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Travel: San Juan Islands, Washington

July 12, 2005

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

Travel: Port Susan Bay, Washington

July 12, 2005

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/

Hike: Susquahannah State Park

July 8, 2005

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/

Hike: Catoctin Mountain Park

July 1, 2005

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/

Photos: Northwest DC

June 27, 2005

Day after Old Rag. I could hardly walk…

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

Hike: Old Rag Mountain

June 25, 2005

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/

Fred the Fish:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1150922/