Hiking, kayaking, biking and camping. Show me your pictures

[theutvolunteers]

Gold pond near Snoqualmie.

 

[burntorangeVOLffle]

Went back to Craggy Gardens for the Pinnacle Trail today. Definitely dont regret skipping the game

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Hike at Blewett Pass, WA in July. Moved up to the Seattle area from Dallas in February.
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Looks Squatchy.

 

[Vjcvette]

Went back to Craggy Gardens for the Pinnacle Trail today. Definitely dont regret skipping the game View attachment 315316

Beautiful picture....

 

[Vjcvette]

Gold pond near Snoqualmie.
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Gorgeous Picture, looks like a postcard you could send.............

 

[NEVolFan]

Spent the day in Glacier Park.
Hiked the horse trails at Apgar, so refreshing to be our in the cold air, and alone on a trial.

After the hike, I drove into the park along lake McDonald...

This year I will get back into snow shoeing and CC skiing and get back on those bike and horse trails for some good touring in the deep snow... soon!

 

[volwindy]

Last Saturday we got to see peak colors in Linville Gorge (NC) area. Beautiful!

 

[burntorangeVOLffle]

Last Saturday we got to see peak colors in Linville Gorge (NC) area. Beautiful!
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Colors are really popping now. Gorgeous!

 

[volwindy]

Colors are really popping now. Gorgeous!

They were! We think it is the best color we have ever seen. We've seen great color before, but not all around us like this.

 

[Vjcvette]

Last Saturday we got to see peak colors in Linville Gorge (NC) area. Beautiful!
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Wow, Great pictures and your are right, the colors are Gorgeous

 

[Roustabout]

Bald River Falls and Cherohala Skyway

 

[Vjcvette]

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Bald River Falls and Cherohala Skyway

Great Pictures!! Looks like I am standing right in front of the falls

 

[Roustabout]

Great Pictures!! Looks like I am standing right in front of the falls

It’s one of the more impressive falls, especially after a wet week. The picture doesn’t capture the size. We hiked to the top as well. It’s funny because we live in the same county as the Smokies but drive 1:30 to avoid the crowds.

Once you get 3000 feet on the Cherohala the color is gone and trees are already bare. The high winds that came through stripped them clean.

 

[BearCat204]

Tim’s Ford

 

[jackcrevol]

Tim’s Ford View attachment 322955

is this ad for crappy beer?

















Kidding looks great, bra.

 

[JoAllan]

Man I’m getting tired just looking at some of these pictures.

I did hike out to the mailbox today......Amazon brought me a new case of Snickers.

 

[Tin Man]

In the 70s, outside of Knoxville, a fellow student rented a small house on a property which was surrounded on all sides by other properties. Access was by easement along the border between two of these. It was ~1/4 mile to the mailboxes on the roadside.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

So, this past week I did an outdoor survival private instruction from my buddy Randy who competed on History Channel's Alone a couple of times. I learned primitive firestarting methods (not to be confused with starting another JG thread in the FF forum), fundamental tracking, bushcraft, shelter building with all natural materials, trapping, old manual fishing techniques, edible/medicinal plant identification, useful knots, and small game processing/utilization.

My takeaways: starting a friction fire in Washington State in mid-November is extremely difficult but totally possible if you stick to it and make subtle adjustments... mice don't taste half bad... the Olympic mountains are stunning... Washington is very, very wet.

Anyway, here's some pictures!


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[DinkinFlicka]

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[VolInNorthCack]

So, this past week I did an outdoor survival private instruction from my buddy Randy who competed on History Channel's Alone a couple of times. I learned primitive firestarting methods (not to be confused with starting another JG thread in the FF forum), fundamental tracking, bushcraft, shelter building with all natural materials, trapping, old manual fishing techniques, edible/medicinal plant identification, useful knots, and small game processing/utilization.

My takeaways: starting a friction fire in Washington State in mid-November is extremely difficult but totally possible if you stick to it and make subtle adjustments... mice don't taste half bad... the Olympic mountains are stunning... Washington is very, very wet.

Anyway, here's some pictures!

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That's one of my favorite shows. Never miss an episode! That and Mountain Men.

 

[VolNExile]

So, this past week I did an outdoor survival private instruction from my buddy Randy who competed on History Channel's Alone a couple of times. I learned primitive firestarting methods (not to be confused with starting another JG thread in the FF forum), fundamental tracking, bushcraft, shelter building with all natural materials, trapping, old manual fishing techniques, edible/medicinal plant identification, useful knots, and small game processing/utilization.

My takeaways: starting a friction fire in Washington State in mid-November is extremely difficult but totally possible if you stick to it and make subtle adjustments... mice don't taste half bad... the Olympic mountains are stunning... Washington is very, very wet.

Anyway, here's some pictures!

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Sounds fantastic. NOLS comes next?

Don’t forget to post the mouse meal in the What I Had for Dinner thread!

 

[McDad]

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Beautiful scenery.

What were the temps? Looks a bit frosty to me.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Beautiful scenery.

What were the temps? Looks a bit frosty to me.

28-45 F depending on wind and the density of cloud coverage/fog.

 

[McDad]

28-45 F depending on wind and the density of cloud coverage/fog.

I am too soft for that.

Really appreciate the pics. Thanks.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

I am too soft for that.

Really appreciate the pics. Thanks.

I'm as cold blooded as they come, so I understand!

Glad you liked them. Acquired some knowledge I'll be able to utilize for the rest of my life.