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Sawtooth Lake was a very pleasant surprise. The trail up wasn't amazing (largely bopping through new-growth forest without much shade or many views), but then one pops out into... this! I'll take it.

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A panorama showing a large lake with a talus slope on one side, trees on the other, and mountains behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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Saddleback Mountain from a little USFS picnic along Highway 73. We'd taken the route a little randomly and were pretty jazzed.

2026-07-12 PIXELFED RELAY

Large mountains rise behind a green valley, with out of focus flowers in the foreground. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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The last day at West Fork Butte had some dramatic weather, but the squirrels and chipmunks seemed unfazed.

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A small fire lookout sits on a rocky outcrop. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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We'd woken up early to drive to a place called Birch Creek, and the morning next to our creek was so pretty. We'd seen moose in the area before, but this was the first calf we'd gotten a look at. Sadly I didn't have my long-zoom lens on!

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Clouds gather over a dirt road by a river. [Fuji X-T5 / Fuji 10-24 WR]

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Somewhere along Rattlesnake Creek, a trucker finds a pretty good place to have a rest.

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A truck sits alongside a road at sunset. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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I don't know the backstory to this sign in the middle of nowhere, but I very much appreciate it.

2026-07-10 PIXELFED RELAY

A handmaid sign in the woods depicts the silhouette of a weiner dog. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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Baby waterfall! We had what might (?) be our last actual storm of the summer (although hopefully the occasional thunderstorm still feels welcome), so the puddles and streams are now starting to get a bit more dry...

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A tiny waterfall amidst rocks and mosses. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]

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It's always neat to see burned areas come back to life – the way it starts with the smallest bits where water drains. This area had some great wildflowers coming in, as well as lots of the everpresent beargrass.

2026-07-05 PIXELFED RELAY

An orange flower against an out-of-focus green background. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]

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Book Rated: Afterland, by Lauren Beukes

2026-07-04 GOODREADS LOG

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We didn't really celebrate the 4th of July per se, because [helpless gestures at the news / not really patriotic even in times of lessened fascism / I'm Welsh anyway so it feels odd / etc.], but we decided that after having fun handing out hot dogs on Halloween last year, we should take the opportunity to hand out hot dogs from our ranger station. I was proud of my alternate USFS logo.

2026-07-04 PIXELFED RELAY

The sign for Rock Creek Station has been amended by a sign offering free hot dogs from the "US Hotdog Service", part of the "Department of Lunchings". [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]

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Sawtooth Lake was a very pleasant surprise. The trail up wasn't amazing (largely bopping through new-growth forest without much shade or many views), but then one pops out into... this! I'll take it.

Saddleback Mountain from a little USFS picnic along Highway 73. We'd taken the route a little randomly and were pretty jazzed.

The last day at West Fork Butte had some dramatic weather, but the squirrels and chipmunks seemed unfazed.

We'd woken up early to drive to a place called Birch Creek, and the morning next to *our* creek was so pretty. We'd seen moose in the area before, but this was the first calf we'd gotten a look at. Sadly I didn't have my long-zoom lens on!

Somewhere along Rattlesnake Creek, a trucker finds a pretty good place to have a rest.

I don't know the backstory to this sign in the middle of nowhere, but I very much appreciate it.

Baby waterfall! We had what might (?) be our last actual storm of the summer (although hopefully the occasional thunderstorm still feels welcome), so the puddles and streams are now starting to get a bit more dry...

It's always neat to see burned areas come back to life – the way it starts with the smallest bits where water drains. This area had some great wildflowers coming in, as well as lots of the everpresent beargrass.

Book Rated: Afterland, by Lauren Beukes

We'd woken up early to drive to a place called Birch Creek, and the morning next to our creek was so pretty. We'd seen moose in the area before, but this was the first calf we'd gotten a look at. Sadly I didn't have my long-zoom lens on!