Well, not with that attitude!

I love PT, lived there awhile in the early 90's. This is my experience there, too. People are dicks in PT until they get to know you.....sometimes. Sometimes they're always going to be dicks to you. Or they except you only to kick you to the curb later.

I grew up in a smallish town, Astoria, OR, and people there don't have that edge. Maybe it's because of the art/craftsman/quirky outcast thing in PT and the working-class/rough around the edges/haven't got the pretentiousness in Astoria. PT lost it's allure for me pretty quickly. They could be nice....they don't want to be.

there is no place to safely spoon trash pandas

Ya, Vashon is way more liberal than Seattle.

Anywhere if you're brave enough.

What a strange town. Am I even allowed to be there? It's a 55+ community. Shops look cute from the street tho.

I was gonna say, most people in this thread must have never been to Lewis county.

Thanks much for the information. I'll check out the site/book. I'm in Bellingham so Baker Lake is certainly reachable. We've gone to the fossil fields near Mosquito Lake Road and found lots of plant fossils.

The most exciting thing in the world would be to find a geode in the wild but just being in the woods or on a stream is fun. I assume you're referring to the Walker Valley near Big Lake?

Yeah, they're "running" every day - when they don't bang into something or break down or suffer some other kind of problem. Which happens all too often. (Shit like cancelling the last two Bremerton runs, which happened last night.)

I'm guessing you and the folks who downvoted me don't live where they're dependent on the ferry and don't pay attention.

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Liberal: Seattle proper, Vashon, Bellingham, Port Townsend Conservative: wasteland between Olympia & Vancouver. Edit: when you pass the I5 billboard comparing Trump to Jeezus you're there.

Camped there for my birthday last June and I have never been so soggy in my life. Wonderful though!!

At least they’re more sane than most of Seattle.

That is a gorgeous picture. I love the mirror effect on the water.

They are moving the Mt Everest base camp because of warming conditions

https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/17/23172426/everest-base-camp-move-melting-glacier

That makes me ill.

http://www.worldwithoutice.com

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They’re running everyday

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Lynden is probably the most conservative city in Western Washington.

Rain

It will most definitely be mossy, green, and rainy, foggy is only a maybe.

Awesome info; we may take you up on that!!

Lakes trail at Coldwater Lake, starts at the boat lunch and goes to the end of the lake (and back). Stunning wildflowers in July!

No but using water mean there is less water in the rivers for the salmon to swim upstream in the fall.

Individual actions are not particularly impactful against this type of environmental issue. Corporations and lobbyists have spent the past 50+ years systematically dismantling environmental protections including their fight against increasing miles per gallon for new vehicles and approving new oil drilling pipelines.

The best you can do is vote for environmentally progressive candidates and advocate for environmentally sustainable policies, but we’re rapidly reaching the point of no return, and it has nothing to do with car washing or teeth brushing.