#south cascades

[uwhe-arts]

elixir of life . . . | uwhe-arts

[trainsgenderfoxgirl2816]

Trainposting :3

[exitrowiron]

Fortune and South Ingalls Peaks

This was a very challenging 10 mile hike of two peaks in the Teanaway Range.

After reaching the saddle there isn't a well defined trail to the top of the peaks or connecting the peaks so scrambling was required. That's not say that we were the first to get to the top, but this hike wasn't one you'd find on All Peaks. Our hike leader looks at heat maps on Strava and other sites to see how others have summited and then he creates his own GPX to follow.

The hike took 7:44 from start to finish and I was totally gassed by the time we were done. I didn't bring enough food and only brought two liters of water so I was rationing my water for the last few miles. For a kidney donor like me, that's pretty stupid. Even though I'm in good shape, my right ankle (which I've broken twice) gets cranky on descents. Fortunately, the meniscus of my right knee which was surgically repaired 8 weeks ago held up well.

I was still super dehydrated when I got home and had to drink a lot of electrolytes to avoid leg/foot cramps last night. It was a beautiful hike, but I would have enjoyed it more if I'd been better prepared. I had a LifeStraw with me if things got dire, but it didn't get quite that bad. I will never run out of water again.

[junglewave]

[lore-of-the-mushroom-kingdom]

Dinosaur Land Location Part 2

So in the previous post I suggested Dinosaur Land and by extension Yoshi's Island was part of the Cascade Kingdom. However, it might actually be part of the Mushroom Kingdom.

So the SMRPG and M&LPIT maps place Yoshi's Island close to the Mushroom Kingdom. While they are composite maps that don't have things in their right placements, it is interesting that both place it not too far way. Someone might suggest the SMB4SMW manual doesn't say it's part of the Mushroom Kingdom, at the same time it doesn't say it isn't part of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Speaking of SMRPG, you can find a place called the Pipe Vault that leads to an underground location leading to Yoshi's Island. But since you get here via Pipe it could be argued you Warp here, so we need something more concrete.

So in the game Mario & Wario a good proportion of the places take place in Yoshi's Island due to the following info. Yosu Ko aka Yoshi Lake is rumored to be the place where Yoshis are born/hatch. This would place it near the location we see in SMRPG Yoshi's Island. Kumotori Yama aka Cloud-Catching Mountain has Super Koopas flying around. Kōri no Dōkutsu aka Ice Cavern has Rexs frozen in ice. Honō no Dōkutsu aka Flame Cavern had SMB4SMW Blaargs. And Pukupuku Kai aka Cheep Cheep Sea has Blurps. All of these are enemies from Dinosaur Land, and are connected to Yoshi's Island. Plus Yoshis are present of course.

Now why is this important? Well the level Barūn Burijji aka Balloon Bridge bridges Dinosaur to Karakara Sabaku aka Dry Dry Desert which is East of the Grasslands. This would mean Dinosaur Land is not part of the Cascade Kingdom but part of the Mushroom Kingdom, particularly in the inland sea to the South of the Grasslands/Desert Land. This would also mean the name of this sea is Cheep Cheep Sea. This would also explain why Yoshies once had range in the Mushroom Kingdom, and some exist on places like Lavalava Island. This also explains species such as Ravens, Crazee Dayzees, Bumpties, and Rexs existing the Mushroom Kingdom and even the Beanbean Kingdom. This also explains the stork passing over Yoshi's Island several times in the Yoshi's Island Games, and why Baby Bowser so easily got to Yoshi's Island in M&LPIT.

Now as for Yoshi's Island, people question if there is 2 Yoshi's Islands or if Yoshi's Island eroded over time. I don't think this is the case, I think what is going on here is we are only seeing what is relevant in Dinosaur Land's levels of Yoshi's Island, and it's actually much bigger. Similar to how we only see portions of Yoshi's Island in SMRPG and M&LPIT. It is also the same Island due to the presence of Yoshi's House in SM2YI.

[elgaladwen]

Mt. Saint Helens and Mt. Adams, from flights I took in February 2020 and July 2012

[crimeronan]

finally crawled out of my current flare long enough to schedule my COVID shot. have to travel a bit for it bc of how booked-out things are but i'm getting it done before the end of september :)

[ailurinae]

The Cascade Range in western North America are a remarkably quiet volcanic chain. Even though potentially active volcanoes stretch from Lassen Peak in the south to Garibaldi in the north, the only volcano to erupt in the past century is Mount St. Helens (twice). That's it. Compare that to places like Japan, Kamchatka, Indonesia and other volcanic arcs where it isn't uncommon for multiple volcanoes to be popping off simultaneously, the Cascades feel downright silent.

This is why the volcanological community get excited when something, anything, happens. The something that has everyone's attention right now is the return of the "bulge" on the west side of South Sister, part of the Three Sisters volcanoes west of Bend in Oregon.

Now, all this doesn't mean the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory thinks anything will happen soon ... or at all. They have not changed the alert status from "Green", the lowest level. Even if this is magma moving, we have little clue to whether it is enough to cause an eruption ... or if any eruption could happen in the next few years or next few centuries.

[sushis4kalyo]

Petite cascade 📷

[boomcomplains]

Oh, hahaha, I guess now I get why I'm so adamant Kansas isn't a Midwestern state.

Percentage of Residents that Consider their State Part of the Midwest

[limblesstar]

real ones would understand but dark saturday is a modern achilles song. prissy annoying BLOND rich boy <3 <3 <3

[nogenderonlyvoid]

if someone tells me to "enjoy the warm weather while it lasts!!!" one more time i'm gonna get a flame thrower

[tasview]

Paradise - For Sale

I value my privacy and don’t feel social media is the place for me to share some aspects of my personal life. Lets just say life is short, there’s been a change of circumstances and direction over the last eight months. Our home, offering an idyllic rural lifestyle just minutes from Hobart, is for sale in a very slow Tasmanian Real Estate market. While it is currently listed with Harcourts and…

[sunfish-swimming]