Climbing the NW Ridge of Dragontail Peak Huddled on a rocky ledge, Ross and I huddled together through the final dark hours, waiting for enough dawn light to continue our descent from the mountain. This was the 4th of July bicentennial weekend. With Audrey and our friend Lynn we’d hiked up to Colchuck lake in… Continue reading Not Quite the Fourth of July We Planned
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The Road Less Traveled: Acadia’s Hidden Wonders
Acadia and Mount Rainier are among the most visited National Parks in the United States. Both are close to major metropolitan areas, but also provide 2 very different ecological settings: volcanic mountain versus seacoast fjords, both with temperate forests. Most tourists, however, spend too little time touching only the highlights. Here I’ll emphasize some of… Continue reading The Road Less Traveled: Acadia’s Hidden Wonders
Wildlife of the Oregon Coast – Cascoly Image Gallery
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