On a recent morning our cat had a staring contest with a visiting squirrel. The squirrel's whiskers showed evidence of raiding the suet we put out for the birds.
09.02.2026 19:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@hiker59.bsky.social
Retired postal worker, avid hiker, amateur photographer, beer snob and java junkie living the good life in the great, green northwest.
On a recent morning our cat had a staring contest with a visiting squirrel. The squirrel's whiskers showed evidence of raiding the suet we put out for the birds.
09.02.2026 19:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I enjoyed my hikes the last 2 days out of Sunrise at Mt Rainier National Park. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery, friendly people.
26.09.2025 01:03 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0No Kings protest march, Seattle June 24, 2025
16.06.2025 16:11 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Seattle, WA 4/19/2025
19.04.2025 20:07 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0A hailstorm near Gig Harbor, WA interrupted our drive today. The hail was mixed into a snow/rain mix.
13.03.2025 21:06 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Coming back to Bremerton from Seattle on the MV Walla Walla. March 2025
10.03.2025 22:52 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We found our third troll on Bainbridge Island yesterday, Pia the Peacekeeper.
11.02.2025 17:09 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Crazy, one sided hame.
10.02.2025 01:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I am a Mavericks fan and this is the dumbest thing that they have ever done.
04.02.2025 01:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ole Bolle in southwestern Portland.
23.01.2025 02:40 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Jakob Two Trees in Issaquah, WA.
22.01.2025 04:51 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The mountain was out, a rarity in the winter months. Mt Rainier taken from Silverdale, WA.
11.01.2025 16:31 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We lived in Pasadena, TX during the last freeze event when they turned off the power. Luckily we had just had our pipes upgraded and insulated. Our neighbors were not so lucky. We also had a gas range so we had some heat. As usual the Texas government has done nothing to prepare for the next event.
07.01.2025 22:40 β π 16 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0Absolutely! I fulfilled a decades long dream of moving back to the PNW, a place in truly love
31.12.2024 05:01 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A waterfall near Cherokee, NC taken last June. My brother and i took a road trip and we enjoyed hiking in the Appalachians.
30.12.2024 17:51 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0That is no lie ! The rare time that I want a soda is exactly when the drink cart rolls. Ginger ale for me !
26.12.2024 17:13 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happiest of holidays to you all.
25.12.2024 04:19 β π 15 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0It amuses my wife no end that I collect coffee shop napkins. They sure come in handy on the road, though
17.12.2024 16:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0One of my favorite places to hike to, Mt Fremont fire lookout in Mt Rainier National Park. I was lucky enough to be able to hike there on the last day the road to Sunrise was open. The weather was raw but i loved every minute of it. 2013
10.12.2024 19:02 β π 24 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0I love taking photos of reflections. This one caught my eye as I sat in a coffee shop in San Antonio, TX. It took a few tries before could capture the image with my phone camera.
06.12.2024 18:42 β π 15 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0No gators but I've had to deal with psychotic geese.
06.12.2024 15:05 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Yeah, well I'm a Texas Rangers fan so until last year I know exactly what you mean.
04.12.2024 20:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A serene moment from the Japanese Gardens in Portland, OR. It is a beautiful place.
03.12.2024 21:24 β π 17 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A picture of our ginger menace as he dreams of future shenanigans. 15 pounds of pure hooliganism.
01.12.2024 23:09 β π 16 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Junior high school level mayhem.
01.12.2024 23:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Happy birthday to my mom, 88 years young today. β€οΈ
29.11.2024 16:46 β π 15 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A few pics from a July 2007 backpacking trip through the Grand Canyon. Normally we wouldn't have chosen July as the temperatures reached 123 degrees on the canyon floor but it was the only time all of our schedules matched. It was the trip of a lifetime.
26.11.2024 22:04 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Coffee plus hiking equals a perfect day. Multnomah Falls / Wahkeena Falls Loop, OR.
24.11.2024 16:53 β π 16 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My Seahawks ain't too far behind you.
23.11.2024 23:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0