Hansontoons wrote:Sarge-I hope you weren't too upset that I didn't drag my worthless rear end out your direction. I do want to return again, so there's potential that I'll yet darken your door!
Now, why would you go and vandalize his door, like that? What if he likes his door to be lightly colored? And are you going to darken it with paint, permanent marker, or a propane torch? That makes a difference, come cleanup time...
Besides, the hiking around at altitudes that were a little above seal level left this poor ol' flatlander a little short of breath at times.
For the most part, the Olympics aren't high enough that simply hiking around at altitudes the seals won't go to is an issue... the catch is that there's so much changing of altitude. (Also, it's virtually all wild forest - which means that when the ground itself isn't up-and-down, you're frequently clambering over logs. Unless you're on prepared trails.)
Besides, the hiking around at altitudes that were a little above seal level left this poor ol' flatlander a little short of breath at times.
For the most part, the Olympics aren't high enough that simply hiking around at altitudes the seals won't go to is an issue... the catch is that there's so much changing of altitude. (Also, it's virtually all wild forest - which means that when the ground itself isn't up-and-down, you're frequently clambering over logs. Unless you're on prepared trails.)
I spent my time in the Hurricane Ridge area on good trails. I'm just not in shape to go tromping around at that elevation.
I was sort of on a schedule and burned too much time at HR so didn't take time in the rainforest areas, figured see them next time. The photos on the beach were a simple 15 minute stop at beach access #4 (if I recall correctly) on the west side of the park.
"Sarge-I hope you weren't too upset that I didn't drag my worthless rear end out your direction. I do want to return again, so there's potential that I'll yet darken your door!"
Whelp- I am disappointed, but I'll get over it. If you can make it my way next time 'round that'll be grand. We can flop you here should you need it.
Rule 17 of the Bombay Golf Course- "You shall play the ball where the monkey drops it,"
I speak fluent Limrick-
the Old Sgt.
I really liked that area the times I spent at Fort Lewis and Yakima. I couldn't even guess how much time I spent stomping around all over Mt. Rainier, or admiring the huge numbers of sand dollars on the beach at. . .Point Defiance, I think it was. There were also the legendary banana slugs, of course.
One of the times when I was at Mt. Rainier, there was a bit of fuss over some other hikers. One of them ended up getting a yeast infection and was all plugged up, and his friends decided that in order to get things free-flowing again they'd have him drink lots and lots of the beer that they'd brought along (I imagine that much of it had already been consumed by this point by all parties involved in the decision). Rather than unclogging him, it just made his bladder swell up to the point where it was in danger of rupturing. A helicopter was called in for him, but it was going to take a while to get there due to weather. So a park ranger or somebody such as that took a straw from drink pack and jabbed it through the guy's skin into his bladder to let the pressure off. Apparently it worked.
The lesson to be learned: always keep juice boxes with little pointy straws nearby when you're in Washington.
A few nights ago at the park near Julie's new place. (Sorry, I know phone camera + default settings + night time lit up by car headlights = crap quality)
The coyote that showed up the night before that ran away faster than I could snap a pic. FYI, this is in the city.
Julie, about Wapsi Square wrote:Oh goodness yes. So much paranormal!
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I'm done thinking for today! It's caused me enough trouble!
...are armadillos considered pests, or just critters? Or are they beneficial?
I hail from the frozen north, and have never actually even seen an armadillo with my own eyes. Not even in a zoo.
He's mister GlytchMeister, he's mister code
He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
Starts to glitch in my clutch!
I'm too much!
GlytchMeister wrote:...are armadillos considered pests, or just critters? Or are they beneficial?
They'll dig out lots of divots from your lawn and also tend to have issues with crossing roads in safety, but they're also one of the main predators of fire ants. So it depends on your priorities. Mostly they just shuffle around looking silly.
GlytchMeister wrote:...are armadillos considered pests, or just critters? Or are they beneficial?
They'll dig out lots of divots from your lawn and also tend to have issues with crossing roads in safety, but they're also one of the main predators of fire ants. So it depends on your priorities. Mostly they just shuffle around looking silly.
If I understand things correctly, armadillos sometimes carry leprosy. Avoid handling, REALLY avoid eating.
One of an armadillo's favorite defenses against predators is to jump straight up at the last moment, startling the predator away. However, this is not effective against motor vehicles (many of which could pass over the armadillo without touching it, if it just stayed down).
I'd seen some like that, but I think the one I had seen was a different color. It was one of only two I had ever seen in person. The first I saw was when I was two or three, in Ft. Benning, GA, and the other was fairly recently in the woods next to my house.
There is no such thing as a science experiment gone wrong.
...if that's a spider, all I see is an abdomen. I don't see the legs or the head...
He's mister GlytchMeister, he's mister code
He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
Starts to glitch in my clutch!
I'm too much!
GlytchMeister wrote:...if that's a spider, all I see is an abdomen. I don't see the legs or the head...
The view is from the top of the spider body. The legs are tucked under.
I'm curious now about the eyes etc, I'll try to remember to take a picture of the underside of the body when I see another one. I had two in my yard last week with webs strung through the azalea bushes, they're gone now though.
Of course Google is your friend if you look for Spiny Orb Weaver images. Work won't let me grab a good pic from the webz.
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