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Book Rated: Blindsight, by Peter Watts

2026-08-20 GOODREADS LOG
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> SCANNING: Blindsight> AUTHOR_SIG: Peter Watts> SENTIMENT_Q: 40.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: CHARACTER_ARC, NARRATIVE_STRUCTURE, LEXICAL_ANALYSIS> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 41.81> MEMETIC_HAZARD: HIGH
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Booping to Glacier NP from our guard station. Highlights included the Garden of 1,000 Buddhas, the CSKT Bison Range, and a baby deer who was not that concerned about the two humans peering at it.

2026-08-19 PIXELFED RELAY
Many prayer flags on top of a hill. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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The "Blodgett Canyon Classics" ā€“ Flathead Buttress, Shoshone Spire, & Nez Perce Buttress.

2026-08-19 PIXELFED RELAY
Three mountain spires rise above greenery into a kinda-smoky sky. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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We'd returned to the Bitterroots and were lucky to get a slightly less-smoky run at Blodgett Canyon. We didn't see any beavers in the beaver ponds, but did see an otter and a pine marten!

2026-08-13 PIXELFED RELAY
Beaver ponds and greenery in the foreground, with pointy mountains on the right of frame. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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We headed south to get to Sula and the Bitterroots ā€“ lots of smoke, but the colors along the Big Hole River remained nice.

2026-08-12 PIXELFED RELAY
A smoky landscape in the distance, viewed from a highway. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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Looking north from the Mt. Aeneas ridge. A little bit of a break from the smoke!

2026-08-10 PIXELFED RELAY
Under a wide blue sky, two lakes sit amidst trees in front of mountains in the distance. [Fuji X-T5 / Fuji 10-24 WR]
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A little guy on our way up to a hike the other day! Their little spots are just so sweet.

2026-08-10 PIXELFED RELAY
A fawn looks into the camera with its tongue out. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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Book Rated: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, by Stephen Graham Jones

2026-08-09 GOODREADS LOG
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> SCANNING: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter> AUTHOR_SIG: Stephen Graham Jones> SENTIMENT_Q: 40.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: UNDUE_SNARK, FUNKY_ROBOTS, SWEARS> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 45.17> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
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A bit more morning rolling in at Holland Lake. Pretty lovely place ā€“ we'd stayed in a Forest Service cabin at a packer camp, so there were lots of nice horses around.

2026-08-09 PIXELFED RELAY
The sun rises over a misty little river feeding a lake, with mountains behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]
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