleep Saturday night, so I was a little out of it. But Nate and I went to lunch with Coach before his flight left, then we were on our way to the Olympic Range. Here's a view of the Skokomish river from an area that was cleared out a bit by a fire back in 1985, hence the bare trees in the foreground.
The journey begins. I flew into Seattle Sunday morning around noon after getting exactly zero hours of sleep Saturday night, so I was a little out of it. But Nate and I went to lunch with Coach before his flight left, then we were on our way to the Olympic Range. Here's a view of the Skokomish river from an area that was cleared out a bit by a fire back in 1985, hence the bare trees in the foreground.
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