'Tis the season

Got a Facebook memory update about a trip I took to Gallagher Lake 5 years ago. It was a great trip and the it hit me....that was the last time I was up there. So now that the wheels are turning..I'm thinking of just taking my trailer up to the Salmon La Sac campground and using it as a base camp to

I have never loved to fish, but I am interested in fishing, mostly because I like fish. Tell me about your love of fishing. I want to learn...

Here is some recent info on how Washington will mitigate it's wildfire risk. I still don't see too much discussion on thinning forests that are prone to wildfire... https://www.dnr.wa.gov/Wildfire_Strategic_Plan

So after watching a special about the new oregon long distance hiking route though the SE corner of the state, I am obsessed with the Owyhee Canyon Lands. It looks like a great place to overland. Yet, I am not finding much online. Anyone have experiance or information?

Any one watching? It will closest to the earth on July 22 and won't be back for more than 6,000 years.

Anybody else interested in archery ? I practice traditional archery with a hybrid recurve bow. Hoping others will bring their bows on the next NWOL trip and we can do some shooting - much quieter than guns (although I love guns).

A pretty good read that hits close to one Park Scientist. https://crosscut.com/2019/01/nature-doesnt-wait-politics-furloughed-biologists-shutdown-worries

Anyone else in the group actively going or want to go bikepacking? I like mountain biking, camping, and not carrying anything on my back or walking long distances, so I'm jumping on the bandwagon. The potential for isolation when you run out of gravel or dirt to drive on and then can bike into place

Clean is one of my finite areas of interest, lol. Any favorite destinations that have "water" where you actually feel clean when you get out? I guess it's expected if it's clean, it's likely glacier melt - here in the PNW... so I suspect clean likely means FREEZING! It's all about compromise. Phot