I got downvoted elsewhere for saying they're superior to every other waterproof boot I've ever tried. I have a pair going strong still, after 5 years. They do need a quality insole though; I like cork. Source: am a stream biologist and spent literally 20 years standing in water.

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I have sheets from Target that are 36x as old as OPs sheets.

https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast

These are the two links I check for aurora activity.

Edit: looks good for the 26th and the 31st. The hang up here is usually cloud cover.

Looks like the KP is back down to 6 for tonight.

Its harder to see the aurora as we head into summer because of how long the civil twilight lasts.

That's tragic. I did some survey work up in that area, beautiful forests. A real shame, considering all the clear cut DNR land to the north and the Weyerhauser scars to the south.

I see elk almost every time I head up the Dose. Love that area.

>they’re not actively hunting out humans to eat, which is what you said.

It's not. I said they're more likely to eat you during an attack than other types of bears one might encounter in the US. A list of fatal bear attacks in the US shows one is statistically more likely to be eaten by a black bear than a grizzly.

Think of the adage 'if it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lie down.' This is because black bears are more predatory toward humans and are trying to kill you, where grizzly attacks are often because you're deemed a threat to their resources; playing dead makes you less of a threat.

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Black bears aren't afraid of people, and when they do choose to interact, it's to the detriment of every party involved.

All bears can be the killing kind. Black bears are more likely to attack humans with the intention of eating them than grizzlies are, and the black bear population in western WA isn't small. They wander into Oly on a regular basis.

Bears regularly wander into urban areas.

>So make the can different.

This is how it works in Ohio/Michigan.

What if it just sinks all the way down and re-roots itself?

Thousands, even. I think humans first discovered roofs sometime in the Neanderthal days.

My cousin is a postal carrier and their truck is a 1985.

Thanks for that info. I guess I've got some weekend reading to do!

Source?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River_drainage_basin

It's true.

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-publication/wagpf-kalama-fire/kalama-fire-update-october-6-2022 (last updated before rains).

My partner and I had this discussion last night regarding this photo.

Yes, we do. I love going off trail and a good sporting adventure. But there is a time and place for it. And a popular tourist attraction at a National Park when there are other people around isn't the time or the place. Washington is full of wilderness to frolick in, leave the 'special' areas as they are.

It's Riffe Lake. And there are at least 3 towns down there (Riffe, Nesika, and Kosmos).

A well-programmed drone is valuable!

Camp robbers have no boundaries

That's what this reminded me of, too. The channeled scablands.

I haven't seen a jackalope in years!