<p>Last weekend I had the good fortune to backpack the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/high-divide-loop.htm">High Divide and Sol Duc River</a> trail, enjoy an overnight at Lunch Lake and summit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogachiel_Peak">Bogachiel Peak</a> for unobstructed views of Mount Olympus.</p>

<p>Some time had passed since our last <a href="/2008/06/19/dungeness-spit-black-brants-and-nashs-organic-farm-stand/">visit</a> to <a href="http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/bluffs/dungeness.html">Dungeness Spit</a> so with good weather predicted we trekked out to “where people can spit?”.</p>

<p>We’ve been extremely busy lately (work, beaches, travel, geocaching, work, beaches) but I found some time on Sunday morning to partake in an activity which sadly I have not enjoyed in many years, sea kayaking. I used to kayak infrequently but I always took pleasure in a long paddle in open water, be it the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/apis/index.htm">Apostles Islands</a> or the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/sacn/index.htm"> St. Croix and Namekagon National Scenic Riverway</a>. I figured…

<p>In my last <a href="/2009/06/29/marmot-pass-sunrise-mountains/">post</a> I created a <a href="http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/577616398_oX3uN-X3.jpg">panorama</a> by stitching a number of photographs together with DoubleTake. One problem with creating synthetic images is they lack the geo data I embed in the rest of the photographs from my GPS’ track log. I figured the always excellent <a href="http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/">exiftool</a> could accomplish copying the…

<p>With clear weather and field reports of wildflowers in bloom, a friend and I decided to backpack up to <a href="http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes-of-the-week/marmot-pass">Marmot Pass</a> in the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/olym/">Olympics</a> and spend some time shooting photos.</p>

<p>Water access and rights inhabit more farming conversations than just about any other topic. This weekend and last the <a href="https://www.friendsofthefarms.org/">TWL</a> installed a new irrigation system for the orchard, p-patches, horses and farms at Johnson Farm – the water is pumped from the pond and makes it way through underground pipes. Yesterday we finished laying the pipe and backfilled the majority of the trench.</p>