GOODREADS LOG 2026-09-27

Book Rated: The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World, by Patrik Svensson

Cover for The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World
> SCANNING: The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World> AUTHOR_SIG: Patrik Svensson> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: SASQUATCH_APPEARANCES, UNDUE_SNARK, NARRATIVE_STRUCTURE> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 42.69> MEMETIC_HAZARD: MEDIUM
PIXELFED RELAY 2026-09-27

One of those "gonna be thinking back on this fondly when it's hot as heckers in the Central Valley" kinda hikes.

Light streams into a forest, where fallen trees lie crossed. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
PIXELFED RELAY 2026-09-26

There's worse days. From around Slough Creek.

Three riders on horseback are in a meadow under trees and mountains. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
PIXELFED RELAY 2026-09-25

A few more little landscapes from the way down from Waterton and Glacier. Bye, Waterton and Glacier, see ya later.

The last bit of sun hits a valley, over a mountain. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
PIXELFED RELAY 2026-09-25

We were a little surprised to see how Waterton hadn't really seemed to rebound as much as we'd expected since the fire. Not bad or anything, it'll get there, but it was interesting.

A large mountain sits above burned trees. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
PIXELFED RELAY 2026-09-24

The "Blackfoot Pathways" art installation was kind of neat.

A structure crafted from woven plants. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
PIXELFED RELAY 2026-09-19

Okay, maybe just a *little* bit more fireweed. It's so cheery! At our guard station there was a little bit right in the lawn, which mystified us until we realized someone had run a trench through there maybe a year ago. It's a very good pioneer species no matter the circumstances, apparently.

Purple flowers grow in greenery with tall mountaintops behind. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
PIXELFED RELAY 2026-09-18

Red Rock Canyon in Waterton: aptly-named!

A red canyon winds through green trees. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
PIXELFED RELAY 2026-09-15

Smoke started rolling in during our last couple of days in Glacier, but were really visible looking down Two Medicine Lake.

A panoramic view of a lake, with big smoky mountains behind. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]