#Chinook Pass

[mountrainiernps]

Aided by nice weather, fall color is still going strong in the park and so are the crowds! Expect congestion at popular areas like Paradise and at Tipsoo Lake on the east side of the park. This coming weekend is also the last weekend before many park roads, like Stevens Canyon Road (pictured), close for the season. Plan ahead, come earlier or later in the day to avoid crowds, and have a backup plan if parking is full at your destination. Please help protect the meadows by always staying on trail!  

Road Status: https://go.nps.gov/MORAroads

NPS Photo of fall foliage along Stevens Canyon and congested parking along SR410/Chinook Pass on 10/6/24.

[eopederson2]

View from hillside above Chinook Pass, Washington, 2005.

Amazing how invasive road cuts are in semi-wilderness areas! Most of the photo is of territory included in Mt. Rainier National Park. Immediately below is the road switchback leading to the pass, and in the distance one can see the road leading to Sunrise.

[climbhighsleeplow]

Fog and Cold and Wind

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Who was glad to get some rain today in the Pacific Northwest? by Paul Marcoe 📸 : "I know I enjoyed it. Adds a little mood to my photos." 😃 From this morning around Chinook Pass area. *click for full image

[reasonsforhope]

"The Yurok will be the first Tribal nation to co-manage land with the National Park Service under a historic memorandum of understanding signed on Tuesday [March 19, 2024] by the tribe, Redwood national and state parks, and the non-profit Save the Redwoods League, according to news reports.

The Yurok tribe has seen a wave of successes in recent years, successfully campaigning for the removal of a series of dams on the Klamath River, where salmon once ran up to their territory, and with the signing of a new memorandum of understanding, the Yurok are set to reclaim more of what was theirs.

Save the Redwoods League bought a property containing these remarkable trees in 2013, and began working with the tribe to restore it, planting 50,000 native plants in the process. The location was within lands the Yurok once owned but were taken during the Gold Rush period.

Centuries passed, and by the time it was purchased it had been used as a lumber operation for 50 years, and the nearby Prairie Creek where the Yurok once harvested salmon had been buried.

Currently located on the fringe of Redwoods National and State Parks which receive over 1 million visitors every year and is a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site, the property has been renamed ‘O Rew, a Yurok word for the area.

“Today we acknowledge and celebrate the opportunity to return Indigenous guardianship to ‘O Rew and reimagine how millions of visitors from around the world experience the redwoods,” said Sam Hodder, president and CEO of Save the Redwoods League.

Having restored Prarie Creek and filled it with chinook and coho salmon, red-legged frogs, northwestern salamanders, waterfowl, and other species, the tribe has said they will build a traditional village site to showcase their culture, including redwood-plank huts, a sweat house, and a museum to contain many of the tribal artifacts they’ve recovered from museum collections.

Believing the giant trees sacred, they only use fallen trees to build their lodges.

“As the original stewards of this land, we look forward to working together with the Redwood national and state parks to manage it,” said Rosie Clayburn, the tribe’s cultural resources director.

It will add an additional mile of trails to the park system, and connect them with popular redwood groves as well as new interactive exhibits.

“This is a first-of-its-kind arrangement, where Tribal land is co-stewarded with a national park as its gateway to millions of visitors. This action will deepen the relationship between Tribes and the National Park Service,” said Redwoods National Park Superintendent Steve Mietz, adding that it would “heal the land while healing the relationships among all the people who inhabit this magnificent forest.”"

-via Good News Network, March 25, 2024

[famprined]

"Are you right-wing or left-wing"?

Bitch I'm Blackwing

[chasingrainbowsforever]

“Changing Seasons” ~ Chinook Pass Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State

Photography by Geoffrey Schmid

[metamatar]

something something american necropolitics the tillamook county creamery association found online on tillamook dot com that sells many dairy products in the united states under the brand name tillamook has no relationship and makes no acknowledgement of the tillamook people from whom it get its name. the name comes from the chinook translation of the people of nehalem. early contact with european sailing ships is dated to the 1770s. in 1805 lewis and clark's "discovery" expedition noted at the time that many large villages had been depopulated by pandemics and many adults had smallpox scars. this followed a period of fur trading with the involvement of hudson bay corporation. in 1850, the us govt passed the oregon donation land act, announcing over 2,500,000 acres of land as available for settlers to seize, which happened in patterns whose violence mirrors that of the continent. there was no treaty. in 1907, the tribe sued and was paid 23,500 dollars for the land the us govt has seized from them when it forced them onto the siletz reservation. the tillamook language is a salishan language that lost its last fluent speaker in 1970. many descendants are considered part of the confederated tribes of siletz. other nehalem are part of the unrecognized clatsop nehalem confederated tribes. the nehalem-tillamook were also socially and economically integrated with the clatsop peoples. today the town of tillamook has a population that is only 1.5% native american. the modern day corporation started as a settler coop created in 1909. it is the 48th largest dairy processor in north america and posted $1 billion in sales in 2021.

