Maybe you should ask yourself whether you could be more kind and, if not, refrain from chiming in.

That’s why Lummi Island is haunted.

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And your essay is entirely valid and brings to light horrible things the US government did.

But your counter to u/not-picky is part of the problem. By dismissing the first part of what he answered with, and only replying the the second part, you missed an opportunity to engage with someone who was clearly interested enough to read what you wrote and engage with you on it.

It's rarely the fires themselves that prevent access--oftentimes they are burning in less accessible areas that affect a specific system of trails far from the frequently used trailheads. For example, last year the PCT was closed near the Canadian border. The bigger problem is smoke making the hiking unpleasant and obscuring the views. The smoke might be from local fires as it was last year, or from fires in Canada, Montana, etc--the effect can be the same. If there are smoke issues, there are smoke forecasts and predictions you can look at to see which areas are relatively clear.

Seattle is very socially liberal and cosmopolitan. It doesn’t have nearly the same degree of racial politics typical of cities in the South or the East Coast or Midwest. There are not that many African Americans overall, but biggest cluster is concentrated in South Seattle (alongside other “ethnic” enclaves - Vietnamese, Ethiopian, etc.). There has been tension due to recent gentrification of these communities as high paid tech professionals have gobbled up the Central District, and lower paid white collar workers (no longer able to afford the more expensive neighborhoods) have moved into other southern neighborhoods along the light rail route.

In professional class neighborhoods, and many others - including those recently gentrified, you will see plenty of BLM signs. This is (literally) the home of Robin D’Angelo and there are plenty of well-meaning liberals in that mold who feel strongly for the plight of African-Americans but who may have trouble getting past that lens and relating to African-Americans on an individual level.

Nah, my man… I think you are just a bit obtuse and missed the point of my comment entirely.

It's so windy in Ellensburg that the trees grow sideways.

You’re really that butt hurt over facts. Where in my essay does it say anything about reparations. I just want people to know about this

Genghis Khan’s mongol horde enabled him to rape and pillage so successfully that 16 million living men, or 0.5% of all males alive on Earth today, can trace their genealogy directly back to Khan.

OP, in your view, does this also qualify Mongolia as the problem?

Should those 16 million living descendants of rape victims be holding out for reparations?

My genealogy is Scotch-Irish, and far back blood relatives were subject to the rite of prima nocta.

Would compensation for this past historical behavior be laid at the feet of the Scottish monarchy, or should it be the responsibility of Great Britain, given that the Kingdom of Scotland merged with the Kingdom of England via the Union of Treaty, formally ratified by both parliaments in 1707 to form one joint Kingdom of Great Britain? Or, should recompense instead be borne by the United Kingdom, which governs both islands today?

Is the recent request from Greece for additional WWII reparations from Germany for Nazi atrocities valid, despite the terms set forth in the Treaty of Versailles, especially in light of Germany’s payment of $62 million dollars to Greece in 1960? Would the confiscation of property in Greece that is owned in 2023 by German citizens or companies, persons whom were not alive during the time of war or in the case of business entities not even formed under articles of incorporation until the turn of the century, over 60 years later, be valid? Were this to go forward, would it be justifiable, or a miscarriage of justice? What about the obvious and uncomfortable parallels to Nazi Party confiscation of Jewish-owned businesses and properties leading up to the rise of the Reich?

At what point do historical actions that were undertaken by people long dead cease to be attributed to the living? Is acknowledgment that such things were horrific, that these terrible events must be included in the history lessons taught to subsequent generations, not only to prevent history from repeating itself, but rather to better ourselves, insufficient? Who but the living can decide when the past may be let go, provided the lessons it teaches us are retained?

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> What is, I wonder, the purpose of recounting these crimes? Do modern-day people want to identify with these victims to get something out of it? It's tough hearing about crimes where neither victim nor perpetrator are around

Is your argument that we should forget all of the bad things that happened more than a lifetime ago?

It’s a possibility but it’s hard to predict how wet will be April through June. Sometimes it’s raining during 4th of July, sometimes there’s a fire ban already in place.

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking to know. I’m sure even at 110 it’s not nearly as bad as the 100 w/ 98% humidity that I’m getting now (or at least equal)

Ellensburg usually has a few really hot weeks in the summer (low 100s in past years, but we have been above 110 at least once a year in recent years). In the winter, lows are typically in the teens or 20s and highs in 20s-40s, but we get at least some sub zero days. We can get up to a few weeks trapped in a fog bank (temperature inversions trap fog over the city, and we are actually colder than Snoqualmie Pass.) Wind is the biggest issue - if you can't stand wind, this is not the community for you. Yakima is lower and typically warmer but also a bit drier. Wind is not as big an issue there. Ellensburg is a big horse community.

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Looks like the spot on Red Dead Redemption II where you find the white Arabian.

There will be wildfires (almost guaranteed) but you don't know exactly where. Less likely on the Olympic Peninsula than the Cascades. Be flexible and prepared to adjust your destination.

You’re very welcome hun.

Maybe you should have added those specific questions…

As someone who just hiked lime kiln trail, why were there lime kilns all the way out here??

Beautiful spot though

Wow! What a view! Love it.

Weather data isn’t going to tell me if the 21” of snow per year is going to stay on the ground the entire time and stack up. Or if horses would be absolutely miserable with the wind. Thanks for your helpful contribution to this post, it was a totally necessary comment.

Yeah, they kinda do… hence why they’re averages.

Yakima is a shit hole. Eberg is nice- both are fairly reasonable driving distances to bigger cities as well like Seattle Spokane

you do realize that weather averages don’t always depict an accurate climate? i’m looking for discussion and opinions for my specific situation, but thanks for your input.