Longer days mean more time for walking around. Although I miss home, there is a lot to see in the Wenatchee and Ellensburg areas. The Wenatchee foothills full of Corvids and meadows, Blewett pass with its larches, and the grasslands between Ellensburg and Vantage with wind turbines, birds, and views of the state's stratovolcanoes had me spoiled for choice in after school activities. -Forrest A Northern Pacific Rattlesnake begrudgingly moving out of my way on a trail in the Wenatchee...

I am bouncing between Wenatchee and Ellensburg for the rest of the month, and I am missing home. Here's a few shots from the Wenatchee Foothills/Blewett Pass areas. -Forrest

Cinco De Mayo was spent wandering around between high bridge and Goode ridge, admiring the flowers, enjoying the sun, and trying a little too hard to see a bear. I should learn by now that if you set off looking for something, you probably won't see it. NOTE: The brush did not "physically beat me back" as others have said about the old wagon trail. -Forrest Blooming Trillium A cabin in the woods. A broody female rufous hummingbird Dead trees make for great bird spotting It's hard to convey...