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Comment on What is your favorite live album? in ~music
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Comment on It’s Canada’s worst fire season in modern history, as smoke fills skies in ~enviro
metalpony Link ParentThe town I live in had a wildfire rip through and destroy over 2000 homes and businesses. Since then they’ve definitely ramped up the effort at doing controlled burns and clearing out dense...The town I live in had a wildfire rip through and destroy over 2000 homes and businesses. Since then they’ve definitely ramped up the effort at doing controlled burns and clearing out dense understory vegetation. It takes a huge amount of work though and the work is slow. But you can tell the difference between areas that have been treated and areas that are still covered in downed logs, sticks and groundcover. I hope it’s enough but also would love to see more of that kind of work all over the state (Oregon) and country. We really need to bite the bullet and deal with occasional controlled burn smoke.
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Comment on Who’s into hiking or backpacking? in ~hobbies
metalpony LinkI love backpacking and trail running! I used to travel for work so I got to go running in quite a few interesting places. One of my most memorable runs was in Tulsa, OK of all places. It must have...I love backpacking and trail running! I used to travel for work so I got to go running in quite a few interesting places. One of my most memorable runs was in Tulsa, OK of all places. It must have been raining there recently and I went for a run at a park called Turkey Mountain (I'd most often just look for something nearby on AllTrails and go there on a day off). There was so much water, I felt like I was running through a stream half the time, even though there were well laid out trails throughout the park. It was just such a surprise that it stuck with me. I also went for a great run on a trail outside of Buckeye, AZ, over 1200 feet of elevation gained over 5+ miles. I didn't have nearly enough water and when I got back I realized it was probably a dumb risk to take when out on a work trip like that so I soon picked up a Garmin emergency beacon to bring with me. I've never done anything longer than a half marathon, but some day I'd like to train for one of the longer distances. I don't travel for work anymore either so I do miss finding random interesting trails but luckily I live somewhere with tons of good trails so that keeps me satisfied.
My favorite backpacking trip has to be the Timberline Trail, circumnavigating all the way around Mt. Hood. I did it with a friend in 3 days. It was a butt kicker, with tons of elevation gain/loss going into and out of the treeline. Amazing views the entire way and alpine wildflowers everywhere. Afterward we drank beers and ate a pizza at Timberline lodge which was a great way to refuel and reminisce on what we had just done. I'll definitely do some or all of that trail again.
I’ve always loved “4 Way Street” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. They play both acoustic and electric, there’s solo and group songs and the chemistry is great.