[sydney2024]

Chinook pass washington

[trashy-tries-writing]

Part 2 Cracked Helmet

Part 2 or short epilogue(?) of the cracked helmet just because :))  Hope you enjoy! :DD (There’s so many comics, TV-shows and movies about DC. Where do I even start?? Also not a fan of the angst comics, I saw some scenes- Why is everything only sad sad sad??? Yeah I’m skipping that- also skipping Injustice League. Saving myself from that insanity AND WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CHARACTERS?! As if it isn’t already hard enough with Marvel😭)

With the mission ending on a successful note despite the tiny- issue at the end, 141 takes a breather on the helicopter as they return back to base.

Ravine watches from underneath the safety of his helmet as his teammates chattered. Seemingly moving closer and closer to the corner he has chosen to retreat to, his personal space almost- almost about to be invaded by Soap and Gaz.

They try to drag him into the conversation with Ravine only answering in short words as he usually does.

Albeit the blood soaked soldier had his attention somewhere deep in his mind. Ghost doesn’t miss the instants where the quiet man brushes his hand over his pant pocket.

The chinook lands, time passing by like a blink of an eye. Price jumps out from the co-pilot seat, his legs marching towards the cabin of the helicopter with purpose.

He dislikes bringing the atmosphere down as much as the next guy, but he needed the details from Ravine’s own mouth. With a quick sigh, he dismisses his team and motions Ravine to follow him.

Soap places a supportive hand on his back but it lands on nothing as Ravine steps back from him before trailing after the captain.

Soap sighs with a smile. ‘Guess I really just got lucky back there.’

Now it was Gaz’s turn to send him a smug smile.

“Heh, someone got rejected.”

“Shut up you’re just jealous he let me touch him first!”

“Don’t let it go to your head, Johnny.”

“Yeah, your head’s pretty big alre-.”

“WHAT?!”

Price looks over his shoulder, checking if Ravine was still following him to his office.

“Come on kid.”

He holds the door open, waiting for Ravine to go in on his own terms.

And as they sat opposite of each other, the silence stretched with Price staring at Ravine’s still form as if he was a statue, he opens his mouth, knowing the other wasn’t going to talk first.

“What happened?”

Silence.

“What happened for you to- kill them like that?”

Ravine leans his back on the chair, head tilted upwards to the ceiling.

He was talking about the fire.

His hand moves slowly, sitting up straight, he fishes a paper out of his pants pocket. Ravine lowers his head and hands over the crumpled piece of paper to Price, who unwraps it.

The captain eyes the picture of a father and a daughter grinning in his arms. The father glowed in the photo, his eyes filled with love for the child as he held her close.

Price doesn’t understand what Ravine wants to tell him but he sees his body trembling, hands balled into fists that blood dripped from his palms.

Price stands up from his seat, the chair almost toppling over.

“Is- Is this, this-”

He can’t finish his question, can’t even ask.

Memories flood back to him of the day he found Ravine inside his cell, the prison abandoned of life besides the giant man, draped over with fire like a blanket, sitting on a pool from a mixture of blood and remains of doctors and soldiers- everyone working in the facility.

Thick silence takes over, Price rubs a hand over his face at what this means- meant.

“This- Here… You should keep this.”

Ravine stills, his blood soaking the fragile paper before it went up in flames, shocking Price.

“No.”

He rises up from his seat, back turned towards Price as he leaves.

“They don’t exist. Not anymore.”

Price sighs heavily, a hand over his eyes and on his waist.

...What was he supposed to write on the report?

He needs to talk to Laswell... and probably Shepard as well since he was the one who sent him on that damned mission to find their new weapon.

That night when Ghost passed Ravine’s room, he felt unusually cold. He stills in front of the door. 

Typically warmth would seeth out from there, as if all heaters were turned on.

But now it felt like the room had been abandoned, emptied of any presence.

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@livinglifebesticanlol @jackiebluh @cumbermovels @agspgrwasb

[botgal]

An update on AB 3080 (age verification for certain websites) and AB 1949 (preventing data collection from those under 18).

