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San Juan Islands, Washington State
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1148681/

Part of orientation to The Nature Conservancy is a trip to an ecologically significant place, with a 4-day conservation immersion course. My trip is to the San Juan Islands in Washington’s Puget Sound. On our way out there, we stopped by at the Conservancy’s Port Susan Bay preserve, which is one of the finest estuarine habitat in the Puget Sound.

Port Susan Bay Preserve, Washington State
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1148717/

My favorite hike in Maryland. A couple of miles in dense vegitation before it opens up in a series of farm pastures. It always seems to rain, but that always seems to make the hike even better.

Susquahannah State Park:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1148762/

Played hookie with a coworker. Topped it of with queso at a cheap mexican restaraunt. Mmmmmm, golden goodness…

Catoctin Mountain Park:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1148787/

Day after Old Rag. I could hardly walk…

Northwest DC:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1148819/

Unbelievably difficult hike. I should have read the book, and the part about the 2 miles of bouldering required to complete the circuit. The most bizarre part was all of the families I saw in the parking lot. I just can’t imagine what they were thinking.

Old Rag Mountain:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1148850/

C&O Canal Trail:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1150816/

Puget Sound, Washington State
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1148675/

Houston, Texas:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1150890/