Both of these bills have been sent to the California Senate Rules Committee for assignment after passing through the Assembly.

While sending messages to your representatives is still a good and important thing to do, it's also helpful to know that the Rules Committee also allows for individuals to send messages to the Committee in support or opposition of certain bills.

The second email (the Chinook Email) is likely the best one to send it to. As of now neither bills are on the agenda for this coming Wednesday (5/29/2024). So it's up to you whether you'd like to send in letters early or wait until the bills have been officially placed on the Committee's agenda. As long as you ensure it's sent in before the letters of support/opposition deadline (noon the Tuesday before a Wednesday hearing, or noon the day before a non-Wednesday hearing).

If you send in an email letter of opposition, be certain that each letter focuses only on one singular bill, and that you include information such as your full name and residential address to make it an official letter. Be certain that your letter is clearly worded as indicating opposition, and give the reasons why you believe it should be opposed. (Can give some bulletpoints for suggested main topics if requested.)

Make certain that you find and read the most current text versions of each bills before writing your letter, as to make the points most accurate.

Thank you again for all your hard work!

[wrap-around-your-dreams]

CHINOOK PASS, WHITE RIVER, STEVENS CANYON

MAY 31, 2024

[climbhighsleeplow]

Larch Trees

[rabbitcruiser]

Banff National Park, AB (No. 12)

Since the 19th century, humans have impacted Banff's environment through introduction of non-native species, controls on other species, and development in the Bow Valley, among other human activities. Bison once lived in the valleys of Banff and were hunted by indigenous people, but the last bison were killed off in 1850s. In 2017 a small herd of sixteen plains bison were reintroduced into an eastern section of the park. Elk are not indigenous to Banff, and were introduced in 1917 with 57 elk brought in from Yellowstone National Park. The introduction of elk to Banff, combined with controls on coyote and wolves by Parks Canada beginning in the 1930s, has caused imbalance of the ecosystem. Other species that have been displaced from the Bow Valley include grizzly bears, cougars, lynx, wolverine, otter, and moose. Beginning in 1985, gray wolves were recolonizing areas in the Bow Valley. However, the wolf population has struggled, with 32 wolf deaths along the Trans-Canada Highway between 1987 and 2000, leaving only 31 wolves in the area.

The population of bull trout and other native species of fish in Banff's lakes has also dwindled, with the introduction of non-native species including brook trout, and rainbow trout. Lake trout, westslope cutthroat trout, and chiselmouth are rare native species, while chinook salmon, white sturgeon, Pacific lamprey, and Banff longnose dace are likely extirpated locally. The Banff longnose dace, once only found in Banff, is now an extinct species.

The Trans-Canada Highway, passing through Banff, has been problematic, posing hazards for wildlife due to vehicle traffic and as an impediment to wildlife migration. Grizzly bears are among the species impacted by the highway, which together with other developments in Banff, has caused fragmentation of the landscape. Grizzly bears prefer the montane habitat, which has been most impacted by development. Wildlife crossings, including a series of underpasses, and six wildlife overpasses, have been constructed at a number of points along the Trans-Canada Highway to help alleviate this problem.

Source: Wikipedia

[misty-eyezz]

Guess I should explain this AU a bit more while I'm getting ready. For people on my X knew a bit, but people here might not know. It's supposed to contain mature themes such as drug and alcohol abuse. As well as workplace harassment, withheld wages, stealing credit, etc. Wade is the main focus of the story, unlike Ember in the original. It also takes place four to five years before the movie. For example, the movie came out in June 2023, and Wade is 26, according to the Unlikely Friends book. His unofficial birthday is February 20, so he was born on February 20, 1997. So this fanfic AU is set in 2019, when Wade is about to turn 22 on the day his band, Mainstream, has their return concert after their first world tour. The return concert is actually set to be on Wade's birthday. It's ironic because they are releasing the album inspired by him and his life, "Wade to my Heart" but his manager, Ty Phuong, scheduled it on his birthday on purpose to fuck with him.

There are four members; Creek Mill, Angel Falls, Font Sailor, and Wade Ripple.

Creek is non-binary but their manager, Ty Phuong, is an asshole and refers to Creek as male often in the story and in media so he can call the band a boy band. Creek is the shortest and a drummer, they are always put next to Angel who is self-conscious about his height.

Angel is the oldest member. He can't play any instrument at all. He worked with Mr. Phuong the longest but failed because he had no musical talent besides singing. Angel is a jerk and steals credit for the band's work.

Font is the tallest and strongest, he plays bass guitar. He played Waveball to get into university to be a music major. Talks to Wade about his dad. He met Creek there but they didn't get close until they joined the band. They started dating a little after talking about how Phuong mistreated Creek. In photos, he is never allowed to be next to Creek to hide their chemistry.

Wade is the lead guitarist and writes almost all the band's songs. He is the fans' (Streamies) least favorite member. Ty Phuong is their manager, he is an air man from Chinook. He's an asshole who purposely manipulates Wade, Creek and Font in a way where they are trapped to work with him. Creek and Font have no family to return being NB and gay as well as following music careers instead of something more 'substantial.' Lastly, Wade is purposely alienated from his parents and it only gets worse after his dad dies

Some information about their world tour is here on a shirt. They visited a different country every month, but in October they went to two different countries (more in image description) I spent a long time trying to come up with element-related puns for the places they had their concerts.

Wade has a very strenuous relationship with Angel, but the other members tend to stick to themselves. Wade admits his relationship with Angel is like a toxic co-dependency, Angel would be nothing without Wade and vice versa. Or that's what he is manipulated to believe.

Dewey in this AU doesn't die until Wade turns 18, he dies from a degenerative heart disease. His backstory is about he same, but slightly different since his health deteriorates and he is forced to quit Waveball early on. This allows for Dewey to be a much softer father than the original because he knows he's dying and unable to hide it from his kids early on unlike how it is depicted in the book where he hides it until it's too late causing him to have much harsher mood swings. All the kids work hard to fulfill their dreams before Dewey passes away, graduating school early, playing Waveball, and Wade starts in the band at age 16.

Ember is actually a huge fan of the band. She owns a limited edition chainmail band shirt from the band's tour in Fireland. However, it's a size too big since the one in her size was too much. She also made a custom chainmail hoodie that she wears only every once and awhile. These are red flags for Wade originally when they first meet, but he can't seem to pull himself away from talking to her since she doesn't recognize him as a member of the band. This is how Wade is able to talk to her freely without the fear of her judging him as others have in the past.

"It was the first genuine smile I've gotten in a long time. She saw me for who I am and not what I was, it made me want to cry. At that moment I wanted to tell her the truth, but then would her smile change?"

(not an actual quote but it's the idea I'm going for lol)

This next part you'll have to suspend your belief for, I realized based on my sibling's criticism that Ember not recognizing Wade despite being a fan of his band strange. I admit it's a little far fetched but let me have my fantasies ok ｡ﾟ･（>﹏<）･ﾟ｡

Anyway, more info on each image above in their descriptions

You probably already noticed throughout, Wade and Ember are smoking. Wade unlike the other members avoids taking narcotics, bu he ends up addicted to smoking. This is the whole reason Ember takes interest in him in the first place. She's never seen a water person smoke before. This makes her chase after him and that's how they start talking. Anyway, that's all I should say without fully spoiling the story. To be honest it's strangely my comfort story. Writing Wade's backstory and how he finds solace in talking to Ember despite manipulating the truth to avoid her knowing who he really is, is sweet to me?? I read too much manwha stories ngl lmao

[trivialbob]

This past weekend two of my cousins (sisters) and one of their husbands drove here from Missouri. The sisters live on opposite sides of the Show Me state. I forgot to ask where they met up, because they all arrived in one car.

The cousins are trying to see a game at each major league ballpark. One works for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Friday night my dad, my siblings, the cousins, a nephew and significant others hung out at my house for dinner. The next evening we went to Target Field to watch the Minnesota Twins play the Cincinnati Reds.

I liked where we sat, behind home plate. Sadly no foul balls came our way. How cool would it be to have an apartment/condo where your balcony overlooks the stadium? Pricey, for certain.

More views of the field:

It was Armed Forces Appreciation Day. My private bits get a little tingly at military aircraft flyovers. That night it was an H-60 Black Hawk following a CH-47 Chinook, both from the Minnesota Air National Guard. They don't look close in the picture, but when they were directly overhead I could see that the pilots had shaved that morning.

My cousins came bearing gifts. One owns a quilting shop. She and her husband finished a quilt my mother had started before she passed away. They also gave me beer from Missouri :)

I don't follow baseball closely, but I love the excitement of the game, the events between innings and the surrounding events. It was also nice sitting by the cousin who works for the Cardinals. She explained a few things for me.